Is there any truth to this?

[luvofallhorses]

It probably happens with the same gender dog, not neccessarily the breed IMO. Opposite genders are definately workable but I have 3 males and 2 females and they all have their moments but get along. None of those breeds though.

[Karen]

There's no truth to that - dogs generally don't seem to care what breed other dogs are ... they aren't nearly as discriminatory as people. Some dogs feel like they have to herd to challenge any other dog based on size, or based on gender - same genders are more likely to squabble than opposite genders.

[Jessika]

Dogs don't stereotype breeds; they may have different reactions to different looking dogs, however. I know that my Charlie has been approached by a large, solid black great dane before and he freaked out, but he's ok around other smaller, black, or larger dogs, just not big black dogs (when I say big, I mean HUGE black dogs). He was just never around them and it spooked him to have this giant black dog bound up to him.

[dreamparkingspace]

I know I've also read that some breeds naturally select to spend time with their own breed usually. Like, for example, if their was a breeding farm that bred German Shepherds and Rottweilers, more often than not the German Shepherds would socialize primarily with the German Shepherds and the Rottweilers would socialize primarily with the Rottweilers. I think I've read or heard something like that a few times. Maybe that's a dumb example though. I don't know...maybe there isn't much truth to that either. I just found all of this pretty interesting, if it's true.

"Hey! tell you're Border Collie to quit starin' at my Doberman. It's rude, and it's pissin' him off!" J/K

[leansnslobbers]

I think that has to do with the whole pricked ears misconception - meaning a dog with pricked ears is more likely to appear like an aggressor which sets the other dog off on a defensive tangent.

I've heard that many times over the years...of course I've also heard that my great danes would turn on me and kill me too.

[lute]

I've heard dogs being aggressive toward a dog of the same sex. My Gracie can be aggressive toward other female dogs. I've never heard of breed specific aggression before.

[Seravieve]

We have a cattle dog mix but we dont tend to take him out in public much. He can be aggressive and he's also a big barker. J did take him through obedience class through petsmart and I dont think anything happened there. Sounds like a rather silly generalization. All dogs have such different backgrounds and upbringings and experiences, I just dont think it'd be possible to give a blanket statement like that.

But about the breeds sticking to their own kind... I will vouch for that. When we take Eli up to the dog park, there's always multiple boxers and they always tend to stay together and play with their own kind. Labs seem to do it too there. I think it has some to do with theyre energy levels. The boxers are all younger and tend to run all over like crazies so it'd make sense for them to be drawn towards each other. =)