“The problem I had when choosing my dog is that virtually everyone thinks their breed is the absolute best and you get a bit of a hard sell!”
Yep, people do it on here as well, someone says they’re thinking they want x y and a traits and people reccomend the breed they own even though it’s the exact opposite... because they’re great.
But suiting one person doesn’t mean they’ll suit everyone.
My last dog was a Rottweiler, he suited me very well... but I rarely if ever recommend them to people because they rarely say, I’d like a dog that I need to walk or work with for 3-4 hrs a day and will knock me over with sheer enthusiasm just following me into another room...and while they’re very trainable, they’re not biddable and really that’s what most people mean by trainable.
And conversely I do reccomend greyhounds for first time owners who want a companion who is easy to keep exercised and doesn’t need or want a huge amount of training input (as dogs go, obviously there’s still some) even though, lovely as they are I’m not likely to consider one... because they’d not do what I want a dog to do.
If someone knows a breed they should be giving you cons as well as pros, otherwise it’s just someone basically telling you they love their dog...