What breed of dog wouldn’t you have again?

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We have a little Beagle/Poodle cross and my word she had the worst characteristics of both. Stupid, disobedient and scent driven like a Beagle. Fussy with food and snappy like a miniature poodle. We do love her despite this.

This evening she pushed us to the limit by chasing rabbits for two hours in the local tiny park. Her recall goes out of the window when she is scent triggered. We thought she’d got better. But no, she’s still a dick.

What breed or cross of dog would you never get again and why?

German Shepherd. I loved mine and I'd have another in a second if I could find one that isn't a nervous disaster.

I have Goldens and love the breed so much. Yes my boy drools and the shedding is crazy but their temperaments are perfect and they are so easy to train.

I'm sad to see so much negativity around beagles - I adore mine and he's no trouble, I just have to be very selective about where he goes off the lead.

I've never owned a different breed but I work with dogs and I would never own a working breed of spaniel, a collie or a Jack Russell.

I think maybe you got lucky with your beagle.

I honestly don't think so. I know so many people with beagles (in real life and online) and very few of them have the issues mentioned on here.

I do think lots of people get beagles for their looks without doing their research though. They're hounds and need to be trained like hounds.

I had a beagle ( canine dustbin :)

she was lovely, except for eating seaweed which really upset her tummy so she had to wear a muzzle ( it only went on as we left the promenade and was taken off when back on the promenade ) on the beach.

great size dog, great coat to maintain.

I went on to foster at least 5, not all at once tho.

@OlderGlaswegianLivingInDevon five beagles?! I'm envious!

Mine is definitely a dustbin as well but it's (IMO) easily managed by just putting things away, using child locks on cupboards and babygates when we're cooking.

ha ha ha I have not had a free standing kitchen bin for years ( but that was because of a golden lab )

I fostered one lovely girl who with just a little running jump could and did get on the kitchen work surfaces :) her adoptive mummy put a row of saucepans along the edge of her work surfaces and apparently the noise of them falling to the floor soon ceased this activity.

@OlderGlaswegianLivingInDevon oh yes, mine can easily jump on the dining table and would jump on the counters if we didn't have cats to whack him back down again, lol.

@Splash - my bearded collie/greyhound cross sounds a bit like your Old English Sheepdog. She is super affectionate to those she knows, very clever, house training was a breeze. Very, very chilled on a day to day basis in the house - just lounges around. Not needy at all. Amazing with kids and other dogs. She's huge and fluffy and it feels like being with a celebrity when we are out walking her.

But - she HATES the vets and groomers. Barks at the doorbell, and not immediately friendly when entirely new adults come into the house (part of this could be because she was a puppy in lockdown - but being protective is a bit of a collie/sheepdog thing too apparently). She's also extremely independently minded, does things on her own terms, will often do stuff to get attention (if we have guests, she will rush off to grab a sock or whatever - she never does this when it's just us around).

We all adore her, and I thought lurchers were meant to be easy peasy...but she's pretty complex 😂Her size can also be quite challenging...

In terms of other breeds - never met a whippet who wasn't a bit nuts, and all border collies I've come across have been super bright but ENTIRELY nuts. 😂

Known some lovely poodles but they have all been are yappy/prone to separation issues - though miniature schnauzers make poodles look like strong silent types. My friend has one and it never stops barking, so much so that it's a real problem for her neighbours...