Siberian Huskies and Alaskan Malamutes - love the look of them, love their characters and love meeting the ones belonging to friends, really love it. However, I don't have the right environment for these kind of breeds and, as such, it would be very selfish of me to own them.

Oh my god, they're gorgeous! I've never seen them look like that before - they really do look like lions!

...Maintenance on all that fur must be somethin' alright.

A lot of the large sighthounds are mainly leg and fold up quite a lot

I love the concept of having something very glamourous and "posey" -an Afghan hound. I could imagine walking down the street with one on a lead with all its hair beautifully in place and everyone gazing admiringly at it!

Reality would be I could not cope with the sheer amount of grooming for the dog to stay looking show-stoppingly gorgeous and I also could not handle the lack of motivation for obedience/training.

I was 21 years old and had not even owned a dog myself, just raised around family dogs. I shouldn't have been put in that situation to begin with and I've always been sad about it.

I love the giant breeds but don't have the space for a Dane sized dog. Although I have space for breeds such as Newfies and those that are not quite as tall as a Dane (my friend had a Newfie who was very big for the breed but still not as tall as a Dane) I don't like the amount of slobber they produce nor the amount fo fur that needs proper grooming.

I'll settle for gazing longingly at someone else's!

Great dane, they just take up so much room!
Dogs like boxers, staffs, rotties, dobies I like meeting but they're not for me.
Also dogs with really long/thick hair, Teg has more than enough hair for me!

I like 'em big and fluffy, so for me, a Leo, a newfie, or a bernese, always loved them, but yesterday, I met a 6 month old little cockerpoo up at my van yesterday as the guests were leaving, and I just couldn't stop playing with him, he was not only full of fun, but a gorgeous little bundle of fur, so he's on my list too even though he wasn't big

I love the look of the Akita - especially the darker ones.
I would never own one as I like my dogs to be dog-friendly and able to be let off the lead

I like large, hairy breeds such as Bernese MD's, Leonbergers, Pyrenean MD's, Tibetan Mastiffs, Newfoundlands etc but the practicality of such breeds puts me off such as space, cost of insurance, health issues, grooming needs etc. They are also low energy and just wouldnt suit the kind of activities I like to do with my dogs. I like dogs with energy, drive and a desire to work.

I also like Northern breeds but I want my dogs to be able to have lots of free running, not be confined to a lead for the rest of their lives. Plus, it's a bit hard to compete in WT or agility if the dog is on a lead...