Your view of breeds?

Whenever I find I go on a walk and come across a Miniarture Schnauzer I can't walk past without one yapping us!

I have the same problem with many Jack Russells which seem to be quite aggressive to other dogs on leads.

It makes me sad to think that when I walk by these dogs I have now become judgemental of them based on previous experience though I am weary of little dogs in general as their owners don't seem to have much controll over them anyway.

I do meet a number of these types of breeds on walks so its not down to just 1 or 2.

Are their any breeds that you are naturally weary of when on walks??

Are these breed traits or just poor ownership?

Whatever the breed, I always assess their body language foremost.

But I must admit that my heart sinks every time I see a GSD running loose. I've had one too many run ins with out of control GSDs owned by complete knobblers who think they are born ready trained and let them run riot. TM has been attacked by at least 4 different GSDs and it's just a good job he didn't retaliate. One of my previous shar-pei had a chunk bitten out of her side by one. Hence I'm quite understandably wary of GSDs I don't know well.

Also I keep my eye out for labradors as they can be incredibly bolshy and can put placid and well behaved dog's backs up quite easily. I've met a few black labradors who are out and out aggressive too.

I must admit, though they have a reputation that precedes them, most of the jack russells I meet regularly are lovely and very dog friendly. I don't see many minis, but when I used to go to dog shows with my friend, the biggest gripe shar-pei people had was being benched right next to the standard schnauzers as they were noisy and often keen to have a go at any dog they walked past on the way to the ring.

I have the "oh sh*t!" moment whenever I see a loose staffie or shih tzu type and I've got my dog with me. I've had so many bad experiences with those types of dog it's unbelievable. And knowing they're not all aggressive doesn't really help much when almost all of the ones you've met HAVE been.

i did used to have ideas of certain breeds that i thought of in a positive or negative way, but once i started working at the kennels that soon changed. Ive now experienced almost every type of behaviour from pretty much all breeds. I pretty much realised its the specific dog and their owners and i have lost my "tar with same brush" attitude. i can say for sure not all labs are friendly and not all staffies are aggressive. its a relative thing each dog is as individual as we are. Ive learnt alot about body language from dogs by being at the kennels i now use that tool to judge a dog when i see one coming. but with phoebe im avoiding that dog anyway regardless of how it is behaving

Staffies are same for me too, only because they always run up to us and the owners can never get them back! Also GSD as theres 2 near me which are way out of control, always stay on lead but if they got off they would certainly have someone... Also small dogs, because i have a big lab, small dogs go mad when they see me and if off lead they run up barking and yapping!

Living here in France I tend to be extremely wary of any off-lead, lone guarding breeds like GSDs, BSDs, Rotties, Beaucerons' etc as these dogs are often used to guard properties, are not socialised, nor exercised and can be downright dangerous (my Leo was nearly killed by 2 gsds when he was 10m old). Many are chained in gardens but escape from time to time and are both fearful and aggressive. However, if I see one on a relaxed lead then I relax, it is only the ones with no owner in sight that make me nervous. I love big dogs as a rule, but they can still be very scary, especially when you have been attacked by some.
Hounds and gundogs here are almost all working dogs and we frequently find lost ones wondering about in the hunting season. They pose no threat whatsoever as they are usually pack-reared and very dog-savvy.
Handbag dogs and lapdogs are not too bad here either since dogs are accepted in so many shops and cafes that they get taken out and about a lot. This makes them pretty well socialised with dogs and people as a general rule.

I've found most of the dogs here in Germany seem to be well socialised compared to back in the UK. People seem to take them pretty much everywhere whether it's to do the shopping or to the cafe or to take the kids to school or whatever. And they're all so well behaved!

The only dog I have an aversion to is poodles, big or small??? dunno why though?

Don't have a problem with any breed, met some gorgeous staffies, rotties and boxers in the past couple of days but equally have met some horrid staffies etc. I assess based on the body language of both the dog and the owner as to whether they are safe for my dogs to greet. Seems silly to be excessively wary of particular breeds, you'll just breed anxiety in your own dog.