Top 3 Large Dog Breeds We DONโ€™T Recommend

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88 thoughts on “Top 3 Large Dog Breeds We DONโ€™T Recommend

  1. I have a female Akita about 9 months old indeed she is very powerful and strong for her age. However for now she is very friendly with other dogs and strangers. She comes from a great bloodline and has an amazing temperament. But It will change as she gets older.

    1. Keep up a good training regimen and be sure to reward proper behavior and she’ll definitely act nice

    2. A well bred, well trained, and well socialised Akita will almost always be an amazing dog. There is still a risk of some troubles occurring later in life (such as not liking dogs of the same gender, or in general), but as long as you work on it, they can be amazing dogs. Would personally love to get one, but planning to wait until I have some experience so that I feel I would be able to give the dog what it needs and deserves. Definitely donโ€™t wanna be one of those โ€œdidnโ€™t think twiceโ€ kinda people. Best of luck with your pup! ๐Ÿ™‚

  2. “Unless you plan to track missing children all day”…๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜ญ

  3. I love that he counsels people on getting dogs that suit their lifestyle.
    Too many see a dog in a movie and just have to buy one.
    And Akitas do not play. A great breed but tough as nails and will not back down ftom a threat. And they can run for days and suffer from separation anxiety big time. One of mine literally ate my bedroom when I was busy with university finals. And they shed like crazy so you’d better enjoy brushing your dog! But a very loyal dog and very smart!

    1. @@lilwalgreenscoldandflu6968
      Actually mine loved people and kids. And they weren’t dog aggressive. And man they are smart! Very easy to train but need lots of exercise. And phenomenal protection dogs. I never tired of mine and they never failed me.

    2. @@robertlibby9716 very stubborn breed. Yeah theyโ€™re smart, but too smart for their own good. You gotta play the rule not the exception.

    3. @@Tiddyliterature
      I got lucky with mine but talk about separation anxiety! But I spent tons of time with mine.

  4. One of my closest friends has a giant schnauzer. They unfortunately are rehoming him soon because he became VERY guarding of a baby toy and lashed out and bit and drew blood on my friends husband’s hand….so they now cannot ever trust that dog around their grand babies. It’s sad because this dog is super sweet around my GSD, they love each other.

    1. Schnauzers are good with kids only thing is he’s made that his favorite toy and schnauzers from my experience are usually protective of it

    2. Actually a Giant Schnauzer was my first dog when i was 16. Chosen, bought and trained by me but i was reading books how to do it since i was 10. It worked just fine. Might have been the most intelligent dog (or more propense to learn/work) i had but i understand what he says. They’re powerfull and very energetic. On the line of dogs like German Shepherd, Malinois and Doberman (Which was one of the dogs used to conceive this breed i think). Luckely i was young and had a lot time to teach him and to tire him out everyday. He would go with me everywhere. He even rided the train with me to the beach often. Sitting on the bench just like a person. Not everyone liked it but i thought well if he pays ticket, he’s entitled to it ๐Ÿ˜‚ Afterwards i had a Boxer, Dogue Argentino and now i have a Rafeiro do Alentejo (Portuguese Mastiff) which is a Portuguese breed very similar to the Turkish Kangal. Slightly heavier. He’s a 70kgs dog. Typical Livestock Guardians. Independent, Confident, Fearless but at the same time very stable, balanced, sweet with everyone in the family, children, friends and even other dogs he knows and sees as part of his pack/herd.

    1. @@marvelousminds347 … they slobber a lot … suggest clear some sort of wall protection around water bowl tho … clear plexiglass up to chair rail works best …

    2. Actually a Giant Schnauzer was my first dog when i was 16. Chosen, bought and trained by me but i was reading books how to do it since i was 10. It worked just fine. Might have been the most intelligent dog (or more propense to learn/work) i had but i understand what he says. They’re powerfull and very energetic. On the line of dogs like German Shepherd, Malinois and Doberman (Which was one of the dogs used to conceive this breed i think). Luckely i was young and had a lot time to teach him and to tire him out everyday. He would go with me everywhere. He even rided the train with me to the beach often. Sitting on the bench just like a person. Not everyone liked it but i thought well if he pays ticket, he’s entitled to it ๐Ÿ˜‚ Afterwards i had a Boxer, Dogue Argentino and now i have a Rafeiro do Alentejo (Portuguese Mastiff) which is a Portuguese breed very similar to the Turkish Kangal. Slightly heavier. He’s a 70kgs dog. Typical Livestock Guardians. Independent, Confident, Fearless but at the same time very stable, balanced, sweet with everyone in the family, children, friends and even other dogs he knows and sees as part of his pack/herd.

  5. You can attribute the musky smell to a lot of hound breeds my blue tick usually starts stinking again within a week after her last bath but I love to listen to her sing the song of her people music to my ears lol

    1. โ€ผ๏ธ yeah I have a coonhound incredibly intelligent and stinky dogs. Very clever. Too clever we had to put child locks on everything in our house and we don’t have kids ๐Ÿคฃ she does the Howl instead of barking. And whenever I take her on walks and she sees a squirrel she will sit at the bottom of the tree and cry and howl at the top of her lungs ๐Ÿคฃ the neighbors always look outside because it sounds like I’m beating her up but it’s just her instinct! She is very chill tho! Great family dog! Not hyperactive at all.. But she’s very stubborn when she gets a scent of a prey animal. We rescued her at one-year-old so we didn’t get a chance to train her from a young age but she’s incredibly intelligent and we’ll go through all of our training perfectly inside but the second she gets a smell of a squirrel or she’s on the trail of a prey all of her training goes out the window and it’s all I can do to pull her back.

    2. โ€‹@@WhitneyDahlinit’s in their DNA. Hounds do what they were bred to do. One of the few breeds that still can do what they were bred to do.

  6. An old friend had an Akita. She was already elderly, almost 10 years old and arthritic when I first met her. She did not like to be around people. After awhile I would go to there house I would ring the doorbell, she would absolutely lose it, more than most other dogs I have dealt with, he would open the door, she goes โ€œoh, itโ€™s youโ€ and left to his bedroom and laid down. She would rarely come out to socialize.

    1. sounds like he failed to socialize her and feed her a proper diet. the breed is extremely tough to deal with and 99% of people shouldn’t have one.

  7. A former boyfriend’s brother owned 2 Akitas that were raised with my BFs pitbull. The male Akita decided one day he didn’t like the pitbull any more. It was a bloodbath of a fight, we could barely get them apart. Both dogs were seriously injured and the father needed a mess of stitches because he thought if he put his hand in one of the dogs’ mouths they would stop fighting. NEVER DO THAT. Breaking sticks and being a very experienced dog handler are necessary when you have a powerful breed.

    1. Just gotta kick em off eachother and give โ€˜em a reason to be scared of you more (I donโ€™t mean to beat them ) you make me scared of you so they donโ€™t end up dying if they know who the boss is they shouldnโ€™t be doing that

    2. โ€‹@BadBoyWillieBill nah dude, some things are in their dna, some dogs are just assholes because thats the nature in them, Akitas are knows for being stubborn assholes, if they dont like people and another dogs, thats just their instincs

    3. Ok, I have a male Akita, and you have just unlocked a new fear in me! Now Iยดm not gonna let him play with other males. Jesus.

  8. The stinking for bloodhounds is true for a variety of hounds, the oil is produced to protect them from extreme weather by helping a better regulation. For the sound hounds make it’s not actually called howling, it’s called baying. Very sweet dogs, but hounds depending on the type can be bad first-time dogs due to their stubbornness which can make training harder. However, I honestly would recommend those stinky hound breeds because as long as you can handle them they are fantastic with their great personalities and loyalty.

    1. Also, any hound-type dog is going to be harder to train because you have to compete for their attention with every interesting scent you come across. I know a basset who would walk herself into hell without noticing if she was tracking a scent ๐Ÿ˜‚

    2. unless your a hunter or got a farm understandd how dogs are breed andd what for ! lots are not for the simple folk

    3. I honestly loved the smell my Polish bloodhound had. He was the best dog ever, the perfect composition of loyalty and stubborness. Also, I managed to train him when i was a child, he even learned a command “move”, so whenever he decided to stand im the doorway, id say “move” and he would go forward. I loved that guy, miss him everyday.

    4. Can confirm, I had a basset hound and every time I bathed him he would smell amazing for 5 minutes and then he smelled like he had never been bathed in his life

  9. I dated a vet tech who had an akita that acted like a labrador. It was amazing. It was also a once in a life experience.

    1. There’s this Akita that comes into this gas station I frequent. First time I saw her I was surprised, and asked if I could say hi. She was a total lover. Super cool

  10. Two Akitas once got out and started attacking my SIL and her grandfather in their driveway, going for blood. Their old, cancer-ridden lab came charging out and defended them, a dog that didn’t have a violent bone in his body but he was protecting his family. He almost died from the fight but managed to pull through (sadly passed away a few years later due to the cancer). The other two dogs had to be put down as this was their third offense, had already attacked and seriously injured someone else and killed another dog prior. SIL ended up with PTSD and still to this day refuses to go near an Akita. I wish people did more breed research before getting a dog(s), it would help prevent tragedies for dogs and humans alike.

    1. People that can’t keep their dogs in their yard need to get harmless dogs like bloodhounds. They are very friendly to everyone. A stinky howling dog is still better to encounter.

    2. Iโ€™m sorry to hear about that. Iโ€™ve grown up with akitas all my life and never once had a problem with them. They never once attacked anyone or even me.

    3. 3 times and they still weren’t on a leash or inside a house under control?? Not to mention THEY WEREN’T PUT DOWN AFTER THE FIRST ONE?

  11. my grannys over 80 y/o aunt just got a giant schnauzer and he definitely is calm and doesnโ€™t use his strenght on anyone except for us younger people when running and playing but heโ€™s still careful to not hurt us. gentle doggo parents mage gentle dogs๐Ÿ˜ฌ

    1. How about a regular Schnauzer? I found a local kennel that breeds the small ones. The one I saw was very docile. And small. I am older and do not want a dog that is wound up like a clock spring!

  12. I have an american akita and shes honestly such a great dog, definitely doesnโ€™t fit the mo of them usually but they all have their own personalities, from her strength i can understand why most people cannot control them

    1. There are of course many exceptions, but in general he’s not wrong. Happy you have one that doesn’t fit the stereotype.

  13. Our family dog growing up was an 80lb Akita/White Shepherd mix. He was all white in color and looked like a wolf. We got him for free from my Grandmother’s neighbor when his Akita had puppies unexpectedly. He was the best family dog anyone could ever ask for. We got him as a 8 week old puppy when I was 4 and he died when I was 22. He was very intelligent, very easy to train, extremely obedient, very gentle, loved meeting new people and loved playing with other dogs. He was very powerful but that was never an issue for us. I miss that dog so much, he was perfect. His name was Jack.

    1. I also have a good experience with an Akita. I walked my neighbors Akita for years and we would always have church group at her home. She is very protective of her owner but is very sweet and doesn’t mind a bit when other dogs bark at her on walks. She lets me brush her almost everywhere but head, and she was the smallest runt, all white of the litter.

  14. I have a giant schnauzer and can confirm he needs a lot of 1) grooming 2) stuff to do and 3) good training. Heโ€™s very stubborn and clever. Heโ€™s getting older and mellower and now heโ€™s basically the mascot on our block and knows everyone.

    1. Actually a Giant Schnauzer was my first dog when i was 16. Chosen, bought and trained by me but i was reading books how to do it since i was 10. It worked just fine. Might have been the most intelligent dog (or more propense to learn/work) i had but i understand what he says. They’re powerfull and very energetic. On the line of dogs like German Shepherd, Malinois and Doberman (Which was one of the dogs used to conceive this breed i think). Luckely i was young and had a lot time to teach him and to tire him out everyday. He would go with me everywhere. He even rided the train with me to the beach often. Sitting on the bench just like a person. Not everyone liked it but i thought well if he pays ticket, he’s entitled to it ๐Ÿ˜‚ Afterwards i had a Boxer, Dogue Argentino and now i have a Rafeiro do Alentejo (Portuguese Mastiff) which is a Portuguese breed very similar to the Turkish Kangal. Slightly heavier. He’s a 70kgs dog. Typical Livestock Guardians. Independent, Confident, Fearless but at the same time very stable, balanced, sweet with everyone in the family, children, friends and even other dogs he knows and sees as part of his pack/herd.

    2. Have a family member with a giant schnauzer. She is 13 now and age has made her so stubborn and that selective hearing is on point ๐Ÿ˜‚ she is a sweetheart though โค๏ธ

    3. I have a schnoodle pup I recently just got he likes to play tricks on me and play hide and seek around my house heโ€™s surprisingly chill at times for a pup though

    4. There are some prison systems in the western U.S. that use them. I know of one guy in charge of security at one prison system who uses them exclusively, he had had a lot of experience with them, and gave it a try and it’s been working well. He had nothing against GSDs, Mals, and Dutchies, he just happened to be breeding some giants and gave it a try and he found they do the job really well.

  15. Akita jumped over the fence at us while we were walking couple weeks back. He just wanted a sniff

    1. I’ve had a few Akitas and they were super sweet but had to be kept separate from my other dogs cuz they were always getting into fights and are beyond stubborn

    2. @OnlyHitsYTย  they were all female, so I think being in heat with a a lot of other females made it like that

    3. Akita is not a dog that lives with you. You live with it. Loyal, loving, smart, and brave but you gotta know their language because they are good liars when they intend to attack.

    4. I got bit by my sister in laws akita for no reason and my wife shows up to my job with one. She’s not to bad but bullies my 5 year old pitbull. She 10 weeks old and doubled in size in three๐Ÿ˜ฎ๐Ÿ˜ข๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜‚โค weeks I had her.

  16. As an American akita owner I agree they are definitely not for everyone but I love my 120 lb teddy bear but strange men good luck to ya ๐Ÿ˜‚

    1. @@domquirino5741Itโ€™s not necessarily hate. But you have to know the breed and know if it fits your lifestyle.

  17. As an American Akita owner I completely agree.
    Although they have many great aspects to them they are not your typical dogs and not for everyone.
    They do not bark at all, hard to see any signs of behavior with them meaning they are unpredictable, they are the most hygiene dog breed but still very same sex aggressive.
    Mine is an exception though, he really likes human touch, has no problem with guests in his territory whatsoever and funny enough he used to play with another male great schnauzer because he specifically does get along with other dogs

    1. @OnlyHitsYTย  Pure Bred, but we can’t really know since he’s adopted.
      By his size, nature, looks and also from what both the vet and the guy at the shelter (who was a canine handler in the army and owns one himself) said, he is pure blooded

    2. Depending on what mode their in like my 2 akitas Iโ€™ve had (one previously died at 11 from age have one now heโ€™s 5) they have many predator like habits especially when I see an animal in the backyard. I can see why they were used to hunt bears from their original origin

    3. @TheBeasty233ย  Mine was in Kill mode alot of the time.. yh they have a very high prey drive and can be very unpredictable.. my boy lived till just over 12 and was 145lbs.. I have a Caucasian Shepherd now

    4. @commendatori1ย  Caucasian Shepherd damn, I hope you’ve got a huge yard for him to burn off energy. Physically, they are the world’s strongest dog breed.
      My Akita hunts mice, he also tries to chase frogs, hedgehogs, lizards, stray cats and every other animal basically but in his own territory it’s good. He keeps birds and cats that steal his food away, while also getting rid of pests (mice). I have a pet Chaneleon which he is very hostile to but I keep him in a cage far from my dog’s reach. We also used to have a pet hamster which he also didn’t like because he smells, looks, sounds and acts exactly like a mouse so he sees no difference. They are a hunting breed after all.

  18. I used to have a miniature schnauzer a couple years ago before he passed away, he was so feisty and somehow had the balls to bark at other dogs no matter how big, heck, he would probably have barked at a German shepherd if he had the chance, he had the heart of the lion, and never knew how small he was, I miss him

    1. I miss my guy too, he was a stuck up prince who would turn his nose up at other dogs and strangers, he was a blessed soul. Loved him a lot he was the best doggo

  19. Bruh my dog is half fox hound a quarter Akita and a quarter pit bull. He has a running away problem cuz he is way to smart (which is why he has a lifetime subscription to the local dog trainers) but he is a family dog very well behaved, so sweet.

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