[Sookie]

I know we're all dog lovers, but I was wondering if you have ever met a dog that you truly didn't like and, if so, why?

As a child I was bitterly afraid of dogs. If I saw a dog coming toward me, no matter what age/size, I'd cross the street and I would be trembling in fear. I'm not sure how I started with this fear, but I know that it ended when my parents bought me a Beagle puppy.

However, the first dog that I truly didn't like was my aunt's Boston Terrier. He was an adorable little thing, but he was tenacious when it came to sniffing and slobbering on me. He would run up to me when I came over their house and would sniff and lick one spot on my body (didn't matter which spot) and he wouldn't stop until I had a wet, slimey pool of saliva running down my clothes. I couldn't get away from him - he would stick to me like glue. You couldn't play with him or interact with him in any way - I would just have to sit there and endure his snuffling and licking and his "parents" NEVER said a word or made him stop.

In this case I attribute it to poor training methods on his owners behalf. He could have been a perfectly wonderful dog if properly raised I think.

Then today at the dog park I met another dog that was untrained and horrible. He jumped on me so many times that I finally left. I never even got to put Kalina down to play. His "father" kept saying BAXTER DOWN, but Baxter paid ZERO attention. I had mud all over my black pants from him and he was a big dog. I wouldn't have trusted him around Kalina anyway.

So, anyone want to tell about the not so nice doggies in their lives?