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I’m a vet – these are the five dog breeds I would never own including one that is suspicious and anxious
A VET has revealed her list of five dog breeds she would never own - including one that is anxious and suspicious.
Aptly-named expert Cat shared the list on TikTok, where she has 325,000 followers.
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She said: "I'm a vet - and here I five dog breeds I would not personally own. Just hear me out, OK.
"Number one is the German Shepherd. Absolutely beautiful dogs, but they're bred to be suspicious and anxious which makes them really reactive dogs.
"If they have a bad experience, they never forget it. They're beautiful, but they're big, they're powerful and they can be really, really challenging - so just not for me."
She added: "Next up is any of our flat-faced breeds. Again, absolutely fabulous little dogs but they do not deserve to suffer as much as they do.
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"And I could just absolutely never contribute to that suffering by deliberately owning one."
Flat-faced breeds include bulldogs, pugs and Boston terriers - but the next item on Cat's list was a rather different kind of pooch.
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She said: "Number three is the working border collie. I see quite a lot of these in practice bought from farms and kept as pets.
"Huge numbers of them have mental health problems - these are dogs who need a job.
"I just do not have enough time in my life to put into them to make sure they're living their best lives with me."
Cat added: "Number four is the shar pei - just generally a breed that doesn't appeal to me personally, but also again lots of health problems and lots of behavioural issues as well.
"Because of their health, they're in pain and discomfort - and that makes them grumpy."
The last dog on Cat's list of breeds to avoid was the biggest of all mutts.
She said: "Number five is a St Bernard dog, or really any large breed dog with loads of jowls.
"Quite honestly, I cannot cope with the slobber. I had a client once tell me that she had slobber on her ceilings.
"I am 5'2", I would need a step ladder to reach it. Quite frankly, there is more than enough to clean without me having to worry about the ceilings as well.
"Really lovely dogs, very sweet - but honestly, I am just not good enough a housewife to keep up with these guys."
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