A TRAINER has revealed three dog breeds he advises people who've never dealt with dogs to avoid.
A man who runs a TikTok account dedicated to dog training tips shared a video advising his 2million followers which breeds to "steer clear of if you've never had a dog."
Adam Spivey is the director and master trainer of Southend Dog Training (@southenddogtraining1) and has been training dogs since 2012.
In the video, he shared advice that he's learned over the course of a decade in the dog training business.
GUARD DOGS
Adam said people who are getting their first hound, should stay away from all guarding breeds of dogs.
He added that people who are not used to dealing with canines should "especially" steer clear of home-guarding dog breeds like Rottweilers, German Shepherds, and Great Danes.
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BULLY BREED
Adam also noted terriers and bully breeds as dogs someone wouldn't want to be their first experience as a pet.
"This isn't to say there's anything wrong with them," he added.
"But most bully breeds are prone to aggression."
The dog trainer explained that bully breeds like English Bulldogs and American Bulldogs are prone to aggression due to their genetics.
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The reason he said most first-time canine owners should stay away from the breed is that they're very likely to make plenty of mistakes in training a bully breed dog.
There's even a high risk that a bully-breed pup may not behave well with people coming in and out of the dog owner's home.
"They're very very suspicious and reactive towards people if you don't know what you're doing," Adam explained.
"And most of them are massively big and massively powerful."
Most of the guarding dog breeds "can be too much of a handful for first-time dog owners."
TERRIERS
Adam said that terriers were bred to hunt and kill, adding "it's that simple."
"Aggression is high within the terrier breeds," he said.
Of course, someone who has never dealt with hounds before would have no clue of how to "manage that sort of prey-drive of the dog" and will "struggle."
The canine trainer added screen text to the video saying: "If you have one of these dogs and you're working with a trainer, you have done your research and you have no issues, WELL DONE," with a red heart.
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