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My dog loves all dogs, though he used to absolutely HATE one of my neighbor's dogs (dunno if he still does or not as she is no longer allowed to run loose, so he doesn't ever see her anymore). He'd see her and he'd try to chase her off. Of course, after what she did to him when he was a puppy, I don't blame him. Before I got him, he was allowed to roam free. He'd follow me around when I was out walking my parents' dog, Country. My neighbor's dog would also follow me around too (back when we moved, pretty much no one kept their dogs on their own property, used leashes, etc. and allowed their dogs to roam free. After a few years, they started to catch on and build fences, install invisible fences, start using tie-outs, etc. Or at least most of them did. There was still a handful of neighbors who still allowed their dogs to free-roam without a care in the world about it, though at least those ones were well trained and seldom left home. Up until recently, it was just one neighbor at this point, we got some new neighbors who let their dogs free roam (some I think aren't neutered, and those ones keep running off, making their owners look for them constantly, you'd think they'd learn and start using a tie-out or something) and once again, we're having issues with being followed around by the loose dogs...). One day, on one of these walks where the both of them were following me around, there was a car stopped and both of them were standing in the middle of the road, ignoring my trying to get them out of the road, standing in front of the car. I don't know exactly what happened, but all I know is I heard her snarl followed shortly by him yelping. He has pretty much hated her since. Other than her, if he sees another dog, even if he doesn't know the dog, he wants to go and say hi and meet them. biggrin

He too doesn't like strange men. Though it's hard to say if he hates men or simply decides to bark at men, as his hackles are never raised and he's wagging his tail. The only time he really seems to absolutely hate men is at the vets. If the vet is a woman, he'll sit still and let them do everything they need to do with no problem. However, if the vet is a man, he'll growl, bark, wiggle, and give the vet a really hard time letting him do what he needs to do. We now always request a woman Vet, and I think it is on his record, as the vet they schedule him with is always a woman lol.

I have a couple horses like that. >.>
Tanner /hates/ buckskin horses. I don't know what it is about them, but whenever she sees one, her ears are pinned. She is also absolutely terrified of ponies under about 12 hands (she's pastured with a couple of 12hh ponies, I hope she's not scared of 'em. xD).
My big gelding Dio hates men -- men are not allowed to even to much as handle him. (They can, of course, feed and pet him though. xD)

Oh I absolutely stepped in. Cowboy is NOT suppose to be running full out like that. We just go to this park because of the beach so I can swim him. But I only had one frisbee, so he'd get to shore, get out, drop it, shake off, see dogs running and go towards them. 75% of the time I was able to call him off. When it was the dobbie he just went into drive mode and ran full out for like a minute before I could call him off with a frisbee. And ya, he just loves other aussies and other aussies love him. Lil snobs. But the puppy thing started before his injury. I first noticed it about 2yrs ago maybe less. He completely lost it with my aunts puppy, which was just so odd cause he's usually great with smaller dogs no matter what. Like HATES getting humped, has pinned down dogs twice his size that tried to hump him but never got rough with her humpy beagle. The puggle, I think cause they just brought him to our back yard no intro just HERE get along. He seems to be over it now that he's older, or maybe he's more focused on their new pup a pit/boxer. Both are dominant dogs so I do not want to let them play together. Then there was a shepherd pup at this cottage we stayed at. They Cowboy picked a fight over EVERYTHING! a stick, a frisbee, a muffin wrapper. I never left them alone incase it escalated. But the whole weekend Cowboy was like PUPPY STOLE MY STICK GAAHH, *pins the screaming puppy on the ground while snapping viciously in his face* It sounded so viscious I was honestly surprised they would get up and keep playing every time. And I understand dogs change as they mature. But until the age of 4 he really loved ALL dogs. Usually when the change happens is at 1-2yrs of age.