Used in the preterite negatively, querer is understood to mean that one not only didn't want to do something, but refused to. Here are some examples of querer in the imperfect and preterite tenses in affirmative and negative situations:
The Great Dane holds the record for the world's tallest dog,the Irish Wolfhound is a close second. The biggest dog on record was a Great Dane. It was 41 and a half inches high! The largest dog is the Irish wolfhound. The tallest recorded dog is a Great Dane called 'Giant George' grew to the height of 43 inches.
English Mastiff is the largest dog breed in the world by considering the mass. This breed has an average weight of 68-110 kg and shoulder height of 27-33 inches. On 26th September 1981 the Guinness book of world records recognized an old English Mastiff named Zorba as the heaviest and longest dog in the world.