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.
RIP: Giant George the world's largest ever dog sadly passed away on October 17th - here he is sitting with his dad Dave Nasser. The enormous but gentle beast consumed 180 pounds of food a month and slept in his own queen sized mattress.