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.
The American Kennel Club states the largest dog is the English Mastiff (aka: Old English Mastiff.) They are the heaviest of the dog breeds, but the Irish Wolfhound was recorded at 5 feet at it's shoulders. Guiness Book of Records states that the dog that is the longest and heaviest in an English Mastiff named 'Zorba.'