Large dog issues or problems?
This may sound like an odd question, but does anyone out there have large or restricted breed dogs that they live and travel with? Have you had troubles at parks or campgrounds, or with local ordinan...
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My brother got a rottie instead of a golden, and spent the next 9 years insisting that the rottie had the sweet, laidback character that goldens are known for. It did not. My son got a 120# German shepherd ( which ended up with us when he moved), and spent years joking about what a *****cat it was. It was not, and it tried to prove that one night when hubby came home from a business trip in a rented car and came around thru the back way so he would not wake me. It did not bark. If hubby had not realized he was being stalked and started talking, that dog would have nailed him.
Now, my question is this. What is it that attracts people to breeds like this, that were specifically bred to do jobs where size, strength, and aggressiveness were assets. Why are people drawn to breeds with these reputations and then insist that their dogs are "different?" Not judging, just wondering. I don't understand.
And to the person who mentioned that biting lists are different than banned breed lists, SURE they are! If you get bitten by my bichon, you really won't suffer much damage. If you had gotten nailed by that German shepherd, that would be another story, entirely.
Now, my question is this. What is it that attracts people to breeds like this, that were specifically bred to do jobs where size, strength, and aggressiveness were assets. Why are people drawn to breeds with these reputations and then insist that their dogs are "different?" Not judging, just wondering. I don't understand.
And to the person who mentioned that biting lists are different than banned breed lists, SURE they are! If you get bitten by my bichon, you really won't suffer much damage. If you had gotten nailed by that German shepherd, that would be another story, entirely.
