I have walked my Newfs in the early evenings at our local 'alternative' high school...after soccer practice, or whatever event is going on. This evening we ran in to another magnificent big paw, a fawn dobie who wanted to play with Chester and Cowboy. We let them off lead and another woman drives on to the field where they are playing and proceeds to
scream at us how frightened she was to go in to her classroom (she's a teacher there) because her little children were with her. Now the classroom is at least 100 yards away and she had to drive to tell us this. Of course Cowboy has eased in to a lay down
while she's yelling and Chester is sitting quietly watching her antics and the dobie is sitting with his owner. I tried to calmly explain that the dogs were playing with each other and she screamed that she heard one growl. I tried to draw the analogy that many children scream while playing and it's the same with dogs. She started yelling that she was a biology major and look what happened to Steve Irwin. (??)
I even pointed out Cowboy's Therapy Dog tags and that he works with people in hospitals...an
d that's what my goal is for Chester....did
n't matter. Dogs are BAD! Dogs KILL! Dogs ATTACK!!!
Why are such stupid people teaching children? I'm thinking I need to go to the school on Monday and have a word with the principal about perhaps having an "understanding dogs" seminar.
In the meantime, watch out for all attack-Newfoundlands!!