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Jacksmom:
Just a little while ago, I was letting Jack out back.  I live in a Philly row house.  We have back yards that back up to an alley and across the alley is another back yard of the house behind us.  Anyway, Jack is in the 5 foot fenced yard when one of the neighbors is walking her Neopolitan Mastiff.  She yells "oh my god" yanks back on her dog's leash and starts pulling him back.  Her dog barked at Jack and he barked back but I immediately told him "no barking" and he quieted down.  I told her the gate was closed and Jack by no means could get to her neo.  She just kept pulling and turned around and walked back the way she came.  I didn't get the impression that her dog was aggressive.

That kind of stuff is starting to drive me crazy.  Her neo was not that much smaller that Jack.  I'm having a real hard time socializing Jack because no body will let their dogs near him.

Tina

mamadog:
Some people are strange. My 30 lb (tops) girl Sakwa got out one day after one of the kids left the gate open. She's a sheltie mix. I went to the next street over looking for her and the couple that has (? maybe not anymore) an Irish Wolfhound were standing in their yard and when I asked if they had seen her the woman flipped out at me saying that my dog was vicious and had attacked her dog. My 30 lb sheltie attacked their 180lb IW???  The husband said (after she stopped yapping) that my dog had barked at their dog because he ran over to my girl wanting to play, she barked and ran off. She does this to my IW too, he's a lot bigger than she is and it scares her when he runs at her.
I have seen this woman twice since then and both times she (very rudely) asks if my "vicious dog" is at home. These are the same people who let their dog run free with no tags, and animal control tried for weeks to catch him and couldn't.
Too bad we don't live close, I would let my Finn play with your boy!!
It takes all kinds!

Vicki

jabear:
Irrational actions by people are what has kept us away from the dog park fo a VERY long time. People get freaked out when Bear enters the park and goes running to dogs he wants to greet. People pick up their dogs if they can or put them betweeen their legs because Bear is so big and scary.  ??? And sure, I know that everything he does is bigger than little dogs but htat doesn't mean that he is mean or aggressive. We've been cussed out, gotten into loud arguments with people and asked why we let our dog come there when he is so big and aggressive. It is frustrating becasue he is one of the most lovable dogs in the world and just wants to play with everyone. In fact, he's been bitten numerous time and even had his tongue punctured all the way through (leaving a horrible scar) by smaller, really aggressive dogs. Not to mention all of the dogs that have bitten him and have taken mouthfuls of his hair.

mamadog:
I would be far more scared of a shih tzu (sp) than a Big goofy Newfy!
And if a person knows anything at all about dog signals (by paying attention to their own dogs maybe) they could tell the difference between a happy goofy boy who wants to make friends and a big scary bear trying to eat their little puppy!
GEEZZ! My mom has a shih tzu and a (i'm going to butcher this!) chuauah (LOL) plus 2 wolf mixes. I have been bitten or scratched by the little ones more than I can count. The wolves are as sweet as they come. I'll stick with the big boys!

Vicki

Malishiku:
I'm sorry to hear that. I know when I walk by people's houses, with or without my Shepherd, if a dog barks I almost aways usually say, "Hi!" or completely ignore them (the little ones that bark just to bark). I admitt though that if they are large dogs with a deep bark I might "jump" usually because I'm deep in thought and just realized their presence. When I approach the fence, I find that they, more often then not, appear to be pretty friendly with wagging their tails and whines. I steer clear of the ones that growl though.

In my opinion, you're innocent until proven guilty.

I have a few neighbors that have dogs that I'd really like to "pet". Although, I think it'd be very akward to just knock on their door and say (when they open it, of course),

"Hi, I've walked by your house a few times and I've noticed you have some great looking dogs, may I play with them?" I guess I could go up and ask where they got their dogs...this would probably be a better approach.

I don't know...how would you respond if someone walked up to your doorstep with this question?

Oh! I went to Jamba Juice a few weeks ago and saw a couple walking their 2 fawn Danes (one cropped, the other natural). I figured that I could order my juice and then catch them on my way out...but noooo...the person in front of me had to take forever to decide. The Dane people were right in front of the entrance by this time. I couldn't just leave the line either because a long one was starting to form behind me. By the time I finally ordered, ran out and looked for them...they were long gone. Geez, they're fast walkers, there was no trace of them. I was really upset at the people who were in front of me. I really, really, realllllly wanted to pet the pretty danes and talk to their humans! ::sighs::

By the way, I'm more afraid of my friend's chihuahua, "Bonita", then I am of any Shepherd, Rottweiler or Dobermann in my Schutzhund club. Infact, my friend had to lock Bonita away because the dog wouldn't leave me alone. It kept barking and growling. Upon my leave he let Bonita out and the Chihuahua attacked me! He bite my ankle and then kept pulling at my sock! Oh, I was trying soooooo hard not to kick him. And I didn't, aren't you proud of me?

I've found that smaller breeds, especially toy, tend to be very nippy and more aggressive. They are more prone to bite then any larger breed I would say, based upon my personal experiences.

I wonder, if enough people are bitten by minature poodles and Chihuahuas, are they going to be on the "dangerous dog" list and banned from certain cities too? Probably not...gosh, what's up with the descrimination? I believe they are violating the consititution by creating such law restrictions.. .not to meantion racism in dogs. I thought this was a "free" country...what happened?

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