Prairie_Gurl Posted April 19, 2003 Share Posted April 19, 2003 I was walking Shadow the other day and this little girl about 5 years old was in this yard (unsupervised of course *sigh*). She took one look at Shadow and came running towards us. I knew she just wanted to pet Shadow so I braced myself for a little-kid-petting-dog moment. But, when she got about 5 feet away from Shadow she stopped in her tracks and littlerally screamed at the top of her lungs "Ahhh!!! It's a Rottweiler!!" I couldn't believe it. My baby a rottie? Even if she was, this little girl shouldn't have been scared like that... and shouldn't have come running up to us in the first place. Great parenting there!! Does she seriously look like a rottie?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouseatthebusstop Posted April 19, 2003 Share Posted April 19, 2003 It's surprizing how many children will pet dogs without asking first if it's ok Mine love any child who will talk to them and pet. :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullygirl29532 Posted April 19, 2003 Share Posted April 19, 2003 could be worse. sometimes people will be fawning all over Lecter, giving him kisses till they find out he's a pit bull and the next thing out of their mouths is "i've heard they turn on their owners when they get older." I reply," yup just like all kids." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie_Gurl Posted April 19, 2003 Author Share Posted April 19, 2003 Yea, it's amazing. I was just amazed that she thought Shadow was a Rottie. She looks totally lab to most people. When I first got her from the humain society they told me that she was a lab/rottie mix. She was only 3months so I couldn't tell so I just assumed that she was. People would shove their kids down the driveways to pet her, until they found out she was part rottie. Then they'd literally grave their kids and hed for the hills. I've gotten many rude comments. Now I know she ain't rottie at all... but she's still a big black dog!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtnek Posted April 19, 2003 Share Posted April 19, 2003 Same ****, different day...I know how you feel. Everyone's kids want to pet freedee cause she looks like a black lab, but she's a mix and not particularly fond of strangers or small children....it's annoying I know.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellieangel Posted April 20, 2003 Share Posted April 20, 2003 Hi Prairie gurl I have to say I have a nervous dog who has been very well socialised since 9 weeks but it is obviously just his character,he is wary of people and if someone lunges at him occasionally he will shout at them and back away.Why do people do this if they would only ask me i would tell them the best way to approach him and i know he would be fine.He has never curled his lips at anyone he just shouts. There always seems to be the odd tough guy type who will persist in hassling him saying it's okay that he's barking. It's not okay though it's annoying I am trying to take him to busier places so that he gets used to more people and noise (he's a 9 month weim x )so that he gains confidence but every time I get some prat doing this kind of thing and upsetting him it's another step back. My kids are pretty confident with dogs but even so I've always insisted that they ask the owner before approaching a dog,I instruct at a dog training club and even if they come along there with me i insist on them doing the same. what's wrong with people :roll: they'd soon squeal if a nervous dog like mine bit them out of fright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pei obssessed Posted April 20, 2003 Share Posted April 20, 2003 First of all, my grumble about kids... I live next to a park where there's an area to leave your dogs unleashed, and they get to meet there and play and run. Well, every warm weekend you get the irresponsible parents who bring along small children (starting from 2 year olds) and let then roam around freely... Some of them don'y even have dogs, they're just there to see the dogs. But it's just plain STUPID when you have so many dogs running around in what is their only place to play, to have these squeaky kids trying to pet the dogs, following them around... Ijust wished dogs were allowed their time out to play. And I must admit: I have this little monster who's fascinated by kids and wants to jump on anything that squeaks, squeals or cries (I'm trying to teach her not to do that, but I end up getting more anoyed with those kids' parents than with her, because, after all, it's HER playplace!) And the second thing: there are so many people who have preconceived idaes about certain breeds... You know, people who think pittbuls"turn on their owners," "rotweillers and dobermans are vicious," bla, bla, bla... Well, Shar-pei have been used for dog fighting in China about 50 years ago (although they have been used as good-for-all farm dogs long before that, and are now bred for companions). Now I have a 30 lb/16inch mini Shar-pei, who's been out to the dog park every day since she was 3 and a half months--she loves all dogs and people... from all the dogs she's played with she's never hurt anyone, never made anyone yelp. I'm saying all this so that you can understand that she isn't at all dog-aggressive, on the contrary. But somewhow I still get the STUPID KNOW-IT-ALL people telling me how I should be careful with her, that she's a fighting dog!!!! And here I have today this lady with a German shepard, who supposedly telling her dog: "Be careful with that puppy--they're fighting dogs, it's their instinct to fight, you might get hurt!" For God's sake, my pup is 30 pounds, hers was a fully grown German shepard, how exactly was he gonna get hurt by my Hippo sniffing at his face????? :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted April 21, 2003 Share Posted April 21, 2003 actually depending on the breed and the myth there is definately some truth to it. pit bulls for one are proned to fight, they dont need training or even to be teased into it. SOme dont do it for years others as young as 8 weeks it toatlly depends on the dog. As far as your breed goes i dont know, what they are like have never owned a "wrinkle dog" the only one i ever met was people aggressive so it kind of spoiled me on the breed. Not to turn thin into another pit bull topic just saying that there are certain breeds of dog that are predisposed to those myths no matter how bad they sound, some are actually based on truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 Sorry Rott'N'Pit that you've had a bad experience with a Pei :( I think they are a wonderful breed if properly trained and socialized (like all breeds, I guess)... Of course there is some truth to the myths--in the sense that some breeds are more likely to get into dog fights: although I don't think that my dog would ever START a fight (just because she loves all the dogs), I can see her not backing up from a challenge. That said, I still think that the myth is far bigger than the truth... And that even if Hippo knew some secret Pei fighting techniques, it would still be pretty much impossible for her to hurt a dog that's 4 times her size :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pei obssessed Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 That was me talking, but didn't realize I wasn't logged in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtnek Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 There is another side to this coin which is just as bad...people avoid rotts and pits because of their reputations, but they gladly let their kids pet labs and goldens, because they are "kid dogs".... MY lab is NOT a kid dog, and I wish people would stop saying "OH look - its a lab!! go pet it!!" A dog is a dog is a dog....Like people, they cant be analyzed because of breed (or color, or race, or national origin) I have heard stories of goldens that attacked small children, labs that caused terrible injuries, each dog needs to be considered as an INDIVIDUAL, not as a breed standard.... Why cant people get that????? A dog is an ANIMAL!!!! In most cases things turn out ok, but not all labs are good with kids, not all goldens wil lay down and let you stomp on them.....You see stories of people communing with bears (Gentle Ben comes to mind) but I would NOT walk up to your average bear and introduce myself.... grrrrrrrr.... :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullygirl29532 Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 so true. even with small dogs people think it's okay to just go up to them and some times you might lose a finger if you get to close. my inlaws have a shi-tzu named gizmo and she doesn't like anyone except her mama. truth be told i don't like her much either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malamum Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 So true Courtnek!! We all understand that - what's wrong with the rest of the world. Surely it's not that hard to get :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie_Gurl Posted April 23, 2003 Author Share Posted April 23, 2003 I know the feeling... almost too well. Shadow is a lab. Wow. Rocky is a Husky who looks like a wolf. Wow. So, automatically Shadow is great with kids and Rocky'll eat um at first sight. And it's the exact opposit!! Rocky is the best with kids. He'll let them do ANYTHING to him. (he's always supervised of course) Shadow likes kids but if one pissed her off she'd growl or something... don't think she'd bite but depends on what the kid did to her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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