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To: Brad's Gramma
Well, SOMEONE’S gotta stand up for the dogs!!!

There’s an equal amount of anti-you name the large dog breed propaganda out there...

Why do people think they need tough dogs? What are they compensating for? Why not get a good, perfectly harmless dog instead?


60 posted on 08/28/2010 8:21:51 PM PDT by Minn
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To: Minn

That is one precious looking dog!!! Is it yours?

And...I have 2 GSD’s...and I am compensating for...nothing.

Well, my mother never LET us have dogs...so maybe I’m compensating for lost time? ;)


63 posted on 08/28/2010 8:24:10 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Here's a thought!! Donate to the website you are on RIGHT NOW!!)
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To: Minn; shibumi; Eaker; humblegunner

Does your CKCS enhance your home’s “ambiance”?

“Why not get a good, perfectly harmless dog instead?”

Maybe some of us are just born with the guts to handle them.

:)

[I had you pegged more of a “Bichon Frise’ type of guy, actually]


153 posted on 08/29/2010 12:36:46 AM PDT by Salamander (And I think I need some rest but sleeping don't come very easy in a straight white vest.)
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To: Minn
Why do people think they need tough dogs?

To bite the ass and tear the throat of night-prowling goblins?
To bark while doing so in order to wake me up so I can join the fun?

We have really cool laws in Texas about that sort of thing.

215 posted on 08/29/2010 9:43:57 AM PDT by humblegunner (Pablo is very wily)
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To: Minn

>Why do people think they need tough dogs? What are they compensating for? Why not get a good, perfectly harmless dog instead?<

Some folks need a big dog to act as a deterrent to those with bad intentions, be they 2 footed or 4 footed. They are compensating for not having the dog’s far better sense of smell and more acute hearing and its protective nature for instance. My shepherds are a huge comfort to my daughter and to me. They also discourage predators like raccoons and coyotes.

Why do you care if others desire a dog with more ability to deter than your little spaniel? A large dog can give you time to get to a firearm if you are threatened, and will, in most cases, make an intruder think twice before invading your home.

My shepherds are perfectly willing to leave you in peace if you are welcomed into my home. They are never allowed to roam and have passed temperament and obedience tests.


282 posted on 08/29/2010 6:46:29 PM PDT by Darnright (There can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive. - Tacitus)
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