CDC's 10 Most Dangerous Dogs List [you'll never guess which one is the most dangerous!]

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[hershey]

Separation anxiety...the chewing. My shepherd/huskie did the same thing to me. Tore all the covers off my books...on my bed...whenever I went off to night class. Then I rescued a greyhound and decided to take Claudius (the shepherd/huskie), along when I was to pick up the grey. Lots of noise as I left C in the car and walked up to the house. The woman came out and said, "If you want a car to drive home in, you'd better bring C in with you." She was right. Claudius had done a number on the seats and dash in less than a minute. So I brought C into the kennel. One look at thirty greys in crates (the woman had just gotten this lot from a NH track), and C curled up in a ball. Having never seen such a hairy dog, they barked like crazy, terrified C. I could have brought home a tiger that day. C was thrilled it was just a big, black, male greyhound...Gentleman Jim...a champion racer who turned out to be the sweetheart of all time. Still miss him.

[hershey]

A friend of mine has a herd of sheep and a border collie named Jack. She absolutely adores him for all the reasons you mentioned, and no doubt, many more.

[hershey]

Wonderful post!

[Pure Country]

St. Bernards many times turn mean as they get a little age on them. We had one that never caused us any problems, but then attacked a visiting 6 year old. She had to have many surgeries. We felt so awful and put the dog down right away. There is no dog that is worth scarring a child for life.

[Freedom2specul8]

We have a 1/2 chow.. male and a female rottie. Both are obedience trained...and are the best family dogs ever. My hubby is the alpha male. :) They know their places. The rottie loves jobs..like entertaining us with numerous tricks we taught her.

My 1/2 chow did a little chomp at the calf of a guy running from the cops (through my backyard) a few years ago. LOL The cops were like, we're not putting this in the report. I shrugged and said "okay"..

[hershey]

I have a friend who owns three Rotties as guard dogs and a female mastiff as a house dog. They have two kids, 15 and 10. I'm not sure these dogs are in the right place, though. Their yard is tiny, house is small, and I think the Rotties are always in the cellar or their pen in the yard. Chainlink fence, plus they may have put up a six foot board fence, too. Sue, the owner, says the mastiff is a love.

[hershey]

What a lovebug! We got a golden (Jesse), because we fell in love with one up the street years ago. Winston (Churchill), lived in a house with no kids, so decided to move in with mine, brought down his food dish and camped out on the front step. Somewhat overweight(his owners fed him from the table all the time), was a chore to get him in the car to take him home all the time. Wonderful dog, as was my Jesse. Jesse came down with a cancerous tumor on her leg and had to be euthanized. The vet said it's stuff in commercial foods...a lot of larger dogs seem to be prone to cancer. I lost three greyhounds, as well, to cancer. I can still see Jesse wriggling on her back in the grass, enjoying a summer day. I know I'll see them all again.

[hershey]

Couldn't have said it better, myself! Thanks!!!

[not_apathetic_anymore]

I wonder when hubby comes home (soon, I hope) if he'll have to re-establish alpha-male status with the critter.

[Die_Hard Conservative Lady]

I have a sweet 11lb. miniature Schnauzer, who only wants to attack my mother-in-law, as long as she is sitting down, there is no problem, the moment my mother-in-law stands, boy watch out!

[hershey]

There's a picture of a Pommie in reindeer antlers and a harness on my fridge. A Christmas card from Dahlia. Her mom, Joanne, bought a cat 'cart' so Dahlia can ride around in comfort while she gets in a long walk. Dahlia won't get in the cart, so Joanne stands at the end of the driveway, swearing, while Dahlia saunters about looking naughty.

[hershey]

Well, I'm in love.

[handk]

Did you write that lame title? Before I even clicked on this thread, "pit bull" came to mind. And it's at the top of the list.

Not only that, no where in the portion of the article you posted is the "you'll never guess" bit even referenced or addressed. Sloppy, really sloppy.

[hershey]

My red miniwirehaired dachsie pup, Lizzie, is trying to type for me. She's missing part of her tail, thanks to mama's nipping it off while biting through the sac when Lizzie was born. (She was half price, the only way I was able to afford her!). At eight weeks, she fitted into the palm of my hand when I picked her up at the breeder's. A four and a half hour drive home, and Lizzie blinked now and then, but never really closed her eyes. I was sure she'd fall asleep, but no. I knew then that we were doomed. She's twice as long now, getting whiskers, a tiny beard and fuzzy eyebrows like her dad. Funniest looking dog I ever saw. She looks a little like a Boyd teddy bear. I thought long and hard about naming her and decided I needed something that sounded forceful as she disobeyed me, as in, "Lizzie! Oh, no, you don't!" We have a dog obedience/day care center nearby, with a 'doggie reform school' for hard cases. The other mini's are always telling me that's what Lizzie needs.

[LowOiL]

I've never met a chow I couldn't trust.

Ain't worked for a vet have ya? In my college years I worked as a vet assistant (ok, mostly a pooper scooper), and I must admit, chows were the worse by far. In the south most chows were not groomed properly and suffered from awful flea and tick infestation causing tremendous constant pain (ever seen a chow crawling with fly maggots under their thick coat of hair prompting self scratching until it bleeds, attacting more flies).

Owners often had to trick the dogs into their cars (using food as bait) and shutting the car door on them once they accept the bait. Seeing an owner scared of their own dog is quite a sight (why keep a dog you can not control). Rabies poles come in quite handy for these animals (if you value your fingers). My personal favorite was having to bath these wild animals while they were trying to bite me slinging feces matter and urine at the same time.

In conclusion, chows are definately a top ten biting dog. Take my word for it.

[Gabz]

I didn't say they weren't biters.....I just haven't met one I couldn't trust....and I am saying it again, just having have let mine in the house. She got tired of tormenting the birds in the hedges!!! But I was just speaking of my own personal experience of having them and knowing other folks with them.

I've seen those poor animals that are flea and tick infested.......my first chow got bit by a flea just once.....that poor thing was so sick.....in 11 years it was the only time she had fleas.

I have never understood people that would have an animal they were afraid of or unable to control

[ngc6656]

A friend of mine has a herd of sheep and a border collie named Jack. She absolutely adores him for all the reasons you mentioned, and no doubt, many more.

No sheep here, but I've seen BCs work sheep. While driving down a back country road I approached a flock of sheep, their owner in front on horseback, two BCs bringing up the rear. Both sides of the road were fenced. When this slow moving parade reached a church yard, the owner twisted in the saddle, whistled and motioned with his arm for the BCs to move the sheep into the church yard. They did and held the sheep there until I passed.

[hershey]

My friend with the BC also has a llama to help with her sheep. She rents the guest cottage on the old Vt. estate that was the setting for the movie, Cider House Rules. Unbelievable scenery.

[hershey]

You couldn't possibly be in better company than when you're home with the whole gang.

[oceanperch]

Ho Hum My boys didn't make the list, darn.

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