Just like "That"

kid2 said:
Basher....."Any" canine is an animal not to be messed with if its improperly socialized.......That's the handler/owners fault. Not the dogs!
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There is a lot to be said for that but some dogs are naturally more aggressive than ohers and take less to "flip" as it were. (I'm not saying Bull Mastiff's are one of those dogs by the way). They aren't my cup of tea though. As you can see from my avatar I prefer more of a gentle giant.
 
Always been wary of dogs unless their little as when I was 7 playing football with my mates in the street and this great Dane comes chargin out if some random house and flattens me!
 
Do you know what annoys me?
Now I'm not saying this about ALL dog owners, but there are a few who always state the immortal phrase "It's ok, he doesn't bite"

Several years ago I was in a local park with my 2 girls (very young at the time) All was well until this fella came in with a dobermann. He then let it off it's lead. That was it, freedom! The first thing it did was to come bounding across the grass to where me and my 2 young girls were. They were bloody terrified and cowered behind me absolutely bricking it.
You guessed it, "It's ok, he doesn't bite" said the knob.

Fortunately the dog stopped around 5 yards from us and turned back round.

I then told the fella that it wasn't a matter of the dog biting, more of the fact that his dog was terrifying my kids. Couldn't believe it when he said it again. I did ask if he heard me correctly the first time about my kids being terrified. He just shrugged his shoulders and said "I don't know what you're worried about, my dog's never bitten anyone before." What a cock! He just didn't get it.
I suggested he put it back on it's lead to prevent further terror to which he replied that it was a public park and his dog needed the exercise.
Good job the kids were with me or I may have said something far stronger to him. Instead, I ushered the kids out of the park, doing my best to keep the simmering rage in check.

NOTE: Not all dog owners behave in this manner!
 
It's like Kid2 says, it's rarely the dog but the owner. Some people shouldn't be allowed dogs. I have big dogs and friends with young kids and integrating them was the thing we were most worried about when we got them, not because they are agressive but because they are big and intimidating.

(we should probably get this thread moved to out of bounds :D)
 
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