Don't you hate when stereo type the breed of your dog?!?

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I've got a female puppy named Amira who is four months old, people are always acting like she is so vicious because she is part staffy, so what if she's part staffy, she's cute and adorable and LOVES to play, but even when she was little and only weighed 3 kilograms, people would keep their dogs away from her! So, there's this neighbour of ours who has a minature duchlund, who is older than Amira, and at the time Amira was 6 weeks old, and poppy (Minature Duchland) was four months old, she never brang out poppy if Amira was around, she'd always ask "Is Amira out?'' and when i said no, she'd bring poppy out. The only doggy company she has is occasionally her brother and sister who are owned by my best friend, and we always try 2 make arrangments, and also the next door neighbour's dog who's name is choop coal, he's heaps older than her though. Don't you hate when stereo type the breed of your dog?!
 
yup. it sucks. it makes it easier to deal with once you realize there are lots of people that are just idiots. they choose not to take the time to educate themselves, so be it. nothing i can do about it, so i try not o bother with them.
 
I don't like it, but many stereotypes of breeds are based on true behaviors that are innate in most dogs that are that breed. I have very mellow Jack Russell Terriers - six of them, and everyone assumes they must be hyper yippy little dogs. Having rescued them for years, I can vouch that many Jack Russell terriers are hyper, yippy little dogs, and there are true genetic reasons why. If owners don't work with those behaviors (and most don't) the dog's nature will come out. I think people who stereotype dogs do it out of a desire to be cautious for the sake of their own safety or that of their own dog. Maybe you should let your neighbor know that Amira is fine playing with little dogs like Poppy. It is possible that your neighbor is more concerned about her dog acting in the stereotypical way, since small dogs often have big attitudes when it comes to bigger dogs, and Poppy might want to challenge Amira to a fight. I just want to encourage you to look at all the possibilities. If you haven't talked to your neighbor about it, it might not be for the reasons that you think.
 
I do think it's sad that certain breeds get a bad reputation. I console myself by reminding myself there are no bad dogs, just bad owners. I personally can't stand my neighbor's Chihuahua, who has a horrible attitude about life. Well adjusted dogs come in all breeds and sizes.

I have a 5 month old Pitt Bull. She scared of large noises, men, strange people in general, open spaces, horses, cows, and the list goes on.... but everyone thinks she's dog eating because she's a Pitt. Actually she loves dogs!! She lives with a Yorkie, if she's was dog eating I think she would have eaten the Yorkie by now.... Just me though.

My challenge to all those who have "bad listed" dogs, let's take this as our personal challenge to work with our dogs and make them well behaving good citizens to show everyone that they are wrong about that particular breed.

Any one done therapy work with their "bad listed" dogs? I'm thinking of it....
 
Yes. I have a Doberman who used to be a bit excitable adn would bark and pull towards Another dog. Ok, I understand people being worried then, a 34inch tall Doberman bouncing towards you is scary. I now trained her and she is fine around other dogs, and people, even people who don't know her, always dodge her. She is friendly, and people are fine about coming over to my Jack Russell who bites on command, yet not to my Dobie who is scared of the dark.

I don't understand it.
 
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