General Chat

we've always had German Shepherd's the one we have now is brill. people are scared of him because of his size and yet he has been attacked by different breeds and never retaliated. i think some people believe they are vicious because the police use them, but the police use them because they are intelligent. but i must add the trainer we used always said "never trust a dog 100%" ,and even though we love him to bits, we have taken the trainers advice.

wendy

You can't always go by breed as we have said.
Some smaller breeds are very snappy I suppose it is because a bigger dog can do more damage.
But as we have all said it isn't the dog it is the owners so I guess it is owners that should be vetted not the dogs.
Germaine
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I think we've all proved that our 'tough/bad dogs' are the softiest ever......!!!!!!

My staffie is nearly 13yrs old and has been absolutely brilliant with all my grandchildren who range from 1-16 yrs old .
They can take away her food and she just rolls over for her tummy to be tickled ,she plays hide and seek with them too .
I would trust her with any child .
Its the owners not the dogs that are at fault.

Now my daughters dog is a different story she has a terrier and what a nasty little thing it is ,i make her put it in the dinning room when i visit .

Bad dogs..?? there ain't any..but the sad overaggressive owners with tattoes spikes and piercings with huge , often softie dogs..ARE!! and they use them as penis substitutes!! General point..owners ,,not dogs!

That is so, so true 'S'? Teenage Sons V Staffies? No contest!!!!

Anne

Oh Anne, how can people be so cruel and they try to label these dogs as vicious.

Have to say I was absolutely terrified before my son came home with a hun of a pup, 3month old Staff (blue?) + we think mastiff. He is so soft, they're known as Nanny dogs. Yes, he's 5 months now and my garden looks more like a landfill, he's learning his place with our 2 cats and now ... well, I wouldn't swop him for the world.

Dogs, just like people, come in different shapes, sizes and temperament. I totally agree, it's how the owners treat them/bring them up that counts.

Now, I have a teenage son and that's a totally different matter!

I'm nudging this one to go with the thread on 'banned dogs'. Any other opinions?

hi i dont think cross breed dogs are more dangerous than any other breed of dog all dogs have the potential to bite and attack lilymoon

Bless all these 'tough' dogs eh, and poor old Mungo!! Germaine, I'm pleased you have a soft natured staffie too, I just love everything about these dogs and I'm one of their number one fans..

Anne

Oh that is awful Anne.
Our Tilly we don't know what happened to her OH thinks she was beaten vet thinks it could have been a car. She has a limp and one of her fangs is broke.
Mind you she has a good bark even though she would probably lick them to death if anyone came in.
Germaine
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I've just started reading this thread & I'm sorry if someone has already said this but I take great exception to what Peter says on page 1 about Staffies & other Bull breeds.
It is a well known fact that cross bred dogs are more dangerous. You either end up with the "nice" qualities from both parents or the "bad".

At the minute I have two Staffies both soft as butter. My mam was scared of dogs before I got mine,she says they have restored her faith in dogs.
They are the most loving gentle friendly dogs.

Hi Caz,

Quite often my 2 Staffies play with 3 German Shepherd dogs in the park. The 3rd one was rescued approx 18 months and looks at her owner with such love and devotion, and she is so gentle. Which is a surprise when you know of her history, she was so badly beaten that she had numerous broken bones, then the evil people that had her previously, set her feet on fire. The only punishment they received were banned from keeping dogs for 5 years and a fine.

It makes you want to cry.....

Anne

friends of mine have a big alsation Mungo - a failed police dog!! and you can certainly see why. They acquired a very tiny black kitten which had to be hand fed for a week or two cos it was so small. This little kitten decided to suckle of Mungo after ploughing through layers of shaggy fur and Mungo just lay there. The kitten is now about seven months old and when I visited yesterday was surprised to hear that he is still suckling off Mungo!!

I had the most beautiful German Shepherd. I couldn't let her off her lead though. No she wasn't visicious she was a coward. One day on the beach only about 6 month old she suddnely yelped and did a runner saw a Weimaraner no she didn't run to it but away. What a job I had to catch up with her. When my sons Godson used to come she would run and hide. She did improve with age but never lost her gentleness.
Boy I miss that dog. As soft as she was I was never afraid to go out at night with her. No one would come near me.
It isn't the dog it is the way they are brought up
Got a Staffie cross now and she is so gentle and soft too. Though I think she had the stuffing knocked out of her poor mite is scared of raised voices even when son is watching football she comes and hides behind me.
Germaine
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Hi Anne and all,


Our Zac was a choc lab, german shep cross. He was the proudest, loveliest, loyal and gentle dog I have ever had the privelege to own,


Caz xxxxxx

ours is a terrier cross, same as before,
but where as we think last dafty was crossed with collie, this one looks crossed with alsation, shes bonkers,
goes mad barking at everyone,
but jumps up for a cuddle and licks your face, jumps high to nip your nose in greeting,
shes crazy mad

How very true Dizzy. It always seems to be the small dog that has the attitude. We had a Yorkie many years ago and that certainly had attitude!!!

Anne

We had an alsation cross who had been labelled a nasty dog and returned to the RSPCA twice. It turned out that it was the people who would not stop teasing him who were the trouble.He was one of the best dogs we ever had. Jean

It was lovely to read about your dogs Jayne. My 4 year old girlie doesn't bother anyone, she plods along at her own pace greeting all those that she knows have treats in their pockets! As for the younger one he instinctively seems to know good behaviour. He'll walk through the middle of all the geese, and I no longer have to tell him to 'leave it'. He also likes a paddle and tries to retrieve bits from the bottom of the boating lake by putting his head under water. It's quite funny to see a headless dog wading amongst the geese and ducks! His nick-name is Scout. Whenever he sees anything in the distance he trots along to a safe distance {he'll never let me out of sight}. Sits and waits patiently for them to get closer, then wags his tail and goes over to say hello.

We love them both to bits.....

Anne