[keetah992000]

dont get me wrong i am not bragging about having large dogs i am just saying that they are large and people assume that they are agressive but they are not. my eldest one i have had through thick and thin - i used to live on my own in rented accomodation.Unfortunatley being on my own i could only afford cheap rentals and that comes at a price - they are usually only in unsafe rundown high crime areas. i had a few close calls - wont go into that and an ex who scared the bejeesus out of me as he stakled me for almost a year. so i got a dog - i dont think german sherpherd size is humongous but it is enough to defend me if i needed it. Obviously i felt safer as there was someone to alert me of anything out of the ordinary. Akitas are known for only barking when there is something unusual so i opted for that breed i understand it was only chance as to whether she had that trait as she was crossed - anyway she does.I cant stand little yappy dogs after living next door to them for a while and think you might aswell have a cat for all the good they are lol! anyway the second dog i got 3years ago and was the choice of my partner w wnet for the same cross breed because hey are fabulous around children very loyal and incredibly easy to train ( with the right approach)

so that is why i have two large dogs

Do i think i am big and clever when people cross the road when we are out with them?
NO i do not i can honestly tell you i hate it. If you cross the road when you see large dogs on the side that you are walking on then that is not my fault - it is yours for prejudging - in fact cani just say that by doing this dogs are conditioned to believe that where they are walking is their territory and we have to constantly retrain the dogs to let them know that actually abybody can walk on the pavement- so next time - just carry on walking

No i dont live on a farm, they are not cooped up in a backyard- they are house dogs and we have a more than adequate large terrest house. they have an hour or so walk in a morning and are let of the lead in there hour to hour and a half walk at night- do i trust them ? implicitally - do i trust other dogs that are off the lead ? definitely not -so at that point mine go back on the lead. such a shame for my dogs but there are so many dogs that are allowed to run around and are so out of control it scares me.

I have had yorshire terriers attacking my dog going for it's throat they were off therir leads mine was on a lead of course mine tried to retaliate back and the cheeky mare that had the yorkies dared to tell me to get my dog ubder control so i suggested she put hers on a lead before i stamped on them- now can i ask .......
if you had come upon that scene and you couldnt see the lead that was on my dog would you assume it was the yorkies or my "large dog" that weere causing the problem?
society had been conditioned to think the Bgger the Badder - it is not the case.

sorry for long post but i just wish people wouldnt jump the gun and it isnt a rant i am just trying to explain that is all x