Neighbors hate my Dog?!

[ocrenter]

The subject of dog breeds is a very interesting one. Essentially we human were able to play god for the last 4-5000 years and we dramatically accelerated the evolutionary process within dogs to create multiple different breeds to tailor to our needs. The hunter bred the beagles, the pointers. The Chinese royalty bred for obedience in the shih tzus. And of course, for the blood sport of bull and bear baiting, we got the terrier pit-bulls.

After purposefully genetically enhancing the traits of aggression and strength, we humans now try to pretend these dogs will be friendly and cute and sweet enough to be household pets that the neighborhood should adore?

[EconProf]

An interesting thread is evident in many of the above posts. There seem to be two (at least) groups of posters as to dogs’ behavior and whether or not to be afraid of them. Some say leash your dog, keep it away from me and my kids, (or lawn, driveway, etc), control it, etc. Many in this group had a bad experience with a supposedly “gentle” dog.
The other group, primarily dog owners, say their dogs are friendly, gentle, loving, and could never hurt anyone, and never have hurt anyone, at least recently.
Put me into the first group.

[EconProf]

An interesting thread is evident in many of the above posts. There seem to be two (at least) groups of posters as to dogs’ behavior and whether or not to be afraid of them. Some say leash your dog, keep it away from me and my kids, (or lawn, driveway, etc), control it, etc. Many in this group had a bad experience with a supposedly “gentle” dog.
The other group, primarily dog owners, say their dogs are friendly, gentle, loving, and could never hurt anyone, and never have hurt anyone, at least recently.
Put me into the first group.

[EconProf]

An interesting thread is evident in many of the above posts. There seem to be two (at least) groups of posters as to dogs’ behavior and whether or not to be afraid of them. Some say leash your dog, keep it away from me and my kids, (or lawn, driveway, etc), control it, etc. Many in this group had a bad experience with a supposedly “gentle” dog.
The other group, primarily dog owners, say their dogs are friendly, gentle, loving, and could never hurt anyone, and never have hurt anyone, at least recently.
Put me into the first group.

[EconProf]

An interesting thread is evident in many of the above posts. There seem to be two (at least) groups of posters as to dogs’ behavior and whether or not to be afraid of them. Some say leash your dog, keep it away from me and my kids, (or lawn, driveway, etc), control it, etc. Many in this group had a bad experience with a supposedly “gentle” dog.
The other group, primarily dog owners, say their dogs are friendly, gentle, loving, and could never hurt anyone, and never have hurt anyone, at least recently.
Put me into the first group.

[EconProf]

An interesting thread is evident in many of the above posts. There seem to be two (at least) groups of posters as to dogs’ behavior and whether or not to be afraid of them. Some say leash your dog, keep it away from me and my kids, (or lawn, driveway, etc), control it, etc. Many in this group had a bad experience with a supposedly “gentle” dog.
The other group, primarily dog owners, say their dogs are friendly, gentle, loving, and could never hurt anyone, and never have hurt anyone, at least recently.
Put me into the first group.

[svelte]

[quote=EconProf] Many in this group had a bad experience with a supposedly “gentle” dog.
The other group, primarily dog owners, say their dogs are friendly, gentle, loving, and could never hurt anyone, and never have hurt anyone, at least recently.
Put me into the first group.[/quote]

I’ve never had a dog of mine bite anyone ever. I’ve never been bitten by anyone’s dog.

None of my friends have told me that they’ve been bitten by a dog.

Why should I be afraid of dogs?

That being said, I don’t like having dogs. The only reason we ever had one to begin with is the kids begged and begged me. And Guess Who ended up taking care of it.

We’re done with dogs, no more for us. But that doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy other people’s dogs. All the fun, none of the maintenance.

[svelte]

[quote=EconProf] Many in this group had a bad experience with a supposedly “gentle” dog.
The other group, primarily dog owners, say their dogs are friendly, gentle, loving, and could never hurt anyone, and never have hurt anyone, at least recently.
Put me into the first group.[/quote]

I’ve never had a dog of mine bite anyone ever. I’ve never been bitten by anyone’s dog.

None of my friends have told me that they’ve been bitten by a dog.

Why should I be afraid of dogs?

That being said, I don’t like having dogs. The only reason we ever had one to begin with is the kids begged and begged me. And Guess Who ended up taking care of it.

We’re done with dogs, no more for us. But that doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy other people’s dogs. All the fun, none of the maintenance.

[svelte]

[quote=EconProf] Many in this group had a bad experience with a supposedly “gentle” dog.
The other group, primarily dog owners, say their dogs are friendly, gentle, loving, and could never hurt anyone, and never have hurt anyone, at least recently.
Put me into the first group.[/quote]

I’ve never had a dog of mine bite anyone ever. I’ve never been bitten by anyone’s dog.

None of my friends have told me that they’ve been bitten by a dog.

Why should I be afraid of dogs?

That being said, I don’t like having dogs. The only reason we ever had one to begin with is the kids begged and begged me. And Guess Who ended up taking care of it.

We’re done with dogs, no more for us. But that doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy other people’s dogs. All the fun, none of the maintenance.

[svelte]

[quote=EconProf] Many in this group had a bad experience with a supposedly “gentle” dog.
The other group, primarily dog owners, say their dogs are friendly, gentle, loving, and could never hurt anyone, and never have hurt anyone, at least recently.
Put me into the first group.[/quote]

I’ve never had a dog of mine bite anyone ever. I’ve never been bitten by anyone’s dog.

None of my friends have told me that they’ve been bitten by a dog.

Why should I be afraid of dogs?

That being said, I don’t like having dogs. The only reason we ever had one to begin with is the kids begged and begged me. And Guess Who ended up taking care of it.

We’re done with dogs, no more for us. But that doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy other people’s dogs. All the fun, none of the maintenance.

[svelte]

[quote=EconProf] Many in this group had a bad experience with a supposedly “gentle” dog.
The other group, primarily dog owners, say their dogs are friendly, gentle, loving, and could never hurt anyone, and never have hurt anyone, at least recently.
Put me into the first group.[/quote]

I’ve never had a dog of mine bite anyone ever. I’ve never been bitten by anyone’s dog.

None of my friends have told me that they’ve been bitten by a dog.

Why should I be afraid of dogs?

That being said, I don’t like having dogs. The only reason we ever had one to begin with is the kids begged and begged me. And Guess Who ended up taking care of it.

We’re done with dogs, no more for us. But that doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy other people’s dogs. All the fun, none of the maintenance.

[Oxford]

I hate your dog too. Dude, Pits and Shepards and Rotts and Dobies SNAP. Pits the most. They are hardwired to bite and fight. Sure you see their happy side like all the in-denial PB owners — then one day they go “genetic” and you are in court or worse.

Your neighbors are not the problem; YOU and your damn dog are. Get rid of it.

OX
…hates sweet little time bombs.

[Oxford]

I hate your dog too. Dude, Pits and Shepards and Rotts and Dobies SNAP. Pits the most. They are hardwired to bite and fight. Sure you see their happy side like all the in-denial PB owners — then one day they go “genetic” and you are in court or worse.

Your neighbors are not the problem; YOU and your damn dog are. Get rid of it.

OX
…hates sweet little time bombs.

[Oxford]

I hate your dog too. Dude, Pits and Shepards and Rotts and Dobies SNAP. Pits the most. They are hardwired to bite and fight. Sure you see their happy side like all the in-denial PB owners — then one day they go “genetic” and you are in court or worse.

Your neighbors are not the problem; YOU and your damn dog are. Get rid of it.

OX
…hates sweet little time bombs.

[Oxford]

I hate your dog too. Dude, Pits and Shepards and Rotts and Dobies SNAP. Pits the most. They are hardwired to bite and fight. Sure you see their happy side like all the in-denial PB owners — then one day they go “genetic” and you are in court or worse.

Your neighbors are not the problem; YOU and your damn dog are. Get rid of it.

OX
…hates sweet little time bombs.

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