Originally posted by ODC:

Oh please, spare me the PC.



Oh please, spare me your ignorant prattle. Dogs respond to training and conditioning. If you raise any dog to "be mean" or simply do not care for the dog as the animal should be cared for, he could be a biter. If a any dog is incorrectly handled, he could easily "turn" on someone. For years, my mom wanted a cocker spaniel. We had owned many dogs, including a Doberman, a Blue Heeler and many mutts. She finally got her Cocker Spaniel and a friend's little boy was tugging on his ears trying to kiss him. The dog felt threatened and bit the boy. Are Cocker Spaniels a "dangerous breed"? No. I have had friends and neighbors with minature dogs that have been more badly behaved that any large dog I have been around. Why? Becuase the little dogs get away with behavior that would not be tolorated from a larger dog. But bad behavior is bad behavior and only the owners are to blame.

I have neighbors that leave their dogs in the back yard and other than feeding them, the only interaction they get is when the owner yells out the back window for the dog to "shut up". That is damn poor dog ownership. My dog plays well with other dogs and does well with kids. He does have a tendency to knock them down becuase the doofus is only a year old and still has his puppy enthusiasm. He has no idea that he is 60 pounds of muscle, bone and slobber.

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