Luckily I never had kids, Maz came with 2 grown up ones though.I have a friend who somewhat reluctantly had a child, after spending most of her time caring for horses and dogs.
The child was brought up with good boundaries, regular routines, and not too many treats.
Seems to have turned OK, he can even toilet himself.
And is tremendously adept at Frisbee..
I can hear distant rumbling.. But fear it maybe an airyplane.
I wish they would keep those things on the ground.
It was soo peaceful without them
On about big dogs,I had an embarrassing moment yesterday. A very large long haired German Shepherd (dog,for those thinking otherwise
) came walking towards us,with the owner keeping it on a short lead. It looked knackered due to the heat. My 'handbag' mutt seemed to sense German Shepherd's guard was down and proceeded to lunge at him/her all snarling and yapping. GS looked at the thing below him/her as if to say 'i really can't be bothered you little @~#!1,but don't try that on a cool day'!
As an owner of several 'big' dogs a couple of which were GSDs (one of which I'd had from a puppy) and had countless wee dogs attack them I'd have booted the little shoot like a rugby ball into the next county.On about big dogs,I had an embarrassing moment yesterday. A very large long haired German Shepherd (dog,for those thinking otherwise
It was more laughable than aggressive. The GS owner seemed to be in complete control of the dog,unlike quite a few GS owners i've seen. My mutt was also on a short lead,so he couldn't have made contact with his target.As an owner of several 'big' dogs a couple of which were GSDs (one of which I'd had from a puppy) and had countless wee dogs attack them I'd have booted the little shoot like a rugby ball into the next county.
Exactly, when we had a dog, we had an inflatable paddling pool for the kids, now the dog hated water & getting wet, but on the odd days with hot weather I'd put her in let her cool down, then get her out let her shake it off, the silly so & so would run round for a couple of minutes, obviously feeling better, then go sleep it off in the shade, also we made sure she had a short haircut in summer, being a Yorkie she had a really long coat if left to grow.
I'd say from experience that small dog/big dog confrontations are usually caused by the big dog. When out with my mutt i find big dogs being held back by their oh so macho owners, as 'Tyson' tries to get at something an eighth of its size. I see owners of GSD's having to cover the eyes of their dog so it doesn't see a smaller dog and get all het up. Maybe little dogs can sense a much bigger dog's aggression and act aggressively towards them as a defence mechanism.As an owner of several 'big' dogs a couple of which were GSDs (one of which I'd had from a puppy) and had countless wee dogs attack them I'd have booted the little shoot like a rugby ball into the next county.
