It was a great well-written story. But, I have to stick up for the "underdog" just a bit. I do realize that all dogs are different, and each has their own personalities. When I was a kid, we had a Schipperke -- who was absolutely the greatest dog -- and totally opposite to what your description was. She was actually on the small side of the breed -- probably between 5 and 7 pounds. She was the calmest non-hyper dog ever. She got along very well with three young girls -- and outlived two of our three German Shepherds. The dogs all got along great. Although she did bark occasionally, (when warranted) but she was definitely NOT yappy. She had three litters of puppies -- (with three little girls dressing them up and playing house with them) that were almost all sold before they were born. She won a few blue ribbons at the local dog shows. The only thing close to negative about her was that she did shed... and she ate every one of our Guinea Hens (when they were babies) I think there were three or four of them.
I'm sorry to hijack the thread... you really do have the talent for writing. Will look for more stories from you! |