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Originally Posted by Mardelin  My dogs are dogs....in every aspect...but, because I've put my blood, sweat and tears into my line and don't breed to fulfill a pet market , I'm very selective on where I place them. I've seen the law of averages and have studied canine behavior, so not placing one of my dogs in a large dog home is one of my rules.....I won't chance it. |
you said it all there: you don't breed for the pet market. and that's fine. I have no intention of ever showing again, and my big guy is used for search and rescue work by local law enforcement and is a sucker for kids, little dogs, anybody in need. I just get a little defensive when people talk about little dogs like they aren't dogs. I dress fergus (for warmth, in winter) and he wears a bow or "sprout" most of the time, but he also swims with us, runs in the park, terrorizes the squirrels in my back yard and is generally the "doggiest" of the three. I always say he is 40 pounds of dog in a 5 pound dog suit.
to each his own...