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Originally Posted by EroticySteve
Warchild. I'm not saying that you're a bad person or that your dogs WILL lash out at someone, though I've seen it many times by dogs that can be described the same way as yours. It's possible.
Exactly, if a poodle spazzes out you can kick it away with little drama. However, the point is that most people are defenseless if/when a large breed dog does do this. That is part of the point I think.
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But Steve - the point is - is it that fair? - no - because there are going to be bad dogs of any breeds - but the fact remains that Rottweilers and other large dog breeds get a bum rap because they are large - if a standard poodle (which by AKC standards is actually a 60lbs dog not the toy poodle that many people confuse it with) was actually a carriage guard dog and can cause a considerable bit of damage to a human but they are not demonized in the media. This argument carries on to people as well - Many articles have been written about veterans of war who could not re- adapt to society - or Football players (of which I played the sport for 15 years of my life) who are much more violent individuals. These are all stereotypes that are propagated by the media. Again - all I can say is don't let your mind be swayed by jaded media statistics and narrow minded individuals with agendas.