Man and his dog
Discussion
Mini1275 said:
Sounds like you made the right choice.
The breed isn't the problem, it's just a small minority who give the breed a bad name who should never be allowed near them in the first place.
The breed isn't the problem, it's just a small minority who give the breed a bad name who should never be allowed near them in the first place.
You've shared it because you have a tiny bit of you wondering of you were wrong, and now you can be sure you weren't!
Obviously a mental female! I'm betting your dog didn't like her much!
Well done for standing up to the GF... Once in a similar situation, and the then GF asked about my geting rid of the dog ( A German Shepherd) On my saying flatly no, she came out with "Who's love do you cherish most." Without hesitation, I replied the dog's... She asked why, and my reply was simple. "The dogs love is unconditional... Your's clearly isn't."
She decided soon after that we were done. I consider that I dodged a bullet that night.
She decided soon after that we were done. I consider that I dodged a bullet that night.
Side with the OP here.
Sitting looking at my Staffy lying in the sun, flat on her back with all 4 legs in the air and a dopey grin on her face.
My other half was at one time very scared of dogs but having been exposed to my parents staffys over the years she very quickly became a convert and is now passionate about the breed. Coincidentally she is now my wife!
Sitting looking at my Staffy lying in the sun, flat on her back with all 4 legs in the air and a dopey grin on her face.
My other half was at one time very scared of dogs but having been exposed to my parents staffys over the years she very quickly became a convert and is now passionate about the breed. Coincidentally she is now my wife!
T0nup said:
Well done for standing up to the GF... Once in a similar situation, and the then GF asked about my geting rid of the dog ( A German Shepherd) On my saying flatly no, she came out with "Who's love do you cherish most." Without hesitation, I replied the dog's... She asked why, and my reply was simple. "The dogs love is unconditional... Your's clearly isn't."
She decided soon after that we were done. I consider that I dodged a bullet that night.
Well played. She decided soon after that we were done. I consider that I dodged a bullet that night.
Nice work OP 
I should confess I was sort of on the other of side of the fence - my missus has always wanted a dog but I refused.
In my defence, I've been bitten by three dogs (for reference - Jack Russell, Collie and little yappy terrier thing) and my mate used to occasionally look after a nasty, snappy Chihuaha when I was a kid. Needless to say, I wasn't exactly fond of them growing up.
From living with various people who had dogs I learned to tolerate them but they just seemed to be little more than tripping hazards, relentless noise, mess and cleaning up...
...until I met a Staffy.
Not long after, we got one and she's ace:
I'm sure sceptics won't be convinced if I use the cliche about how soft she is so instead, I'll just say that some friends of ours have two young kids and when we told them we were getting a Staffy, they immediately stated they would never let it near their kids.
A year later, they offered to look after her for a fortnight while we went on holiday. And she slept in the kid's beds.
I should confess I was sort of on the other of side of the fence - my missus has always wanted a dog but I refused.
In my defence, I've been bitten by three dogs (for reference - Jack Russell, Collie and little yappy terrier thing) and my mate used to occasionally look after a nasty, snappy Chihuaha when I was a kid. Needless to say, I wasn't exactly fond of them growing up.
From living with various people who had dogs I learned to tolerate them but they just seemed to be little more than tripping hazards, relentless noise, mess and cleaning up...
...until I met a Staffy.
Not long after, we got one and she's ace:
I'm sure sceptics won't be convinced if I use the cliche about how soft she is so instead, I'll just say that some friends of ours have two young kids and when we told them we were getting a Staffy, they immediately stated they would never let it near their kids.
A year later, they offered to look after her for a fortnight while we went on holiday. And she slept in the kid's beds.
Staffies have an utterly undeserved reputation as being vicious. I have never met one that has been anything other than as daft as a brush.
Their image has been sadly tainted by Burberry wearing chavs who think they are hard by association.
Always used to amuse me when said yoofs would s
t themselves when their dogs met my two GSDs (who were equally as daft) on a walk.
It's not the dogs, it's the owners
Their image has been sadly tainted by Burberry wearing chavs who think they are hard by association.
Always used to amuse me when said yoofs would s
t themselves when their dogs met my two GSDs (who were equally as daft) on a walk.It's not the dogs, it's the owners
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