Jenson
Well-Known Member
I'm so angry! As you know, I recently bought the dog of my dreams, a Japanese Akita called Jiro.
I got a call from a relative today who I havn't spoken to for a few years, she heard from another relative that I had an Akita and thought she'd ring me to warn me about him around children as they "can be dangerous in the wrong hands". Excuse me?! :grumpy:
She has never even met my dog, she has no idea what he's like, and no idea how I handle him. Jiro is the perfect gentleman, he never does anything wrong and loves everybody. I asked her to come and meet my dog before judging the whole breed on things she had heard. I'm so mad. I've never experianced breed predjudice before.
Just when I had calmed down from that my neighbour makes a point of telling us about a story in the paper about an Akita attacking someone.
It's really upset me. I'm worried for Jiro now, and terrified of a breed ban against the Akita and such. I don't know how you guys with Pit Bulls cope, you must get this sort of nonsense all the time!
What do you say to someone with that sort of attitude to your dog?
I got a call from a relative today who I havn't spoken to for a few years, she heard from another relative that I had an Akita and thought she'd ring me to warn me about him around children as they "can be dangerous in the wrong hands". Excuse me?! :grumpy:
She has never even met my dog, she has no idea what he's like, and no idea how I handle him. Jiro is the perfect gentleman, he never does anything wrong and loves everybody. I asked her to come and meet my dog before judging the whole breed on things she had heard. I'm so mad. I've never experianced breed predjudice before.
Just when I had calmed down from that my neighbour makes a point of telling us about a story in the paper about an Akita attacking someone.
It's really upset me. I'm worried for Jiro now, and terrified of a breed ban against the Akita and such. I don't know how you guys with Pit Bulls cope, you must get this sort of nonsense all the time!
What do you say to someone with that sort of attitude to your dog?