Stella and the dogs of NYC

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Early mornings in Prospect Park are incredibe; today I would estimate between 400 and 500 dogs turned out on the lawns to play.

Sadly, Stella got off to a bad start and tried to eat another female Boston Terrier...

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Some of the other dogs...

Stalking Border Collie

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Catahoula Leopard Dog

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Great Dane

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Dogo Argentino (banned in the UK, I believe)

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Very cute Shepherd mix

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Stella is a wee legend. Love her! 400-500 dogs?! Wow!

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It's amazing. There are always a few cross barks, so to speak, but all the dogs get along harmoniously. Even Stella's altercation was just a load of Tasmanian Devil noise, which I soon sorted out with a spray from the Evian bottle
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Repeatedly, she seeks our larger dogs to play with and befriend, although she loves Jack Russells as well.
 
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That park looks like great fun. What on earth is a Catahoula Leopard Dog? It's amazing looking. Is it really a breed?

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It's not recognised by the AKC but it's been around forever.
Here's some info...

It's bizarre but since living in a big city, of all places, I reckon I've encountered every breed of dog and mix you can possibly have
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Naww lovely pics..

Glad there was a ridgie in there!!

The dane is beautiful!! The dogo argentino looks lovely too.
 
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what no staffys?!!
I love that big black great dane he is gorgeous
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Stella R O C K S
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You very rarely see Staffies over here--plenty of Am Staffs, though.

That Dane was a stunner. I saw another Dane who was wearing a t-shirt for some reason...

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And lots of Mastiffs/Dogue De Bordeauxs/Cane Corsos. She was a bit shy about this one at first, but they soon started playing
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And lots of Mastiffs/Dogue De Bordeauxs/Cane Corsos. She was a bit shy about this one at first, but they soon started playing
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Yep, I'd have been a bit 'shy' about playing with that too! Looks like it would have Stella as an appetiser
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It's not recognised by the AKC but it's been around forever.
Here's some info...


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Thanks, that was really interesting and they are the most odd looking things, kinda ugly/pretty in a bull terrier way!
 
she is very brave little thing isnt she!, i used to see loads of Am Staffs in Denmark but barely ever over here, they are lovely too. - the Dane in the tee shirt is oviously a little "body shy"
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she is very brave little thing isnt she!, i used to see loads of Am Staffs in Denmark but barely ever over here, they are lovely too. - the Dane in the tee shirt is oviously a little "body shy"
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She is completely fearless, which isn't always a good thing. She has no qualms about putting dogs ten times her size in their place. An alpha dog through and through
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Lovely, how much controll of the dogs do most people have?

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Really great. Obviously, there's always one that goes a bit tone deaf when the owner calls it away to leave the park
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but I've never had any problems in getting my dog to come to me, and nor have I ever seen any full-on fights (the odd cross word and jockeying for position, yes, but never a fight).
 
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