ThoroughbredStar
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Although I may seem a little feral and scary sometimes ( 
), my dog is the complete opposite. I find it increasingly frustrating that people see my dog, particularly so called "animal/horsey" people, and think, "oh dear god, big, vicious, horrid dog."
I have a boxer, now aged 4 and a half, entire male. He is the most well behaved, obedient, kind natured and in-offensive little chap. He comes to the farm and sits outside my stable watching horses/ppl/cats/other dogs go by, has a little sniff about but never goes too far from where we are, politely says hello to anyone that wants to say hello etc etc. He's so so so so good with the horses and all other animals for that matter, including my tiny bunny flabbit who he sunbathes with in the summer.
However, I find it so up setting that people, mainly at the yard, see him and always glare at him/wont be as friendly to him as they are to the snappy, yappy, flighty little dogs of the yard. He is the most well behaved dog, yet all the whipper snappers (which I adore) are treated so differently, lots of talking to them, strokes etc etc. My poor boy
I don't expect horsey people to be like that, I thought we were all a little more educated on dog breeds and the un-necessary bad branding of some breeds....grrrrrr
), my dog is the complete opposite. I find it increasingly frustrating that people see my dog, particularly so called "animal/horsey" people, and think, "oh dear god, big, vicious, horrid dog."I have a boxer, now aged 4 and a half, entire male. He is the most well behaved, obedient, kind natured and in-offensive little chap. He comes to the farm and sits outside my stable watching horses/ppl/cats/other dogs go by, has a little sniff about but never goes too far from where we are, politely says hello to anyone that wants to say hello etc etc. He's so so so so good with the horses and all other animals for that matter, including my tiny bunny flabbit who he sunbathes with in the summer.
However, I find it so up setting that people, mainly at the yard, see him and always glare at him/wont be as friendly to him as they are to the snappy, yappy, flighty little dogs of the yard. He is the most well behaved dog, yet all the whipper snappers (which I adore) are treated so differently, lots of talking to them, strokes etc etc. My poor boy
I don't expect horsey people to be like that, I thought we were all a little more educated on dog breeds and the un-necessary bad branding of some breeds....grrrrrr
) But a boxer doesn't even have a 'bad reputation' I remember when I was little I had only ever known small dogs and I met a boxer in france called Garcon (he slobbered all over me and melted my heart, since then I have always adored them! I'm with you, how can some people get it so wrong, especially since a boxer is only notorious for slobbering and bouncing, my colleagues boxer is such a gentle girl and humans and dogs (even the most timid and wary) flock to her. Your boy sounds an absolute star, far better than a skinny latte whippet snapper!! Mine would probably eat the bunny wabbit!
