Originally Posted by Velvet (Post 1926669)

I had a goldie, gentle temperament, you could pull his teeth out without the dog biting. His main fault was that he would try to slowly sneak onto your lap, one paw, then the other paw, then a bit of upper body, and if you still let him, one hind foot, then the other. He thought that he was still a puppy, and you would not notice that a 78lb dog was lying on your lap. :) (How I loved that dog.)

Originally Posted by Velvet (Post 1926669)

I had a goldie, gentle temperament, you could pull his teeth out without the dog biting. His main fault was that he would try to slowly sneak onto your lap, one paw, then the other paw, then a bit of upper body, and if you still let him, one hind foot, then the other. He thought that he was still a puppy, and you would not notice that a 78lb dog was lying on your lap. :) (How I loved that dog.)

Originally Posted by Joe V. (Post 1917594)

Some dogs are smart enough to reject close minded individuals.

Originally Posted by bobdeb (Post 1926613)

Well, yes, on the leash and the owners.

Two Dobies? One wasn't enough to scare the bejesus out of people?

And if they collectively tore into a tiny dog then they are aggressive. Did I miss that?

Originally Posted by Piedmonter (Post 1893518)

A small (10 lb.) dog was attacked in our neighborhood the other night by an a large pit bull off leash. The small dog was very badly injured and only saved by his owner being willing to wrestle with the pit bull. The covenant restrictions of the Villages clearly do not allow dogs over 40 lbs. I am not necessarily in favor of that since there are many very nice, friendly labs, goldens etc. However, I do think that action should be taken when a larger dog shows itself to be dangerously aggressive. The Villages says that they cannot enforce the covenant. All they can do is send the owner of the pit bull a letter that when the dog passes away not to get another one like it. I am now very nervous when I walk my small dog at night. Perhaps the developer should consider amending the covenants to prohibit specific breeds known to be aggressive. For example, many campgrounds prohibit pit bulls and rotweillers.