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Originally Posted by BabyRider
Far too many breeds get a bad name because of bad owners. People who don't understand or are misinformed believe that ALL dogs of certain breeds are viscious. It's a damn shame. Any dog, any breed, raised from puppyhood with care and gentleness can be a great dog. It's all on the owners, not the breeds.
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(and getting back to being serious), absolutely right. German Shepherds have an undeserved reputation for viciousness. What they are guilty of is simply doing what they've been taught. A dog doesn't know the color of your skin - at least it doesn't know about racism. The Shepherds used in the south on black protesters sadly gave some people the notion that german shepherds really are racist. or their use by the nazi's.
our shepherd Tamsen is incredibly gentle. unbelievably gentle.
one of my cousins had a doberman pinscher when she was a teen (twenty five some odd years ago). 'stafford' was the biggest sweetheart you could ever know. heart of gold. and this was back during the time when doby's were very much in fashion as guard dogs.