[nagdu] Dog Breeds

[Ron Davidson]

I have also known of friendly pit bulls and it is all in the way they are 
raised.  I am just saying by the reputation  they have because of the ones 
that are not trained manners or whatever you want to call it they would not 
make a good guide dog. Imagine the number of rejects from places of business 
because of the reputation.. I have had certain people shy away from me and 
my lab simply because of a bad experience with a dog at some time. I 
wouldn't have to. I had a friend at one time she had a Doberman as a guide 
and he was a very sweet dog but people shied away because of the reputation 
some Dobermans have. It wasn't very many but more than the average lab or 
golden etc. Also I didn't understand why this lady that was wanting them as 
service dogs needed two of them at once. We have had allot of trouble off 
and on in the area of people posing their regular dogs as service animals 
and one of the problems is when something happens with a fake service dog it 
make all service dogs look bad. People don't have the aggressive dog persona 
about the Shepard's because all through history they have been used as 
service dogs.  So to me it is also something to consider when selecting a 
dog is how is the public going to accept the breed. This is just my opinion.