LOL Pat. I responded to a post of yours to me in the bp forum by saying that I love the thought provoking posts you so often make. This is the perfect example! My Great Dane is my absolute bestest friend in the whole world. I couldn't love him anymore than had I personally given birth to him, lol. However, when many ppl see such a large dog they totally FREAK OUT!! This hurts my baby, to be treated like a freak when he's actually the most loving and gentle dog with absolutely everyone...men, women, kids, babies, other animals. My neighbors come to visit him, not me! I can see in his eyes and by the way he puts his ears back and lowers his head that he understands what they are doing. I use to get pretty pissed off about it, but now I realize that they are many ppl out there who have issues with dogs, especially large ones for a variety of reasons and I can use the opportunity to educate them and give them a positive doggy experience.

Thanks for the post Pat. I appreciate your perspective on things. TgrsPurr.