babyjoemurphy
Well-Known Member
This has been a very frustrating thread to follow. School yard bantering, he said she said, and a whole lot of flaring nostrils I'm sure.
I'm happy to see it come to white flags in the air.
This forum for me as a newbie mastiff owner (3 yrs) is a learning tool. I come to read to better my relationship with my dog, to connect with like-minded dog owners and to get a laugh at the comedy posted. As we all know mastiffs are very unique and perfect to us no matter what life throws at us.
I have been called a mastiff snob because my life revolves around my boy. As most mastiffs owners will and can say the same.
What we do with our dogs is what we feel is best. What one does is not what another sees as perfect and that is ok. Let's face it you can Google "best dog for lazy people" and Mastiffs comes up. NOT TRUE but it's in black and white so it must be true, no?
We learn as we grow together just as we do with children. There is no ONE book that is perfect with all the info we need to raise our kids and pets. Everyone has their own ideas.
The calling out and putting down in this thread was almost sickening. If I was a new mastiff owner and fell to this thread first I would have never made it to the 19th page to see the change. I would leave this forum with my tail between my legs with an ugly taste in my mouth.
We all come from different places but we ALL treat our dogs with respect, love, and the best that WE feel is right. No one has the right to put anyone down for that. Personal attacks are just not fair and compete uncalled for.
Even though Linc is fit, after reading this thread I feel I am a horrible dog owner because I don't run my dog, hike or bike. REALLY!!!!
I see Linc as living the life most people would dream of. He is walked, excerized, played with, feed great, loved to the moon and back, trained yet now I feel he is short changed.
Honestly this thread I feel should be completely removed and started over with no personal attacks.
JMO
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I'm happy to see it come to white flags in the air.
This forum for me as a newbie mastiff owner (3 yrs) is a learning tool. I come to read to better my relationship with my dog, to connect with like-minded dog owners and to get a laugh at the comedy posted. As we all know mastiffs are very unique and perfect to us no matter what life throws at us.
I have been called a mastiff snob because my life revolves around my boy. As most mastiffs owners will and can say the same.
What we do with our dogs is what we feel is best. What one does is not what another sees as perfect and that is ok. Let's face it you can Google "best dog for lazy people" and Mastiffs comes up. NOT TRUE but it's in black and white so it must be true, no?
We learn as we grow together just as we do with children. There is no ONE book that is perfect with all the info we need to raise our kids and pets. Everyone has their own ideas.
The calling out and putting down in this thread was almost sickening. If I was a new mastiff owner and fell to this thread first I would have never made it to the 19th page to see the change. I would leave this forum with my tail between my legs with an ugly taste in my mouth.
We all come from different places but we ALL treat our dogs with respect, love, and the best that WE feel is right. No one has the right to put anyone down for that. Personal attacks are just not fair and compete uncalled for.
Even though Linc is fit, after reading this thread I feel I am a horrible dog owner because I don't run my dog, hike or bike. REALLY!!!!
I see Linc as living the life most people would dream of. He is walked, excerized, played with, feed great, loved to the moon and back, trained yet now I feel he is short changed.
Honestly this thread I feel should be completely removed and started over with no personal attacks.
JMO
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