I take my puppy Jax (Ajax) to work in the mornings. Today I took him out in the hall to meet the guards and several other office folk. He met the baliffs and the judge too. Plus my friends had a great time with him. That is all fine but the comments were like this: "He isn't full blooded (love the full blooded) cuz his nose isn't pointy" (HUH? I thought the ears would get comments but no his nose isn't pointy WTF. ). "Oh I knew a doberman type once but he was one of the tiny ones you know, about so big" (obviously a min pin description). "He can't be a doberman, they are really thick and well built, he is thin and has nobby knees" (Jax is 10 weeks old for God's sake). I'm serious these are actual comments that were made to me today. It doesn't seem to matter how educated people are (these are educated people okay) they still know nothing about dogs. The most surprising was "I thought dobermans were red" That one shocked me, the person has known one dobe, it was a red so there you go. Come on how about TV, how about movies, Magum PI???? Do they live in a vacuum. One comment on the ears, "oh he doesn't have the mean looking ears." Hahahahahahaha.
Maybe it is just me, I know dog breeds, I live and breathe dogs so to not recognize a dog for what it is, shocking. My neighor behind me (love these neighbors) says, "oh you got a doberman puppy, nice looking boy, when can we meet him, they are great dogs." WHEW at least someone knows their dogs but here at work, people are just clueless. I was thinking I quiz my hubby on breeds, he is pretty good now. LOL. My sons yup they know all the breeds too. I just thought people knew dobermans for goodness sake. Whatever...*rolling my eyes* At least Jax is a hit, big time, people were taking him all over the place, saying "my turn, come on let me walk him, let me hold him" I didn't even have to take him out to potty, two of my friends did that. Great for socialization and of course safe cuz we are out and about but not around other dogs. He is passed out in the crate now. Very tiring morning.
Maybe it is just me, I know dog breeds, I live and breathe dogs so to not recognize a dog for what it is, shocking. My neighor behind me (love these neighbors) says, "oh you got a doberman puppy, nice looking boy, when can we meet him, they are great dogs." WHEW at least someone knows their dogs but here at work, people are just clueless. I was thinking I quiz my hubby on breeds, he is pretty good now. LOL. My sons yup they know all the breeds too. I just thought people knew dobermans for goodness sake. Whatever...*rolling my eyes* At least Jax is a hit, big time, people were taking him all over the place, saying "my turn, come on let me walk him, let me hold him" I didn't even have to take him out to potty, two of my friends did that. Great for socialization and of course safe cuz we are out and about but not around other dogs. He is passed out in the crate now. Very tiring morning.