Pitbulls Used to Be Considered the Perfect "Nanny Dogs" for Children --

[Honeycombe8]

265. That Bolt dog is a cutie. You sound like a good owner, too!

I'm always amazed when strangers come up with their hands outstretched to pet my dogs. That's so not the right thing to do! From my dog's point of view, there's this big hand of a stranger coming at their faces...it must look pretty scary. You're never supposed to try to pet a dog you don't know. My Rosie gets that a lot...strangers think she's cute. I think she's kinda funny lookin', myself, but that's part of her charm. The long neck, the short legs, the huge ears. I love her. She's amazing. She's also the first really smart dog I've owned. So...we just deal with this issue she has. Not a big deal, in the scheme of things, I suppose. But a responsibility, nonetheless.

She's so cute with her "brother," my rescue cocker spaniel. The love of her life. If I let him out to potty alone, after a while she'll come look at me and whine to let me know it's time to check on Roy...he's been out long enough. She's worried. Then we go to the back door to let Roy in...and she's all over him, like "Thank God you're okay! Where have you been for so long?!" Roy finds this irritating, I think. A fella needs some "me" time in a house full of females.