I have to say I'm not bothered by Staffies, there are a fair few in my town and most of them are absolutely adorable and some are very obedient and well trained.

However a couple of weeks ago, I spotted a staffie behind me and Bailey, Bailey never saw it, but I walked faster than I ever have done in my life, the owner didn't look very (I can't think of the word) but I could just tell that this one particular staffie wasn't very nice.

I'm more likely to avoid a jack russell or some of the other smaller breeds, I can't actually think of their names at the top of my head. But, whenever I take Bailey for a walk, it tends to be jack russells which really like to snap at him. The other day I was sat on a bench and Bailey was being very obedient and sitting at the side of the bench just watching the world go by. Then a guy came along and he had a jack russell, as soon as he saw my dog, he picked his jack russell up, then walked past. But still, the jack russell barked, growled and snarled at Bailey and Bailey just wagged his tail.

However, I don't literally avoid any dogs, I just walk past and usually it's the owners of the nasty dogs, (knowing they have a nasty dog) that cross the road and go round us.

Rotties don't usually bother me, there are a few in my area, but this morning, there was a Rottie, I just carried on walking, Bailey's tail was wagging as always, but the owner, grabbed the Rottie by the collar and dragged it inside. No it wasn't on the lead, but if she really thought her dog was gonna do something or run over to us, she shouldn't be stood outside her house without a lead on it, unless it really is a very well trained and obedient dog, surely? I'm not saying this Rottie is a nasty dog in any way, it's just the body language of the owner which made me worry a little.
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