Yeah, I'm not sure why everyone got their panties in a wad, either.
Loosen up, Chazhound, she was just sharing an experience. Geez.
The reaction is to the repeated threads of the similar nature "my opinion is more valid than yours, even if it is a double standard generalization and insulting to others".
I would like to think this was a fun thread, seriously, but I'm not sure how this is anything about FILAs. I mean, I have a lab who barges into my work like this, she's there to be trained out of such horrific behavior, not smiled or seen as special because of her breed. I also have a schnauzer who does this and finally I told the owner she must get that under control or she'll never be able to trial in agility, it's a rude and obnoxious dog that looks vicious, it would be asked to leave a trial before it ever hit the ring.
It's bad dog behavior, not lab, not terrier, not fila behavior. It must be dealt with and not humored as such.
Given the choice Shamoo would act like it everywhere, she loves to bellow at people and she would drag me to every treat everywhere. She is a pit bull, can you imagine the horror people would have seeing that?