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I just wanted to share a story about Penny.
Penny's an American Staffordshire Terrier, and as with most pits, people have assumptions and are scared of her. She's one of the most people-friendly dog I have ever met and loves attention.
The other day, I was walking Penny by a hot-dog stand. The vendor had his little girl with him (maybe 4 or 5) sitting in a small plastic chair beside the cart. She saw Penny coming and panicked and got up to run away. Unfortunately, she stood up too fast and started falling forward just as Penny was walking by. What kept her from falling was that she put her arm out and regained her balance by clutching Penny's head, smooshing her ear and covering her eye. The little girl's dad screamed, but Penny just stood there, staring at the girl and wagging her tail. And the look on the girl's face was priceless--first it was shock, and then she just broke out in a huge smile and a look of awe came on her face. It was like "wow, I'm touching this big dog and she's not hurting me!"
I have to tell you, that totally made my day. It upsets me so much all the assumptions people make about Penny--they cross the street, pick up their children, and even yell at me to hold her closer.
Hopefully on that day, I had a couple of new converts!
Penny's an American Staffordshire Terrier, and as with most pits, people have assumptions and are scared of her. She's one of the most people-friendly dog I have ever met and loves attention.
The other day, I was walking Penny by a hot-dog stand. The vendor had his little girl with him (maybe 4 or 5) sitting in a small plastic chair beside the cart. She saw Penny coming and panicked and got up to run away. Unfortunately, she stood up too fast and started falling forward just as Penny was walking by. What kept her from falling was that she put her arm out and regained her balance by clutching Penny's head, smooshing her ear and covering her eye. The little girl's dad screamed, but Penny just stood there, staring at the girl and wagging her tail. And the look on the girl's face was priceless--first it was shock, and then she just broke out in a huge smile and a look of awe came on her face. It was like "wow, I'm touching this big dog and she's not hurting me!"
I have to tell you, that totally made my day. It upsets me so much all the assumptions people make about Penny--they cross the street, pick up their children, and even yell at me to hold her closer.
Hopefully on that day, I had a couple of new converts!