People who sit babies on dogs or who allow children to stand on dogs are fools and idiots. sorry but one day the child accidentally hurts the dog, the dog reacts and nine times out of ten pays with its life.
Yes I know I am a grump, I just hate to see it.
Never been one for big dogs really, as too many friends have them and once round they never seem to either drool without control, fart worse than my dear old nan, and continually eat everything in sight including carpets, furniture etc.
My old fave breed is a Shetland Sheepdog/Sheltie/Miniature Collie as they are soooooo cute and wonderful temperment too. :0)
Great link pasta. I used to go babysitting with my girlfriend and a rather large Boxer would come and sit on my knee (and spoil my attempts at a bit of passion!).
11 is a wolfhound. I have three and shots like these are too familiar ! 12 is rather rarer. The large mop on legs is a Hungarian Komondor, bred to protect flocks of sheep. It is the big brother to the Puli which was bred to herd sheep. The Komondor is the only one pictured which is any use as a guard dog, all the others are big softies. Amusing pictures .
Dear me, Wolfgang. You'll be telling us next that if a child treads on a big dog's paw , the child's life is in danger. If a child tries to climb on it, it gets out of the way. It doesn't just sit there waiting to be hurt enough to be driven to kill the child.