Alyssa, I know exactly how you feel.
Micki USED to be an evil little dog. He has a small bite record, actually. Nothing too serious, but he didn't used to like little kids at all. My Aunts have called him many horrible names and notify other people coming into our house that our dogs are not friendly and not to go near them. It DRIVES ME CRAZY! I get soo mad every single time. He has not bitten a single person (knocks on wood) in about 5 years but they still think he's a an evil kid eating machine.
Now Kyra is a little b*tchy. People always want to pick her up and hold her since she's so small...but she really doesn't like it. It totally freaks her out, and I don't blame her. If you just ignore her or play ball with her she'll be your best friend, if you try to grab her she'll bite you. People don't get it. She also gets called bad names. It comes up at every family gathering, I swear, and it makes me mad.
Jack also bit somebody once. (My dogs are not horrible, I swear! lol) His was more of a protective thing and bit somebody on the sidewalk. A few weeks after the incident I had him downtown where there were lots of people and lots of dogs. My Aunt also showed up and chewed me out because I was bringing an "aggressive" dog into public. I tried to explain to her that he was protecting the house, that we were working on it, and will not attack everything within sight.
It's frustrating. But in the end I know my dogs and I know that they aren't horrible, mean, man-eating things. Don't worry about what she says or thinks. You know the truth
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