Gentle Leaders - a Rant

[Roxyluvsme13]

What a ferocious dog.. . I get the same reactions around Roxy. (she doesn't wear a GL or anything) but she's a pit mix, and it obviously shows. I tell people she's a big baby, and that she just wants to give kisses.

[binka_nugget]

Kai needed the Halti when he was a pup. I'd get people saying "How could the little Lassie need a muzzle?? He doesn't look very vicious!" Lassie!?!? MUZZLE?!?!?? Oyyy..

Not sure who's in the pic.. but I like your/your GF's shirt. It's cute!

[Danegirl2208]

i used one on my boy (a dane) when he was a pup and i got stupid commets too wherever we went "Why do you put a muzzle on your horse" .."look at the mean pit bull"... "stay away from that dog, he must bite"..im sorry but people are stupid... plain and simple

ETA: LOVE your hair by the way!!!!

[Sparklecoon]

That's the only reason I would never use one, even with the way people who have them rave about them. It's unfortunate that people jump to conclussions.

[heinz57_79]

i used one on my boy (a dane) when he was a pup and i got stupid commets too wherever we went "Why do you put a muzzle on your horse" .."look at the mean pit bull"... "stay away from that dog, he must bite"..im sorry but people are stupid... plain and simple

ETA: LOVE your hair by the way!!!!

Wow... people really ARE stupid... especially since Danes look NOTHING like pitties. That would be like someone looking at Chica and saying, Ohh! What a nice poodle!

Thanks, btw. (about the hair)

[Danegirl2208]

Wow... people really ARE stupid... especially since Danes look NOTHING like pitties. That would be like someone looking at Chica and saying, Ohh! What a nice poodle!

Thanks, btw. (about the hair)

lol, i know, a lot of people think he is, especially when he was a little pup..ive never seen a 33" pittie

[sparks19]

I have had a few comments about Teddy's Halti. People always ask me if it is because he barks or because he bites and I say neither. it's because if he sees a squirrel I don't lose my arm when he tries to chase it. See he has full use of his mouth but I have control of his head.


OOOOOOh they say. lol

[Suki Wingy]

I used one with Niño for a while and people didn't even ask if it was a muzzle, just, "Why did you take your dog to the park if he needs to be muzzled?!" In snappy tones.

[LuvGold00]

When we used a GL with Starr, I even had people think she had a muzzle on and she's a Golden Retriever. I had people ask me if she was friendly, and that they hadn't seen a mean golden before...

[KYS]

The woman was ignorant, not because she thought it was a muzzle,
but a muzzle is safer because it prevents a dog from biting.

I have a GL for Rocky.
When he wears it People mistake it for a muzzle frequently too.
But in my case it doesn't bother me.

[heinz57_79]

Not sure who's in the pic.. but I like your/your GF's shirt. It's cute!

Actually... That's me. Taken up at Flagstaff Pride in June.