does it ever bother you?

[Daisy and Delilah]

It doesn't bother me at all. My kids have all boys and sometimes I even call my girls, boys, and call their boys, girls

[Love That Collie]

The Borzoi came from a Russian greyhound and Russian collie- .. You are closer in your idea than you think.. lol..
This is what they look like with their ears up- but they only go up prior to the hunting ambush- you see those ears go up- they are going to take off.. ( and my husband says the ears are turn signals- right up up- run right- , left ear up- run left- both ears up- run straight on..)

Well, by George I learn something new every day.
Are there still Russian Collies in existence?
lol, I know what you mean about the ears!

[borzoimom]

Well, by George I learn something new every day.
Are there still Russian Collies in existence?
lol, I know what you mean about the ears!

Good question- but I am not sure.. ( digs into books... lol)

[sirrahved]

YES!!! I've got two girls, and to me, it's obvious that they're girls!

(even though I get confused at the shelter all the time )

[GreyhoundGirl]

It doesn't happen often, as she usually sports a brilliant pink collar. When it does happen it doesn't really bother me, I just polietly correct them. It does bother me when they say it wrong after you've corrected them (unless they're an older person ) I could rant for HOURS about this really stupid person... to sum it up

1) they thought Jenny was a boy
2) they thought I was mis-treating her for starving her
3) the reason they thought I was starving her is because they thought she was a newf. (only about 5% of people that meet her actually realise she's sighthound. Most often it's newfoundlander or Border Collie.)

Get this!!! When I corrected them and told her Jenny was a female greyhound they said "no, honey, that's a newfoundlander, I had one when I was just a little girl. And there are no female newfoundlanders, they don't exist."

This got me so mad. Like I said, if you start me, I'll go for hours.

[DrKym]

So Melissa , all Newfies are cloned from 1 male? sorry couldn' resist
Btw Jenny is an adorable name for a male newfie j/k! She is as always adorable!

[GreyhoundGirl]

This lady was such a nut! I mean, OK, she must not have had a newf if she thought my 30 lb girl was a newf.

[Freedom]

If there are no female newfoundlanders, how do we get the male ones???? Er, newfoundlandER?

Some people are not dog people. Some people are not ANIMAL people. I can't be bothered with these last. Don't have any friends like that, etc.

People who are approaching your dog, asking about it, talking to it, maybe just take that as an opportunity to inform, teach, share your passion! Could be they like animals / dogs but never had the opportunity to live with one. They are showing an interest, respond at whatever level they happen to be.

Right now, I am getting irritated with all the people who think Sugar is a Poodle. Even when I say bichon frise, many go "a WHAT?" I am realizing that this is not a very common breed, not around here. Been talking with groomers and learning the same thing. Alright, not the same thing, you would expect them to know a male and a female.

I was lucky, I grew up with folks who love animals. I worked with a woman who was startled that I could tell the difference between a male and a female cardinal eating out at my birdfeeder! So some folks just don't know a THING about dogs. Or animals.

[borzoimom]

This is a Newf: http://www.akc.org/breeds/newfoundland/index.cfm .... Now what part of Jen does this look like??/ OH I GET IT- SHE IS BLACK... lol..

[DrKym]

ROFL Bmom! yup ! must make her for certain a Newf! Just like btw uh Dobes do not come in the color we have as I was told by a vet tech.....they must both be mutations......ALL dobes are black *sigh* wouldn't bug me but that is the reason Rusty was abandoned a yr ago by his breeder with his 2 sibs in a snow storm....the other were the right color..............

[GreyhoundGirl]

I saw a black chihuahua once. Is it a newf, too? I should ask her...

[Pembroke_Corgi]

Yeah, people make the wrong assumptions about their genders sometimes but I don't really care that much. As long as they are nice to the dogs, that's all that matters to me!

[borzoimom]

I saw a black chihuahua once. Is it a newf, too? I should ask her...

By the standards they are judging Jen- then YES the black chi is also a Newf! Never mind Newf's are HUGE dogs!

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

All of mine are mistaken for the opposite gender all the time, except for Winston (who is very obviously male, and most people just assume Dobes are anyway). Personally, I think Morgan is as feminine as Rottweilers get and people still think she's a male simply because she's a Rottweiler. I think Tango's pretty feminine too, but it seems that her colours or something throw people off and they think she's male. Her name doesn't help either, as there are more male dogs named Tango than female. That, and I don't "dress" her in girl collars. She wears either teal or green most of the time (pr her brown leather collar), and a brown leather leash. I doubt it'd help if she was wearing a pink collar anyway though. It doesn't really bother me too much unless I have to say "she" or "her", etc. over and over and they still don't seem to get it.

[xcolbi]

Colbi is ALWAYS mistaken for a boy! Just because she's a big black dog (she's really not that big), and because of her name. Colbi is used as a girl and a boy's name. Even when I do tell people, "She's a girl.", they always end up saying, "Good boy!" after.