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Posted this over in the American Bulldog forum a while back, but thought you all would like it as well. I know rotties arent a bull breed, but hell you all get the same bad rap that all the bullys do!

Bully Breeds DON'T CRY

I see the children in the lane
They look like friends, we'll have a game
They've got a stick, oh boy, what fun
They'll throw it for me and I'll run
But someone stops me,
I wonder why their mother screams "Don't go near those"
Horrid Dogs, come here, come close
They're dangerous-I'll tell you why
They bite little children and they die
All I can do is watch and sigh
Cause now I know that Bully's don't cry

Mum cuddles me up and says "My pet
We love you dearly so don't you fret"
But I love everyone out there
Why can't they love me, I do care
I wish they weren't made to pass me by
But I'm a Bully and I don't cry

I sit behind my padlocked gate
From early morn til quite late
When I go out it's on a lead
Is mine the only heart to bleed
I'm held in check as the world goes by
I wish the Bully heart could cry

There are some dogs, and also men
Who cannot tell a foe from a friend
So all of us must bear the blame
Expected to live a life of shame
Condemned, alas and we know not why

All we know is we will not cry!

Author Unknown

(ps. was originally Pit Bull, but poem applies to all so I changed to bully breeds)
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Cindy & Brutus the bullheaded bulldoggie

Bully Breed Hearts Dont Cry!

Yep so very true!
We hear this all the time, (Of course, we especially LOVE the way people MISPRONOUNCE our breed! "Rockwilers", "Rotwilder", "Rockwellers", etc) Parents will snatch kids away who aren't even NEAR the dog (and in fact are on the opposite side of the road!) and say "That Rockwilder will eat you up! Dem is Bad dogs! Stay away from Dem!" as their own golden is the one at the end of the leash growling and going SPASTIC and my my Rottie is calmly walking at a perfect heel, ignoring all of them!
I especially love, during carting events, where people will PET Max, while he is dressed up in costume in harness, ASK me what kind of dog he is, and when I tell them pull back in fear! LOL!
Like he's what? Suddenly gonna "turn" on you? Ahahahahhahaha!
Like he WASN'T a Rottweiler 4 minutes ago while you were hugging all over him and kissing his big head?? Hahhhaa a PARENT did this once, (freaked after I told her Max was a Rottweiler,) and the 5 YEAR OLD girl told her Mom, to chill out!!!!!!! I LOVED it!!!! The mom tried to say something about how MEAN Rotties were and the KID told her "No their not! Max here is nice! Don't be silly!" I could have HUGGED that child! I did flash her the biggest smile I could, and told her that Max especially liked her.
Warmly,
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>>Yep so very true!
>>We hear this all the time, (Of course, we especially LOVE the way people MISPRONOUNCE our breed! "Rockwilers", "Rotwilder", "Rockwellers", etc) Parents will snatch kids away who aren't even NEAR the dog (and in fact are on the opposite side of the road!)
>>I especially love, during carting events, where people will PET Max, while he is dressed up in costume in harness, ASK me what kind of dog he is, and when I tell them pull back in fear! LOL!
>>Like he's what? Suddenly gonna "turn" on you? Ahahahahhahaha!
>>Like he WASN'T a Rottweiler 4 minutes ago while you were hugging all over him and kissing his big head?? Hahhhaa a PARENT did this once, (freaked after I told her Max was a Rottweiler,) and the 5 YEAR OLD girl told her Mom, to chill out!!!!!!! I LOVED it!!!! The mom tried to say something about how MEAN Rotties were and the KID told her "No their not! Max here is nice! Don't be silly!" I could have HUGGED that child! I did flash her the biggest smile I could, and told her that Max especially liked her.
>>Warmly,

We recently had both these discussions on one rescue list i belong to. The misconceptions are rampant. Misspelling names i am guilty of, but hell most i can say right. And trust me if I met Max I would be rolling around on the floor looking for drooly pics.

One thing that happens alot are pits are actually adopted out as i believe border collie mixes. We all shared stories of people being told that they OWN a pit bull and their shock, disbelief or disgust. Then i recall the recent pet fair seeing some odd looking while i was rolling around getting tongue lashed by two of them evil pit bulls that could have killed me with drowning from drool. Ehhh I just ignore them.
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Cindy & Brutus the bullheaded bulldoggie

Bully Breed Hearts Dont Cry!