Posted on 03/16/2018 9:56:26 AM PDT by C19fan
What about the Beave-coon? “About yea big. Half beaver- half raccoon.” - Spencer Shay
That also comes from centuries of selective breeding, not reproducing those that are ‘half a bubble off’.
Agreed but I think it is more to do with how the dogs are raised.
People tend to treat small dogs as perpetual puppies and what they would punish a larger dog for gets laughed off.
That rings true. I had a matched pair of Golden Chestnut Belgians. They were half brothers born six months apart. They were both 18.3 HH. The heavy one weighed 2,200 lbs.and the other 2,050 lbs. They were so gentle, were careful with their strength and were like giant teddy bears with small children.
Dogs like me and I like them, the only one who ever bit me was a Chihuahua.
I hate friggen chihuahuas. Friend that lives down the street has 3. They act like they’ve never seen me before and I couldn’t tell you how many times my ankles have been nipped.
LOL...how funny. Chihuahuas are to be heard and not seen, and when serious things happen, they will pee on your leg as a warning!
Back in the late 80s I think I read that, at that time, Cockers were one of the top five breeds for biting.
Are you going to eat those tater tots?
That was my concern too after watching the video.
His body weight already appears to be more than what his joints want to handle when he jumps and runs.
Maybe floppy jowls are just a byproduct of breeding for other traits. In a dog bred for fighting /bear baiting/etc., they probably want the dog to have a thick coat and skin “loose enough to turn around in” like a badger’s, so the dog can twist around and bite an opponent that might get ahold of them by the neck. That desirable trait of loose skin around he neck and shoulders probably means that like it or not, there will be loose skin about the jowls as well.
I guess if the jowl is floppy enough the dog can still bite even if another animal gets ahold of his lip. One the negative side you get drool and a dog vulnerable to infection if you don’t keep those skin folds clean.
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