very true. I’m sure Obama has no idea how to handle a dog, I’ve seen his dog leading him around in pictures. You won’t see me with any pictures of a dog leading me around. That said, I have always had a working type dog around, old line dobes years ago, working german shepherd lines, and now Malinois. I muzzle mine when around strangers, just because. Mine is quite social, but it isn’t worth the risk, even though mine is trained to bite when asked. As a general rule, dogs bite because they are fearful. A well-bred and confident Mal or Dutch shepherd will not bite from fear, if someone sticks their face too close, it is common for them to pop their teeth at them, letting them know they aren’t allowed, so get the heck back! Fear biters are the unpredictable ones.
When it is all said and done, it is the owner that is unqualified to handle a dog. Just look at a picture of Obama ‘leading’ a dog. Growing up on a ranch, I learned as a youngster that a horse knows when a fool has the reins.
You hit the ten ring. Great comments.