Bless their little hearts. The kids like Snoopy but not Rin Tin Tin.
Well, dogs with upward curved tails show their butt holes all over the place, and that bothers me, while dogs with downward sloping tails are discreet.
I think floppy eared dogs really are better sniffers, hounds and such were bred for using their noses, while all other breeds have regular dog-level sniffing excellence. I think it has to do with reticulations inside their noses, and their floppy ears fairly waft scent molecules into their noses. Their whole confirmation has their noses low to the ground, although they air-scent as well.
I thought pointed muzzles is what made certain breeds look more vicious. This pointed ear aversion surprises me.
Lots of extraneous information at Washington Examiner.
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Another reason to dissolve TSA.
Blood Hounds would fit the bill.
Dobermans have floppy ears.
How about some rotties or Perro de Presa Canario - they seem nice.
Kids are hypersensitive to dogs' ear shapes? Someone at TSA straining to justify his existence.
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Merry Christmas everyone. I hope none of you are at an airport.
*The cutest dog I've ever laid eyes on - a Chihuahua puppy with floppy ears. Melt.
The Children are in charge.
Their will (as informed and interpreted by childish adults) be done.
Stuffed bunnies will be providing for your security.
Grown ups and other competent animals (German Shepherds, Dobermans, and other assorted Nazis) step back.
The statement made refers first to passenger acceptance, before focusing on children.
We find the passenger acceptance of floppy ear dogs is just better. It presents just a little bit less of a concern," Pekoske said. "Doesn’t scare children."
The two pointy eared dog breeds used by the TSA are German Shepherd and Belgian Malinois, with the later being Chip Ahoy's favorite. Both fit the shape and visual profile of dogs I've come to know and identify as "police dogs", and I'm guessing that to be true for many of the adults who fly.
There is a fearsome sculpture I walked through in Birmingham called "Police Dog Attack" by James Drake . It captures "the ferociousness of three attack dogs lunging".
http://www.waymarking.com/gallery/image.aspx?f=1&guid=2e9af84c-9529-4397-942f-8d1d735b0810
Conversely, back from Mexico, and before TSA existed, the police walked by the line of passengers returning with a beagle on a leash, and it was the cutest little thing.
But then, I think all dogs are the cutest little things. But this one was really really cute. It's cuteness belied its purpose.
Is money the real issue, beyond ear shape, passenger acceptance and what is being touted as best for the children? I'm wondering if training and finding skilled handlers for the two pointy eared breeds they've been using is more expensive than training and handling the more laid back floppy eared types mentioned.
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