why you choose the breed or dog you have...

ORIGINAL: willowchow

properly educated in gun safety I do not see the problem with a kid having a gun.

No child should be running around in the woods with a gun, I don't care if anyone disagrees.  That is extremely dangerous. 

As for hunting, the OP clearly stated she had the gun with her as a child to shoot twice if she got into trouble.  So, someone would come to help her.  Then she stated she was proud that she could bark a squirrel.  She may have hunted with her step dad but she was also doing things she shouldn't of been.  Sorry, my dad hunted too as well as other family members.  We even had three beagles and a German Shorthaired Pointer.  My grandfather had a farm and numerous animals.  I still was not allowed to carry a gun as kid nor was I allowed to go off first thing in the morning alone. 

If anyone thinks this is OK, well that's your issue. It's not. 

Ok, hold on here…. I am NOT ok with anyone saying my dad wasn't right about anything! I loved that man, he raised me he taught me to the best of his ability and that's all any of us can do. And why are you calling me the OP? what's that?   PLEASE keep to the topic, anything you wish to say to me or about me can be posted in the thread I made in the NDR section.   Thank you.

OP = Original Poster.  Whoever began the thread.

ORIGINAL: willowchow

properly educated in gun safety I do not see the problem with a kid having a gun.

No child should be running around in the woods with a gun, I don't care if anyone disagrees.  That is extremely dangerous. 

As for hunting, the OP clearly stated she had the gun with her as a child to shoot twice if she got into trouble.  So, someone would come to help her.  Then she stated she was proud that she could bark a squirrel.  She may have hunted with her step dad but she was also doing things she shouldn't of been.  Sorry, my dad hunted too as well as other family members.  We even had three beagles and a German Shorthaired Pointer.  My grandfather had a farm and numerous animals.  I still was not allowed to carry a gun as kid nor was I allowed to go off first thing in the morning alone. 

If anyone thinks this is OK, well that's your issue. It's not. 

 
And the point of critizing her childhood is what?  Sorry Lori, but haven't you made numorous speeches about how many of us are not nice enough to posters?

Sorry, I don't want kids reading this and thinking it's OK to run off into whereever with their parents guns unattended. 

And, NO I'm not usually making numerous speeches about anything.
 
And where wasn't I "nice".  I don't agree with what she did.  So, what??

To the OP, Im still wondering if the avatar pic is your 'wolf hybrid'?
 
But anyway, I chose a Collie because I have a small child and I wanted a dog that was loyal, gentle, good with children and a large dog. She has been great, and I would get another one in a heartbeat.
 
I chose a Golden for my mom because she wanted a larger breed of dog, that was very human friendly and outgoing.

ORIGINAL: willowchow

Sorry, I don't want kids reading this and thinking it's OK to run off into whereever with their parents guns unattended. 

And, NO I'm not usually making numerous speeches about anything.

And where wasn't I "nice".  I don't agree with what she did.  So, what??

 
Your tone was actually rather rude in my opinion, and I somehow doubt that scores of school children are running off to get their parents 12 gauges.  And if they are, I also doubt that your disapproval is stopping them.
 
 

I somehow doubt that scores of school children are running off to get their parents 12 gauges.  And if they are, I also doubt that your disapproval is stopping them.

 
OK, then the tons of bad language that gets edited on here shouldn't be then either.  Because it's not stopping them.
 
I stand behind what I said.  No child should be off with a gun unattended.  The only reason kids are legally allowed to handle guns is for hunting.

I thought the bad language was edited so that the rest of us didn't have to read bad language....
 
You can believe whatever you want, but it's not always what you say, but how you say it.

I find Siana's post very interesting. I too grew up in the country where guns for hunting were as common as a pitch fork. I personally was never that interested - too loud!, but the boys in the area all had guns and hunted alone at a very young age. They were all well trained and educated in regards to firearms and I can't ever remember an accident happening.

Maybe because of my background, I must say I am a LOT more comfortable with people having guns under these circumstances than the typical red neck who loves the fact he is entitled to carry around a concealed weapon in public just incase someone threatens or offends him. Now that's dangerous!

ORIGINAL: LizzieCollie

To the OP, Im still wondering if the avatar pic is your 'wolf hybrid'?

But anyway, I chose a Collie because I have a small child and I wanted a dog that was loyal, gentle, good with children and a large dog. She has been great, and I would get another one in a heartbeat.

I chose a Golden for my mom because she wanted a larger breed of dog, that was very human friendly and outgoing.

yup thats my SASHA! and me.

When I was born, my parents had two 6 year old Norwegian Elkhounds. One of them ran away when I was 3, but the other one, Poppy, helped raise me. She passed away when she was 16 and a half. A year later, we got another Norwegian Elkhound baby, Rockit, who passed away 3 years ago. Right now, my parents have a 9 year old Elkhound, Gypsy and a 2 year old Elkhound, Roxy.
 
So when DH and I decided we were ready for a dog, it seems logical for us to have chosen an Elkhound. Actually, though, it was DH's choice. I asked him what kind of dog he would like. He was crazy about Rockit, so he said he'd like to have a male Elkhound. The rest is history. I love all dogs, but I sure can't imagine having anything but my moose dogs.

OK, can we all retract our claws and go back to talking about why we got the dogs we got??
 
I WAS allowed to go off very early in the morning on my horse....Daddy knew everyone in the area and we were way out in the boondocks and I knew where I could and couldn't go and who to ask for help.  How is that any better?

Sally just kind of picked me out (we don't know for sure, but we think she's a pit mix).  As it happens, she was perfect for us! 

thanks Christina....this SHOULD be a really sweet thread.  I can STILL, all these years later remember how sweet Candy was.....

I grew up with Aussies so Ruby was a natural choice for me.  She has different coloring than what I'm used to (I grew up with mostly tri-color and blue merle, a few reds) and that was so appealing to me.  Her temperment with her siblings was also what attracted me to her. We were thinking of adding another puppy when Samwise came along.  I didn't get him under the best of circumstances but I love him nonetheless and he really is a wonderful dog.  I had always loved Goldens and now I know why. FWIW, I grew up in the suburbs of Phoenix and my mom was a firearm saftey instructor for Game and Fish and my dad was and is an active hunter so I was expose to guns at a very early age.  I took my first shot at a buck when I was nine - freaked me out and I've never shot at another living animal and can't imagine ever doing it again.  But I love to target shoot.  My oldest son got his Daisy Red-Rider at eight years old and my middle son who is seven got his first one this spring.  In fact, he just took second place at Scout camp out of about 200 kids (little brag there).  The guns are always locked in a safe and I would never, ever let my boys use them without supervision and they know that.  But there is no way I'm going to criticize the OP for growing up the way she did.  Willowchow, it seems like in the last few days you've been so critical of anyone or anything that opposes your views.  That is not a personal attack, just an observation.  I don't remember you being this way when I first came to this board, in fact, I remember reading about Willow's health issues and thinking how wonderful that she's got you to care for her and be her advocate.  But lately, I don't know, it seems if someone disagrees with you or says something you don't like, you are very critical and I know because I've been on the receiving end of this.  Just something to think about. Christi