[Cajundaddy]

I work out in the field a lot and have had run-ins with a few thousand dogs over the years.

Bitten by: Mastiff, several shepherds, dobie, Pomeranian, schnauzer, (all were a single warning bite but drew blood).

Heel nipped by: Queensland heelers, Jack Russells, Aussies, daschunds

Handed the ball by: Pits, labs, goldens, cockers, rotties, jack russells, daschunds, assorted mutts.

One of my Blue Tic Hounds was generally pretty sleepy but did not like men in hats. After work one day I came in through the back gate to stock some feed bags for the horses and then proceeded towards the house with my hat on. This hound woke from a dead sleep, leapt up and charged at me baying the whole way. She jumped off a retaining wall and flew about 10 feet mid air on an intercept course and when I called her name I could see the whites of her eyes as she realized who I was. "Ruh roh!" Eighty pounds of hound bounced off my chest as she tucked her teeth back in her mouth and instantly became submissive.

Not the brightest dog I ever owned, and I would hate to be the hay delivery guy wearing a cowboy hat.