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Originally Posted by asphaltgambler
Went through this a few years ago. I've owned Chow's and Chow mix"s since I was @20 years old. Unfortunately my homeowner's insurance wouldn't cover me anymore. My Chow was in the last part of his life, finally passing about the time before renewing my insurance.
I really had no choice, after some time I bought a rough coat Collie puppy..........
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Oh very sad! I had a chow and want another one someday. There are active chow rescue groups here, never heard of an insurance problem.
My neighbor has a pit bull, very sweet dog to me, but she (neighbor) can never relax when walking the dog. If another dog appears a block away, she has to take evasive action.
Dogs are what we made them. In some cases we didn't do them any favors. A friend had a dog - not a pit - that became aggressive and almost uncontrollable at about a years of age. Knock on the front door and it sounded like the Hound of the Baskervilles. She had to restrain the dog and lock it in the bathroom before letting you in. When walking the dog she had to use all her strength on the leash to hold him back from charging people and other dogs. 80 lb dog, 120 lb lady. He had to have a walk on a particular route every day or he went nuts. Once he went after a cyclist and pulled her off her porch, dislocated her shoulder. Dog was untrainable. She was a nervous wreck. The husband and son loved the dog and wouldn't hear of getting rid of it. We (my wife and I) finally sat down with the husband and told him if he didn't get rid of the dog, he'd be getting divorced and lose his house. Dog was put down.