<div dir="ltr"><div>I don't know about anybody else's bitch, but I know that when she was in her prime (which was right up until she took her final breath) Zelda positively radiated that "Try it, Punk" attitude, especially toward male dogs. Most male dogs consider bitches off limits. This was something that Zelda considered her birthright. She was less hostile and much more circumspect around other females, especially older ones. She still considered herself pretty hot stuff, but she was less apt to snap and more apt to do a kind of half-snizzle.</div>
<div>Younger bitches were another story. And any dog of any other breed except Belgians were considered "trash".</div>
<div>Consequently, other dogs frequently responded with their own versions of "Oh Yeah? You think so??" The boys,meanwhile, stood well away (seriously)-- out of the line of fire. The only time I saw one react was when Zelda was pregnant and we were waddling up and down our street for exercise with Mitchell along for fun, and a little Cocker rushed out screaming horrible things at us. I nearly got my arm ripped off as i was certainly not expecting Mitchell, of all our dogs the most peaceful, to go instantly on the offense. Luckily, the Cocker didn't expect it, either, and had a sudden change of plans.</div>
<div>I think bitches tend to attract trouble, and the males wisely hang back until they see whether they really have to get into it or not.</div>
<div>This is absolutely my opinion, unsubstantiated by any fact or science, anecdotal and unsupported by anything other than 40 of watching my husband do the same hang-back-wait-and-see tactic.LOL</div>
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