This is a pretty cool thread!

I myself have always liked a dog smart enough to know the difference between friend and competition. I had two bitch pet bulls at the start of my yard. They helped me raise several litters of bulldogs and could always run with the dogs all throughout their life. At feeding time they would trot through the yard visiting every dog to gather dropped kibbles along the way.

A buddy of mine sent his 3 legged CH to my place for a while. He hold me that my two house dogs would end up dead if left to roam around his dog. It wasn't a week later he was in a submissive stance playing it up with the girls and the joy in his eyes I'll never forget. Dogs are social creatures, allowing them to tap into that doesn't harm their ability to perform whatsoever. Some of the very best dogs I've seen were great around other dogs who were not a threat to them.

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