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Aaaannnd Jacky.

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A picture of my 2 year old staffie, Jackson.

He's the biggest baby ever. We rescued him when he was about 4 months old at a motorcycle show where he was tied to a pole, starving, flinching, and shivering. Crawling with bugs too. He's still terrified of random objects like soda cans, cell phones, bigger dogs, towels, cleaning supplies, and especially vacuum cleaners.

His bark is far worse than his bite. He thinks he's a little poodle, not the 70 pound cinderblock on sticks that he is, so he likes to get on your lap and stretch on you and jump around, trying to get you to play with him if youre in a wool sweater. He's a blockhead, but he' s so sweet.

People in the street run away from him like he's Satan or something. What they never seem to notice is his tail between his legs, or that he's almost tripping me up as he tries to hide behind me-he's absolutely terrified of people he doesnt know.

Before I took a few pictures of him, I petted the camera, let him sniff my hand, then placed the camera on the ground and played with it so it would make noise. He was actually rather curious about it rather than scared, but I didn't want to scare him.

So that's all you need to know before you tell me that I shouldnt own a "vicious" dog like a pittie. The only vicious thing about him is his gas.
Image size
3648x2736px 3.78 MB
Make
FUJIFILM
Model
FinePix Z20fd
Shutter Speed
1/42 second
Aperture
F/3.7
Focal Length
6 mm
ISO Speed
1600
Date Taken
Feb 5, 2009, 11:22:30 PM
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BlueEyes-Den's avatar
Awww, he's adorable! My dog Krissy, everyone shies away from her too, like she's gonna kill them. She would never, she's sooo friendly, but she senses when people are scared and picks them out to annoy them, which does NOT help her image, I must say. Lol. For instance, she'll follow them and bark at them, but she won't touch them. It's like she's saying 'Come on, play with me already!'. But she would never hurt anyone. She has a bad rep, but it's not a true one. Same with your guy here. :3

Jax looks like a real sweetie, and I hope he gets better at... not being scared. Lol. He doesn't even look mean, I don't see a hint of aggression in those eyes. Nope! What a sweetheart.