It's funny you fuss at others about being rude, when they gave you honest assessments from your own words... and yet you attack everyoen that doesn't coddle you. I gave you the blunt honest truth and you came abck attacking with snide and rude comments. Not once did I attack you or accuse you of being a "wannabe" or anything of the sort. I never said you were useless, had a low IQ, or anything else attacking you personally or your intelligence... I could have gone that way but I didn't, I kept it to the honest assessments from your own words. You started the attacks here, no one else, actually you are the only one I've seen attack anyone in this thread so far. Take a step back, reel in the defensiveness, and read what's really being said. [quote="new2neos"]esprinter: :) You haven't a clue as to what a Shih Tzu is, do you? [/quote] As an aside, yes I do know what a Shih Tzu is, I've trained many. I've seen many play well with my GSD's and my Shiloh in the past. My Shiloh was over 120 pounds and they were **fine**. My Sheltie that weighs 20 pounds plays head to head with my Pit with no problem, hell he can take down my nearly 200 pound CO with no problem. All your post to me has done has gone to prove my point, you coddle your little dog and think it is fragile. You are not ready for a large breed dog. You will freak out if your large dog accidentally hits it or hurts it, even in play. It's not me having stereotypes about small breeds, it's me seeing you thinking yours is much more fragile than it is and you not being realistic and as such responding to that. You didn't see what I said, I never once attacked your breed or dog... I said YOU weren't being realistic. You are not realistic with yourself or with your dogs or what to expect from the dogs (or your current one). I don't think you should be adding a large breed into it, just from your response here I can already see you will not be fair to the large breed dog at all when it comes to your smaller dog. I am "man" enough to admit when I'm wrong, I'm also "man" enough to stand by my words and not revert to defensiveness and attacking when someone sees things differently than myself. I can take constructive criticism and grow from it if need be, ignore it if they are off base. The really sad part is you can't see what I'm saying, you aren't able to take constructive criticism in this, you are taking it as an attack when it's not. I hope you see past your defensiveness and read what's really being said... it could say you and your future dog a lot of heart ache.