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July 1987 Entertainment Outlook Dogs and owners often see eye to eye A fascinating footnote to the current pit bull controversy Is a Vancouver demand that those who wish to buy pit bulls be required to undergo psychological testing first Apparently the man made this plea after a neighbors pit bull terrier terminated with extreme as the CIA would put It Is poodle Now this fellow Isnt the first to suggest a few of those who own pit bulls do so because they like the Imago of owning a canine the old Never mind the dog beware of owner syndrome Since I dont know any pit bull owners I really cant comment SIM I suspect most or us would try to stay on the safe side Weirs In conversation with a pit bull owner we try to avoid the topic of bis mother entirely or else restrict ourselves to very complimentary comments In any case whats really Interesting Is this suggestion that dog owners choose their pets for deepseated psychological reasons ft a little known fact reported only In the more arcane academic Journals that psychological tests have Indeed been done on dog owners with remarkable results For Instance a study conducted the institute of the Sillier Social Sciences In Little Rock Arkansas shows that Collie owners are among the more stable members of society People who own Collies tend to be gentle and Intelligent They arc good with children and truly excellent with sheep The only drawback Is that like other long haired dog owners are smelly when it rains The study Is similarly complimentary about the owners Labrador Retrievers These too tend to be kind and sensitive people although they often become overweight and slow moving as they approach middle age Lab owners make excellent husbands If they can be persuaded not to beg at Ihc table and tend to gravitate toward civil service careers The verdict on German Shepherd owners quite bo re assuring These people all score highly on Intelligence and loyalty but some are more sociable than others On the positive side the study cites a Shepherd owner beloved In his community for bis years service as a schoolcrossing guard On the negative side is the Shepherd owner who couldnt be restrained from leaping over the back fence and attacking his neighbors Pomeranian The arttime as a security officer at arley Davidson dealership At the other end of the spectrum are the owners of Under an apparentlyharmless veneer many Pekinese owners have a truly nasty streak They ore however notably sharpwitted and this combination makes them excellent loans officers Others flourish In law The psychological profiles of owners of other breeds are in general more mixed Spaniel owners for instance are outgoing and friendly However they are often selfcentred and tend to try to get their way by acting cute they are often employed as wallers at trendy restaurants or as TV wealherpersons Chihuahua owners would have more friends If they kept quieter but are surprisingly loyal and honorable Indeed Chihuahua owners can be fierce It roused to anger totally futile but fierce The typical Chihuahua owner has high goals but lacks the wherewithal to achieve them Many Chihuahua owners start small businesses which go bankrupt The owners of Irish Setters are terribly well meaning and often very attractive but tend to be lamentably high strung and neurotic They cannot always be trusted on rugs and spend much of their time in group therapy sessions And of course there art the owners of St Bernards who art brave and loyal and would amount to something it not for the drinking problem Significantly Ihc study found tvo common denominators Doe of will respond best whin treated kindly but firmly And ill will met idly If told would hi happier If got GRANIM3PEN1NGI JULY 3 4 5th Come On In and Meet The New Owners CUT OUT FOR 10 OFF YOUR NEXT DINNER j I Introductory Special We would like to invite you to try an I I evening with us at Poppys Valid till Aug 1987 Dinner Only coup per dinner NIGHTLY ENTERTAINMENT THIS WEEK JOE THOMPSON no cover charge Corner of Hwy 7 Guelph St 8777811 St 8730430 FREE DELIVERY On minimum order of 5 or Qraup Chock Out Our Now Hours Free Beach Ball With Any YXi havi ball tins whin you stop lor Kentucky Chicken Pick up Picnic pi It lilMHUJ Kentucky throw a oittinu fun l IicHsjl tut bulk lor Luis Mori lliLs oiler ls supplies 1HA Street Georgetown 8775241