| Let me put it plain and blatant: Pat applied the wrong correction method, totally, due to ignorance or negligence... let's call it lack of knowledge in dog's behavior, particularly Rotties'... The way Pat behaved put your otherwise fine Rottie into defense drive, so an inborn drive "kicked-in" when your dog faced a serious threat (at least to your dog's view of the actions). Had Pat known how to appropietaly correct your dog, I guarantee you the incident would not had happen. Pat's improper handling of the situation, and consequent actions, produced your dog's natural reaction. What a shame. Now who knows what Animal Control may do. |