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Originally Posted by BostonRott As a breeder, I would certainly want to know exactly what became of the other dog. I'm not sure how giving away a 3yr old dog who has already had training and is not improving shows responsibility. No one said owning dogs is easy, and quite frankly, when it's time to suck it up....you gotta do just that. The dog should have been put to sleep. Giving it away is just irresponsibly passing along your problems to someone else. |
As a breeder, I agree.
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Originally Posted by rockybullwinkle I had my dog for 3 years and I brought him to four different trainers and they all said he was hyper and needed extensive training, which would have potentially made him violent in the end. A dog is a dog...sometimes you can train them and sometimes you cannot, there are somethings called fear factors and a trained dog can end up lashing out violently, their bloodlines have alot to do with their temperment which differentiates some dogs from others. Had you offered my dog a cookie, it would have been that cookie and your fingers, So If you don't know the dog or the owner keep your opinion to yourself. |
This makes no sense whatsoever. Training does not a violent dog make, unless the training is violent, in which case, the dog is likely defending himself, as any self respecting dog should.
Grabbing at fingers as well as a cookie is a training issue. i.e. not enough training.
Something's askew in your understanding and knowledge of canine temperament. As a breeder, you would be a very big red flag, and I fear, not a good candidate for a puppy of mine, given your current level of understanding of this issue (and I'm sure quite a few other issues). Am I being mean? No. I'm protecting what I have the responsibility to protect each and every time I put puppies on the ground - the puppies.
Any dog can be trained. Any human? Well, that's another topic.
Whether or not this dog really had a screw loose? That's debatable as well..... because your basic understanding of the temperament is not complete.