| Re: Abused Dogs Vs. Weak Nerved Dogs
Wonderful topic Trish!!!!
A weak nerved dog is a scary dog, for you never quite know what will set them off or how they'll react to it. Dog with weak nerve are very fast to stress, and that can come out not only as aggression, but also as avoidance of work (zoomies/sniffing and ignoring the handler at training), or trying to insanely be everyone's best friend.
This, in my opinion, is something that breeders need to work hard to avoid, and if they do have a short-nerved pup, to be VERY careful where they place it, and be sure that the new home understands it, and all the extra work that goes along with it.
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