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Old 01-31-2008, 08:09 PM
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Re: What is the difference between hardness and aggressiveness?

I'm no expert here, but I often describe my girl as being very hard. To me a hard dog is affected by very little, always confident. She is never nervous, scared or unsure. When training if I need to give a correction it has be very firm. Mild corrections don't even make her blink.

Aggressiveness tends to stem from a dog being unsure, nervous or scared. (IMO) The two really are polar opposites.
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