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Originally Posted by BluHeronHorses ...My stepmother,...has never liked animals other than cats, has got hooked on the idea that you have to 'show' the dog you're the 'alpha dog.' |
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, and in the case of her
puppy, unfortunately, a painful thing.
Your stepmother
doesn't have a dog,
she has a puppy. Strong arming and brutalizing a baby is cruel and narrowminded.
I think you should encourage both your father and his wife to come here. If she refuses, send your father here. Once he learns what he and his wife are doing to their puppy is wrong, it it his responsibility to step in and protect his puppy from harsh, unnecesary treatment.
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Originally Posted by BluHeronHorses ...I'm speaking to the vet about it again tonight. |
Unless the vet has some sway with your father and his wife, I don't think that will help as much as talking to the puppy's breeder.
I think you should alert puppy's breeder.
(Tho I have to wonder how much help that will be. With you stepmother having the attitude and likes and dislikes she does, I question the quality of the breeder who would sell one of his or her puppies to a person as ill-informed as your stepmother. However, it's worth making the phone call, I think.)
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Originally Posted by BluHeronHorses ...I'm glad though that I wasn't way off the mark throwing my ideas about dog training out there when I know almost nothing about it .... |
You know more than you think.
Good luck.