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Originally posted by mccoy
So please remember if you have to use
force don't...it doesn't make you look
big...Man or Woman...I just feel like
we all should think about this before
we do it, I am not judging anyone I'm
just wanting people to think. |
I think it depends on the TYPE of force you are talking about. Would I ever strike my dog...HELL NO
, do I know people who are amazed that I can give an 85lb dog a leash correction and he'll obey me, hell YES
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If he's gonna lunge at a person who is going past us at a high rate of speed on rollerblades, you bet your a$$ I'm gonna correct him, and hard! Because he knows damn well he's not to do stuff like that! I have only done this once....the idiot rollerblader came back past us, the dog looked at me like "I better not, Huh?" and he learned his lesson the first time.
Physically striking your dog is a cowardly way to gain control over your dog. It'll obey only because it's afraid of the punishment if he doesn't! That's not how a dog gains confidence in you, and that dog will be a menace to society should it decide one day to defend itself!
I'm sorry your Ozzie can't get past what his previous owners did to him...but he will leave this earth knowing you love him dearly...my thoughts are with you.