My Thoughts Of THIS FORUM.

gahustle

ok i admit...   brag about your vicious dog being cooler than our pansy dogs? -- is a true statement. **EDITED**...wheres the rednosed pit bulls and the rotwrilers at? all i see is ladys with beatiful loving dogs...my german shepered **EDITED** what if that happened? im not here to stir up the pot if you want me to leave i will...if you cant accept me how i come

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*EDITED: Referencing previously edited comnent*...see...I love animals, but some people will shoot dogs to protect their own....

*waves*

Proud mama of Kord

snownose

OMG.....I just realized, my avatar has one of my dogs on the couch......no wonder people get the wrong impression......lol

Same here. Max is a much loved family member, but I'm well aware that he's not human.  He has a leash when he goes out - I don't need one.  He has to go outside to pee but I don't.  I get to sit on a chair at the dining room table but he doesn't - although he's welcome to sit under the table and hope that something good drops. He's a dog, but he lives inside with his people.  That doesn't mean we think he's human.

Joyce

 I try to treat my dog with the same empathy I do with a fellow human.  In fact, I have got pretty good at it and now, I remind myself to be as patient and empathetic (sp?) with my SON (human) as I am with my animals.  Dogs make us better people.  We owe them a lot.

Well, I wasn't going to post but then I saw that the dog has a lot of chow in her.  If you'd like to message me I can tell you about the very restricted life Willow now leads due to being left outside alone during her first two years. 

gahustle

ok i admit...   brag about your vicious dog being cooler than our pansy dogs? -- is a true statement. **EDITED**...wheres the rednosed pit bulls and the rotwrilers at? all i see is ladys with beatiful loving dogs...my german shepered **EDITED** what if that happened? im not here to stir up the pot if you want me to leave i will...if you cant accept me how i come

That is so so sad.... Pitts are illegal here in this country, and here you have it folks... a text book example of WHY.  ^ ^ ^  Rottweilers are not illegal... not yet.  HOPEFULLY it won't happen.  (One killed a 1yr old baby just before Christmas.)  They are a breed I admire HUGELY, despite the news reports.

**Referencing previously edited comment**  Perhaps you are mistaking "caring and responsible" **Referencing previously edited comment**?  I'm not *Referencing previously edited comment**!  How old are you?  Are you a child?  What do your parents think of this dog?  Do they have experience with GSDs or chows or any dogs at all?   Have they trained dogs before, have they trained guard dogs before?  Do you know about drives?  Do you know how to build drive safely and effectively?  PLEASE hire a professional.

Don't allow your dog to wander loose.  Where I was growing up, a family local to us let THEIR dog roam loose, they too were on a quiet road.  Consequently the dog didn't have much road sense.  In the dog was hit by a car.  Well, more than "hit".  "Torn open" is more accurate.  Caused a serious accident and PEOPLE were hurt too.  Just ask yourself - what is the worst that can happen?  Can I handle that?

sl2crmeg

I've found this lovely image for us all.

lol Perfect picture. :)

gahustle

pansy dogs

Cara says, "Who you callin' a "pansy dog"?  

Jaia wants to meet your dog...

LOL  

FourIsCompany

gahustle

pansy dogs

 

Cara says, "Who you callin' a "pansy dog"?  

 

LOL  

Remind me not make Cara mad. Lol. Scary looking! 

Moderator Speaking:

Rude or attacking behavior is not tolerated on this forum.  Please post with respect towards one another, or don't post. 

As far as the OP, his opinion is his opinion, regardless if you agree with it or not.

Game on, but please keep this a debate and not attacking/rude/name calling. 

gahustle

all i see is ladys with beatiful loving dogs

Thank you for calling my dog beautiful, but he prefers handsome. And, he is a loving dog through my HARD work. He was anything BUT when I got him. Reason? No one will ever know. He was abandoned on the shelters doorstep, nasty, aggressive, and down right MEAN. He bit several people, includin myself and other members of my family. Now... why would I own such a "bad dog"? Because I have worked with him. If your dog does have chow-chow in her, please work on socializing her. Both chows and GSD do not do well without human contact.

If you have anyother questions, please feel free to PM me. As of now, I am done with this thread. And.... for your information, Edited: Referencing previously edited comment My expierence comes from working in a shelter for the past 3 years, working with breeds of all different types and backgrounds, including pits, rotties, and everything else inbetween. On top of that, I am a working Vet. Tech (for the shelter). I am certified in humane euthanasia of animals, trained and practiced dental technician, and also have taken several courses in animal behavior and training.

Kyda

sl2crmeg

I've found this lovely image for us all.

lol Perfect picture. :)

I know. I didn't mean for it to be Pirate-y either :) but look at it's shirt!!

sophiebean

It sounds like YOU are the one treating your dog like a human - you've let her make decisions and are rationalizing her behavior as if she were human.

this is the only wise reply to the OP..... everyone else, sorry, is arguing their opinion and telling him to consult a trainer, etc... simple fact is... he is letting his dog be a dog with no boundaries.. letting her think for herself as if she is human.

as a kid my own dog(shepherd/collie/chow mix looked JUST like his) was allowed to roam the neighbourhood, also had to be tied up at times due to complains, went where ever she pleased... EVERYONE knew her... she had the gall to steal groceries, kill chickens, and even bit my kitten in HALF and left the front half on the doorstep........ i was only 8 years old when i saw that! two months later she attacked some baby chicks we had and crushed them to death.

some people laughed or shrugged it off saying "She's just being a dog" .. others took shots at her. she nearly got maced by the garbage man when she came charging from out of nowhere as if she would bite his kneecaps off. all he was doing was talking to my mom!!

if i had it to do over again she would not have been allowed to act that way.  Sandy was a brilliant beautiful dog but she was basically wild and did what ever she jolly well pleased. she did guard our home and us... and everyone elses... she also had a PACK of dogs she ranged with... She and the Doberman across the street were "mates" so to speak.... in all honesty.. my dog was a damned trouble maker! a dog i would not tolerate for a second TODAY. but back then she was MY dog. sure i trained her to sit, lie down, ..... well that was all i managed to teach her.... most of the time she couldnt be bothered to listen to me!

as a kid i begged my mom to lets get an invisible fence for our dogs... my mom said it would only keep ours in and not others out... but.... ours were the ones invading other peoples yards!! not the other way around! we didnt even have a normal fence. my mom worked all the time.. didnt have time or money or nerve to put up a fence..

yes i have a lot of good memories of Sandy. she was a great dog(except for the kitten thing)... some called her "Lassie" because she did look after the kids in the neighbourhood.. but it was pure luck that she was never hit by a car, shot, picked up by animal control, or mysteriously disappear. no, instead she died at the age of 9 from OTC worm medicine.... again... if i had only known then what i know now...

 All I know is that I couldn't have gotten my dog to do this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek4KwPKHUQQ without help.

He's pretty darned guardy about the house...probably more so since he knows it INSIDE and OUT xD!!

My (beginning stages) Schutzhund trained dog is presently laying on my bed, begging me for a bite of porkchop.

This same dog, along with my other male (show winner) have protected me from some not so well intentioned people on more than one occasion.

Strauss has kept a drunken neo-nazi at bay (no lie...and this was BEFORE the schutzhund training), and Ranger nearly took off the hand of someone that had gotten too close to my car after I'd repeatedly told them to bugger off.

Good dogs.
 

i wont say hiring or consulting a trainer is a bad idea.. just that its probably pointless to tell THIS guy that because he's convinced his dog is perfectly normal and well trained because she can figure things out on her own.