Last dog = good dogozdobeApril 17 2016, 19:36:59 UTC
If you think about it, by the time your dog gets old, they do nothing wrong because they are too sick/tired or they finally (finally...) understand the rules, and then they go and die. phfft..
I remember telling people why I don't have a gun on the place because I would have shot Cato so many times when he was a young dog. He turned out to be perfect of course but it took time for him to slow down and not decide he wanted to explore the world. He never really stopped killing small animals - it was just that he could no longer catch them. He killed a few chickens not in anger or hunger, but played them to death. He killed little birds by pinning them down dobe style (splat). He made me cry a lot initially (a few years) but the last 5 after I stopped trying to MAKE him love agility were the best. He trained me well.
I guess you haven't had a Sheldon-type dog yet - they are (hmmm, what's the word?) difficult
Re: Last dog = good dognosemovieApril 21 2016, 15:46:14 UTC
Ruben was my difficult dog. But NOT in the way Cato seems to have been. He was just always worried, always questioning. And I didn't know then how to answer his questions in ways that made him feel more at ease. I had plenty of "rules" in my house, but outside the home he was just worried about everything.
Ah yes...dominanceext_3558691April 20 2016, 16:47:33 UTC
So back in my pre-agility training days, I had a trainer come to help me with Daisy. He subscribed to the pack theory, and I had no idea this wasn't ideal. What it did do is to help me establish some rules, which Daisy DESPERATELY needed. Once those rules were established (And they were easy - stay off the couch. Stay on your bed until I release you to eat, and no, you can't lick everyone's face off obsessively), she was SO much happier. It was incredible. But I don't think it was because I was 'in charge'. She just understood what she was supposed to do, and as soon as she did - bam - happy dog. She likes to know she's doing what I want, and she's happy when she knows what that means. Big difference.
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I remember telling people why I don't have a gun on the place because I would have shot Cato so many times when he was a young dog. He turned out to be perfect of course but it took time for him to slow down and not decide he wanted to explore the world. He never really stopped killing small animals - it was just that he could no longer catch them. He killed a few chickens not in anger or hunger, but played them to death. He killed little birds by pinning them down dobe style (splat). He made me cry a lot initially (a few years) but the last 5 after I stopped trying to MAKE him love agility were the best. He trained me well.
I guess you haven't had a Sheldon-type dog yet - they are (hmmm, what's the word?) difficult
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