[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: A new can of worms
- From: "Penny & Bill" <Ketchy@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Show List" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 18:07:36 -0400
As some of you know, my dogs are house dogs. I have placed an unsound dog
with my daughter, who is a dog person and took care of him till he died from
toxic gut a few years ago.
Five summers ago, I made an outcross breeding, but type to type. At 8 weeks
old, all pups appeared to be sound and were placed in loving, family homes.
Around 8-10 months later, I got phone calls from 2 of the families--the puppies
(both males) had bitten family members AND other people. BOTH families
attended obedience classes (like I recommended) and 1 family hired 2 different
trainers, to no avail. I saw both pups--they were total, raving spooks. I put
them to sleep: I gave one family a refund and the other opted for another of
my dogs, an easygoing solid black male. In addition, I spayed the dam of this
litter and placed her too--her temperament was excellent. Needless to say, I
never used that particular stud dog again. Boy, if there was EVER a reason NOT
to outcross, this litter was it! Just to be sure, I contacted everybody
else--all other dogs from this breeding were fine. Yikes.
I WILL NOT KEEP A SPOOKY DOG.
Penny in NY
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