[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Nature or nurture and the "Dog Whisperer" says.....
- From: Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx
- To: uwish@xxxxxxxxxx, Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:32:46 EDT
In a message dated 10/20/08 9:24:58 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
uwish@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
> Do you believe that ANY dog can
> be trained?......or that some are just hopeless cases?
i've come to believe that any dog's behavior may be modified ASSUMING that
the dog is not chemically or inherantly unbalanced. many times, a lack of
training or, even worse, poor training, can leave a dog with behavioral
problems
that can be difficut to live with, dangerous or downright bizarre. if this dog
was once a normal, stable puppy, it can be retaught to behave in a more
acceptable manner. i have come across a couple of dogs over the years that
were
just not "normal". thankfully, neither was a GSD. one, (sorry, jess), was a
dal
- he would come up to you, tail and butt wagging, nuzzle you, look up for
kind words, bite you, then go back to being "happy boy". the poor owners
tried
everything. he had to be put down as he was a danger to his own family and
everyone else. this kind of dog is never going to be one upon which you can
depend and that spells danger. i enjoy watching cesar as entertainment but,
alas, i don't have a "time" editing machine when i deal with dogs - and cannot
help but wonder about those canines who never show up on the screen. they'd
not
be good for ratings.
diane
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