[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: fine line
- From: InquestGSD@xxxxxxx
- To: hollywoods@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 11:36:35 EDT
In a message dated 9/23/2007 1:07:33 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
hollywoods@xxxxxxx writes:
I have noticed quite a few of you have had dogs that have killed bunnies,
possums, birds etc.. Some think its yucky but not too bad... Where do you draw
the line at what they killed... How about a little dog?... Same with not
biting a person but its ok if the guy is a bad guy... but what if they just
thought he was a bad guy... Just wondering where we draw the line on a dog
being
ok to bite something and not ok to bite something.
Others will probably give you a more scientific reason, I am just going to
KISS it. <G>
Killing a bird, a bunny, a possum, whatever, I think of that as instinct
kicking in. Calling my dogs off that they are preying after, I call training.
My dogs being untrusting of a stranger approaching us or our property, I
call that instinct. The distinction they make, on their own, to protect and
tolerate little kids, I call that also instinct.
So, if we take a moment to remember that our dogs remain ANIMALS after all,
and we learn to capitalize on their instinct to our benefit and THEIR
protection, we will all be happier.
It is when we forget that our dogs are DOGS, and get upset when Mother
Nature kicks in, and overreact, that's when we get confused and troubled. The
dogs
will forget about it in 10 minutes. Or less. A sound dog is not going to go
after a little dog for the hell of it. An unsound dog may, or an under
socialized dog. But who's fault is that?
Your own pheromones will trigger a response from your dog. Whether you are
sick or scared, you will elicit a response from your dog without even knowing
it. You are cool, your dog is cool. You are scared, your dog will be in
guard. You are sick, your dog will be overly protective. Mother Nature.
Taking
care of the pack.
Of course, we are talking about mentally sound dogs here.
We train those same instinct for many competitions. I much rather train a
high prey dog than a couch potato.
My under 14 pounds schnoodle hunts too. I don't think is a breed problem.
Actually, I don't think is a problem at all.
Ileana
(KISS-keep it simple sweetie)
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