Im feeling broody.

[Old Hack]

Aggresive? (sic) -

I've lost count of the number of people you've tried (and mostly failed) to start arguments with in the past 24 hours, OH. Don't you get just a little tired of it after a while? And that's just a brief 24-hour snippet of the wider personality you put out there for other members of the board to base their opinion of you upon.

Life's too short, and I assure I've too much respect for myself and other people to get sucked into pointless arguments with personality challenged strangers on the internet. Perhaps you'll come to the same conclusion about the best use of your time in due course?

This is quite a good body of work, but one that ultimately fails as your outlining my aggressive posts, when I haven't denied it. However you have appeared very quick to slight other people who have put logically, well thought out responses. Just because your attempted putdowns are pithy and eloquent, doesn't stop them being put downs darling. I would have thought someone who believes they are as intelligent as you obviously do could work that out; barbed comments are always barbed, even if they are covered with silk honey.

Me, I don't generally get too worked up about what people think of me, but I am very happy you appear to, for you do continue to respond. Maybe you should be looking in the mirror for the personality challenged amongst us.

It would be good if you could get the context of some posts right for a change.

Kisses

[Gentile]

The dog however is a pack animal and will not be thinking like that. If you don't show them you are the boss they will assume they are.

I've never owned a dog, so you may well be right. I have noticed that they're quite shy animals; other people's dogs usually don't let me pet them on first meeting and instead stand behind their owner. They're fine after you've met them a few times, but very evasive on that first encounter. Maybe they're just looking to their leader for protection from the new and unknown person until they work out where you fit into the hierarchy, or something?

[escapeUK]

Absolutely right, but many dog owners interpret this as needing to totally dominate their dogs. They also forget that as well as Alpha male and female, there is also the status of "enforcer". Which is where the dog should be - it does what the alphas tell it to do.

With dogs like GSDs, they need to have a job to do as well. It's no use just owning a big intelligent breed dog and then not doing anything with it. You have to work with and train your dog continually. If you want a bone idle thing, don't get a dog that has been bred to work.

Totally agree with you. My last shepherd got away with murder, sleeping on peoples beds, the sofa etc, as we all loved him to bits. As we had him from being very young, he was used to being told what to do, and certain tones of voices that meant really do it now. You also get that bond having raised them, I remember on one of his very first walks outside he saw another dog and he was so scared he literally climbed up my body into my arms. I know as a full grown dog he would have given his life to protect any of the family, not because we somehow dominated him, but because he loved us and had been brought up correctly to know his place in our family.

[escapeUK]

Judging by your posts, a fooking female chihuahua would rightly think they were top dog compared to you, loser.

Oh, how disappointing, I thought you had died in your old peoples home.

[Old Hack]

Totally agree with you. My last shepherd got away with murder, sleeping on peoples beds, the sofa etc, as we all loved him to bits. As we had him from being very young, he was used to being told what to do, and certain tones of voices that meant really do it now. You also get that bond having raised them, I remember on one of his very first walks outside he saw another dog and he was so scared he literally climbed up my body into my arms. I know as a full grown dog he would have given his life to protect any of the family, not because we somehow dominated him, but because he loved us and had been brought up correctly to know his place in our family.

I agree with you about knowing a dogs provenance; it's important you bring a dog up as you will know how s/he responds to most situations, and know there's an element of control that they understand. Now put them amongst kids and it becomes even more important, as you really need to know a dogs personaility before you let them near kids.

My kids want a shelter dog, but there's no chance, unfortunately, in hell. We're looking at a Hungarian Wizsla this week, whhich are apparently great as family dogs. Need lots of exercise too, and are alert and intelligent. It was that or a spaniel.

[RasputinDude]

I agree with you about knowing a dogs provenance; it's important you bring a dog up as you will know how s/he responds to most situations, and know there's an element of control that they understand. Now put them amongst kids and it becomes even more important, as you really need to know a dogs personaility before you let them near kids.

My kids want a shelter dog, but there's no chance, unfortunately, in hell. We're looking at a Hungarian Wizsla this week, whhich are apparently great as family dogs. Need lots of exercise too, and are alert and intelligent.

Absolutely. I rescued my GSD as a puppy (just looked at the pictures of her, she was adorable) and I had time to train her before the children arrived. She is very protective of the children - when they were babies, the dog kept a close eye on any visitors that picked them up. Nothing threatening, just a constant watch - and when the children play with her she is much much more gentle then when she plays with me.

It was that or a spaniel.

Good call.

Now I want to go home and muss my dog; but I can't because I'm stuck on site

[Old Hack]

I'd always get an adult dog myself. Puppies are cute, but grown dogs need love too, and will respond to kindness just the same.

I am not a psychiatrist, but are you projecting here? I mean, this could be put down as "young girls are all lovely, and firm and fun, but middle aged ladies need affection too, I can respond to kindness you know"? Is that why you blog too, you know, to put yourself out there.

I can see why you're getting upset about all this puppy/young women talk. And now I feel bad for you.

[Old Hack]

Absolutely. I rescued my GSD as a puppy (just looked at the pictures of her, she was adorable) and I had time to train her before the children arrived. She is very protective of the children - when they were babies, the dog kept a close eye on any visitors that picked them up. Nothing threatening, just a constant watch - and when the children play with her she is much much more gentle then when she plays with me.


Good call.

Now I want to go home and muss my dog; but I can't because I'm stuck on site

I think I'd have been happy getting a shelter dog, puppy, before we had kids, but now we have 3, it's too risky to take a guess on a dog, which has probably also been poorly treated, if you look at the stats of it all.

Cheers

[RasputinDude]

I think I'd have been happy getting a shelter dog, puppy, before we had kids, but now we have 3, it's too risky to take a guess on a dog, which has probably also been poorly treated, if you look at the stats of it all.

Cheers

Some (not all) rescue centres do offer full behavioral vetting of their dogs to see if they are suitable for a house with children. But I suspect that when I get another dog, I also will go for a puppy for very much the same reason.

[Old Hack]

Some (not all) rescue centres do offer full behavioral vetting of their dogs to see if they are suitable for a house with children. But I suspect that when I get another dog, I also will go for a puppy for very much the same reason.

It's not that I don't think it's worthwhile, for obviously it is. But it's just not worth the risk, imo.

What do you have?