Comment to Help with dog aggressive dog
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Hi Jess: You wrote, "Thanks Wolf. I would much rather have a dog that is dog aggressive then human aggressive. Kynda's great with people, I am really happy with her." I understand this 100%, however, as a dog owner who LOVES my dogs, I would be in deep horror if your dog hurt my pet. In fact, I think I would be more outraged if your dog hurt my dog. People love their dogs and if your dog harms another persons pet, PEOPLE GET HURT JUST THE SAME. I do have some experience working with violent dogs, and I must say, in my experience, when people try to use UNWANTED aggression for good their is a high risk that something will go wrong. This being the case, not only are you in trouble, but your aggressive dog makes life hard on all dog owners. The basics must come first - if you do not have basic control of your dog when you are in the company of other pets, then you should establish this control first, and deal with "using the aggression" at a later date. Now I understand that some gurad dog trainers feel a thrill when they hear about a violent dog. They think like trainers (of course) and they want to use the dog's drive for some greater good. However, just like in LORD OF THE RINGS, their comes a point when you must understand, THE RING CANNOT BE USED FOR GOOD, it harms anyone who touches it. hehehhahaha :) You can see me on TV talking about this very subject here. http://www.puppywishes.com/Video%20Page.htm The link I just sent you is a sales page for my video on unwanted dog aggression. However, I am not trying to sell you anything here - I just think that the video clip may be helpful. It sounds to me like you do not have control over your dog when other dogs are around. YIKES! There are ways to get control, and you don't need to "change" your dog, just make her more whole. In the end, this advice not only helps you and your pooch - it helps everyone who owns dogs. It only takes one bad dog attack (on another dog or human) to start a whole media crazy where they talk about BSL. Here then, moreso now than ever, we must take care and present our dogs in a way that is good for all. Good luck Adam Stone www.puppywishes.com