----- Original Message ----- From: "Christian" Subject: Re: PESO - I don't approve, but still cute
>> That sounds like a dog that was taken from it's momma too early and >> didn't >> have bite inhibition. > > It was a stray from the Bahamas maybe 3 months old when they got it. > The ex doesn't have "no" in her vocabulary and when my daughter "fell in > love with the dog" she let her take it home to Maryland. (a scary > aside: all it took was a vet certificate and a frigging stray dog was > allowed to come into this country!). Probably not a lot of reason to keep it out. It's not like as if it was taking employment away from local dogs..... Having said that with tongue partially in cheek, it's always nicer so support the local SPCA if you want to rescue a stray. > >> At least Goldens have a certain amount of that built >> in, > > That was the ex's reasoning. Golden or lab. They went with the Golden > (I would choose a lab). In this, I'd side with your ex. Labs still have a lot of hunt drive built in, and can be very bored and destructive if they aren't working. Goldens will, providing the breeding is good, adapt to most any situation they are put into. Goldens do tend to be a gentle dog, although that does seem to be changing, if the stats on dog bites are to be believed. Their bites per 100,000 are increasing. > >> How old is your daughter? > > 11. One week, when the ex was on a business trip, I showed Olivia how > to train her dog (the dead biter). The dog was very smart and very > quick to learn. I had it heeling and sit-staying within minutes. Even > dropping to a sit when we stopped walking. Unfortunately, because I'm > not there every day, they didn't keep it up and eventually lost control > of the dog. That's why I don't have high hopes that they'll keep up the > training on this one. They said they want to do agility training with > the new dog, but the ex can't commit to a season of softball so, again, > I doubt it will happen. I have a very aggressive Rottie cross in my class right now. She is a two year old 100 pounds of mean bitch. If you like, I could do a short vid of her in action, perhaps you could use it to scare some sense into them. At 11, your daughter should be able to train the dog on her own if she is interested, but she should be in classes. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
