I say again this is the silver list forum Mary -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Day Sutton" <day.sut...@gmail.com> > > Sounds like a wonderful dog. Just a reminder; any dog that is at lease > 1/100 part wolf can be a serious > danger to very young children, ( read that they remind them of prey) running > free could open you to some > liability.......BTW I have 5 berners all trained for the show circuit and > obedience, and none are the least > neurotic........Everytime we go to a show or a gathering of dogs, etc. I > always put CS/EIS in their drinking > water. We never bring home any runs, sniffles, or other diseases... > > On 5/31/07, Faith Saint Francis <faithstfran...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > This is interesting! > > > > We recently adopted our "Conga". She is a beauty! Black, big, strong with > > white eyes, and endowed with the pride of a Labrador. Vet says she's about > > 14 months, and partly wolf-dog .. well! > > > > She was probably disposed of, by her previous owners for not being enough > > of a watchdog (she hardly barks, but I have seen her defend herself > > bravely!), and had been lying there, fed for three days by the entrance > > service of the unit where we live. Third day I took my wife by the hand, and > > showed her the dog. She melted right away. > > > > Well, as to treatment: I can't remember days in my youth when we did not > > have dogs. My old man was just crazy about them. So I know a bad (?) dog > > when I see one. > > > > Conga has clearly been ill-treated. I cannot lift a folded newspaper in > > her direction, for that brings back bad memories to Conga; same thing with a > > mop or a broom-stick, so we don't do that, not even to correct her. She > > resents a harsh voice in her way: she just runs. To the streets, where she > > then survives for a day or two, then comes back to see us. This happened > > twice; we raise our voices to her no more. > > > > When scolded correctively (for eating my wife's plants...) she wil shrink > > to half her size, and hide in her corner. After an hour or so she will be > > back, a bit more learned. > > > > For that matter: I have not know a more obedient dog in my life. I give > > her short clear commands (in Dutch ye ye) and most of the time she listens. > > 'Most of the time' means that she (like every dog) is always ready > > to steal food. Belly full or even over-full, she will tumble the garbage and > > eat, then vomit, and start eating again. Being very stern to her (corrective > > voice or putting the chain on her neck) helps. She hates the chain, she is a > > young street dog, and wants to -and needs to- run and be free. > > > > All our neigbors, aquaintances, children and friends love Conga, and she > > loves them. And she looks quite fierce with those white eys! > > > > There was this dog-trainer training a dog one day, and he lectured me > > about commands and obedience. > > I am sorry: In my experience trained dogs tend to be neurotic. There is > > documentation of trained German Pastors killing children. I prefer to keep > > my dog in her natural state, playful, funny in her bad-dog ways every now > > and then but lovely and quite loyal to us, the hands who fd her. > > > > Conga in her way asks her caress, wants her sweet words, her thrice daily > > outings around the unit, and for the remainder does not worth her weight as > > a watchdog. But she is a great companion and great fun, and we simply love > > her. > > > > FaithStFrancis. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live > > Spaces. It's easy! Try > it!<http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&; > mkt=en-us> > > > > > > -- > Day Sutton > day.sut...@gmail.com
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