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Originally Posted by Supermans
I like the subtle changes you've made to your car  Very nice  |
Thank you. My 'Subtle' engine mods are my favorite. LOL
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Originally Posted by Brokinarrow
You being scared of the dog in the first place puts you more at risk. The dog will see you as week and inferior to it, and if you do something wrong it will correct you (this usually involves growling, nipping and other aggressive behavior). Remember, dogs are not human, they are supposed to be raised in a pack. You as the human have to be the alpha male of the pack at all times, along with all other humans in the household.
As for your friend Steve's dog, I've seen the same thing in a red doberman that we had. Was very friendly to us but would chase down and kill any animal (including my puppy at the time) that ran from it or got too close to it's food. Since she brought back coons and possums most of the time we didn't mind to much, but finally put her down after she killed my mom's ducks. Point is, it's not the breed, it's how you raise, train, and socialize the dog. A lot of people that buy these larger and more aggressive dogs don't understand that and don't give their dogs the proper training. THOSE dogs are the ones you hear about in the news that end up killing people.
And as for shih tzu's:
http://www.zimbio.com/Lhasa+and+Shih...e+greeter+nose
Yeah, little dogs may not be able to KILL but they can be pretty damn vicious when you don't train them. Mom used to raise jack russel terriers, they ended up killing a weaker member of the pack. Imagine all 6 of those dogs attacking you at once.... |
Lot of 'Need to know' for a dog that anyone can buy. I understand that dogs are not necessarily mean and aggresive due to the breed alone, but if you need to know all of that, and I really don't, yet you can buy one, then there's a problem in my opinion. It's a lot less costly over time to legislate the eratication by control breeding than educating and legislating a registration and training requirement.
And to be fair, I am not opposed to eraticating over time those little Terriers either.