"Brick" > wrote:
> On 1-Sep-2008, Nick Cramer > wrote:
> > "Brick" > wrote:
> > > On 1-Sep-2008, Nonnymus > wrote:
> > > > Brick wrote:
> > > > > On 1-Sep-2008, Nonnymus > wrote:
> > > > >> Brick wrote:
> > > > >> [ . . . ]

> It's too bad about that shepherd. What you describe is a textbook case
> of poor or no training. From what you describe, the shepherd "felt"
> threatened and reacted automatically. There was a good episode on
> animal planet not long ago where a trainer ran through that particular
> training/retraining problem with live animals. I wish that my dog had
> been trained well.

Yeah, well . . . ? I've always hired professional trainers.

Back in '56, I paid $600 to an ex-K9 trainer, now (well, really "then") a
backwoodsman in NJ, to train Monty. Monty was AKC pedigreed and won a few
Blue Ribbons. After three weeks, I went out and spent another week being
trained with my dog. He didn't need a "KILL!" command, because he would do
whatever was necessary to protect me and him.

My second Dobie, Max, was a throwaway who I got from Doberman Rescue. Poor
boy. Even though his ears and tail were intact, his heart wasn't. I also
had him Attack Obedience traned around '88. He was a good companion.
Wonderful with the family and very obedient. He got to where he would
'down-stay' for 1/2 hour. More, if he fell asleep. Less, if he thought I
was in trouble. Poor boy. Got some kind of liver disease (no, he was a
teatoteller) and died at seven. He's buried in the back yard, next to Sespe
(another throwaway). Lilly is 15. She'll join them, eventually. ;-(

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