Life My dog is a fighter. - Page 2

**Iowanian** · 11-02-2009, 02:25 PM

I think the only true rehab for that problem is found in the chamber of a Remington 10-.22

Hammock Parties · 11-02-2009, 02:25 PM

Sell her to Michael Vick.

CoMoChief · 11-02-2009, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by GoChiefs

Sell her to Michael Vick.

I'm surprised it took even that long before someone made a Vick reference.

**DeezNutz** · 11-02-2009, 02:25 PM

I'd recommend not calling its woman a name, lest you get your ass beat.

11-02-2009, 02:33 PM

take her to an dog training school, it might help

JD10367 · 11-02-2009, 02:50 PM

Dogs are strange. They have very specific ideas about things, a lot of it ingrained. A friend of my dad's had a dog, some sort of Shepherd/Husky mix, I think. They got him as a puppy, when they had an older cat. That cat ruled over that puppy, even though he was bigger than her.

The puppy grew up into a very large and ornery dog. The thing's head was huge. It would growl at everyone. God forbid it got out, it would fight with any other dog and kick it's ass soundly. And as much as it hated other dogs, it seemed to hate cats even more. If it came across one, it was all over. Basically, any other living thing it could get at, it would rip to shreds.

And yet, even after going out and fighting with other dogs and literally killing cats if it could find any, this killing machine would go home, and there was the old cat, now almost 20 and barely stable on it's paws. And this giant dog would love that cat, and cuddle with it and lick it and protect it, and if anyone went near that cat he'd growl at them and eyeball them. It never associated the thing in the house with the things outside. That old cat finally died, and that dog moped for weeks.

**RealSNR** · 11-02-2009, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by JD10367

Dogs are strange. They have very specific ideas about things, a lot of it ingrained. A friend of my dad's had a dog, some sort of Shepherd/Husky mix, I think. They got him as a puppy, when they had an older cat. That cat ruled over that puppy, even though he was bigger than her.

The puppy grew up into a very large and ornery dog. The thing's head was huge. It would growl at everyone. God forbid it got out, it would fight with any other dog and kick it's ass soundly. And as much as it hated other dogs, it seemed to hate cats even more. If it came across one, it was all over. Basically, any other living thing it could get at, it would rip to shreds.

And yet, even after going out and fighting with other dogs and literally killing cats if it could find any, this killing machine would go home, and there was the old cat, now almost 20 and barely stable on it's paws. And this giant dog would love that cat, and cuddle with it and lick it and protect it, and if anyone went near that cat he'd growl at them and eyeball them. It never associated the thing in the house with the things outside. That old cat finally died, and that dog moped for weeks.

Same thing. My parents just bought a german shepherd. He's still not even a year old yet, but he's curious and friendly and loyal to everyone in the family.

Funny part is our cat is about 14 years old. Big maine coon. Just likes to sit on the chair in the patio and look out the window all day and hang around humans. We brought the dog along to acquaint the two animals. She gave him a decent slap in the face upon first meeting and since then, he's deathly afraid of her even though she's 4 times as small as he is. The really great part is she's gotten used to him, so she'll want to go over and make friends and he'll run away like a scared bitch.

**Lzen** · 11-02-2009, 02:54 PM

Cesar Milan knows what he is talking about. I recommend watching a few episodes of the Dog Whisperer. Seriously, download them or whatever you need to do. Ignore what some of his detractors say. He just doesn't follow the typical dog trainer ways. But he has also rehabbed many a dangerous dog into calm and balanced dogs where a lot of other so called experts would just have given up and had the dog put down.

MOhillbilly · 11-02-2009, 02:59 PM

Monks of New Skete books, read them, re-read em.

Brock · 11-02-2009, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Lzen

Cesar Milan knows what he is talking about. I recommend watching a few episodes of the Dog Whisperer. Seriously, download them or whatever you need to do. Ignore what some of his detractors say. He just doesn't follow the typical dog trainer ways. But he has also rehabbed many a dangerous dog into calm and balanced dogs where a lot of other so called experts would just have given up and had the dog put down.

I'd be interested to see the Cesar failures, and you know there's a bunch of them.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 11-02-2009, 03:15 PM

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I'd be interested to see the Cesar failures, and you know there's a bunch of them.

+1.

****ing Mike Vick could look competent given the right editing crew.

MOhillbilly · 11-02-2009, 03:17 PM

radar, how 'on' is your dog? jump out the window when it sees fur 'on'? or saddle up next to another dog, show some hackles and teeth waitin for a submissive position 'on'?

Radar Chief · 11-02-2009, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

radar, how 'on' is your dog? jump out the window when it sees fur 'on'? or saddle up next to another dog, show some hackles and teeth waitin for a submissive position 'on'?

That's pretty close.
I mounted an eyebolt in the bed of my truck with a leash that keeps her in the bed but as soon as she’s loose around another dog she’s got her hackles up looking to dominate.
A fishing buddy has a huge yellow lab/German Sheppard mix she didn’t dominate but he’s about the only one, and honestly she was working on wearing him out, keeping him moving by circling and nipping at his backside, when I took her home.

MOhillbilly · 11-02-2009, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Radar Chief

Yes.
I mounted an eyebolt in the bed of my truck with a leash that keeps her in the bed but as soon as she’s loose around another dog she’s got her hackles up looking to dominate.
A fishing buddy has a huge yellow lab/German Sheppard mix she didn’t dominate but he’s about the only one, and honestly she was working on wearing him out, keeping him moving by circling and nipping at his backside, when I took her home.

pfffff, i dont know man. you can cut your loss and cull the dog or get those parting sticks(make your own outta hammer handles).keep one at the house & one in the truck.
You MAY be able to break her w/ a shock collar but it will never be a 100% guarantee. This is a known willful breed, hardheaded as they come by all accounts ive heard/read.
Me i wouldnt give up on her and give her the benefit of the doubt(being as young as she is), unless she gets over the top wild or shows any kind of latent human aggresion. If she starts to get people mean (and they are known to be man biters) id cull her with a hard heart and move on.

**Bwana** · 11-02-2009, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Brock

I'd be interested to see the Cesar failures, and you know there's a bunch of them.

No doubt about that. The guys is good at what he does, but there is now way in hell he nails it 100% of the time, no way.

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JD10367 Cheaterlover* Join Date: May 2009 Location: RI Casino cash: $10010716	Dogs are strange. They have very specific ideas about things, a lot of it ingrained. A friend of my dad's had a dog, some sort of Shepherd/Husky mix, I think. They got him as a puppy, when they had an older cat. That cat ruled over that puppy, even though he was bigger than her. The puppy grew up into a very large and ornery dog. The thing's head was huge. It would growl at everyone. God forbid it got out, it would fight with any other dog and kick it's ass soundly. And as much as it hated other dogs, it seemed to hate cats even more. If it came across one, it was all over. Basically, any other living thing it could get at, it would rip to shreds. And yet, even after going out and fighting with other dogs and literally killing cats if it could find any, this killing machine would go home, and there was the old cat, now almost 20 and barely stable on it's paws. And this giant dog would love that cat, and cuddle with it and lick it and protect it, and if anyone went near that cat he'd growl at them and eyeball them. It never associated the thing in the house with the things outside. That old cat finally died, and that dog moped for weeks.
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