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 Dumb & Dumber
''Life's tough. It's even tougher if you're stupid.'' I try and answer every question I receive on dog training. I may often come across as a little on the blunt side, (some may call it brash). That is because I consider myself an advocate for dogs and not dog handlers. I am an advocate for common sense dog training and not the latest fad that appears on the horizon. Good dog training is not rocket science. It's common sense.
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Hello Mr. Frawley, I have been spending some time on your web site, and read many of the Q&As that were on the site as well. I have been doing a lot of surfing on the web lately, looking for answers to some training questions I have regarding my current dog, a 10 month old, spayed female German Shepherd. I rescued her about a month ago. I certainly would not say I am a dog trainer, I have not even gained any titles with a dog. I am a working mother of two small children who is highly involved in rescuing dogs and cats in my local county, and working with the county pound to increase adoptions, spayings, etc. I often rescue German Shepherds and Rottweilers, as well as mixed breeds and all sorts of other purebred dogs. I have encountered many different personalities and temperaments in my rescue work. I realize I am probably wasting my time, but I felt compelled to tell you how appalled I am at what you tell people to do regarding their dogs. I certainly agree with your recommendation regarding starting with basic obedience. I agree with the pack and drive information you give. An animal must know where it stands within its pack. And a dominant animal must not be allowed to get away with what I would term aggressive behavior. However, I cannot believe that you told most of these people to "kick butt," "kick ass," "put the dog through hell," "make him think he is dying or has died," etc. In the first place, I myself would never attempt such an act. It is inhumane and cruel, and could create a very dangerous situation. I have used prong collars on occasion, but only gently. As for electric shock or abusive beating, I believe these are condoned by those who cannot truly train a dog. An electric shock collar should ONLY be used in an extreme case, and ONLY by someone who knows what they are doing. Not these obvious novice or first dog owners, that most of your questions seemed to be from. Perhaps such inhumane training is necessary to train dogs for police work. Never having been involved in such work, I certainly wouldn't know. But for the average dog owner, especially a novice dog owner, this is only going to make the dog mistrustful, and possibly aggressive. I see enough behaviorial problems with the many pound and stray dogs I work with daily, to know this to be a fact. And true aggression can never be trained out of a dog, with any method. Your suggestions are not going to improve relations between any of these folks and their dogs, but only create dogs with aggression problems, and dangerous situations for their handlers. I don't expect a response from you, nor do I really want one. I do wish, however, you would at least post my email on your site, to give visitors some food for thought. Your method may have worked with some of your visitors, but I'd be willing to bet it is the exception, not the rule. Anyone who needs to rely on kicking their dog's ass does not understand how he thinks and is not what I would call a responsible, nor respectable trainer. Barbara Link ANSWER: You are right: 1- You don't know much about dog training HER ANSWER: Pretty much what I expected from you. Reinforced my opinions. I think the humane society might be interested in your "technique" don't you? I have read a lot of your articles and I want to ask your advice because you seem to follow your tried and true methods, not what is popular at the moment. We have an 11 week old Lab puppy that we have had since she was 6 weeks old. From the time we got her, we have worked with her to teach her proper manners. She understood house breaking within the first couple of days and is quick to catch on to almost anything we try to teach her. Most of the things you suggest in your articles, we have always done. She is not allowed in any bedroom, etc. She has a horrible mouthing problem that we have not been able to control, but she does not appear to have an aggressive personality. She will allow you to turn her on her back, touch her paws, take her food, and so forth. But lately she seems to becoming more aggressive and I am afraid we may be causing the problem. I have used treats and praise as a method of training, which she responds to fairly well. I usually work with her 2-3 times a day. My husband on the other hand is a firm believer in whipping her if she misbehaves and if she bites him, he will knock her across the room. Needless to say, she does not bite him often; however, she will rarely go anywhere near him and it does not stop her from mouthing our children or me. Like I said, she has always responded well to treats and praise, but lately at times she refuses to obey and she will try to take the treat out of my hand if I do not give it to her. If she refuses to obey a command, like sit, I have started trying to restrain her until she sits, which turns into a horrible fight. She will twist, claw, and bite to try to get free. I try to hold her until she relents. Most of the time she will not relent and I usually end up just locking her up with nothing but bites and scratches for my trouble. Is she too young to try to force into submission? What should I do if she refuses to obey a command? Is whipping her the right answer or is that causing her to be more aggressive? I have read anything that I can find on this subject, but everything I've read just tells me not to allow this type of behavior, not how to stop it. We do not want an attack dog; we just want a friendly addition into our family. I have ordered your training video and hope it will give me some insight into the proper way to train my puppy without worrying that she may one day take her aggression out on our children. Thank you, ANSWER: Well the first thing you need to do is whip your husband the next time he whips the dog and then ask him how he liked it! You can tell him that he needs to either learn how to train a dog or find a new home for this puppy because he is going to screw it up if he continues. Whipping a dog is stupid, dumb, ignorant and foolish. There is no nice way to put it. You are expecting too much from this pup at too young of an age. You need to learn how to train a dog and you need to get a dog crate and use it. I can't teach you how to train a dog through an email. I would recommend the video I produced titled Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months. I give this video to all of my puppy customers and never get questions on how to raise a pup. Read the description of the tape on my web site. 4 YEARS LATER Four years after adding this email to my dumb and dumber section I was surprised to get a nice email from Linda. In it she indicated that she in fact did go ahead and purchase my DVD Your Puppy 8 Weeks to 8 Months and Basic Dog Obedience She wanted me to know that her family used this information in training their dog and they now have a normal happy well trained dog. Because she was so nice in the email I offered to remove this email from Dumb and Dumber. All she had to do was say the word. She wrote back and said I should leave it because it may help others. She just wanted everyone to know that her husband doesn't beat her and she doesn't beat him :-) Here is what she said: But maybe you could just add that I did email
you several years later to let you know you were right, we were
wrong and every single problem that we had was our fault-not the
dog's. Once we bought your tapes and followed your instructions,
we realized the puppy was magnificent. Smart dog-dumb handler! How about some tips on how to properly breed a first time bitch that is giving me problems, and also how the pups grow inside the bitch, nice video would be great if you would make on, like, when do the pups get hair, teeth, etc. consentrate on breeding and puppies growing inside the bitch more than fighting dogs. would buy those videos or books more than the ones you have on training dogs to bite. regards ANSWER: Maybe you can give me a game plan on just how I am to get video of puppies growing inside of a bitch. On December 18th I had a litter of 4 Miniature Pinscher puppies. Three very healthy, and the first runt I have ever had in my life. I noticed the first day he was in distress. He weighted 2 1/2 ozs. I began tube feeding adding a little Nutri Cal to his formula. I Live in a Very small town with not allot of help from Vets to be honest the Vets here leave allot to be desired. Anyway, I tube fed him for 10 days, Using the measurements on the can of Esebilac to insure I was feeding the proper amount for his weight He seemed to be coming along quite well, gaining weight, moving around more. He did lose his desire to suck, I figured I was just keeping his little belly full, and was willing to continue tube feeding until he was weaned if needed. I listened to his chest all of the time (I am so afraid of Pneumonia) he showed no signs. His bowels looked fine. He seemed fine. Yesterday I woke up and he was dead. I could not figure out what I did wrong. I inspected this puppy from top to bottom, something I should have done from the start and found that he had what I think is a Cleft Pallet. Could this alone kill him? At first I thought I might have injured him with the feeding tube, but my Vet said that was impossible as the tube was so soft and flexible. Can you describe to me or send me a picture of what a cleft pallet looks like? He had no outward signs of a Cleft Pallet, but the inside was awful. I have cried for 2 days wondering what else I could have done to save this tiny puppy. I have two champion Miniature Pinschers I raise very healthy puppies and have most of them homes before they are born, But this one encounter has put me out of the puppy raising business. I am simply too soft hearted. In the past, I have raised Siberian Huskies, Basset Hounds and Min Pins and this is the first puppy I have ever lost. Thank you very much ANSWER: It is always very sad when puppies die If one is to become a breeder, it is only a matter of time before being exposed to this kind of thing. It is never easy but it happens. HER RESPONSE: Thank you for answering my question! Your site is worthless! Hello Ed, I was looking for a kennel to board my bitch while she was in heat. I went to a kennel near my house to take a look at his facilities before I boarded my dog. Well all I can say is thank god I did that. Everything looked fine at first. He had a nice little set-up that was secluded with lots of land and room for the dogs. He had indoor kennels for the dogs and everything. Well I was sitting there just bullshitting with the guy, asking him how long he has been involved with dogs. He told me he has been around dogs all of his life. He specializes in German shepherds. He claimes to train for the police. Well first of all he was trying to tell me that white shepherds are just like any other german shepherd. Which I did not agree with at all. And he was telling me that alot of the german shepherds he has had, he has had to put to sleep for biting people. I knew something was up with this guy after he explained his experiences and opinions on dogs. Well He said he had a litter of German shepherd pups so I asked to see them. He brought the pups out and I noticed that the pups had scars all over their faces. I bent down to pet the pups and a couple of them dropped to the ground and started pissing everywhere. I asked him why the scars were on their faces and the dumbass told me that he lets his pups fight to show which one will be dominant because "He didnt want faget dogs in his kennel". This was his statement exactly. Well needless to say I packed my shit and left giving him my opinion on his stupidity on the way out. I think that this guy really thinks he knows alot about dogs and he claims to be an expert. In my opinion he is an animal abuser and a real piece of shit if you ask me. Do you think that this kind of behavior with his pups is considered animal abuse?(you should have seen the scars on these pups). Do you think that I should contact someone about animal abuse? I just wanted to share my opinion with someone who can agree that this moron should be castrated and then fed to his crazy schitzo dogs. Thanks for your time. ANSWER: You just learned a valuable lesson. There are
RED NECKS hiding behind every I plan on getting a rott,a doverman, and a german shepard. If i get them all at the same time will they all get along? If I spay and neuter them will that reduce some of the fighting? And when I do get these dogs what would you perfer to be the males and female? Please just write back at your convience. ANSWER: This is foolish. It's a bad idea and destined to fail. I do not comment on bad ideas. Get a grip on your ego. Do you think we should protection train our dog in Schutzhund or through a professional trainer - or do we need to at all? What are your recommendations? I think that anyone who trains a dog to bite human beings (outside of law enforcement officers) is just asking for trouble. Once you train a dog that it's "OK" to take a full mouth bite on someone, you have crossed the line of pets and bonded companions and entered a world of almost constant and vigilant training requirement. The reason is that now this dog "MUST" without hesitation do everything you ask as soon as you ask it. That means working him in obedience/ protection work at least once a week for several "formal hours" involving other serious minded persons and you can never stop keeping him proficient in his discipline. He must constantly be reminded that this "new learned behavior" is only to be exercised on your command and "never" otherwise. If you do not do this, then there is the real possibility that because he has not been kept proficient, that he might miscue and mistake an argument or simple "clowning around" or even a spirited "pushing wrestling match" as a reason to inflict a bite. I can recall seeing a less than proficient Schutzhund 3, male (Schutzhund means protection trained) several years ago, miscue on a 4 year old boy who happened to slip on the ice and fall in the direction of this "always looking for the bad guy to jump out" mental case of a poorly trained German dog. Luckily the toddler's mother had double clothing on him to keep him warm or he would have a mangled arm today instead of just teeth marks. My feeling is this: if you live in an area where you feel you need to have a dog protection trained, then you should first deeply consider moving! I am not a legal expert, but common sense tells me that, if you own a dog that is certified as a protection dog or titled in "Schutzhund" (protection trained) and your dog bites a child or someone on a miscue, you have a serious legal problem on your hands. I can just see your response when the Prosecuting Attorney asks you if "you actually trained this dog to bite human beings on purpose?" In Germany, this kind of Sport bite training is accepted and encouraged, but most Americans do not have that same "enjoyable sense" of dogs that are trained to bite people. Like Dorothy said in the Wizard of OZ: "We are just not in Germany anymore, TOTO..." A German Shepherd who has been bred for high bonding
instincts does not need to be taught to bite people and should be
discouraged from doing so, even in play. They will react naturally
and appropriately, just like you would, when someone in your family
is seriously threaten. They will try to stop the invader of their
family by barking (yelling) and placing themselves in between their
family member and the threat. In most cases that is all that they
will ever need to do. They will do what you would do in the same
situation to protect a family member. They are highly bonded to
their family just like you and I are. They should be well trained
in obedience, but not to bite people... Their awesome presence in
most cases will cause all but the seriously drugged out PCP addict
to find someone else to hassle. ANSWER: I SO disagree with you that I don’t even know why I am wasting my time answering this. You have a lot to learn about dog training – following your thinking we should all stop driving cars because there are so many drunk drivers. We should stop hunting because there are so many accidental deaths. I have no comment to describe people like you- I am putting this post in my DUMB and DUMBER section !!! Dear Dr. Frawley: I searched frantically to find someone to help my husband and I and I found this site and read almost all of it. This will probably be long but in order to get some help I must explain my situation to you in detail. We have three dogs. One dog is fine and we got her first. She is a small-medium mixed breed, bull dog mix with very light brown eyes.. Someone dumped her off and she is very loving and loves everyone vice versa. But she likes to kill any creature that comes in the yard and has been known to kill cats with other dogs in the neighborhood. I would like that to stop but that is not my main concern. She loves people of any kind and they love her, so I am not that afraid for her or anyone else except for a skunk or possum that comes in the yard. If it does it dies. We have two cats and she hasn't shown any interest in killing them. She just chases them. I have two other dogs and they are too mixed breeds and they were dumped out at the end of our road and I found them. They were about two months old. Now they are two years old and they are over 60 pounds. One looks just like a yellow lab and is very unconcerned about people coming in the yard. She will bark but that is it. She stops and lays down once the newness wears off. She has arthritis and she doesn't get up much. Now the problem dog, Belle. This dog is so humble and sweet around my husband and I and she even scares easy. My other dog makes her cower down to her. We had to get a training collar because she would bark in children's faces when we let her out and when we went walking. Now she knows the come command and that has helped tremendously and now she knows not to go up to people when we go walking. She is now uninterested in them when we walk and very obedient. We had to purchase an underground fence as well and that has worked for almost one year to the day and it has been a God send until today. She has been getting out without me knowing it and coming back in when she sees me come outside. My neighbors knew this but thought I knew so didn't tell me. She is very smart because she doesn't get out when I am outside and it is mostly at night or the morning. The batteries were dead in her collar so I replaced them and thought for sure she would stay in but she got out again. I did a quick reminder for her from the boundaries and the collar. well, she got out again and I made her come back in with the collar on. She didn't want to but I pulled her across and she yelped. But the times she goes out I don't hear her do that. I am confused about that. That is one of my questions. Her sibling doesn't even get close to the fence. But she does. I have the collar on tight. Too tight I think but when I pulled her across with her collar she yelped and it makes me think the connection is not good between the prongs and her neck therefore she is getting out. But the collar is on really tight. Any suggestions? Now the main problem is with her behavior. It seems that when my mother and grandmother comes to visit she is fine now, but she use to jump at them and bark at them. But now she doesn't even get up most of the time, and if she does she just sniffs and wags her tail, not one threat. She doesn't even bark at them anymore. They only come about once every three months. Now the neighbors. When I go on a walk with her she is fine with people talking to me. I tell her no if I think she is getting too close but she never acts aggressive anymore, she just sniffs and goes on. No barking no nothing. But when she is in the yard that is another story, the same neighbor will come up and she goes crazy even without them coming in the yard. They maybe almost in the yard but she can't reach them because of the fence. I found her out of the fence this morning and she had cornered my neighbor at the mail box. I told her to come and she did. The neighbor said when the other dogs barked she got worse and started barking and biting at her. She also nipped at her grand daughter on the bike the other night. I was not told of this until today. She hates bikes too and she chases trucks inside the fence too. But when we go walking she doesn't chase trucks nor bikes. The UPS man told me that she is bad only when I am here in the house. He said that when I am gone she doesn't even get up to bark. But she is really mean when I am here. The meter reader said that as long as I don't come out she is fine but she does bark but doesn't jump towards him. Also when we have company or strangers comes up she barks and jumps at them. Not as bad as the UPS man though. What can I do to stop this behavior? We don't want to put her to sleep. Can we use the training collar to help this, if so, how? We are very afraid. I have her in the back yard in the fence now because I am afraid to let her out now. She has only gotten out a couple of times before but it was only because her collar was too loose. She had losened it somehow. She is not happy in the fence and I can't stand to see her shut up the rest of her life. Do you have any suggestions for us? I have had Collies and even other mixed breeds in the past and I have never had this much trouble. We are trying to have children and I am a little concerned about what might happen with that situation. Although it seems she is only aggressive with people who don't live here. Any comments will be deeply appreciated. ANSWER: Re-write this email in 100 words or less and I will answer it. I bought a German shepherd that was suppose to be a protection dog and they brought him out stayed 45 minutes showed me the heal sit and down command then 10 days later after keeping the two males separated one created one out he came back and said when the protection dog is out keep them both on a leash and if they try two smell each other hit them on the nose with the end of the leash well after 3 fights and one bad where my 125lb rottie was determined to be king everything was fine and after 2 weeks the dog just up and tuned on me on night for no reason and did serious damage to my face and arm and had it not been for my rottie I would not be sending you this email how long should i have trained with this dog before letting them bring him into my home ANSWER: Why in the world would someone need a protection dog when they have a 125 pound Rot? Hello there, Our family have just purchased a 6 going on 7 week old Rottweiler Puppy.It is a male puppy and very heavy for his age,he was the biggest in the group of puppies,and the heaviest,as his present weight is 5 and a half kilograms!There are 2 things we are worried about.Just to let yopu know,we have never put any dogs in a crate and never intend to.Our puppy seems to be getting confused with which is inside and outside,after feeding and excersise and sleep,we always put him out on the grass to pee or poo.Sometimes he goes and sometimes he dosen't but most of the time we don't notice.So we let him inside again after a while(he time outside varies)And as soon as he comes in he pees on the floor.This happens every day and we are sick of it!How can we stop him doing this? Also another problem we have with him is that when we got him and took him home etc etc,we noticed that his back legs are very very wobbly.Isd this something to do with his weight? Please let us know soon Looking forward to a quick reply ANSWER: I read emails in the morning – just after I get up. This is one that blows my mind. First – to take a pup from the litter before 8 weeks is totally wrong. To have a pup that is 10.5 kilos (that’s about 17 pounds at 6 weeks is one of the dumbest things I have heard in a long long time. Talk about a JUNK YARD breeder that must be where you got this dog from. I guess we have to agree to disagree on the crate. You get what you cause and deserve on this issue. Stupidity breeds problems. Think of that every time your dog messes on the floor. I will not waste my time on this. If you want my opinion – they are on my web site. I have an article on house training – but then don’t waste your time because you won’t use a crate Comment: mr frawley, While looking at the Q&A section of your site I noticed that someone named "Mark" answered some of the questions. Could you please advise what his last name is and if possible , the web site that he runs which is mentioned thru out the Q&A section Thank You I emailed you about 1.5 years ago regarding my GSD being too aggressive. Your reply was was that I should turn him over to "someone who knows what they are doing, start over with a puppy, and do it right this time." This was not helpful, rather I found it to be instead insulting and rude. Upon reviewing most of your email responses this seems to be a theme. Instead of offering helpful advice as you claim to be interested in doing, you tell the owners that the dogs problems are all their fault, they don't know what they are doing, and in some cases they shouldn't have a dog due to their stupidity. Have you ever thought that perhaps they are writting to you to get help because they realize that they are making mistakes and need to learn what they should be doing? It would seem that the fact that they are motivated to learn is a very promising sign and they should be offered the assistance they are requesting, not the insults. By the way, I managed to successfully turn my alfa male around after much reading and consulting with professionals willing to help and he is now a wonderful addition to the family. ANSWER: You may be right in what you say – but I get about 100 emails a day and I do not have time to write a book to people. My web site is over 3500 pages and people do not read what is already there – There is a lot of excellent information. But over-all the problem with dogs is usually the people who don't understand how to communicate with their dogs. As a general rule their dogs are the way they are as a result of things that people do wrong. With that said a lot of people should not own a dog. So if that offends, too bad! But this is the way it is! I have visited your website to gain some insight
about the collie we just adopted last September. She was described to us as an alpha female
needing to be placed as the only dog in a household (which she is). For
add'l exercise and as something to do, I have been taking her to a dog
park each weekend except for the last couple months because of the extreme
cold weather. In general and at the park, Kali barks quite a bit, even
for a collie (she is 6 years old and was an owner give up for barking
- I have no Now, I know your position on dog parks, and I'm hoping you can help beyond the advise of not taking her there anymore because we walk Kali three times a day for exercise, so our issue with her and other dogs is larger. She simply goes nuts when on leash when she sees another dog. I have been working with her to put her in a sit-stay until she no longer barks or makes a noise, then she can get up to continue the walk until she barks at that dog again (which you know she does since it is still in the area), and we got back into a sit-stay, etc. until she stops freaking out over the sight of this other dog. Of course, she came to us like this and getting her into the sit-stay and not barking, but to the point of whining is a huge improvement, but the underlying problem remains - there is something about other dogs that sets her off. It could be that she was in a fight, but we can only guess at that since she was an owner give-up and I have no information on her background. I can only speak to the time that I have had her (which is nearly six months), and I can't figure out what to do about her -- is more frequent contact with other dogs better than less frequent? Would getting another dog help her? Is there a way to train her out of this? Do I simply keep her on a leash at the park until she gets that she cannot snarl and fight with other dogs? She is a smart dog who tried to alpha us in the first few days
that we had her, but she does not any longer and we all do the little (out the
door first, eat first, put her in a sit before leashing, etc.) and the
big things (modified alpha roll, etc.) to put her in her place. She does seem
to like knowing her place better than not knowing, and accepts it all very
well - afterall, she is a collie and I do not think the breed tendencies
should be Answer: I am sorry but my opinions on dog parks are very
clear. In my opinion there Her Answer: I did read Q&A section after I sent my email. Let's say that I stop taking her to the dog park (which has always been an option, and I am not looking for a magic bullet) - What about her behavior on leash during walks - how do you explain her behavior at the dog park? Seems to me that is the root problem - not whether I should be taking her there or not. Your advocacy of the prong collar will not work with a collie, and given that the punishment method of training is not as effective for my collie in particular, the prong collar does not present itself as an option. I was already a believer in the turn your dog on-off on command/human in control of the pack way of relating to my dog before finding your website, but you seem to take it one step further, and it is that step I do not want to take with my collie. Is your training philosophy all about correcting your dog into submission, or can you use that way of thinking and apply to the particular situation? I know I have damaged goods with my dog, but I do believe she can be fixed - but I do not have the experience of people emailing me with questions or working with dogs for a living. My Answer: The way you think is ass end backward. If you
want to correct this behavior I train dogs in drive, I train dogs how to perform a command with
motivators Her Answer: Thank you for your time - and, f#@% you. For serious civil work I'd like to see some items missing in your catalogue: Puppy Hiddden Sleeve (Left & right) Puppy Hidden Leg Sleeve (Left & right) Hand Protector (Puppy & adult) For some of these items please look at schweikert's page. For some of us on this side of the world it is easier to purchase dog training equipment from the USA than from Europe. Mario G. Velazquez Answer: Anyone who thinks they need a hidden sleeve for a puppies has a serious misunderstanding on how to train dogs. It is ludicrous to think a puppy would need a hidden sleeve. Puppies need to be guided through training with a tender hand. Hi, I have a dangerous dog. She is a spayed under 1 year Shepherd/Chow mix. I was told at the pound that she was a Shepherd/Golden. Since her tail was between her legs at the pound, I didn't see the curl in her tail until a few days later and her independent Chow nature. (No Black Tongue though)....Anyways, She is loving and sweet to us from the beginning. I had no idea she was aggressive until she bit my Mother on X--mas day. My mother had previously pet her and then Molly bit her on the back of the leg when she wasn't looking. Drew blood! I threw her down on the ground, sat on her, yelled at her...she just kept focusing in on my Mother. I almost put her to sleep the next day. The holidays were horrible...as a bunch of "strangers to her" were visiting. She was aggressive toward my Mother, 9 year old Son-in-law and Father...but not anyone else. The next day a called a trainer/behaviorist to come out to the house. She said that Molly was protective of me and was sure she could train this aggression out of her with a "Gentle Leader" and treats. She pretty much said "Everytime she trys to bite someone, take her into a seperate room and give her a treat." I found out later that this is bulls%^t advise. She loves other dogs and cats if no food is involved and I don't show them excess attention. She will accept new people if I make her lay down, and let them pet her with my hand over theirs and them let them walk her on the leash and give her commands. Or I put on her basket muzzle and she eventually settles down and will accept them. (Luckily we don't have many visitors as it is a lengthy process) Once she accepts someone, she never shows any aggression again. She is extremely aggressive toward strange children and anyone on bikes. The scariest thing is that she will let people pet her, give her treats while wagging her tail the whole time and as soon as they start to get up....she trys to bite them. Now she doesn't leave the house without her basket muzzle on. She seems to be fear aggressive, over protective, prey driven. I don't think she is dominant aggressive. Since she is so young, do you think she can be trained? She is
so intense when she is in attack mode that she won't listen to me
or any correction I give. She looks possessed. My brother and sister
have NEVER seen the evil side to her and can't believe it...(she
loved them immediately) I ordered your Obedience Tape and am waiting
for it. I am willing to give strong corrections (right now I don't
know how) I will yank her up hard with her pinch collar on and it
doesn't seem to faze her. I have it on high and tight. She is only
45lb so I can yank her off the ground with no problem. Is her problem
beyond that tape? Can your refer me to any trainers in the Phoenix,
AZ area. Can you tell me the difference between a strong correction
and beating her senseless? I have read your whole website and respect
your opinion. Thanks for your help....Dan and Cynthia Easterly Answer: Let me say you pissed your money away with this so called “trainer/behaviorist” – she is a perfect example of the fact that anyone anywhere can hang a shingle out and call themselves an expert. The advice you got from her is the dumbest advice I have ever heard of. This person is a drop dead idiot. Your dog is a fear biter. Read my Q&A section on my web site about what to do with dogs like this. They will NEVER change. Your dog should NEVER be allowed around other people. I would NEVER allow people to pet her. I would train the living hell out of it . She needs to learn to mind under heavy distraction. I would put it in a crate whenever someone comes over. I would also use the DOMINANT DOG COLLAR that I sell on her. If she showed aggression to people I would hang her. But ALWAYS give a firm NO command before you hang her. You would be surprised how taking the air away from a dog teaches it that biting people is not a viable option to being afraid. Not that it matters to you, but i think your advice is awful and
you are doing a diservice to dogs with it. Dogs need socialization
to be happy, a lonely life in a crate does not provide it, they
also need plenty of fresh water, not just when its convenient for
the owner to provide it. Puppies mess just like babies do and pet
owners have to accept this and if they cant maybe they shouldnt
have dogs. Answer: You must be a Peta member. Ed I have recently acquired a wolf looking pup, who has grown quit large and more wolf looking, when looking for a companion for my huskey. In interviewing dogs for this position i was bitten pretty good (12 holes to the bone)by a 2 year duty 4 year police german shepherd, from germany, that was up for adoption who was staying at my brother in laws house until a home was found (no problems there but very unpredictable for me). I was talking to a neighbor last year and his german shepherd reached through the fence and buried his teeth in my leg and when i was a kid i coasted my bike into a store parking lot in front of a german shepherd and it bit me on the ass, as if it was mad that i got in his way, i have had my pants pulled by many a little dog. i hear the same story and news flashes about pitt bulls and rotts and they have killed many, not just a "dog" thing. For many years dalmations were reported to bite more people than any other dog. I really was looking for some information on wolf hybrids and on how to tell them from german shepherds and malmutes but in reading your article you sound like those people who say that if you own a gun it will kill people or if you drive a SUV it will kill people. You sound pretty uncredible especially since the only dog that scares me is a german shepherd. I own a pitt my marine son left me and actually is cooler than the three poms he lives with in the house, although he doesn't put up with any crap from another dog. I am not sure how i feel about hybrids because i have had this pup for six months and he seems to babyfied. I will look at other information and reflect on them all. You sound like Chicken Little, the sky is falling and do not buy a hybrid buy my german shepherds. Rick Doucet Ed's Answer: I may sound like chicken little concerning hybrids – but you sound like a dumb ass red neck – which pretty much fits most hybrid owners My position on hybrids is well defined on my web site. For those who have not read it they can go read "My Opinion on Wolf Hybrids - AKA Kid Killers" Hello Mr. Frawley, I have a very large 4-year-old male (neutered) Irish Setter and two small daughters - ages 2 and 4. My kids spend a lot of time with the dog and he has never shown even the slightest sign of aggression toward them. He follows them around the house and seems to view himself as their "nursemaid." The other day my sister-in-law stopped by the house (she let herself in) when my kids were playing with the dog and I was in another room. When the dog saw her, he placed himself between her and my kids and he growled when she approached. This is the first time that he has ever growled or acted aggressively, and in fact he has met my sister-in-law a number of times before (though I or my husband was always present). After that incident, I decided to hire a trainer to help me work with the dog. I also have not left my kids alone with the dog since that happened. Should I be concerned about my daughters' safety? Thanks for your help, Alannah ANSWER: You do not need a trainer for the dog you need a trainer for yourself. You seem to be clueless on the fact that this dog was simply trying to stop a stranger from approaching your children. What part of that is so difficult to understand? Sounds to me like you have a great dog. We have a dog that is a mixed breed and just a wonderful dog. She loves people, but yet will bark if someone pulls into our driveway. She's not aggressive at all and like I said just a very loving animal. She is now almost two years old and in the last week or so, when we let her outside she disappears for two or three hours, sometimes longer. She used to come right back when I would whistle for her but not lately. When she does come home, she's not panting or wet like she has been running. How can we break her of this? She hates to be tied up and we've done that when we caught her sneaking home. It's like an embarassment to her. Is there anything else we can do? Thank You, Laurie Stewart ANSWER: This is drop dead stupid handler mistake. Why would you let a dog out when its not in a fenced yard or when you don’t go out with it. Wouldn’t common sense kind of whisper in your ear and tell you that YOU ARE BEING STUPID TODAY??????? Either get a dog kennel or put in an in-ground fence. Tying the dog up when it returns home is stupid – that is negative training. Unless you are willing to contain this dog it will end up dead.
I have question about dog breeding, I want to know how do dogs breed? From: AVIS1190@aol.com ANSWER: Ask your parents! I have got 2 female dogs which fight not all the time only really when they get jealous, such as if we put a plate down for one of them and the other one comes over they start growling and then they start to have a aggessive fight.I have read how to separate them but i would like to know would thet kill each other if we left them,or is they any training we could teach them to stop fighting full stop. Thanks letty. ANSWER Have you ever thought of feeding them in separate rooms? Good afternoon, ANSWER: She will continue to bleed even after she has been bred. Give your boyfriend the DUMB ASS of the year award. If you want some good advice - find a new boyfriend. I am a security dog handler now. I have a Rotty. Could you give me your thoughts on giving him a live chicken for a kill to increase his prey drive and a confidence builder. I'll let him taste the blood. We are training him on the sleeve. He is 2 yrs. and 4 months old. He is fighting well on the sleeve and with whip work and gun work, we just need to build his confedence up. ANSWER: This is the dumbest idea I have ever heard. If you ask this kind of question it reflects on how very little you know about training protection work. I suggest you start to study the work. My pug had 3 puppies, and 5 days later I accidentally left the door open to where the puppies were, the mama pug came outside with me and while we were out, my adult female doxie killed the puppies. I am worried that there is something wrong with my doxie. I haven't even been able to pet her since this happened. These adult dogs have lived together for 4 years. Last year they had puppies together and after the puppies the doxie got spayed. Is my doxie a killer? Thanks for your help. Laura Black ANSWER: There is nothing wrong with the Doxie there is something wrong with their owner. Sorry but if the truth hurts – so be it. QUESTION: We live in the country and have a 12 month old GR (not neutered). Up until the last few weeks he & the 2 &1/2 year old German Shepherd next door (not neutered) have been best buddies. Over the last week they have been at each others throat. Today I came home from work and our GR was bloody & beaten up. I talked to the neighbor and the Shepherd is in about the same shape. What can I do? Everyone seems to suggest neutering, will this help? What about if the other dog is not neutered? Should we let them sort it out themselves, or will I come home to a dead dog one of these days? Thank you so much for any advice you can give. ANSWER: It's too bad the dog has be get hurt because the
owners are such dumb asses – have you ever heard of a dog
kennel? I used to have an pure American Gsd named Baxter. He has great balance and agility, and he is extremely powerful. I live in Canada and often see elk in my yard. One day he ran away after something and I chased him with my fourwheeler and watched him bring down a 565 pound elk. I had to get rid of him because of this. He had excellent drive and often hunted with me. Never say that German lines are better, I currently own one and will soon get rid of him because he is timid, and is very nippy. Recently a friend of mine walked in to my house and my dog whined and then bolted. Baxter, actually went through my window after a passing car. German lines are not fierce, they are ust nippy and cowardly. RESPONSE: You don’t have enough experience to make these kinds of statements. To begin with you got rid of a good dog because you did not or could not train it. You could not even train it to COME to you under distraction. So that pretty much says everything about your training abilities. Your lack of understand of genetics is apparent in your comments on German lines. It's nice to pontificate - but you really need to
be careful because it is a reflection on You need to be careful about who you listen to on training your dog. “Everyone has an opinion on how to train your dog – just ask your mailman, your neighbor, your hair dresser, or I could point you to more web sites than I can count – the problem is that very few people have the experience to back up their opinions which results in a lot of bad information being handed out”. You fall into this category. hello my names Dean from Australia top site I owned a german shepherd who died of old age 13 about ten years ago I got him at 8weeks he was from old west german bloodlines imported into this country at about 6 mths I was walking him off lead when out of nowhere he launched into a full attack on me grabbing hold of my upper arm & shaking kicked him in the guts but he would not let go he only had one baby canine left this broke and he lost his grip as I kicked him again he went back about 10 feet looked me in the eyes and came at me again I was ready grabed him by throat pined him on his back with my knee in his chest he was not giving up I then had to calm him down not letting him up for about 15 mintes I let him up when he had calmed he wouldnt come near me for half hour but after that nothing like that happed again he was a great dog. also when in prey drive he would have hackles raised he had a very high prey drive if you didnt throw ball he would come after you also very posesive.Some dog people said he was alpha dog . curious on your thouhts Regards Dean melb Aust ANSWER: Sounds like bull shit to me. My girlfriend has an 11 or 12 year old Bichon dog and it keeps on using the bathroom [number 1 & 2] on her apartment floor every time I'm with my girlfriend on her bed; my girlfriend says her dog never used to do that before I came into her life.. Does this mean my girlfriend's dog is trying to make a statement?? Does this mean the Bichon is jealous and envious??? I'm really starting to HATE my girlfriend's dog because I always have to clean the dog's crap up!! Do you think this dog knows I hate it and do you think that's why it always uses the bathroom on the floor every time I'm over at my girlfriend's apartment???? I'm NOT breaking up with my girlfriend, so what's the best way to solve this problem????? Thank you, I look forward to your reply/ answers!!! Are there any kind of mental problems or mental illnesses associated with pet owners?? If so, what kind??? Will you please give me a list of ALL of the mental problems associated with pet owners???? Thank you, I look forward to your reply/ Respectfully yours- BRANDON p.s. One of the reasons why I want to know is because my girlfriend puts her stupid dogs before her own health, she puts her dogs before my health, I'm ALLERGIC to her dogs, and she doesn't even care!! I take allergy pills, but they don't help that much... For some odd reason, my girlfriend seems to be addicted to having her damn dogs sleep in the same bed she & I sleep in, and that's driving me nuts; I hate it, I don't like it one bit!!! Her dumb Bichon makes the most GOD-AWFUL noise, until my girlfriend puts it on the bed with us, and that pisses me off to no end.... I mean, it's like my girlfriend needs professional help because she's far too co-dependent on her stupid dog, and I'm allergic to her damn animal.. I'm NOT breaking up with my girlfriend, I want to help her, so she will be more co-dependent on me instead of her damn Bichon!!!!!!! What can I do to resolve this matter??? Please HELP ME; thanks again!!!!!!!!!!!! ANSWER: Find another girlfriend – what part of this is so complicated? No woman is worth this. How can you tell which are female and male? One of my Huskies just whelped her first litter. ANSWER: Ask your mother not me. Ya know I was just reading your site and I want to just send you a little e-mail telling you how worthless you are. Your just useless and if I was one of your dogs I would turn on you. You are very un-knowledgeable, you condone pit-fights, you condone animal cruelty, and your video tapes are a waste of money. You treat dogs like they are garbage and I bet you think you are a real tough guy because you can beat on your dogs. your worthless and useless and your information is garbage. Get a clue and get rid of your dogs who don't even like you because you treat them like shit, and get a new profession. hey, Mc. Donalds is always hiring you loser! hi can u help i have a 5 month old female german shepard pup and when she is out on the lead she lets dogs attack her and try to bit her and she just stands there she does not cower away she just stands there please help ANSWER: ???? Well with only having 15yrs of experience with dog training and over 5yrs of studying animal behavior. I have found methods such as yours only lead to trouble, sooner or later. I have had to retrain 100's of dogs who's owners taught punishment instead of positive training. People come to me with the same problems as they ask you for help with 2 or more puppies at once and with the right training and love these puppies have become the best of dogs to this day. I would never be as rude as you are to the people who are just asking for your help, telling someone they are stupid is never an answer. You may also put this on your dumb and dumber section as you say because maybe people will learn there is a better way to train and love a family member. RESPONSE: I only have about 42 years of training – but I have an excellent photo that I need to scan that shows a person with their head stuck up their ass. Your email reminds me that I need to get that photo on my web site. The following is an exchange I had with an individual who does not believe in using leashes to train dogs. Just shows how completly screwed up certain people are in terms of dog training: Ed I have read your website on Chows and Chow Mixes. I have to say that you bring up several good points about dogs and dog owners, especially owners. However, as I scrolled down through your comments, I became increasingly aware that you had shifted from a very passive and information-like tone to a more aggressive and almost hateful tone. I currently have two dogs. They are my first. I have never taken either of them to obedience school and both are of aggressive breeds. The older is a German Shepard Mix and the younger is a Chow Mix. I have never had problems with either of these dogs. I have kept them socialized and around children and strangers and even run with them off leash. My dogs don't have issues listening to me in public or at home. As a relatively new dog owner, I get the general impression from your website that you don't like aggressive breeds or even owners of aggressive breeds. It may just be me taking some of your comments personally. But, is this really the message you want to send to someone who is reading your ideas for the first time? I don't really know what your stance is on Chows and probably won't because I am a little turned off by your tone throughout your website (www.leerburg.com) on Chows. It is almost like you are calling most new dog owners stupid. Yes, I agree a vast number of new dog owners don't realize anything about training and shouldn't own dogs. But, that sentiment is much the same with parents. Some parents shouldn't have kids. Does that mean all parents are poor parents? The point I am trying to get at here is that it is okay to suggest some new owners should use products like a prong collar. I have never even used a leash to train my dogs, except to learn how to walk on leash. And, yes my dogs will heal on command and sit on command and stay on command no matter where they are. I am a little offended at you talking down to new dog owners like they couldn't possibly know how to train a dog. If you become a parent, you learn real quickly how to be a parent. And, most people learn quickly about dogs as well. So, please take this with a grain of salt, as I don't really know your beliefs. I am really writing to complain about your website on chows and the shift in tones you use. tom You are welcome to your opinion – I don’t have a problem with that. Fact is almost all new dog owners need help. You don’t see the number of emails I get from people that fall into the DUMB category. You may want to read emails IN THE ARTICLE AND Q&A SECTIONS ON dealing with dominant dogs You can find these if you go to the list of training articles and scroll down. I guess you missed the part of my web site that I breed police dogs (GSD’s and Mals) – 350 litters in 30 years. I think they qualify as aggressive dogs. To say that you don’t use a leash to train is ridiculous. It reflects a complete misunderstanding of the principles of dog training – it may work in your back yard where there are no distractions but distractions are an intrical part of training. If you expect me to believe your dogs are well trained and have never had a leash – well my comment is to go blow your smoke up someone else’s *#@ because you are full of *^#@. Ed His REPLY: Wow Ed, You kiss your mother with that mouth. My uncle was a K-9 officer in Buffalo. And, he and I have had several conversations about training dogs and using leashes. Of course, being my uncle, he really doesn't use such language with me. And, he and I, as adults, disagree on several topics about dogs. You may be qualified to train police dogs and you may even think you are right about all of your opinions, but to say a dog can not be properly trained without a leash is to limit the capabilities of a dog and a dog owner. And, to assume I don't understand your principals of training an aggressive dog on leash is also limited. I think blowing smoke is for the people you try to catch with your police dogs. Just look at mixed breeds with herding instincts in them, as well as aggressive breeds. Herding dogs are trained off leash, just as Retrievers are trained off leash, as well as on leash. Even an aggressive breed can be trained off leash with distraction if done properly. Isn't quite possible that you just limited as the DUMB ASSES that email you about there problems? Or maybe you are right. Maybe it is impossible to train a dog off leash, just like it is impossible to train a human to think differently. Of course, thinking differently won't allow you to write to me like I am a competant human being, with different beliefs that you and different opinions. I AM APPAULLED BY YOUR REPLY TO ME, REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOUR OTHER AUDIENCE EMAILS YOU. I WILL USE YOUR MESSAGE BOARD WHEN THERE IS A REASON TO RESPECT YOUR OPINION. UTTERLY ASHAMED OF HOW YOU TREAT PEOPLE, tom This is a REAL EMAIL that we got on Dec 27,2005 well about a week i have a girl dog that is 10 weeks but i do'nt like to give her her food because it is to hard and we could not get her puppy food so we got her adult dog food well what i want to ask is can she eat what my familt and i eat that meabs chicken and soup and stuff like that. An email that came on Dec 27th, 2005: the question is that how many times do you have to breed a dog so that the breed is pure Ed's Answer: I was going to say 3,565 - but was afraid they may try it. |
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My dog won't bark my bishon frise is 4 months old. he still can't bark! his sister is barking fine.. could there be some kind of problem with his voice box? etc.?? worried in middletown lanie-please help! Janie Ed's ANSWER: A stupid question Her COME-BACK: stupid question? why is that? thats mean and cold-hearted! dould there be a problem with the dog not being able to bark? try to reply nicely if u have any knowledge with this area! sorry somebody pissed in your cherrios-but it wasn't me.. my deserves an answer! COMMENT: Hi, I came to your sight as I was looking for a growth chart for my new baby rottie. So, I decided to read a bit and see if I could learn anything new.... Obviously, you are an excellent "Trainer." You seem to know just about everything there is to know about training dogs. I am not disputing this at all. However, someone like yourself that deals with so many dogs, and show dogs, has to have this ridged system, in my opinion. It seems so impersonal and cold.. I have had dogs all my life..Im a true dog lover. I want a dog to be my companion and friend, part of my family..not in some crate all day long. I want to love it and pet it and hold it... I have never crated my dog, nor would I ever. To me, dogs are to be loved and touched and petted and live with us and become part of the family. I believe that it probably isn't quite as easy to do this as it would be to lock them up all day long, and I have "messes" that craters won't have, but I also believe as with all of my dogs, with love and watching them,which isnt always easy, they do learn and stop going in the house. I just couldn't imagine buying a pet to love, then crating them til 24 months old... My best boy, who had to be put down from cancer, was one one of the biggest rotties I've ever seen and most has ever seen 215 lbs all muscle. When I spoke he listened. People were more scared of him than he would ever have hurt anyone...he was really gentle and kind. When they were scared I would tell him to lay down and he did and stayed there. My cockers are the same way. Never crated any of them. They all sleep in my room at night and the little ones on the bed. I have a doggie door the cockers use on their own and the rottie barked at the door. I just think, if you are getting an animal as a pet and not a show dog or performer, that crating is not allowing it to be loved the way it should be, or bond with the family like it should. Im not an expert like you just a pet lover and I just wanted you to know that Yes, it takes alot of time and watching and "NO's", but if you have the time like I do, that crating is not neccessary. My dogs, once learned to go outside, have never had an accident inside again. And as they learned the "rules" running loose in the house when they were little, I never had anything eaten, or ruined while I was gone either..I leave their toys on the floor when Im gone and that's that.... I guess Im just a lucky one with dogs. Thanks, Debbie Dear Sir, Your questions never really answer the problems raised, just either choke the
dog to death or give the dog an electric shock. So do what you want. Ed's Comment Now this is a good one. This women is a fool. She does not have a clue about remote collar training. She thinks remote collar training involved pain - when in fact the vast majority of corrections should simply result in a eye blink If Dawn ever ends up with a handler aggressive dog that also tries to engage family members I wonder if she will rethink her foolishness? I always shake my head at closed minded people like her. I am sure she thinks you can love your dog into minding you. The fact is you would be totally lost in dealing with the kind of dogs I have had to work with in my career. You are one dumb guy. I have trained dogs all of my life and have had packs of dogs all of my life and never had any problems. I also love going to the beach or park to meet new dogs so my dogs stay socialized all of their lives. They never fight or have ever been in a fight since we live in a very dog friendly and dog educated city & country. Just like an american, solve everything with aggression. I bet you love being in war in Iraq.
Maybe go there and take your dogs with you. petlover [petlover@shaw.ca] Ed's Answer: You are one hell of a dog trainer. I am simply amazed you took the time out of your busy day (of training your dogs) to send these points of life. In regard to the war - please send your name and address. Maybe you want to meet a few of the muslim extremists that would like to bring our country down (because it does not sound like your an American).
An annoymous hate mailer (Donna Hall) OUTTED: LOL Hi Ed
She likes to bash balanced trainers (on Craigslist and by writing nasty emails to pet stores ).
Hot Diggity Dogs Services 604-202-2010 For what it is worth, this trainer puts all her clients in no-pull harness and one of her commandments is to never tell the dog no. Oh, and she DOES happen to have a dog-aggressive dog that she can't take places (unlike what she has told you) - guess her training methods haven't been able to turn it around.
Ed's Comment's Gee wonder if Ms Donna Hall will continue to send out insulting unsoiliticed emails now. LOL
Mr. Frawley, I live in Dallas, TX and I have a 7 year old neutered male Scottish terrier named Alex. I let him go out to get the mail with me unleashed and he ran and "attacked" a dog that was walking by with her owners. Alex has done this to other dogs many times and has never hurt the other dog. He just jumps up and growls ferociously but never bites them. Well... the man stopped me today - Saturday, and told me that the next day his wife took the dog to the vet and the vet put the dog on antibiotics, saying the dog's eye got scratched by my dog. I know the guy wants me to pay for the vet bill but I do not have the money. Dogs in this city are required to be on a leash. What should I do??? What can they do if I refuse to give them money for the vet bill(s)??? Your web site is very informative. THANKS!!! Ed's Answer: This was your mistake This dog should NEVER be outside and off leash. It's not trained. If it were trained you would have been able to stop this from happening. Pay the vet and stop being stupid. You screwed up here. Put it behind you and train your dog. Hi. I have written to you several times in the past. I have a question that I would like a second opinion on. I have an acquaintance who baby-sits children in her home. She had a very well-behaved male GSD in the home. She fed the dog one day with the children around and allowed a three year old child to sit down next to the dog and try to play with him, stick his fingers in the dog's bowl, etc. while the dog was eating. The dog bit the child on the arm. The baby-sitter immediately took the dog to the pound because she felt he was "vicious." She thinks it is the dog's fault. I feel as though it was her own stupidity for allowing that kind of a situation. She says she wants another GSD, but unless she remedies her ignorance, I don't think she should have any dogs. What is your opinion on this subject? Thanks. Janelle Ed's Comment: This woman will now be able to go to my web site – the dumb and dumber section and find this email. What a dumb ass. Hi I dont know if you can answer my question. I have a female pitbull thats 9 months she accidently was breed to my other pit thats 7months. I hear people say that its not good to breed your bitch on her first heat. Im concirned about my dog as of how shes going to loock after she recovers from her litter. I was thincking if she was breed on her first heat I'll just skip this coming heat and breeder the next one. Is my dog gonna come back to her natural stage or i'm I going to have to skip some heats to recover what was lost i can learn to do protection work from your website. what pages in your websites will help me out. Ed's Comment: Your email belongs on the dumb and dumber section. Check it out – you will find similar questions that fit your mentality. If I had a lazier than lazy section it would go there. Hello, I was reading your article on aggressive dogs because my sister has a St. Bernard named Zues and they are going to put him to sleep because they are going to have a baby in October and they are scared that he might hurt their baby or anyone who doesn't know Zues. Zues is a very lovable and protective dog to everyone he knows well, but to new people he barks at them, even when they take him on walks, they are scared that he might hurt someone. They got a dog trainer and at first Zues tried to bite him, but then Zues was scared of the trainer, and that's it, he didn't learn anything else but sit, stay,. Zues is only 2 years old and i guess i just want to know if you think this is a bad idea of putting him to sleep, he is such a lovable dog, is there any way to train him to not be so protective of his owners? We don't think that he would hurt their baby, we'd never leave him alone with Zues, but we're scared he might hurt someone, so i guess it is a good idea because even if we think it might happen we shouldn't let it. Or would their be any St. Bernard rescue shelters that would maybe take him in. Thank you, Ed's Comment: These people are stupid. Drop dead idiots. I have written an article on how to introduce dogs and babies - I should add this email to show people how STUPID some people are - or maybe add it to my DUMB AND DUMBER section. Did they never think about just trying to find another home - rather than killing the dog ??? Why do you say a dog has to have the right bloodline?I have a fearful Rhodesians ridgeback/gsd/ pit bull mix and it will protect me 100%.The dog is not socialized and keep in my apartment and taken out for a walk once every 2 months. fearfully DOGS make better guard and protection dogs!!!!! I tie my dog on a play ground and leave him there where children play and the dog lears to bark and became aggressive with people! you don't have to have any blood line to dog protection work Ed's Comment: Your level of stupidity is only matched by your lack of experience and big mouth. A person does not need a helper for attack training. I have trained my 1 year old staffordshire bull terrier (basically a mini pitbull) by myself. I Made a big doll 5-6 feet tall and put a stick in the dolls hand and scared the dog with the doll. some days i put on the doll different color shirts so he would think it was a different person....now he will bite any one near me....This method works great my dog is barking at the door and growling at a few people walking by me on the street. This proves you don't need a helper to train dogs for protection!!!!! Ed's Comment: Boy do you have a lot to learn about dog training. My advice would be to go down to the slums of a large city and give your newly trained dog a try out. That proves everything. Hello: My daughter that is 44 let her American Bulldog female get with her American Bulldog male that she got from the same liter. I told her to have one for them neutered. She had nine puppies and all but 4 died. Then she let it happen again. How stupid! She had 6 more and all but three died. She had 2 more dead puppies 5 days after she gave birth to first 6. I am sorry but this just isn't good. Is that why they died. She is now going to give the mother to a man that lives on a farm. The poor dog will probably get with other dogs there. Can you give me some information to tell her other than don't breed or own dogs. Thanks, Paula Ed's Comments: If this were not so sad I would tell her not to get rabbits and/or mice for pets. This kind of comes under the catagory of "We can pick your friends but not our relatives." Shame on you for telling people that they should never take their Chows to dog parks or allow people to pet their Chow. How very misinformed you are. You are just perpetuating the negative stereotype of Chows. I have had Chows my entire life. What kind of life is it for a dog that never gets to socialize with other dogs? David R. Goyer Dear Mr Frawley
1/ By your insane comments further endanger your sons life.
RE YOUR ATTACK ON VON FORELL KENNELS IN AUSTRALIA I read your crap & Kris's on his site.Would seem to me your a wanker & your the one without ethics....but his is the American way these days.
alphaomgea1@gmail.com Ed's Comments: I am always impressed with the stupidity of bigots - especially when they CLAIM to have a PHD. From my experience - people who find the need to put "PHD" behind their names have erectile disfunction. Maybe adding your email address to this post will let people see what you really are - which is somehwat worse than a "wanker" (whatever that is) By the way - I have never sold one dog to Austrialia and have never heard of anyone in Austrialia named Maurice. Another email about DR PHIL: Dear Sir Mr God [stazsi@hotmail.com] Ed's Comments: How can I not take an email like this seriously - especially when it's from somone whose email address is "MR GOD" Dr. Phil sure has some influential freinds. Sorry that I had to put your and Dr Phiuls photo at the top of this web page.
Ed, Just found your site while I was looking for a new dog park. I would like you strongly reconsider your comments on page http://leerburg.com/dogparks.htm. Instead of starting out with "Why they are a bad idea", perhaps - "Educated yourself and the dog before you go". Jesse Roland [mailto:jesse5280@yahoo.com] Ed's Answer I can't include what I told this stupid fool because I have made an effort to remove prfanity from my web site. With that said I treat people the way they treat me and this dumb ass got told a lot more than "PULL YOUR STUPID HEAD OUT OF YOUR ASS!!!"
Here is a series of emails we got from a lady who then went to her Vet to confirm our advice. The DUMB and DUMBER portion of this belongs to the dumb ass Vet - needless to say I have a web page on STUPID VET ADVICE - with 45 years experience in owning and training dogs I have come to the conclusion that a Vet has to earn respect. They dopn't get it just because they have DMV behind their name. Dear Mr. Frawley:
I don’t even know where to begin. I have a two week old puppy that, in my eyes, if anything could go wrong with a puppy, it has happened to her. Her mother only had her, thank goodness. By the time she was three days old she had contracted some type of either bacterial or fungal infection of the skin on her abdomen, the vet wasn’t sure. Either way, her skin was badly infected and rotting away. The vet gave me an antibiotic and skin cream. Two days later her left eye became swollen with infection, which forced the eye to open some so the infection could get out. I went back to the vet and go some eye drops. Two days later she became hypoglycemic and began to have seizures. Thanks to your website, I was able to get that to stop. Now that all of that is under control, I have yet two more problems. I had been tube feeding her, but because I’m now having to go back to work my husband will be taking care of her and he isn't that comfortable with tube feeding, so we’re now bottle feeding. SHE WON’T BURP!!! It is so frustrating. I can work on her for an hour and not get her to burp one time, and what’s so bad is I can hear the air inside of her stomach and her intestines. She is so hectic trying to look for more food that it takes her a while to settle down, then when she does settle down she falls asleep, but NO BURPS! The vet told me he is not as concerned with her burping as he is with her going to the bathroom. Which is my other problem, she has no problem urinating, but she is having a hard time with bowel movements. I think it’s because of the antibiotic she’s taking. Last night I finally got her to have a bowel movement, first one in 12 hours, and it was solid, not hard as a rock, but solid. I have been giving her a drop or two of infant gas medicine to help with the air trapped inside her, but I don’t want her body to become dependent on it. So, I’m coming to you again, you’ve helped me in the past, for some expert advice. How on earth can I get her to burp and do you know what I can give her as a natural laxative to help her with her bowel movements? I so appreciate any help you can give me. Thank you so very much.
Sincerely, Karrie Adams-Buoy Here was our answer: I don’t get too worried about puppies burping after they are fed. I would make sure she is fully hydrated, as many times this is why puppies become constipated. I would be adding a bit of water to her formula and if she still isn’t passing stools regularly, ask your vet to show you how to give a bit of IV solution under the skin. If you haven’t read this, I would suggest it. http://www.leerburg.com/bottlefeeding.htm Here is what this person wrote back: Thanks so much for responding. She is now constipated and still won't burp. She is not showing any signs of dehydration, but she is constipated. I think the antibiotic had something to do with it. The vet agreed with me and I have stopped giving it to her. I was feeding her the goats milk mixture on the Leerburg website, but then got chastised by two of the vets at my vet office for using it and told to put the puppy on puppy replacement. They told me I should never feed any animal with another animals milk. So, I took her off the goats milk and put her on puppy replacement. The puppy replacement I'm using is in powdered form, so I have been adding more water just in case. She's gaining weight, but her stools are now very hard and it hurts for her to pass them. Any suggestions on what I can give her as a laxative? I read on another site about giving a constipated puppy Karo syrup to help. Any suggestions would be great. Thank you so very much.
Karrie Adams-Buoy Ed's comment: When I stopped laughing I thin realized that these two fools (the vets) pointed out a potential new business idea. We could start a DOG MILKING BUSINESS - hmmmm I bet $50.00 a gallong would not be out of the question. We recommended that this girl read the contents of the crap her Vets sell as for puppy mmilk replacer. Does it say DOGS MILK? LOL I think not. I will say that puppies should never be given cows milk. Goats milk is not cows milk and puppies trive on our home made formula. I suggest that people read the testimonials on the home made puppy formula on my web site. Then read the testimonials from the people who have saved litters of pups by using it over the crap vets sell. Too bad I dont have these fools names and address - I would post it here.
Ed Frawley Cindy Frawely, I read your comment on the leerburg website that you will not breed any more german shepherd puppies with strong working drive for 2007 and 2008, Well I'm going to buy a GSD puppy from a GSD Kennel in canada, its called woodside germanshepherds. if you could check with them for me about the types of puppys they produce. can you reply back to me to see whether they are capable for police service work Johnmichael Musaazi jmmusaazi@yahoo.co.uk Ed's Answer: So you want me to do your research for you, call these people for you, look at the bloodlines for you. Maybe I should buy the dog - bring it to England and then train it for you. Anything else you would like me to to? Like shovel your driveway or take your garbage ouit? I am interested in pusuing Therapy Dog training (www.therapydogs.org) and a raw diet is not allowed.
Ed's Answer Mary, I chose to add this email to my dumb and dumber page because of this organization and not because of you. You are just being mislead. My answer to you is to walk away from this org. This is one of the dumbest requirements I have ever heard. I wonder what they do about dogs that lick their ass? Do they think this would spread germs? What about a dog that just stuck his nose on another dogs but? Would that dog spread germs? My advice is to walk away from these fools. They don't deserve your hard work.
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