April 19, 2011
I noticed that you don’t hesitate to recommend that some people put their dogs to sleep that have serious temperament problems. I use natural medicine and have had good results.
Full Question:
You have a very informative site. Thank you for your open and honest opinions. I will implement some of your suggestions if I ever find myself a witness to another dogfight. I notice that you seemingly have little hesitation at telling people to kill their dogs when you have no other remedy for their situations. Have you any experience with natural medicine, i.e. herbs and homeopathic, in treating some of the symptoms and causes of those symptoms, such as fear? For the patient and consistent dog owner, who have a good insurance policy if the dog bites someone, perhaps intelligent exploration of such remedies and cures is an alternate answer to killing their beloved family pack member? I would be glad to correspond with those seeking such information. I have been a state and federally licensed wildlife rehabilitator for 20 years, and have never yet had the need to etherize even one animal! I currently have a male German Shepherd Dog (SchH II) standing at stud. While not an expert in animal behavior, I do absolutely believe that there is more than one cure for every imbalance (illness, disease, behavior problem) and as leader of my own pack, the responsibility to find and provide cures is as much a part of my job description as providing food and protection. Thank you.
Ed's Answer:
I would hesitate to offer the advice that you talk about. Number one, I don't know anything about it, number two, I don't place a lot of faith in it, (agreed probably conflicting statements).
I don't tell a lot of people to put a dog to sleep, those I do are dogs that I consider dangerous and in the hands of incompetent people. I am and always will error on the side of a human or a kid when it comes to dogs that bite people. My experience is that 99.999% of these dogs are not going to be changed with herbs.
It's one thing to rehabilitate wildlife and 100% something else to deal with dangerous dogs with temperament problems. But I will also post this to my web site and if people feel the urge to try a herb instead of strong obedience training, they can give it a shot.
I don't tell a lot of people to put a dog to sleep, those I do are dogs that I consider dangerous and in the hands of incompetent people. I am and always will error on the side of a human or a kid when it comes to dogs that bite people. My experience is that 99.999% of these dogs are not going to be changed with herbs.
It's one thing to rehabilitate wildlife and 100% something else to deal with dangerous dogs with temperament problems. But I will also post this to my web site and if people feel the urge to try a herb instead of strong obedience training, they can give it a shot.
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