I always say, you can't fix stupid.

These people go into the same category as people who let their dogs out loose, or don't discipline bad behaviour. They will always be right, and you will always be wrong.

Continue to educate Christina, but don't be let down by their lack of openness to learning. Sone people just cannot tolerate being told they are wrong. Out of 10 people, you may only get through to one. But that one makes a big difference!

My son and his girlfriend just got back from a vacation in Ecuador Monday.

Son said MANY dogs roamed the streets during the day, even many purebreds.

He asked his guide why they don't see many dogs at night.

The guides responded with "All the dogs go to their homes at night to protect their people".

Not uncommon in many countries.

He also said scars all over a lot of the dog's faces were not uncommon.

Yes, lots of them have scars or/and are rib racks, but mostly aren't at least not aggressive.

I know a couple who has two Pits. One of them is free within the yard at night, the other one during the day. They have to pass 12 hours in a very dark and narrow kennel. Only a small hole to let some air in. They can put their head through it and bark like crazy. They are completely frustrated.

No wonder that one of them, when mistakenly free and succeeded to enter neighbor's yard, he killed the neighbor's dog. The couple can't see that they themselves have prepared such an accident. Those two are not at all stupid. He's got a highly rated job in the fire Departement. She owns a firm for alarm systems.

"Stupidness you can't fix". Very true. But some people have enough material between their ears to understand how to treat a dog in an acceptable manner. But in my eyes it is too often a certain psychological blindness, lack of empathy and a huge excess of self-assessment.

Most people are not completely dumb, there are different levels of this phenomenon. But as they know, they're sometimes comitting mistakes, they are usually more humble and open. I can talk to them better than to the others. One way or other it is always a mixture of different factors.

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"Most people are not completely dumb, there are different levels of this phenomenon. But as they know, they're sometimes comitting mistakes, they are usually more humble and open. I can talk to them better than to the others. One way or other it is always a mixture of different factors. "



Sounds like the average OB class here in the States.

Some have no clue, some will learn eventually, some will never get it and some will immediately sign up for advanced classes and go on to competition as I did originally.

When I was teaching OB classes in the 80s I thought most wanted that perfectly precise dog that I worked hard to get.

At the end of the first class I taught there was one lady with a tiny Yorkie that flunked everything.

She walked up to me and was quite thankful.

I was flabbergasted until she said "I can finally open my front door and Joey doesn't try to run out".

She got out of it what she wanted.

"At the end of the first class I taught there was one lady with a tiny Yorkie that flunked everything.

She walked up to me and was quite thankful.

I was flabbergasted until she said "I can finally open my front door and Joey doesn't try to run out".

She got out of it what she wanted."



Good for her! She knew what she needed and she worked for it!!

That's wonderful. There is a great chance that this will motivate her to want more and be taught more. Good future projects for the dog too.