Lori Hall Webboard User Reg: 06-12-2007
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This was a fun question to think about and read people's answers to! I've always thought Kasey respects me because he looks to me for everything - a scary noise, a knock at the door, a strange dog walking by, anything, and he just looks up at me to see how I'm reacting. If I don't react, he doesn't either. I love that! He's just always paying attention to me as if I'm the 'instructions' for living! If only I could have gotten the kids to do that when they were teenagers!!!
Anne Jones Webboard User Reg: 04-29-2004
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Quote: dennis jones
I think some of the sport dogs have an "on the clock" or "off the clock" behaviour. That is to say that when working they give us the best behavior and performance but off the field the can be obnoxious
I think Dennis is right ....I know that I am looking for them to be as perfect as possible when on the field.... but off (at least at home) I do allow less then perfection. I think that they should be allowed some down time, too. My male is the one that can test my patience the most when 'off the clock'.
They do, however, know who provides the food, the toys & the good times & enforces the rules, when needed. So the respect is there, too.
I can drop her favorite treat on the floor in front of her and she won't take her eye off me until I tell her it's okay to eat it. If that's not respect, I don't know what it is.
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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Quote: Reina Wishart
I can drop her favorite treat on the floor in front of her and she won't take her eye off me until I tell her it's okay to eat it. If that's not respect, I don't know what it is.
I'm not saying this about you and your dog at all, but just pointing out that compulsion and fear can result in the same behavior in another dog.
Respect (for me) is not as simple as that, although that could surely be one manifestation.
Kristel Smart Webboard User Reg: 10-03-2006
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I associate a lack of trust with fear, not respect. Totally different things IMHO. I think of fear as something a bully uses to get what he wants because he is incapable of earning respect, if that makes sense.
I kind of think that respect and trust go together, unless you're dealing with a rescue dog that learned not to trust through bad experiences, and needs to relearn how. Even in this case though, the lack of trust is fear-based.
I have a question....
Can a dog respect you and not trust you? And, can a dog trust you and not respect you?
I have been thinking the exact same thing. I know Yote trusts me, and I am fully sure that he loves me. But I just don't feel like he really respects me.
But then I think that maybe it is just his personality and he is going to be a strong willed little thing no matter how much he respects me.
He certainly doesn't ever show me any signs of aggression, or bossiness, he just does what he damn well pleases too much of the time, even after being told no or to knock it off.
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