Dennis,
Check your PM for a reply.

Hey, I tried. Some people just don't get it.

Knuckles obedience work went very well tonight.

He very rarely needs the prong for corrections, his heel work is good, down/stays for longer periods of times, and is consistently obeying commands.

Barking and aggressive behavior on property is the biggest improvement and is something we work on every day.

He now knows what is expected of him, and what is not allowed. So, all is not lost

The training is paying off.

hehehe...she posted nearly this same thing in other threads before : " oh yes, here in fairy dust land things are going well, the training is going fine, everything is improving..."

Four threads later....dog euthanized due to a predictable bite.

* shakes his head in wonder*

Will, grow up.
Your profile states you are a trainer. If this is how you speak to your clients, when in your opinion they are not doing the right thing, or you jump to conclusions without having all the facts, I am amazed that you have any clients.

I said things were improving not solved.

Unless you are clueless which I am beginning to think you are, there can be 5 steps forward and one step back. Do you know how to read, do you know the meaning of comprehending what you read. Do you know how to read something without jumping to conclusions. I have yet to see one piece of constructive suggestions or meaningful advice from you, although you state you have offered it.

Please find me one of your posts were you offered a suggestion or advice (other than put the dog down)

Name calling, assumptions, lots of empty comments, but no real training methods or information.

Fairy dust, I think you are snorting it.

Don't bother responding, you have nothing worthwhile to offer.

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Still in the corner kicking the cat. At least I am laughing my a$$ off now. Training going better, I don't have to kick quite as hard to get the cat to meow. I am making progress though. A couple more trainings like this and we are ready to go out in public.

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
See what I mean, nothing of substance. You talk some good bullsh$$ but have nothing to offer.

This is a slam dunk. You have been offered advice by several people who make a living fixing dogs that people like you screw up. The advice is simple...put the dog down.

I had a person like you come in...her 'baby' had bitten her infant. You could still see the teeth marks on the baby's face. She couldn't put the dog down, because it wasn't the dogs fault. She had made mistakes training it. Why should the dog pay the price for her stupidity? Sound familiar. Anyway, I gave her 2 choices:
1) put the dog to sleep.
2) I would call child services.

The dog was put down. Someone who lives near you needs to take a hard look at your situation and make some decisions. It is obvious you can't think. You are too emotionally involved.

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In our town there is no law stating the number of bites, before the dog is put down.

Does anyone else find this scary that a joe public pet owner knows this?

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I put the dog down as I felt he could not be rehabilitated even with the ongoing training, ecollar, etc.
Therefore it was my choice and decision to do this, and was done within 2 hours of the incident.

I am curious, since you obviously were wrong about the above dogs temperament situation, what makes you think you have this one pegged?

Also, going with your theory that this is 'fear aggression'...sorry that term cracks me up....

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He is afraid of the wind, loud noises, etc.

So what makes you think you know all the things that 'knuckles' <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> the aggressive <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" /> dog is afraid of? You mentioned you had grandkids...we all know kids are very predictable. Hope your grandkids don't figure out what else Knuckles is afraid of before you do. I thank God my children aren't under your care.

Oh, and in case you missed it...my advice is put the dog down.

Todd, please stop kicking the cat (I like cats)plus they can be a little vindictive(they know where you sleep). Frankly I don't care about Linda or her dog Knuckles. The dog went after the postal worker, not the other way around. What I care about is that Linda is taking a dog that she can not handle out in public without a muzzle. Such a simple thing, a muzzle. Not an expensive item or hard to aquire. I care about the next person to be bitten. I care about Linda's grandchild, who Linda herself posted (another forum) that she did not trust her dogs with this child. Is it so hard to put a simple muzzle on an aggressive dog?

Whenever someone posts a question on this board, I get a kick out of how they respond when they get advice they don't want to hear. In this case, Linda, you have received advice from people who clearly know a hell of a lot more than you ever will know about dogs and you respond with an attitude problem. If you already know the answer, or the advice you receive has to be exactly what you want to hear, then this may not be the right forum for you. You obviously don't have a clue as to what the hell you are doing and sadly, someone has already and someone else may get bitten by any one of your "problem" dogs you may own in the future.(More like problem owner).

Along with that, this thread has become a pissing match between several people and is offering nothing constructive. Who is right or who is wrong has taken a backseat to the fact that it's just not civil anymore.

I am closing this thread as some very respected senior board members have asked me to do so due to the nastiness of it.