12-14-2009, 03:06 PM
That's your opinion, but he is very well trained. Just finicky. So he growls, big fucking deal. Its just a soft growl to say, "Hey, I'm ready to be left alone now". What's wrong with that? Not a damned thing. Its not a vicious growl or anything. You of all people should know that a dog can growl in several different ways. None of my Mom's dogs are put away unless it is a major event with lots of people. They are members of the family too, and as long as you respect them, they're fine. You treat them bad and you deserve whatever you get.
The other dogs at my Mom's belong to my sister, and THEY do have to be put up, because they're not trained very well. One is a Golden Retriever/German Shepherd mix, the other is Chow/German Shepherd. They're not mean, but they don't leave people alone. For instance Chucky (the part Chow) will jump on you and paw at you if you stop petting him. Unfortunately my sister can't train dogs worth shit and doesn't belong having them. Oh well, my mom is working on them.
I guess my point is, the dog should not be punished by being locked away just because YOU can't follow the rules. The dog isn't doing anything wrong, YOU are. If you're told to leave someone's animal alone, and you go and start petting it, I'm gonna LAUGH when you get bit. The dog should be able to lay on the couch and be unmolested if you're told not to touch it at all.
- Jasmine will tolerate just about anything (Black Lab)
- Trucker won't tolerate much, and doesn't like most people. But he ignores you unless you bother him (Jack Russel)
- Piggy would tolerate a lot, but she had "spots" because her previous owner abused her and left her damaged. Still, all you had to do was pay attention to her... she would give you indications she didn't like it. (Deceased Rottweiler)
The other dogs at my Mom's belong to my sister, and THEY do have to be put up, because they're not trained very well. One is a Golden Retriever/German Shepherd mix, the other is Chow/German Shepherd. They're not mean, but they don't leave people alone. For instance Chucky (the part Chow) will jump on you and paw at you if you stop petting him. Unfortunately my sister can't train dogs worth shit and doesn't belong having them. Oh well, my mom is working on them.
I guess my point is, the dog should not be punished by being locked away just because YOU can't follow the rules. The dog isn't doing anything wrong, YOU are. If you're told to leave someone's animal alone, and you go and start petting it, I'm gonna LAUGH when you get bit. The dog should be able to lay on the couch and be unmolested if you're told not to touch it at all.