On Mon, 21 Nov 2005 15:16:12 -0800, Enoch Root wrote:

Gunner Asch wrote:
Anyone got a "training collar" that would be interesting in selling
it?

Ive a lady friend with a problem dog, and this is the last resort
before putting the dog down.

I know those dogs... they change dramatically if you expose them to lots
o people.

But you can't just bring them there, you have to be involved with
getting to know the other people (and their dogs.) The dog takes the
que somehow and changes his/her ideas about others.

Socialization is the key.

What people call "aggressiveness" in dogs can be any of a number of
different behaviors. Fear aggressiveness is very different from dominance
aggressiveness is very different from plain old viciousness.

Trying to use techniques appropriate for dealing with a dominant
aggressive dog can make the problem worse if you really have a fear
aggressive dog, and can get people badly hurt if you really have a vicious
dog.

That's why it's so important to get someone who has real experience
dealing with aggressiveness to observe the dog.

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