LaTigresse
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I have three dogs now. My dogs have ALWAYS been trained/raised with the concept that the family humans are higher on the pecking order than the dogs. I have no problem with a girl believing my animals are more important than she is. In the right circumstances I can imagine treating her, or telling her, she is 'less' than my furry babies. But as a responsible dog owner/leader I would not allow her to interact with the dogs in a submissive manner. I have a 5 month old GSD puppy that is already a very lean 54#. Her blood lines are formidable. Many of her relatives have been trained as personal protection dogs. She is an extremely intelligent and self confident dog that requires a very defined power structure. I am not going to confuse her and potentially place other humans at risk just to get some s-types humiliation rocks off. I wanted to add, I also have never done any 'play' around my pets. The dogs especially. It sends too many mixed signals and creates a lot of problems. I have known Nala's daddy since my sister got him as a puppy 2+ years ago. He is the most gorgeous, sweetest, trustworthy dog I know. An angel with small children. And he is HUGE. Yet, if you get a group of kids playing, and rough housing, he will constantly be whining and shoving himself in between kids that are tussling. It worries and upsets him. And if an adult tries to wrestle with a child, someone had better get a hold of him or remove him from the area. He gets very upset and it would be easy to imagine him taking on an adult that he didn't know and trust, that was just playing with someone he saw as vulnerable and weaker. It is instinctual to him.
< Message edited by LaTigresse -- 8/27/2010 4:08:36 AM >
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My twisted, self deprecating, sense of humour, finds alot to laugh about, in your lack of one! Just because you are well educated, articulate, and can use big, fancy words, properly........does not mean you are right!
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