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awesome advice!

Thank you!

everything you typed just reinforced my comfort level with my dog.

I already won't let her outside unless I give her permission. She won't go through the door otherwise.

I trained her to go outside during mealtimes, she is allowed in afterwards. (she has a dog door)

she won't leave my property. I have a 1/2 acre fenced in and even with the gate open, she stays in the backyard.

she won't play with my son's toys. even though some are similar to hers...stuffed animals. she knows which ones are hers and leaves his alone.

KBCraig wrote:I love all of my animals. But if one of them ever took a serious nip at my toddler, we'd go for a "walk", and I'd be the only one coming back.

Kevin

I agree.

Here's a question I haven't thought about.

How can you assert pack order in which your child is above the dog in a way that your dog understands that your child is it's superior? There is no question my dog knows I'm the alpha, but where does my 9 month old son fit into the equation?

I've never owned weimeraners before. The breeder we got Bailey from breeds Border Collies. Bailey's mother slipped out one day while in heat and was seen, *ahem*, copulating with what was described as a short haired, lean, grey hunting dog. We assumed weimeraner...maybe not, maybe the daddy was a mutt as well. Who knows?!

Bailey has enormous stamina, she is lightning quick and very fast. I'll see if I can find a full body picture.

As far as pack order is concerned, there is no doubt I'm the alpha male. I didn't mean to insinuate that I was displeased with her behavior, it's just that she is extremely submissive. Her personality is one that lends itself to being submissive.

I have a friend with 2 dogs. 1 is a 150lb rottweiler and the other is an abused stray. This friend has a 2 yr old boy and his wife living with him.
The rott runs the house. He is a sweet dog, but they have no control over him. When he was young, he was never taught to respect the humans of the house, now, when corrected he growls at them...I believe it's a dangerous situation. I was watching a football game at his house once and the rott was corrected for something. The rott growled at his owner. The owner tried to grab his collar and put him outside, the dog snapped at him!
Then and there was the time to kick that dog's ass...my buddy didn't do anything. He left the dog alone and sat back down to watch the game! I told him he needed to do something and my buddy said he would just leave him alone...'he'll be allright'.

The Rott's favorite trick is to run into people to show dominance. He now knows better than to do it with me. I'm 6'1" and 225lbs...a solid knee to his chest and he straightens up fast!

I guess that story illustrates perfectly my feelings about dogs. I love dogs, I can't imagine not having a good dog around, but they're not people. They are animals pure and simple. My dog is treated as such and because of that she is a welcome member of my family (pack)
My friends treat their dogs as people and as such the dogs run the house. The Rott believes that he is the alpha male of the house and as such the rott makes the rules!

I hate to derail the thread, but I guess it hasn't received any attention in a while anyway! :D

I have a shy border collie mix also! I think she's BC and weimeraner, but we're not sure. She's very smart and probably the best dog I've ever had. However, she is very exciteable and timid or submissive.

I have to be careful how I correct her...if I speak loudly enough she cowers like I beat on her. Her only downfall is when she initially greets us. She goes nuts barking and whining. I normally don't pay her any attention for the first 10 minutes or so when I get home, she's slowly learning the lesson that being quiet pays off!

Does your dog like fetching? Mine will run herself to death playing catch with frisbees or tennis balls!

XD_Dan wrote:

tehlump wrote:

HighVelocity wrote:The man went into a fenced yard and shot a dog that was chained. This is completely unacceptable. His excuse that the dog barks a lot is worthless. I hope he moves to concrete suite with bubba real soon.

jail time for killing a dog?

A dog is property, there should be a monetary fine or possibly community service.

I disagree. I think jail time is totally warranted in this situation. If the dog was attacking he or his family it would be different, but this guy went onto someones property and shot & killed a dog that was properly secured.

I'm a dog guy, but I wouldn't consider my dog freak. I know that some people think of dogs as members of their family.

The jerk that shot that lady's dog should be locked up.

Sorry, I should have clarified my thoughts.

I was only referring to the shooting of the dog. Like I said, a dog is property and the owner should be compensated.

The crimes of trespassing and others should receive the attention they deserve.

If I found a man in my backyard with a pistol, he'd be lucky to get out alive...especially if I saw that he had shot my dog. I would imagine the first thought I would have would be to think that he was shutting my dog up in preparation to invade my home.

HighVelocity wrote:The man went into a fenced yard and shot a dog that was chained. This is completely unacceptable. His excuse that the dog barks a lot is worthless. I hope he moves to concrete suite with bubba real soon.

jail time for killing a dog?

A dog is property, there should be a monetary fine or possibly community service.

That being said, I think I will point out that I love dogs. I can't see killing a dog for excessive barking and I think the man was definitely in the wrong for this.

I would be willing to bet there was a history of bad blood between these two neighbors and this incident was merely the last in a game of one-upmanship.
Too bad the dog got caught in the middle of a bad situation between two adults.