There are so many,"My dog won't LET me...." & "My dog keeps...." whatever.
*LET* you????
Are you people AFRAID of your own dog?
Aren't you bigger,stronger, SMARTER than any dog???
ELEPHANTS can be trained to get their nails done & you can't even MAKE your own dog be still & accept it????
If you call it "teaching" or "behavior modification",would it less intimadating/scary than "TRAINING"?
LOL
2007-01-22 01:33:23 · 19 answers · asked by tyke 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
no silly....My dogs are both part of my family and I can do anything with/to them....I have a West Virginia Black Dog about 8-9 years old(lol found her runnin' the streets in West Virginia-she is just a long haired black dog with one whte spot on her chest, could be just about anything so I call her a "West Virginia Black dog... boy do I get some funny responses from that, like where can I get one, WOW I havenever heard of that one, etc etc...lol) and a Shepard Mastiff Mix about 1 1/2 years old and both were rescued s all of my pets are...both are large dogs and both know that I am the leader of the pack/alpha just as it should be.... smile
*******EDIT: OK again whats with the haters out here today?? I have 2 thumbs down and this is more of an OPINION question...I should get thumbs down for stating my opinion?? not right people, just not right!!!! I also see others with answers that are OK and not bad with alot of thumbs down, so what gives?? SHOW YOURSELF dont be a coward and anser the question and let us know why you dont agree with our answers!!!!********
2007-01-22 01:36:32 · answer #1 · answered by marnibrown1 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋
no , l am not afraid of my dog. l never was and l have no reason to be. l train my dog with the understanding that if l want to bath them , cut their nails , or brush them , that l am going to do just that. l was never bitten by my dog. and why would any one be afraid of their own dog? If they had the proper training and a good master then there is no way they will bite the hand that feeds them or any one else if they are train for obedience and control. that would only happen to a person who did not train their dog the right way. and training starts the same day you bring that dog into your home. not when it is six months old. no l am not afraid of my dog, they know l am alpha.
2007-01-22 02:48:10 · answer #2 · answered by Star-Dust 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I had once gotten a 2 year old male mallinois that I purchased because the dog had put its handler in the hospital. The dog gave me great concern for the first few months and we had to have several "forehead to forehead" discussions. We finally worked things out and have had no problems since then. I find it ridiculous to hear some people say that they are afraid of their own dogs. To have a dog and not be able to do anything you want with it is absolutely stupid. He is a dog, I am a human and I am in charge here. My dogs all know that.
2007-01-22 06:03:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Nope, not afraid.
A lot of people simply don't feel that training is something they really need to do, but then again, if they've never done it, they have no idea as to how much better a well trained dog actually can be!
2007-01-22 02:01:36 · answer #4 · answered by Shadow's Melon 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
No, of course I'm not afraid of my dog. Once, I had a rescue dog (mixed breed of indeterminate origin, but it was big) that I did become afraid of after it bit every member of my household. After only two days, I decided that I could not provide a good home for a dog that I feared would maul me when I tried to train it, so back to the shelter it went.
I will NOT have a pet that I'm afraid of, because then it's owning me and not the other way around.
2007-01-22 03:01:15 · answer #5 · answered by Pink Denial 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
being afraid of your own dog is just dangerous. and if you are, this means that person needs some tips on how to train their dog.
For pete's sake, stand up to your dogs and take control before they take control of you, than thats a bigger problem
2007-01-22 01:43:17 · answer #6 · answered by Kimberlynne 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
lengthy hair is nice but requires upkeep and u have to grow this out for a long time
2017-02-27 07:52:57 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope I am definitely not afraid of my dogs, I own a GSD and a Lab mix and they know who is the alpha...ME! they also know that they are at the bottom of the pack chain, meaning my 3 yr old is higher up than they are and if he tells them no they listen. it certainly doesn't mean that I don't love my dogs, because I do very much...but they don't run the house I do!!
2007-01-22 02:44:48 · answer #8 · answered by julie's_GSD_kirby 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I have never seen a dog that was born that I am afraid of . also if I was afraid of a dog I would not own that particular dog . that is just plain silly to be afraid of your own dog. Then that dog needs to go if you are afraid of it . good luck .
2007-01-22 02:26:10 · answer #9 · answered by Kate T. 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I have no problems with my five. If you train them properly, from a young age, then you should not have a problem. What exactly is your dog doing, that is making you fearful of it?
2007-01-22 02:05:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋