Tip of the Day.
Just wanted to follow up on last night’s message. I was working with a family today that had a beautiful Blue Heeler. They were having trouble with the dog nipping at the heels of their small children and were considering putting the dog down because they thought the dog was aggressive. I asked them if they knew anything about the breed, and why they picked that dog. They told me t...hat the dog was cute!
This is what I was talking about in my last message. The dog was just fine and not aggressive at all. Blue Heelers are cattle dogs, and it is quite common for them to chase small children, because that is what they were bread to do with cattle. Since they have no cattle, and live in an apartment, the dog saw the children as the next best thing! I told them it would not be necessary to put the dog down, and we are going to take the dog to a sheep farm so the dog can expel some of that emergency. They are also going to make sure the dog is getting two or three hours a day of vigorous exercise.
We are setting ourselves up for failure as well as our dogs when we get a dog based on its looks. All you guys out there know what happens to you when you pick a woman based on her looks and nothing else. It doesn't work with humans or dogs!!
Just wanted to follow up on last night’s message. I was working with a family today that had a beautiful Blue Heeler. They were having trouble with the dog nipping at the heels of their small children and were considering putting the dog down because they thought the dog was aggressive. I asked them if they knew anything about the breed, and why they picked that dog. They told me t...hat the dog was cute!
This is what I was talking about in my last message. The dog was just fine and not aggressive at all. Blue Heelers are cattle dogs, and it is quite common for them to chase small children, because that is what they were bread to do with cattle. Since they have no cattle, and live in an apartment, the dog saw the children as the next best thing! I told them it would not be necessary to put the dog down, and we are going to take the dog to a sheep farm so the dog can expel some of that emergency. They are also going to make sure the dog is getting two or three hours a day of vigorous exercise.
We are setting ourselves up for failure as well as our dogs when we get a dog based on its looks. All you guys out there know what happens to you when you pick a woman based on her looks and nothing else. It doesn't work with humans or dogs!!
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