Gone to the Dogs

[Marie2020]

Maybe you would agree with this video. (We could use some help from @Nyboy )

https://alwayspets.com/s/least-obedient-dog-breeds-in-the-world

I once lived in a neighborhood with both a Chow Chow and an Akita at separate homes. I can testify that they were a problem for the neighbors and each other.

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Nancy ran off while we were playing ball in the park yesterday. After she heard a dog bark she bolted. It's deeply worrying.

 

[Marie2020]

Yes, a lot of people are getting dogs right now based on the look the dog has, or maybe a childhood dream of a dog they liked, not realizing the behavioral disposition that goes with it and how serious that can get. You need skills to deal with that. Heartbreaking because these people sometimes have to, in the end, euthanize their pet. I think its so great that you entered the livestock guardian breed so wisely, I wish everybody did that.

Someone on my block got an Anatolian and boy that has not worked out. I have seen a few Anatolians around that are totally stable, calm, can walk on a leash with their family and not be in a state of constant scan or alert. But this one house, that dog is up on the couch, looking out the window, trying to get rid of anything he sees on the street endlessly. He is occasionally tied outside and my daughter and I actually stopped walking that part of the neighborhood because the last time we passed, he really wanted to take us down and I didn't trust that rope he was on to hold him. He is deadly serious and he's attached to a crappy wooden step. He needs to do the job he was bred to do, and his particular lines are clashing with being a living room dog. I haven't been on that street in a few years now and I wouldn't be surprised if he's been put down.

In hindsight, I'm glad that I chose a relatively easy breed! lol I know my limits and even my personality; while I have a certain fondness for Rottweilers I'll never get one. I love the regal nobility of them, the courage, but they generally take dominance very seriously. I'd have to live in a very specific way with a dog like that to keep him in check and not give him funny ideas about his place in the hierarchy. I can't count how many people I've met that have been bitten by their own well loved Rottie, with no warning.

Rottweilers are beautiful dogs. I've met some lovely natured Rottweilers. But deadly if not trained well

 

[heirloomgal]

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Nancy ran off while we were playing ball in the park yesterday. After she heard a dog bark she bolted. It's deeply worrying.

@Marie2020 Because my dog's recall at this point is still only about 80% I use a precautionary nylon or polypropylene rope. I cut it to about 15 feet, that woven plastic rope from a dollar store, and I just let it drag on the ground. It allows him to be free and play and roam free with me, but if he makes a bad choice at any point I can immediately step on that rope and stop him. He doesn't even register that he's attached to it. Works great and gives you some peace of mind.

 

[Marie2020]

@Marie2020 Because my dog's recall at this point is still only about 80% I use a precautionary nylon or polypropylene rope. I cut it to about 15 feet, that woven plastic rope from a dollar store, and I just let it drag on the ground. It allows him to be free and play and roam free with me, but if he makes a bad choice at any point I can immediately step on that rope and stop him. He doesn't even register that he's attached to it. Works great and gives you some peace of mind.

I have an extension lead. But like to give her freedom. That rope seems like a good idea ,thank you

 

[Marie2020]