Not wishing to get into a back and forth, but while I agree with TRYING to use use positive reinforcement, it is a guard dog, not a pet, although it is
Thank you for your experiences, I should say that response was an accident I didn't realise had happened. I thought better of it and I thought...
Much respect to your skill set, If you are anything like the lady that tried to help me I was just impressed how this very little person almost instantly had my girl in check. I was obviously the weak link.
However I find it very hard to have a positive response to dead or dying chicken in...
Wifey wanted a dog to deter human incursion after some crop removal. A friend supplied what is not bad for that job. A pure breed cross between a German Shepherd and some form of Terrier.
Prey instinct and nervous from a very young puppy.
This was my first dog in life, 60 odd years. I have...