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**loyalgagora** · 11-18-2011, 10:28 PM

I haven't read anything but the original post...

My boyfriend's parents black lab, Ace, is very....ditsy. They thought he was downright stupid and couldn't do anything. Well, I came there in one day and taught him sit, lay down, stand, shake hands, and up (I make him stand on his hind legs) all in one day. While he may be trick smart (if you actually sit there and try to teach him with praise, where as they were trying to train him by yelling at him...) he's stupid in all other areas. He does the same thing when you push him off of you, he just lays there not knowing what to do. He runs into things...they find it a constant joke that he will lick up your spit if you spit on the floor...(EW)...just stuff like that. But he's a very sweet and loyal dog and I would hurt them if they ever even considered putting him down.

But, I second what Teal said. If the stupidity was so bad to where the dog was at danger from it, and so were other animals and people around him, I would think that he would need to be put down.

11-18-2011, 10:28 PM	#10
loyalgagora Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 472 Senior Member	I haven't read anything but the original post... My boyfriend's parents black lab, Ace, is very....ditsy. They thought he was downright stupid and couldn't do anything. Well, I came there in one day and taught him sit, lay down, stand, shake hands, and up (I make him stand on his hind legs) all in one day. While he may be trick smart (if you actually sit there and try to teach him with praise, where as they were trying to train him by yelling at him...) he's stupid in all other areas. He does the same thing when you push him off of you, he just lays there not knowing what to do. He runs into things...they find it a constant joke that he will lick up your spit if you spit on the floor...(EW)...just stuff like that. But he's a very sweet and loyal dog and I would hurt them if they ever even considered putting him down. But, I second what Teal said. If the stupidity was so bad to where the dog was at danger from it, and so were other animals and people around him, I would think that he would need to be put down.
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