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**zdlupikkkdi** · 07-15-2010, 12:44 PM

I have had dogs which could pull in excess of 4000lbs without breaking a sweat so I have no idea what you're having for breakfast, but give me some! It really sounds to me like you just haven't been in a situation with driven dogs where they have really gone at it. Sometimes there is no calling them off or diverting their attention when provoiced by another...

If the dog can pull 4000lbs...it can pull you too.

(so says the 105 lb 5 foot and maybe 1 inch woman

)

Managing dog isn't all about brute force imo. Training does play a large roll. But training involves being very aware of your environment, knowing your dog, reading your dog's signals and intervening with perfect timing. It requires, imo; a level of maturity and an intellectual capacity...that children have not yet developed.

Another interesting point in dog training and management is...I'm not sure how to define it...confidence...or intention. For example, my 70 year old mother will not walk our dog. She loves the dog to death and watches her all day while we are at owrk...but in most things she lets the dog walk all over her. Except...she's afraid she'll get hurt if the dog jumps on her and she's afraid of rambuncuous dogs. Guess what? That dog has never once jumped on her. All the dog has to do is start getting worked up and my mother magically transforms into Victoria Stillwell. We can't get her to see that or apply those skills to any other situation involving the dog...but it's in her...and if she could use those skills all the time (and learn to open her own mayonnaise jars) then maybe she could take her out on a leash.

07-15-2010, 12:44 PM	#20
zdlupikkkdi Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 426 Senior Member	I have had dogs which could pull in excess of 4000lbs without breaking a sweat so I have no idea what you're having for breakfast, but give me some! It really sounds to me like you just haven't been in a situation with driven dogs where they have really gone at it. Sometimes there is no calling them off or diverting their attention when provoiced by another... If the dog can pull 4000lbs...it can pull you too. (so says the 105 lb 5 foot and maybe 1 inch woman ) Managing dog isn't all about brute force imo. Training does play a large roll. But training involves being very aware of your environment, knowing your dog, reading your dog's signals and intervening with perfect timing. It requires, imo; a level of maturity and an intellectual capacity...that children have not yet developed. Another interesting point in dog training and management is...I'm not sure how to define it...confidence...or intention. For example, my 70 year old mother will not walk our dog. She loves the dog to death and watches her all day while we are at owrk...but in most things she lets the dog walk all over her. Except...she's afraid she'll get hurt if the dog jumps on her and she's afraid of rambuncuous dogs. Guess what? That dog has never once jumped on her. All the dog has to do is start getting worked up and my mother magically transforms into Victoria Stillwell. We can't get her to see that or apply those skills to any other situation involving the dog...but it's in her...and if she could use those skills all the time (and learn to open her own mayonnaise jars) then maybe she could take her out on a leash.
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