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Originally Posted by sammyg2
A lady scolded her dog for leaving the garage and going into the street where he might get run over?
Guess I'm an idiot dog owner too, and I've had dogs almost my whole life.
The dog I have now knows he's not supposed to wander off into the street.
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Originally Posted by Baz
You OBVIOUSLY have a MUCH smarter dog than she does, Sammy.
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Baz, I saw this thread earlier, but knowing how you feel about dawgs, I just didn't respond. I like those 10 commandments too, and I'll hold 'em in my arms for their final journey....got to. That said, my last lab only crossed the street ONCE to great the neighbors in their driveway when she was probably 6-7 months old...If you had heard me "BAD DOG" her mercilessly you'd have probably thought I was a bad owner too....nuthin' could be further from the truth. Put her down at 14....she never needed a leash even if I was walking a busy street for the last 13.5 years of her life. Trained to max with voice/hand signals...I agree with Sammy on this one. How DO you correct "unacceptable" behavior which is absolutely hazardous to your beloved "kid's health". It's called TOUGH LOVE...now I wasn't there to witness what you saw, but there are "shades of grey". I'm certainly not gonna mistreat them (quite the contrary...I have "the gift" when it comes to training and caring for dogs and I spoil 'em rotten)....please don't judge too harshly. Just my .02 worth...YMMV.