RC K9

Looking good.

Hey Erik...it's still FWD. Weak. 4G63 swap?

Update? What's going on with this guy?

Story on that kid is pretty interesting.

Puppy only? What about one that is 3yrs old?

hate has always solved hate. +1 for new black panther king

Shelter should be a last resort. Find him a home with someone willing to get him properly trained.

He growled and it worked so he positively reinforced himself for it. Doesn't mean the dog can't be trained and be a great dog. If the dog growled at her and he is giving up that easily than I agree she shouldn't have the dog at all but now this dog is going to be labeled as an aggressive dog and going to be even harder to find a home for. Whoever takes this dog GET HIM TRAINED! And not this I give him a cookie and he sits stuff, I mean get him trained by someone who knows what they are doing. If it's not through me I couldn't care less, just get it done by someone/somewhere. I can even recommend some places/people if you don't want to go through me but get this dog trained.

I told my wife I want something similar done when I die. Feed my body to some bears or lions or something. Put my corpse to use.

Very true.

I need to get a carpet estimate in my house. How do I contact this guy?

I mean, I ate a live salamander once for $10 but no way I would eat a live mouse...and not for $40

Is that even possibe? I stopped going when I was like 20 because I just couldn't stand the masses of nasty disgusting people.

that was glorious.

Yeah, that is ridiculous. That's why when I need to go out of town I don't like taking them to standard boarding kennels. It seems there are two options for boarding dogs, both of which I think suck. 1.) is you take them to a place where 90% of the time they are in a kennel and let out a couple times at best. Is this cruel; imho no, but it's not beneficial either. 2.) is places like doggy daycare where they let all the dogs frolic and play and yada yada yada. The problem with that is the fact that because of the combination of the dogs not have any fomal obedience training or having respect for authority and the people running these places are not PROPERLY supervising the socialization, dog fights bereak out and in in some cases the people get bit trying to break it up. That option is terrible too. This is why any dog I board HAS to be obedience trained and preferably by me. The dogs get exercise, and SUPERVISED socialization with other dogs in the form of pack walks, chilling out togther, etc. Because I only do this on the side out of my home righ tnow I am very limited in what I can do and how many dogs I can take at a time but when I move and have my own facility and do this full time I hope to offer a wide aray of services indluding but not limited to obedience training, behavior modification, boarding, puppy pre-schools (not the pets mart versions), and a form of constructive day care. (Sorry bout the long windedness. Not trying to thread jack as an advertisement but more so educate my rerasoning behind my statements)

If you got him trained through me he could be boarded with me and you would know he would be getting pack walks, and his obedience/commands would be utilized on a daily basis. I agree with you though, I don't like standrd boarding facilities. There is no constructive interaction bewteen the handler/kennel owner and the dog.

Awesome. I am going to be so happy when he gets his certification. I was thinking about hitting you up to try to create some test-like scenarios where you can work on him and see how he will do.

I am surprised you didn't keep him.

In my experience there is always a reason. Some are subtle and some are quite obvious. There is always a chain of events leading to a bite. Even all out crazy aggressive dogs that burst out of their door and bite someone have a reason for doing it. The question is, why? A lot of times when you hear about dogs biting little kids, the media makes it out ot be this horrific act that wasn't prompted and the dog is crazy. That is very rarely the case. In a lot of cases the the child is aggravating the dog and the dog feels a need to correct the child for that behaviour. How does a dog correct another dog or peopler for that matter, with it's mouth in the form of a bite. So when someone says, "my three year old son jimmy was just playing with sparky then sparky bit him out of nowhere", that's not actually the case. Sparky didn't want to play anymore and was probably exhibiting body language expemplifying this but because the adult wasn't paying attention or doesn't know how to properly read the dog's body language, the dog feels the need to step it up and so it physically corrects the child. Should the dog do this, absolutely not, but should the situation have been allowed to occur in the first place? No. The adult should have been supervising play time and dictated to what intensity it was allowed to get and when playtime is over. Again, by being in control of the situation, you limit the chances situations like this occuring.

I do sincerely hope all that continues to work out for you.

I am not going to tell you what to do, but I will tell you my philosophy: A dog should be supervised on in a crate. (Crate is not necessary if you know for a fact the dog will not get into any shennanigans), inside the house is fine. When I am at work or I go somewhere the dog can't go with me, the dog is in the house or in the crate. When I am outside, the dogs are outside. When they are outside, I am out there. You said it yourself, you put the dogs outside then left. So what do they do? They find a way to leave, just like a teenager sneaking out. People always think the solution to their behavior problems with their dog is to get them a play partner. If you kid is acting bad, do you go find another kid with no manners as a playmate for him? No, it just makes things worse. Is dog with dog interaction bad? No, not if the dogs are controlled and supervised. Incorporate obedience. You decide when play time is, how intense it gets, and when it's over. As for not wanting the dog to hit the end of the chain, that is true, the dog should never be running on the end of a leash and hit the end of the leash. The only time there should ever be tension on the leash is for an instantaneous correction and the pressure is immediately released. An archaeic looking pinch collar is actually more humane than a regular dog collar when used properly. As for giving him something to do, what do I suggest? I suggest what I suggested to you when you got in touch with me a few months ago. Obedience training. Have the dog learn commands. Establish yourself and everyone else in the houseold as heads of the household, attain the respect, and use it to your advantage. It's not that they cant be dogs and you can;t have fun withthem, but when you are having fun with them or when they are playing with each other or other dogs, it is key that you control the situation. Being in control and teaching your dog is not Nazi. Ask anyone on here who's dogs I have trained if their dogs have lost their love of life and changed in a negative way. In fact, with the last dog I worked with, he was a total basket case and he actually came out and became more confident when I was training him because he couldn;t be nervous or scared or anxious, he had to focus on what was being taught and when we would end a session on a high note, a success for the dog, he was happier than he usually was because he got that sens of accomplishment when he completed the task at hand.

I have seen people drop their dogs off at Innis Park and leave before and so has my wife. Seeing the dogs totally confused sucks. I wsn't able to get to the one dog but I was able to get another and get him a home.

I am not saying he will. What I am saying is that if the owners didn't care enough to properly supervise him or take the apprpriate measures to ensure if something did happen he could easily be returned, they have lost their right to own that dog.

Right on. That is the whole premise behind obedience training. Constructive focus for their energy. I have clients with dogs who have such high energy levels that an hour and a half walk does nothing to their energy but I would 15 minutes of obedience where the dog has to focus and pay attention to the commands and learn how to do new commands and at the end of the session the dog is ready to chill out. People wonder why their dogs get loose and rip around the neighborhood or dig holes in their yard. They are like kids, if you don’t give them a constructive outlet for their energy and skills, they are going to find one themselves and it is probably through undesirable means.