I have a 3 year-old Jack Russel dog who is becoming a total pain in
the @ss and I seek the advice of the klnowledgeable among you.

Spot is a family pet who we've had since a puppy and he's treated
well. But he growls at my wife and my kids (12 and 14 years old)
whenever they try to say hello to him, give him a pat or just be nice
to him. He growls at people who come to visit and he just doesn't
seem to like much attention most of the time.

He's never bitten anyone. When he growls he never ever bares his
teeth. Some times he even growls at me, but I wont tolerate that and
I give him a good old whack on the backside with a rolled up
newspaper, after which he realises I am still the boss and he
acknowledges my place above him in the 'pack'. Other family members
have tried this but it doesnt work,, he just growls even louder at
them.

Let me say one thing here. I know a little about pack behaviour in
dogs. I'm not a n00b at all of this. But I've never had a dog like
this. Maybe I just have a dog who doesnt like people much.. after all
there are humans like that too. We have two Jack Russells (should
have mentioned that earlier). The other is a 7 year-old bitch called
Patch. In fact she is Spot's older sister from a previous litter with
the same parents. Anyway, Patch is the complete opposite of Spot.
She loves attention and is the most docile and loving family pet you
could imagine.

So why is Spot such a pain in the ass? We try hard to love him and
give him loads of attention, but it always has to be on his terms or
not at all. Any advice would be appreciated.

It;s got so bad lately that I have made an appointment with the vet
next week to have Spot 'neutered', i.e to have his testicles removed.
The vet says this will help and we are going ahead with it, but I'm
wondering what is causing this growling and if there is anything else
I can to do integrate him more into our family.

On 14 Nov 2006 12:43:13 -0800,

wrote:

HOWEDY Spotty Dog,

Well I'll tell you something MATEY. If you are trying to save the dog
world from all the stupid humans who post in these dog NG's, then you
are not going to do it by posting 12,000 line rants that no-one can
even be ARSED reading.

Clearly all dog-related newsgroups have been made un-useable by this
one complete ******. Can no-one find this 'Wizard' ******* and put
him out of his misery?

I'm out of here. Sorry I ever posted.

On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 13:18:12 +0000, Spotty Dog
, clicked their heels and said:

Can no-one find this 'Wizard' ******* and put
him out of his misery?

I'm out of here. Sorry I ever posted.

it's easy. don't use google.


--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

"Spotty Dog" wrote in message
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On 14 Nov 2006 12:43:13 -0800,

wrote:

HOWEDY Spotty Dog,

Well I'll tell you something MATEY. If you are trying to save the dog
world from all the stupid humans who post in these dog NG's, then you
are not going to do it by posting 12,000 line rants that no-one can
even be ARSED reading.

Clearly all dog-related newsgroups have been made un-useable by this
one complete ******. Can no-one find this 'Wizard' ******* and put
him out of his misery?

I'm out of here. Sorry I ever posted.


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