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General Question on dog Obedience
Just a general question on obedience. My dog readily listens to me,
my wife and my kids. However He does not take commands from others as well. Is he supposed to? My opinion is that as long as he is well mannered (no jumping, mouthing ...) he does not. I've had several discussions with friends and we have differing opinions. The question I always ask them is "if a burglar breaks in, should your dog sit when th eburglar tells him to?" Thanks for your opinion! Joe |
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On 9 Sep 2004 09:23:09 -0700 joe whittled these words:
Just a general question on obedience. My dog readily listens to me, my wife and my kids. However He does not take commands from others as well. Is he supposed to? Depends upon (a) his breed and (b) what you want. It is unrealistic to expect some breeds to be obedient to strangers. One of my German Shepherd's good qualities was that she would obey only me, or a person I handed the leash to. I doubt I could ever have trained her to work for just anyone. OTOH my Tsuki's good quality is that he will work for just about anyone who knows what they are doing. If I had desired him NOT to work with others I would have had to train him that way. My opinion is that as long as he is well mannered (no jumping, mouthing ...) he does not. I've had several discussions with friends and we have differing opinions. The question I always ask them is "if a burglar breaks in, should your dog sit when th eburglar tells him to?" Yes, it depends upon what you want from your dog. I've had protective, single person dogs. Now I have very social dogs. I used to prefer the former, now I prefer the latter. The other side of your burglar question is what do you want to happen when one of your kid's friends forgets a jacket and pops back into the house to get it? For folks with kids the dog who shows the burglar the silverware leaves you with a lot fewer worries. -- Diane Blackman http://dog-play.com/ http://dogplay.com/Shop/ |
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