08-15-2016, 04:31 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-15-2016, 04:40 AM by ElwoodBlues1.)
People need to understand that larger Dogs like German Shepherds, Rotties, Dobermans etc are dominant breed dogs and function in a pecking order system within the family and with outsiders. When you train them they have to adopt a position in the family and that has to always be at the bottom of the tree if you want full obedience....a dominant breed dog will assume the No 2 position in the household to the master if left to its own devices..that cant happen when you have children.
When you eyeball a German Shepherd you issue a challenge to its dominance, when my family eyeball our dog, speak firmly she knows whose boss and drops her gaze, wags her tail and looks for a command, when a stranger eyeballs her or another dominant breed does similar she stands her ground and wont tolerate any threatening behaviour...thats how they operate and you cant leave non family members/strangers with dominant breed dogs alone.
Larger Dogs are for adult families....they present a risk for small children. trained or untrained, when in doubt and it doesnt matter how clever they are they will revert to their natural behaviour which wont include many warnings like barking...larger dogs tend to attack first with a throaty growl and save the barking for later and thats why they are more dangerous especially for strangers. small children etc...
When you eyeball a German Shepherd you issue a challenge to its dominance, when my family eyeball our dog, speak firmly she knows whose boss and drops her gaze, wags her tail and looks for a command, when a stranger eyeballs her or another dominant breed does similar she stands her ground and wont tolerate any threatening behaviour...thats how they operate and you cant leave non family members/strangers with dominant breed dogs alone.
Larger Dogs are for adult families....they present a risk for small children. trained or untrained, when in doubt and it doesnt matter how clever they are they will revert to their natural behaviour which wont include many warnings like barking...larger dogs tend to attack first with a throaty growl and save the barking for later and thats why they are more dangerous especially for strangers. small children etc...