10-23-2012, 03:23 AM
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Originally posted by Bullwinkle....
An elegant solution is a well trained nasty big dog that gets along with the neighbors and does not venture out to the street .... possible but you got to start early with socialization and training and it helps if you let them sleep with you.....grin
We used to live next door to a guy with an Akita. That dog was the biggest marshmallow when he was out in the front yard with his owner. The neighborhood kids loved him because when the ice cream truck came by our neighbor bought the dog, and the neighborhood kids ice cream. But that dog had been so well trained between right and wrong, that he would lay down and roll over if he was in the front yard so the kids could pet him. If he was in the backyard, and owner was not home, he became the biggest meanest dog around. We had to feed him while the owner was on vacation. We put his food and water on a board that was lowered down over fence because no one could go in the yard. The yard had a white line painted just beyond where the gate closed and Sammy stayed behind that line, and would growl if someone got near the gate.
It's all about a lot of training, and love, and teaching your dog the same as kids, whats right and wrong.