That’s a fact. How often do you see an owner pick up their dog when it’s around other dogs? Elevating the little shit, and making him feel empowered. It’s also a failure to expose dogs to various settings, to other dogs, etc. that causes issues. Most cities now have dog clubs that meet up once a week to run classes. To be fair, the people that run these clubs spend more time working on the owners than the dogs. “Oh, will tugging on the lead not hurt his little neck?” “Yeah, it might hurt a bit, but he needs to know he’s a dog, not a baby, and that you’re the pack leader.”
I reckon in most, if not all cases, where a family dog bites a kid, the warning signs are there. “Oh, the dog was jealous of my little kid”. Kids ending up needing plastic surgery because a dopey bastard of an owner treated the dog like a child, instead of a dog.
it boils my fucking piss… make your little cunt behave and don’t be picking him up like a child. My dog looks at me before approaching another dog, my dog is off lead. He’ll look and I’ll command.
“Oh he’s not sociliased”… fucking socialise him then
Very true. Some breeds can be very difficult to socialise, though. Patterdale Terriers are notorious for being protective of their family when out and about, and if another dog brings the wrong energy they can kick off in a flash - they’d always need to be on the lead when out. Having said that, they can also play like puppies with dogs that bring the right energy. Bottom line is, as an owner, you need to know your responsibilities, and you need to understand your dogs behaviour and how to control / correct it.
I only let my fella off at the beach, where there are no small animals and there’s little chance of the prey drive being kicked in. He is well trained. He chases a ball, and if there is no ball, he stands to my side. Before I throw or puck the ball, he has to return it, drop it and go behind me. He knows that. When we meet a dog, he drops to all fours and looks at me for approval to play. He knows that too. Because I’ve put the time in.
If you have a dog, it’s not just about making them sit and roll over. As a dog owner you’ve to teach them how to behave as a dog
Got my one the night of the first lockdown. Had a rat spotted and rat guys wouldn’t come to the house because of the Corona. So bought her off a farmer and not had a rat since.
Wed some cunts try get in the side of the house one night. She was off like a shot after them and not knee high.
Stong willed but very clever dog with a heap of fun and energy in them.
They have a lovely stance when their suspicious of something - leaning forward and making themselves look big. Fantastic to see in a smaller dog. Definitely not a terrier to be messed with - very similar to the Border Terrier, and yes - strong-willed and clever.
When she picks up a scent at all, she goes into a trance. Her snout would barely be a millimetre from the ground. Great to watch when given big space to play in like a forest or fields
You’d manage, I reckon! I’ve grown up with terriers. My earliest memories are of being out with the auld fella, hunting foxes with a Border Terrier and a Fox Terrier. I don’t ever remember them being on a leash either. We had hundreds of acres to roam, and that we did. Gun dogs are a lot more obedient than Terriers. Trying to stop a Terrier from doing something he wants to do can be a bit like shouting at the wind.
here, when a greyhound or whippet catches a sight, you might as well be the lord lantern jaysus, you can’t break DNA.
I was only chatting to a fella last week about a dazzler he had for hares. A lurcher that bate every well bred coursing dog that was ever born. We had some laugh talking about it. fellas were spending thousands to beat this 3/4 bitch to the lamp and she was a pure killer
We always kept terriers, fox terrier and Jack Russell. The fox terrier must be one of the cleverest breeds around. Incredible, was like a miniature person with their own moodiness and all.
More play with the patterdale and Jack russells though.
