Intending to get a pup from this dog: Any view points? - Page 5

I like striking a match instead of rubbing too sticks together...that just takes waaayy too long...

But a match...
 

Mithuna, disappoint what?
Dog sounds like a squirrel, hope he is in good hands.

Sorry to dissappoint your "uninformed " conclusion that he was a hard dog with training.
And Bee the experienced who took him over is the one who said he was very protective. I dont have any info as to why the family grew afraid of him.

Mithuna, ask this experienced one, then, what they meant by "very protective". I think they were speaking in terms they thought you would understand. I say that, respecting that they do know what they are talking about.

Ask them about "resource guarding humans". You will benefit, trust me.

hntr

explain the difference between natural protectiveness and resource guarding of humans. How do we recognize and differentiate them?

I wouldnt call it resource guarding over a human, just naturally protective.

Srry hntr..I meant to ask the question to beetree

Agree with hntrjmpr  Bee if you think it is different would you explain to me the difference.  Would love to know

ditto , Western

"Yeah for a hard dog, not one who has no training"
- Hntrjmpr.
Small wonder the British turned up their collective
noses at the prong collar (YEARS ago ), when even
its advocates cannot agree on HOW it is used.
Do you lot realise how 'old' that argument just there
is, on this board alone ?

Jenni, Bee raised the shoulder straining thing; sorry
I based my reply to you both around it without going
further to say this :
IME those dogs which MIGHT benefit from using a
prong, on the basis "its another tool in the box", are
more about how intelligent they are, and how stubbornly
independent, and how they can USE their strength,
than it is just about them pulling on lead. That is just
that type of Shepherd (probably the better type of GSD,
really ! ;-D ) and it has never been confined to the place
or the bloodline of origin.