I was working with a Border Collie/ Australian
Kelpie hybrid yesterday. One that is very fearfully aggressive . This pup was
exhibiting this from 7 wks of age and is now 8 months and getting
dangerous.
I took the pup with me to work. Every time someone
wanted to pet or look at this guy he just wanted to eat them. Even in the car
people walking on the street. Looking at people while we were stopped at lights
he was mad.
After trying to get the strangers to not look but
try to feed cheese his favorite he was getting worse. So I put a service jacket
on him that said Service Dog In Training. When people wanted to touch and pet
him I asked if they would ignore him as he was working. I asked that they did
not even look at him. By the end of the day his was casually milling around
people. He would approach them and sniff after about five minutes of this
they would without looking offer him his cheese and he was glad to have it. I
came home with a different dogand light at the end of the tunnel. This is a very
talented dog.
I started to think If I went to a party as long as
no one looked at me or spoke to me I would have no pressure to respond. But if
approached and engaged now the pressure is on I have to respond some way . Shy,
bold, ......
Just an observation...........
Terri
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