Hi Brian,

 

I am currenlty feeding them Diamond pet foods, chicken and rice formula.

 

a good food, all natural and inexpensive compared to many others.. about 32.00 for 40lbs..

I also give triumph biscuits, knuckle bones with bone marrow, and ususally give some vit C and E.

 

I make sure they get ample exercise daily at least 3 hours run time each a day and practice routuine discipline and training,.bascially I use Nothing in life is free  training..The dogs must alwasy perform someting for me in order to get  anything..

 

James

He is beautiful .Why you had to gave him away?? I'm sorry I was out for a while and don't know the whole story.

He was a rehome to me ;I am not his  original owner.

 

I had him for about 2 years or a little more. I retrained and cared for him and was seeking a permamnet home for him as I have many TRD.

 

He was a great dog and all is working out in his new family so far.... My efforts payed off and I feel there was a natural trust between Allen and Koji from the onset..

 

He wasn't afraid to get his hands dirty, followed my lead, and was handling Koji very well. if he keeps this up,Koji will  work out just fine and he plans to do many activites with him.Koji will be his side kick, so with all this newly found activity and exercise, Im sure the bond and his behavior will improve even greater!

 

James

Sad story with a happy ending :o) I'm glad is working for the dog and also for the humans. Good luck for Koji!!!!

Hi Jo-Ann,

 

I'm sorry to say Koji did not work out in his new home..he did well for the first week and a half, but then reverted back to his old ways.

 

the only person he trusted completely was their 5 year old daughter.

he was snapping and growling at the  parents..They couldnt figure out how to stop it as much advice as i tired to offer.

You can only do so much when you are not there to actually witness things.

 

I think he just needed some more time and some solid leadership and guidance, but he was unable to get this from them, at least  thats the way i see it.

 

he is back home with me and arrived last night.

 

Looks like he is here to stay.. oh well, I tried...

he lasted about 6 weeks....:0/

 

I really dont get it... he is such a good dog and I never witness the concerns people say they have.

 

i can pick him up, wrestle him, roll him, clip his nails, stick my hand in his food when he eats, make him drop his bones/toys etc as well  as any obedience command there is..

 

The only thing he dont like is when  i stick my finger in his ear,,( yes,I said EAR;0)

Hi Jo-Ann,

 

As you mention,

I do believe a routine and disciplined regiment was not really achieved, although I did emphasize it.

 

I think they tried to  make him mold into a typiocal family dog too quickly.

 

I do know they tried, but were just not able to grasp it.

 

Koji really is not a difficult dog to handle at all.

My son Daniel can make him submit easily.Its funny, because his original owners gave him up in fears he would harm a child. This couldnt be further form the truth. he loves them..Sometimes he can be a little reserved around a new child, but it does not take him long to warm up to them. i have always made this an emphasis for him.

 

I think it has something to do with a child's complete innocence

They are consistent, dont show fear and just deal with the dog for what it is.. This translates to them easily.

 

Adults carry too much baggage, think too much and react to easily.. Kids just go with the flow..

This may be a good reason he is so good with them.

 

Ann and I had a discussion about it, and she stated this is the true measure of his temperament.it shows he really just isnt a bad dog, but simply a reactive dog.

 

I noticwe a slight chnage in him right now, but nothing ,mucxh.He just  needs a little time to   readapt.

 

 

Hi Pat,

 

TRD can be difficult, but not when you know how to deal with them..

The dogs general temperament and how  you raise them  is a big factor.

 

Having 1  is easy, but when you throw a few into the mix, it can be challenging.

 

How you train them, the quality of time and activity you giev them and the  constant  challenge of their mind puts them in a balanced mindset.

 

Some just cant grasp this and expect  a dog to be a dog and  in their eyes, this means a licky, slobby couch potatoe that wont hurt anyone or anything.

They can surely be that but they can also be the exact opposite.

 

James

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You may be right Cheri,

 

but  I do believe there has to be a good situation for him..

Its impossible that Im the only one who can handle him.

 

He is not viscious  in any way.. He  can just become a bully

when he senses weakness.He looks to take charge, but yet is perfectly content being low man on the pole in my house.

 

Im sure my dogs probably aid in this trasnsition for him, as they are all above him

and let him know it..

 

So maybe the situation for him is to be amongst other dogs, storng willed and domainat, as well the people, and he will be happy to be at the bottom.

 

These people did have a dog, but it was a small little cockapomapoopoo or  whatever.

From my limited experience, 1 TRD for the past 10 years, this is sad. The child part mirrors Xena who really never sees children but is quite fond of and becomes very protective of them when they are are about. This was a surprising discovery about 8 years ago and continues today. Still, there are men of a certain type and build that she is deathly afraid of. What she went through in her first year of life (7 homes) had to have been a nightmare which she will always carry scars from. Despite her excentricities, I would not part with her!

K 

I hate to brag, but I am pretty good with dog ears.  I have done this with a several dogs that hate and fear people touching their ears.  Every dog has quickly learned to love it.  I am very gentle and easy at first; before you know it they are nudging me for more.  To me, if you touch their ear the right way (after trust has been established), its like getting that itchy spot that they just can't satisfy themselves.  Two notable cases - one dog was severly abused and would bite you if you touched his ears, the other would cry bloody murder if you touched his ears - this dog was a Greyhound used for coursing - they tattoed his ear so at every race they would yank his ear up to see what number his tatoo showed on the inside.

Children and my TRD:

 

The same goes for meeko, the smaller and younger they are, the more gentle he is with them.