Re: [PyrNet-L] thread about rescue pyr with aggression problems

["Judith Stroh Miller" <jsmiller@newmex.com>]

On 28 Oct 98 at 22:57, SDOBSCHA@lnmta.bentley.edu wrote:

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> 

> i guess what i'm saying is that i would be willing to consider
> giving him to someone who had a total grasp on behavioral and
> dominance problems and had the expertise to work with him.  we have
> learned a lot since we got him about training, but we aren't
> professionals. 
would you really, especially if this person had children??
> 
> please don't read this as a flame, i love this list and i love all
> the positive pyr stories but i read them with a bittersweet
> reaction.  i'm just telling you all how i feel and hoping that
> someone can recommend a solution that doesn't entail euthanizing the
> dog but doesn't leave us as hostages either.
> 
some dogs aren't 'fixable'.  If this dog is unstable and a danger 
to you and other humans and dogs, then you really do have some tough 
decisions to make. The best decision is an educated one and you are 
posting to the list and seeking help from behaviorists and trainers, 
but in the end it is your decision and you must make it. You do have 
options, live with the restrictions this dog places on your 
lifestyle, put the dog down, continue with training & behaviour 
modification, return the dog to rescue with it's full history 
available.  Whatever you decide, consider it a learning experience.


Judith
jsmiller@newmex.com
Taos, New Mexico