Re: [pyrnet] A long story...

[Reedialer1@aol.com]

First of all, Jerry, let me say how awful i feel for you and your loss of 
Elmo. There are those dogs that touch our hearts more than others and its 
just the same as loosing any family member when they pass on.
as for Angus, this is such a scary place to be in. I have told this tale here 
before but I dont know if you saw it. I had a rescue pyr that moved up the 
pack order in my home of 4 dogs and attacked and injured my greyhound. The 
first time i decided it was over food and was careful not to let it them near 
food together. The second time was brutal and I feel so ashamed that I let it 
happen again and put my beloved grey in jeopardy. Fortunately this rescue was 
good with people. Some may be reading this and saying that a dogs 
relationship to other dogs has nothing to do with their relationship with 
people. I totally agree with that but my point is that Angus's aggression was 
with a person and if it happened again it could be more serious and its very 
hard to forgive oneself when you feel you should have put a dog down after 
the first time. I would NEVER feel safe with him around children again and 
practically speaking, how do you keep a dog away from ALL children for the 
rest of its life? Its not practical, easy or safe. It's a time bomb ticking 
in my opinion.  My rescue was of pet shop breeding and in my mind that helps 
contribute to unstableness in a dog. 
    As for the question of the vet's comment, how absurd!  Not all of any 
breed is dangerous. My pyrs were always wonderful with the vet, wonderful in 
nursing homes and around people. I have never dealt with a pyr that was 
aggressive without cause. Even the rescue I had the problem with suffered 
from chronic ear infections and was good at the vet when he tried to take 
care of the painful problem.