My Danes are leash free but I have total verbal control. In a high stress situation they are trained to come to me not go explore. In fact during an awful dog fight at the dog park 10 foot from them they recalled to me and went into a prefect down stay!
Rebecca Sent from my iPhone On Nov 2, 2011, at 11:51 AM, Joan Croft <[email protected]> wrote: > There is a lady down the cul-de-sac who has a pit bull…when her and her 2 yo > daughter go for the mail, the pit comes too…without a leash. > > The next time that I see that, from inside my house, I will call animal > control. > > > > Joan, Dolly Dee & Desi Lou > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Pam Dean > Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 4:36 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > > > > > Yep..unfortunately I don't want to be involved with them when it does. And > don't even get me started when they don't leash their dogs. We have a lady > with a young Pit next door, and she will let him run sometimes. Now don't > want to start a flame but personally not the breed for me..ever..and he comes > running all over my property. I have tried to politely tell her "keep ur > darn Pit on ur property" but of course she ignores that. > > > > From: Rebecca Bate <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 2, 2011 5:18 AM > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > > > > I think people like that are just a disaster waiting to happen! My 6 year > old can walk our danes! I took Daisy trick or treating with my daughter and > I, if at any point I had to help my daughter all I had to say to Daisy was > "down" (1 time) and she would go into a down and then I have my hands free to > help my daughter. I think having a large untrained dog is very > irresponsible! > > > > Rebecca > > > > From: Joan Croft <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, November 2, 2011 12:46 AM > Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > > > > Dolly & Desi start to make a scene and then that stresses the big dog and the > closer the big dog gets, the more viscious looking and sounding Dolly & Desi > get. There is this one lady in the neighborhood…maybe weighs 100 if even > that much, and she walks two Akitas. She literally looks like she is being > dragged. I often wondered what would happen if those dogs got excited about > something or someone….I can picture her being dragged down the sidewalk like > the Alaskan huskies drag the sleighs. > > > > Joan, Dolly Dee & Desi Lou > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Pam Dean > Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 7:24 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > > > > > I have to say Rebecca you brought up one of my pet peeves. People who have > large dogs, who do either not take the time or have no clue on training them. > I don't know how many times I have been out with my little ones and here is > some out of control tank dragging their owner and terrorizing me and my dogs. > Mine are freaking out, and I am trying to pick up both of them..it is so > stressful and unnecessary..Grrrrr..ok rant over..lol > > > > From: Rebecca <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 8:04 PM > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > > > Ok I may get in trouble for posting an unpopular opinion. Let me first say I > have two advanced train great Danes. > > > > Correct both of them for fighting. You are the boss. Correct firmly! Correct > every time. I am afraid altering is not always the cure-all everyone hopes. > > > > I had a food aggressive, dominant bitch, pushy, female Dane. She was AWFUL. > with firm training she is an amazing girl!!! She is stable around anyone! > > Rebecca > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 1, 2011, at 3:12 PM, "flopo" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Excuse me, but I am not procrastinating. Our vets are very good with cows > and horses, not dogs, and not little dogs. It's not a matter of money or > procrastination, I love my dogs very much and they are very well cared for. > One who procrastinates, replaces high-priority acts with those of low > priority, and this is not the case. > > > > Pam Briar > > > > > > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: Joan Croft > > Date: 01/11/2011 11:26:30 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > > > When I was a kid we had two males – each part Chihuahua – one part Fox > Terrier and one part Beagle. They would have the same kind of spats as Dolly > & Desi do, but never violent towards each other. > > > > Joan, Dolly Dee & Desi Lou > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Judy Moon > Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 5:58 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Need help please > > > > > > Get them neutered or you will always have this problem. Neutering is very > cheap and any vet can do it. Quite procrastinating. Sooner or later one dog > will kill or injure the other badly enough to cost you lots more than > neutering would have. > > > > Judy Moon, a prayer warrior in Christ's army > > "May grace and spiritual peace be yours from God our Father and from the Lord > Jesus Christ." > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of flopo > Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 9:29 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Need help

