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Behavior & Training > Crates
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Mulder
Its playtime- now?! | 
 | | Barked: Fri Dec 11, '09 3:01pm PST | |  | |  | | I never crate Mulder at night, or when I'm away, for the very reason you mention. Lotta good he's gonna do against a burglar if he's locked up.
He usually sleeps in the hall outside my room... sometimes he gets saucy and sleeps on the bed with me. He's a bit of a bed hog, though 
Past the puppy housebreaking/teething stage, I see no need to use the crate for any length of time.
Its a good tool to have, for sure, and I certainly think everyone should have and use a crate. But I see it more as a situational tool. I only use it now for traveling (long distances, trips over an hour), and when I take him to other people's house (like I did for Thanksgiving, didn't want him getting into all the leftovers!). |  |  | |  |
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 » There has since been 7 posts. Last posting by Shelly, Today 4:51 pm
Choosing the Right Dog > Dog breed evolution, purpose, etc.
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Mulder
Its playtime- now?! |
| | Barked: Fri Dec 11, '09 11:03am PST | | | | | | So somehow being an old breed gives purpose? thinking If so, that's fine too. To each his/her own.
I don't approve of it at any time, really. But what's done is done, there's nothing I can do about it now.
Not that I "do" anything anyway. I don't advocate against these dogs. I would never own one, nor would I be likely to ever recommend them to someone. If my oppinion was asked about them, I would be honest. However, if I were to meet a breeder of one of these dogs, its not like I would spit in their eye and call them a monster  | | | | |
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» There has since been 7 posts. Last posting by Bunny, Today 6:29 pmChoosing the Right Dog > Dog breed evolution, purpose, etc.
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Mulder
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| | Barked: Thu Dec 10, '09 8:24pm PST | | | | | | Whoah whaoh whaoh... hold the phone. I never said I dislike or do not see the purpose of companion breeds.
I dislike the creation of NEW companion breeds, based solely on the desire to make a dog that "looks" like one thing or another.
A dog that "looks" like a wolf, or a lion, or a bunny rabbit... I disagree with that. The people who want these breeds obviously care nothing about the temperament, as there are enough "pet" dogs out there that have the qualities required of a companion dog. I do not seriously believe that there isn't a SINGLE current breed available that could not fulfill all the things a person could possibly want in a companion animal. With that being said, making appearance the only deciding factor is, to me, shallow. | | | | |
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» There has since been 13 posts. Last posting by Bunny, Today 6:29 pmChoosing the Right Dog > Dog breed evolution, purpose, etc.
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Mulder
Its playtime- now?! |
| | Barked: Thu Dec 10, '09 7:57pm PST | | | | | | I have no problems with outcrossing
So long as its for a justifiable purpose.. IE, to actually improve/save a breed, or to create a superior working dog.
What bothers me is the breeding of new dogs specifically and exclusively as companion animals. I know you have a differing opinion on this, and that's 100% your right, but I see no need for it. Wanting to create a new dog for looks alone is not something I can justify to myself. | | | | |
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» There has since been 16 posts. Last posting by Bunny, Today 6:29 pmChoosing the Right Dog > Dog breed evolution, purpose, etc.
» There has since been 18 posts. Last posting by Bunny, Today 6:29 pm
Choosing the Right Dog > Dog breed evolution, purpose, etc.
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Mulder
Its playtime- now?! |
| | Barked: Thu Dec 10, '09 7:46pm PST | | | | | | Lilith,
If it makes you feel any better, I do think that traits can be bred back into dogs.
However, I see no way of accomplishing this without outcrossing to different breeds. You take a dog who has lost the majority of his herding instincts, and breed him back to a dog that has those instincts, and operates in a similar style (while there are many "styles" of working, some breeds share closer resemblances than others), and keep going in that rout until you achieve what you want.
One must keep in mind, though, that you will not end with the same dog you started out with. While you may regain the quality that you wanted, you will have also gained other qualities that coincide with the outcrossing. It will never be the "same" breed as it once was.
It will just have regained one of its old instincts. | | | | |
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» There has since been 20 posts. Last posting by Bunny, Today 6:29 pmChoosing the Right Dog > Dog breed evolution, purpose, etc.
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Mulder
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| | Barked: Thu Dec 10, '09 7:25pm PST | | | | | | What if there are no dogs that can do the necessary job after Z
By then there will be no fields left for sheep to graze in, and they will all be housed in factories and automatically shore by robots.
Sheepdogs will be obsolete, don't ya know? | | | | |
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» There has since been 22 posts. Last posting by Bunny, Today 6:29 pmBehavior & Training > Dominance aggression - What is it?
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Mulder
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| | Barked: Thu Dec 10, '09 4:58pm PST | | | | | | Jerk of course being the layman's term.
Green, overconfident dogs who have been bred to believe that biting is just the bee's knees, and who have yet to developed any kind of discrimination.
Dogs who are NOT fearful or anxious (MAYBE over aroused... depends on the dog) in any way, shape, or form. Dogs who bite because that's what they've been bred to do. Because its fun. Because it feels right. Because 100's of years of genetics tell them that's just what they're supposed to do. | | | | |
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» There has since been 28 posts. Last posting by Laila, Today 7:23 amBehavior & Training > Dominance aggression - What is it?
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Mulder
Its playtime- now?! |
| | Barked: Thu Dec 10, '09 4:17pm PST | | | | | | Bravo Chandler 
If I'm not mistaken, most training to deal with fear involves building a dog's confidence up, so that it can cope with whatever external stimuli creates the fear response.
If you continue to build confidence in a dog that's aggressive because he's a "jerk" (thank you Gir  ) who's full of beans, you've just created yourself a ticking time bomb.
So um... good luck with that  | | | | |
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Behavior & Training > Alternatuve cues for attention
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