My current project...not for the faint of heart.
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Nice looking dog but there's something I'm seeing in his eyes that I can't quite put my finger on. The only way I can explain it is a person has to earn their trust with him.
He is a police dog in every sense of the word but not a dog that, as a handler, one would feel comfortable walking into a classroom to let kids hug on...just not that kind of dog.
Oh, and he's not yet 9 months old in this picture...he reaches that benchmark this Saturday.
Looks like he's gonna be a big one.
Is that your dog or are you just training it for someone else?
He's mine.
Quote from: Exterminator on April 12, 2013, 09:24:48 AM
He's mine.
So you still have your other dog too?
I have a question for you. Do you have a recommendation for a trainer that could work with my kids and our dog? My dog listens to me very well (for the most part). But my kids, he really tests them. It is hard for my youngest son to take him for a walk, without being jerked around. I am worried he may end up hurting my son sometime. He is a really strong dog. A sweet dog, but has a lot of energy. I thought, this summer when school is out, I would love for my kids to have someone help them get more control on him. Any thoughts?
Quote from: Henry Hawk on April 12, 2013, 09:29:53 AM
So you still have your other dog too?
No, I sent him down to a friend of mine in Kentucky. Long story...
QuoteI have a question for you. Do you have a recommendation for a trainer that could work with my kids and our dog? My dog listens to me very well (for the most part). But my kids, he really tests them. It is hard for my youngest son to take him for a walk, without being jerked around. I am worried he may end up hurting my son sometime. He is a really strong dog. A sweet dog, but has a lot of energy. I thought, this summer when school is out, I would love for my kids to have someone help them get more control on him. Any thoughts?
Call Bruce at First Friends in Fishers.
Quote from: Exterminator on April 12, 2013, 11:06:25 AM
No, I sent him down to a friend of mine in Kentucky. Long story...
Call Bruce at First Friends in Fishers.
Thanks, I just went to the website. I am going to check this out for the summer time.....I think it would be really good for my kids and our dog.
Anything you do with your dog is good for him!
I learned something about Bruce today and would like to add a word of caution...enroll your dog in obedience classes with First Friends, go there with your dog, handle your own dog or have your kids handle the dog. Do not under any circumstances ever leave your dog there with them for them to train or board your dog. There are many trainers there and they are good with puppies and pet dogs and I still believe that they can help you but it's your dog and it is your responsibility to be there and see everything that is being done with your dog and to keep your dog safe. Got it?
Black dogs should be banned , or at least a special permit . Why do you need a dog with so many teeth, ten teeth are enough. If he mauls a child what then? You are not concerned with the great good, shame on you. A small little mut dog is all you really need.
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I absolutely can't wait until Ex sees that. ;D
Quote from: Locutus on April 14, 2013, 11:17:57 AM
^^
I absolutely can't wait until Ex sees that. ;D
Maybe Ex will understand a little better how it feels when he puts down our kids and says such spiteful things toward/about them. There may not be the extra thing of a blood connection there but the connection is still strong.
Quote from: me on April 14, 2013, 12:22:25 PM
Maybe Ex will understand a little better how it feels when he puts down our kids and says such spiteful things toward/about them. There may not be the extra thing of a blood connection there but the connection is still strong.
I don't think he'll care. He's got thicker skin than you. :razz:
Quote from: Locutus on April 14, 2013, 01:09:39 PM
I don't think he'll care. He's got thicker skin than you. :razz:
I have some thick skin 'til it comes to my family and friends then it's on and his dogs are like family to him.
Quote from: Locutus on April 14, 2013, 01:09:39 PM
I don't think he'll care. He's got thicker skin than you. :razz:
Nope, couldn't care less. RC is, of course, alluding to gun control but he makes two very important errors in doing so. The first is that he makes the assumption that I'm anti-gun which couldn't be further from the truth. Secondly, he assumes that I believe it is appropriate for just anyone to have a dog like this, especially one with protection training and I do not. It really isn't a valid comparison anyway because a gun owned by an inexperienced owner will probably lay in a drawer for years collecting dust and never cause the owner any harm. A tough dog in the hands of an inexperience owner is going to get that person hurt; it's only a matter of time.
Quote from: me on April 14, 2013, 03:36:40 PM
I have some thick skin 'til it comes to my family and friends then it's on and his dogs are like family to him.
But my dogs don't cost anyone but me anything...ever; never have, never will. To be clear, I don't mind my taxes being used to help pay for schools and infrastructure for children that I don't have because those things benefit society. What I do mind is the mindless blathering about that spending by the very same people whose children incur those costs. It's an important distinction and one that you should learn.
Quote from: Exterminator on April 15, 2013, 01:03:19 PM
But my dogs don't cost anyone but me anything...ever; never have, never will. To be clear, I don't mind my taxes being used to help pay for schools and infrastructure for children that I don't have because those things benefit society. What I do mind is the mindless blathering about that spending by the very same people whose children incur those costs. It's an important distinction and one that you should learn.
What you keep forgetting is that those same people are paying those same costs and some probably even paid for yours, I do believe you're quite a bit younger than I. If I want to blather about what the money is spent on I have every right as you do you but to put it the way you do is uncalled for. Got it?
Quote from: me on April 15, 2013, 01:57:17 PM
What you keep forgetting is that those same people are paying those same costs...
No, they aren't. They get exemptions for each of their children, for boing head of household and in some cases, for earned income credit. Any way you slice it, people without children pay a higher effective tax rate than people with children while consuming fewer resources. It is simple math and not a difficult concept to grasp.
Quote...and some probably even paid for yours, I do believe you're quite a bit younger than I.
I really can't speak to the structure of the funding mechanisms used back then nor could I reasonably be expected to have had any control over them. I can say that at least part of the time I was growing up, we attended parochial schools so no, during those years, no public funding was used for our education.
QuoteIf I want to blather about what the money is spent on I have every right as you do...
You knowingly and willingly created the expense (science has known for quite some time what causes pregnancy) and were responsible for less of it than people with no children so no, I don't think you do have as much right to bitch about it. The bigger point...the one you are clearly missing, is that I am not complaining about it at all...I am complaining about people complaining when the reality is that most of them contribute less than they receive in return.
Now, back to talking about great dogs...
Quote from: Exterminator on April 15, 2013, 02:26:47 PM
No, they aren't. They get exemptions for each of their children, for boing head of household and in some cases, for earned income credit. Any way you slice it, people without children pay a higher effective tax rate than people with children while consuming fewer resources. It is simple math and not a difficult concept to grasp.
I really can't speak to the structure of the funding mechanisms used back then nor could I reasonably be expected to have had any control over them. I can say that at least part of the time I was growing up, we attended parochial schools so no, during those years, no public funding was used for our education.
You knowingly and willingly created the expense (science has known for quite some time what causes pregnancy) and were responsible for less of it than people with no children so no, I don't think you do have as much right to bitch about it. The bigger point...the one you are clearly missing, is that I am not complaining about it at all...I am complaining about people complaining when the reality is that most of them contribute less than they receive in return.
Now, back to talking about great dogs...
Definitely 'cause you sure are missing my point on the other altogether. At least we can mostly agree on dogs. :smile:
Quote from: me on April 15, 2013, 03:15:41 PM
At least we can mostly agree on dogs. :smile:
Probably not. :razz:
Quote from: Exterminator on April 15, 2013, 03:33:08 PM
Probably not. :razz:
Ya, for the most part I think we can but I won't let that get around. Wouldn't want to ruin a good dispute or start getting along just wouldn't be right. Ya know?
I just did something I hate and ended a conversation with "ya know" what's that all about anyway? >:(
Might be time to start thinking about cross-training my pup for explosives detection.
Quote from: Exterminator on April 15, 2013, 04:15:12 PM
Might be time to start thinking about cross-training my pup for explosives detection.
That could be a lucrative venture!
Quote from: Palehorse on April 16, 2013, 12:06:57 AM
That could be a lucrative venture!
What kind of sick attitude is that! Wanting to make money off something you should do for the greater good. If your dog can smell bombs you should give him up to dear leader. And never ask for money.
Quote from: RC on April 16, 2013, 09:32:02 AM
What kind of sick attitude is that! Wanting to make money off something you should do for the greater good. If your dog can smell bombs you should give him up to dear leader. And never ask for money.
Why don't you donate your monthly check to the state of WV so they can dig out of the hole they are in?
Quote from: RC on April 16, 2013, 09:32:02 AM
What kind of sick attitude is that! Wanting to make money off something you should do for the greater good. If your dog can smell bombs you should give him up to dear leader. And never ask for money.
I wasn't thinking along the lines of charging for any such service any more than I would if I was deploying a search and rescue dog. Ultimately between the police, the military and DHS, there is no shortage of explosive detection dogs and it's standard protocol to sweep any areas where there will be large gatherings of people beforehand. That will never prevent some asshat with a bomb in a fast food bag from walking into a crowd, dropping it into a trash can and walking away.
You're being amazingly patient. ;D
Quote from: Locutus on April 16, 2013, 12:45:00 PM
You're being amazingly patient. ;D
That's the kindler, gentler me. That way they never see it coming before I send a dog in to saw them in half! :biggrin:
Quote from: Exterminator on April 14, 2013, 01:29:32 AM
I learned something about Bruce today and would like to add a word of caution...enroll your dog in obedience classes with First Friends, go there with your dog, handle your own dog or have your kids handle the dog. Do not under any circumstances ever leave your dog there with them for them to train or board your dog. There are many trainers there and they are good with puppies and pet dogs and I still believe that they can help you but it's your dog and it is your responsibility to be there and see everything that is being done with your dog and to keep your dog safe. Got it?
I wouldn't do it any other way....I have been gone from him for five days, and I hate it. My oldest daughter and my oldest son are watching him while I am gone. I want my youngest kids and I to go through this training with him. I appreciate your help.