Ex-police dogs are frequently really difficult to own. The thing that makes them good at being police dogs makes them kind of neurotic. They specifically go for dogs that go f’ing bonkers for their ball. That way they can be easily trained to “find their ball”. What results is a dog so single-minded and obsessive that they have a hard time with what we’d usually associate with “normal” behavior. I don’t say this to discourage folks from adopting former police dog. I’m more a proponent of eliminating the practice of training police dogs full-stop.
For the record, I have owned a German Shepherd who was ultimately rejected from a police training program, her name was Lindy and she was a sweetheart whom I miss very much. However, she was difficult at first, and we required the assistance of a professional dog trainer (who ultimately trains owners more than dogs) in order to get to where she was socialized and obedient enough for us to comfortably resume having company over and take Lindy into public. They aren’t generally bad dogs, and are frequently all the good things that Rebecca cites (fiercely loyal, protective, obedient, intelligent, and sweet). It just takes dedication, consistency, and a long time to train them, in stark contrast to labs and sheep dogs that (in my experience) seem almost naturally inclined to cohabitation with humans.
I swear every dog DNA test I’ve ever seen has Chow Chow in the mix. But I’ve only known one person who owned a Chow. Are they super horny? Why does this happen?
Hey Rebecca. UA-cam has been showing an ad lately about an electric perimeter fence for dogs controlled by your cell phone. This is abhorrent behavior and what could possibly go wrong? I would never subject The Dude to an electric shock collar. These people should not have dogs.
“Shit cat” is the best description of a chow I’ve ever heard.
You can't always get what you want. But, if you try, sometimes....
I figured Indy was mostly Spitz mixed with some poodle or other curly coated dog.
Ex-police dogs are frequently really difficult to own. The thing that makes them good at being police dogs makes them kind of neurotic. They specifically go for dogs that go f’ing bonkers for their ball. That way they can be easily trained to “find their ball”. What results is a dog so single-minded and obsessive that they have a hard time with what we’d usually associate with “normal” behavior. I don’t say this to discourage folks from adopting former police dog. I’m more a proponent of eliminating the practice of training police dogs full-stop.
For the record, I have owned a German Shepherd who was ultimately rejected from a police training program, her name was Lindy and she was a sweetheart whom I miss very much. However, she was difficult at first, and we required the assistance of a professional dog trainer (who ultimately trains owners more than dogs) in order to get to where she was socialized and obedient enough for us to comfortably resume having company over and take Lindy into public. They aren’t generally bad dogs, and are frequently all the good things that Rebecca cites (fiercely loyal, protective, obedient, intelligent, and sweet). It just takes dedication, consistency, and a long time to train them, in stark contrast to labs and sheep dogs that (in my experience) seem almost naturally inclined to cohabitation with humans.
P.S. - F$&@ Muffin.
i'm not forgiving the number of dog-related puns on that website
I swear every dog DNA test I’ve ever seen has Chow Chow in the mix. But I’ve only known one person who owned a Chow. Are they super horny? Why does this happen?
Hey Rebecca. UA-cam has been showing an ad lately about an electric perimeter fence for dogs controlled by your cell phone. This is abhorrent behavior and what could possibly go wrong? I would never subject The Dude to an electric shock collar. These people should not have dogs.