worked terrier as a pet?

[skycat 6,174]

Get rid of the 'behavourist' and take a firm no shit approach. You will save yourself some money haha

 

:thumbs: BUT, and this is a big BUT the firm approach only works if you understand what makes dogs tick in the first place. If this owner is inexperienced with dogs, any dogs, then they are more likely to end up getting bitten if they take the hard line without being able to read the dog, or understand what motivates it etc. Get hold of a proper working dog behaviourist: Jim Greenwood, just Google him for his website. He works with lurchers and other working dogs and is very good indeed. He's not one of your politically correct bloody TV type behaviourists, and he's good with people as well: which is kinda important in my eyes: he reads the owners and dog together, and comes up with a plan which is workable for both.

[ben1191 9]

as skycat said ^

[hunting24/7 6]

put him on a boat and send over to me i have a job for him

What's that al?licking peanut butter off your balls??haha

[Malt 379]

Interesting about the being tough on him - we've had a behaviourist round who is totally of the soft school of thought, but somehow it feels wrong to not correct a wrong-doing. Hmmm

 

we'll see!!

 

Cheers

 

Certain breeds of dogs are bred to do certain jobs & a terriers job is to kill other animals and put up with a whole world of shit in the process. Uninitiated pet terrier owners often see them as cute because of their small size, but they are often fooled and left out of there depth because they are not equipped with the knowledge about what makes the dog tick. Taking the working side of things away, terriers can make excellent companions when you understand them. They need certain stimulations to occupy them, a firmer hand than other breeds of dogs, and dare I say it, sometimes need putting in their place physically as well as psychologically.

[erik 71]

sorrie malt but if they have to kill other animals why are we calling our terriers working terriers .???

[Malt 379]

sorrie malt but if they have to kill other animals why are we calling our terriers working terriers .???

 

They don't have to, but as I'm sure you are aware, different dogs are bred for different purposes. Some like gun dogs are not bred to get up and personal/down and dirty. Terriers are.

 

Maybe it's got lost in translation Erik, but I was not attempting to teach seasoned terriermen to suck eggs. What I was trying to do was give the original poster some sort of idea of the terrier mentality. She's obviously not as experienced at handling the fire of a working dog like a terrier..