Most Important Quality In A Dog Man...???

[BORDERSCOT 3,816]

For me it's patience.....never yet seen a dog ruined by giving it a bit of time, time to mature and develop the necessary physical and mental attributes to do the job, but I bet we've all seen dogs ruined when pups have been expected to do the job of an adult...

 

Or patience when recovering from injury or illness....all too easy to rush them....and see yourself set back for months....

 

Or patience when training a youngster...and not being scared to take two steps back...when things don't quite go to plan...

 

So, for me it's patience...the best dog men I have seen have had patience......bucketloads of it.....

 

Aye and a sense of humour helps too.....

[chrisbullx 2,541]

Couldn't of put it better myself mate to many idiots ruin pups & dogs by rushing them & foolishness mate atb cbx

Edited October 6, 2013 by chrisbullx

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

Some of the advice I was given when I first started being around running dogs just seems totally unbelievable looking back .

I enjoy teaching a dog but old school types just couldn't see the point.

It had too be killing early, if you needed to walk to the dog if it killed then so be it..

[paulus 26]

one man's steak is another mans burger

[Hot Meat 3,109]

honesty, as long as your honest about yourself and your mutts then everything else can be worked on...

[nothernlite 18,089]

to be unemployed lol

[neems 2,406]

I agree with patience.

 

Some dogs just listen and get on with you,but some don't,and they're feckin frustrating.

[boyo 1,398]

a good attribute in a dogman is not to be kennel blind and to be able to see their faults, warts and all and work round them.

[BORDERSCOT 3,816]

a good attribute in a dogman is not to be kennel blind and to be able to see their faults, warts and all and work round them.

 

Spot on that - lots don't though....first hurdle and it's out the door....and onto the next....and the next....and the next....

[low plains drifter 10,559]

Commitment, a dog is not like a gun or a fishing rod,you cant put them in the cupboard and forget about them until the next time you feel like getting out

[Cleanspade 3,322]

consistancy.

[albert64 1,882]

patience and care, knowing when and when not too

 

believe in your eyes not your ears

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

consistancy.

I know a lad who is consistant with being impatient. And consistant with being heavy handed. And consistantly feed a bad diet.

 

His dogs are shite

[skycat 6,173]

IMO the most important qualities are patience, humility, and the desire to learn. You can even learn from an idiot, even if it is just how NOT to do something!

[BORDERSCOT 3,816]

IMO the most important qualities are patience, humility, and the desire to learn. You can even learn from an idiot, even if it is just how NOT to do something!

 

How true is that......