pek1 said:At first it appeared like the guy was trying to hump his dog while dog was eating.
Secondly, I do touch my dog, Snickers, while she is eating. I have put my hand in her dish and have never been growled at, not even once. That, my friends, is training, which is what I do well, as Snickers is my hearing dog.
Heath said:I got a very good attack dog as well as a hearing guide dog.
My dog, Snickers, does bark, but is also very playful and wants people to see her chewing on a bone. I like to say that she's "all show and no go" but it's not true. She does good work for me, but attacking someone like you're training your dog to do is a liability, not an asset. What are you going to do if someone comes up to you and asks about your dog and your dog bites them? Defeats the purpose, doesn't it? What about if your dog attacks someone's dog, either a pet or another service dog? You need to know the laws and the protocol for service/hearing dogs. As for "privacy," I have no problem with that...come around me, you'll have it as much as you want and you won't be bothered, as I have too many important things to do.pek1 said:Heath,
A hearing dog is not to be trained as an attack dog. :thumbd:My dog, Snickers, does bark, but is also very playful and wants people to see her chewing on a bone. I like to say that she's "all show and no go" but it's not true. She does good work for me, but attacking someone like you're training your dog to do is a liability, not an asset. What are you going to do if someone comes up to you and asks about your dog and your dog bites them? Defeats the purpose, doesn't it? What about if your dog attacks someone's dog, either a pet or another service dog? You need to know the laws and the protocol for service/hearing dogs. As for "privacy," I have no problem with that...come around me, you'll have it as much as you want and you won't be bothered, as I have too many important things to do.

Just curious - how do you display/ mark your strong territorial instincts? Do you mark your trees like your dog?Heath said:Some dogs have a strong territorial sense so that no matter how hard you try to train a dog... not even the Dog Whisper Cesar Millan could get the dog to behave differently when the dog is eating. My dog will attack while eating. My dog is a German Shepard and is to not be messed with. I am sure you have seen on the tv show I forgot it ... on Discovery channel of 2 guys who are former theives that go around breaking in homes then show & teach the family how to improve their home security. The dog follows the theives around happily as if the theives were their own dog masters and in some cases those former theives find that dog is gonna attack no matter what.
Well, I tested my dog and had someone walk in my house only to see my dog leap to attack the throat of the test-theif. He was scared so bad then did not want to try it ever again. I tested with a couple more people over the space of a few months and found the dog will always attack the throat each and every time. I got a very good attack dog as well as a hearing guide dog. I do not let people visit my home except my mom which my dog knows my mom.
I like my privacy so does my dog.
My dog and I both have a very strong territorial instincts.
about marking my territory like a dog does


You taught your dog to be a guard dog by being aggressive to other animals and people? You are suppose to be teaching your dog good manners, not bad manners. If your dog happened to run out of your house and attacked another animal or a person, You'll be in big trouble. Your dog can be taken away from you and you'll be jailed and fined. You better not leave your dog unsupervised.Cheri said:Heath,
You taught your dog to be a guard dog by being aggressive to other animals and people? You are suppose to be teaching your dog good manners, not bad manners. If your dog happened to run out of your house and attacked another animal or a person, You'll be in big trouble. Your dog can be taken away from you and you'll be jailed and fined. You better not leave your dog unsupervised.
CyberRed said:My dog is K-9.. a cop dog. She is a German Shephard. She would let me pet her while she hestitates to wait for me until I completely satisfied pettin' her before she went ahead to eat her food. Just lettin' her know that I love her - same goes with my adopted son, Coonhound. I trained them both to be very affectionate, except K-9 will bark with her hair standin' up on the back of her neck... to protect me who ever comes to visit my house. lol
pek1 said:CyberRed,
Believe it or not, my Akita-German Shepherd is the same way, as her hair will stand up on end while barking. She also has scared a good many other dogs and their owners at dog parks, getting reassurance from me that she only wants to play, as well as wanting to say 'hello,' all the while her tail is wagging, which is the body language of a dog that I watch for. The tail is up and wagging when her hair is standing on end. She does, like the GSD and Akita, have a ferocious bark and is loud, not scared of anything, but approaches a sewer drain cautiously. Funny, too, is that she sometimes stops eating while I'm petting her and resumes when I am done doing it.
Heath,
Okay...since you have a command, then that is fine. I know of a man who is a either a paraplegic or quadplegic who has his service dog off leash (I think it's a Doberman or Rottweiler) and also packs a pistol, due to being assaulted and nearly killed before. He trains with his side arm weekly. Do you also carry a piece?