Which Dog Should the Obama Family Get?

[PookieSoup]

Holy Cow. Even used copies are $250.

[warthog1984]

Originally Posted by PookieSoup

Holy Cow. Even used copies are $250.

Yeah, it had a fairly small run but incredible demand due to its quality. Try Inter-Library Loan, that's the easiest way to find a copy.

[GaryG]

We took in the two year old small Jack Russell from next door who has small kids he kept biting. This was about two years ago and he still gets into food aggression moods or aggression moods while sitting with my wife. When we first got him, he would bite my wife's foot when she put her shoes on or bite my sons nose when he got close to the dogs face. He stopped most of the biting but still gets in a mood around food and my wife. He is a very friendly dog to strange people and other dogs and us most of the time, but when he get into a mood, he will bring blood and scares. We also have an nine year old Jack Russell we got as a pup who is very smart. The two dogs must have got into a serious fight while we were gone because for a few days the biter would squeal out and wet the floor when the older dog got close. The older Jack will even take the younger Jacks food without a fight, but he will bite anyone else that comes near.

[PookieSoup]

Well, maybe I'll find a copy of the book at Half-Priced or something. I'm interested to see the statistics and the interpretation of the statistics.

[phoebeisis]

"I'll get the ONE bite, my helper will pop the pits jaws, and we'll have him safely leashed and eating out of our hands before we call 911 to report you got repeatedly chewed by a greyhound."[/quote] from warthog

Thanks for proving my point by pointing out that you will need a helper to "pop the pits jaws." You're an honest man. Needless to say, I won't need a "helper" to pop a greyhounds jaws open.

Of course, we are splitting hairs.

Thanks,
Charlie

[koreberg]

They should get the smallest dog possible. The cost of organic dog food for the 1st dog could put this country further into nation debt.

Although the way most people care for small dogs, they usually have the worst temperment. I guess they could call it W...

[warthog1984]

Originally Posted by phoebeisis

"Needless to say, I won't need a "helper" to pop a greyhounds jaws open.

No. you'll just get chewed repeatedly. Observe the link about how to handle a 80lb Terrier.


Ignorance strikes again. but again, you find a pit with bite training, and I'll stand there. I may take longer to restrain them, but I'll get it done no problem.

[phoebeisis]

Pedantic ignorance is thinking a greyhound can deliver as severe a bite as a pitbull.

I'm talking about the mechanics of a bite - not motivation/training etc.



They -pits-are a dogs designed to carry around a big powerful head and jaw muscles. They have more potential to do more damage, not that they do more damage. How often they bite, and how severely they bite is more dependent on how they were raised/trained.

Greyhounds- different design, different purpose.

[Chuck]

Since it's going to be a pup, wouldn't obiediance training make this all academic?

[PookieSoup]

Not always, certain breeds have certain tendencies. Some breeds are mouthy. Some are barky. Some, especially herding breeds, love to chase things. Some behaviors can be trained or curbed, but there's always innate desire to do certain things.

I usually say, "Get a breed with behaviors you can live with."