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[justbob]

Not enough musical talent to herd with the blues

[Bob Sacamano]

Originally Posted by justbob

The tough part of training an Aussie is controlling what they naturally do. That where the collar and long line come it.

You have to teach them control -distance - and aggression on command of something they are" hard wired" to do
I do not socialize my personal dogs. They bond very close to family and they need to pay attention only to me..My dogs will only partially obey my wife. I have enough people come over that they don't bite -but they don't want to be their friends either

Law of the pack right there. They know who's boss, and they're just establishing position with the rest of the family.

[Juke99]

Originally Posted by Bob Sacamano

Law of the pack right there. They know who's boss, and they're just establishing position with the rest of the family.

Actually, the guy who, several years ago, did all the foundational work about pack leaders, alphas, etc has now stated that he was off the mark...and he's actually been making a lot of appearances to explain what he has now learned.

[bbgun]

[Duane]

Glad you finally know what you want to be when you grow up.

[Bob Sacamano]

Originally Posted by bbgun

That dog probably leads a better life than you do.