[nagdu] Dog vocalizations, was: what do you consider an attack?

[Meghan Whalen]

I completely understand where you are coming from Cindy. Dayton was that 
way after he had been attacked. He was all talk, but I didn't expect 
people to believe me. I am around other people with guide, service and 
pet dogs so much that I couldn't work around it. His was fear based, 
too, so I knew in some ways, it was more dangerous to try to work 
through it. Poor guy was getting sick most times he worked, too. One of 
the most difficult decisions I have made in a long time, but I know I 
did the safe thing. This is in no way to say I think you should retire 
your boy, I am just trying to explain my experience and say I empathize.

Meghan
On 5/9/2013 11:23 AM, Cindy Ray wrote:
> For me an attack is if a dog comes barking, snarling, and growling and jumps on my dog unbidden. They get entertwined and the other seems to be doing damage. I would say that sometimes when my own dogs are growling at one another and lunging at one another, I start to wonder if they have crossed the line, but though sometimes they may be having a tiff, it doesn't get to the danger stage with them. It is a little fearful for me when the dogs would be snarling and I don't know what the other dog is capable of, and I don't know what I would do about it. I can understand, then, why people think that Fisher is going to attack. Not sure this makes any sense.
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> Cindy Lou
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