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Date Posted: 11:29:51 04/06/04 Tue
Author: Kristine
Subject: Re: Basil, not all BBs are "pretty aggressive"
In reply to: Sara 's message, "Re: Basil, not all BBs are "pretty aggressive"" on 09:37:09 04/06/04 Tue

Now I'm really confused, and I'm sure many other people are as well......NO BBs are dominant, but they are ALL aggressive?

Every dog or human environment has alphas and subordinates. Every animal or human has a flight or fight instinct.
Some are shy, some are dominant, some are aggressive, some are territorial, some are big, some are small, some are smart, and some are not......you can NOT put an adjective on a whole breed or race. Genetics, environment, and upbringing have alot to do with the finished result.

My female tries to push through the door first...this is a dominant tendency, she paws me for attention.....this is a dominant tendency, sometimes she doesnt "down" where I tell her, she will walk across the room and down....this is a dominant tendency. And every one of these actions gets corrected verbally and/or I grab her collar and walk her back to where she was suppose to lay down...and then she gets praised. She is still young and tries to get away with these actions because she is a dominant female....which is visible even when she is playing with dogs and around other people. In the dog world they can work that out, but in my world I am alpha. She has never, and is NOT allowed to show any signs of aggression to any human, without just cause.

You have never met a dominant BB? Have you ever met a dominant dog?

Hmmmm....what type of correction would you give a 140lb 12month old immature male BB (who has had months of obedience training, but is now at his dumb stage again) who tries to chase a squirel across a busy street with you in tow? Do you think a gentle "no" will remind him never to do that again, or do you think a firm "no" and a hard correction of his collar would remind him not to do that again.

....what if this same BB chased and knocked down a little kid at the park (just playing of course)...would you give him a gentle no or a firm correction.

Just for the record these are made up scenarios.

...do you own a BB?

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