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pusiek In reply to photofairy [2014-12-26 21:33:08 +0000 UTC]

He was a year when we went to the shelter. Previous owners were not able to tame him, although apparently previously had dogs of this breed. He was very aggressive towards other dogs (hereafter it is not nice to them, but it is manageable), did not know any rules. Did not react even to his own name. Fortunately went to a wonderful girl who brings him quite easy

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photofairy In reply to pusiek [2014-12-27 18:38:09 +0000 UTC]

I'm so happy for both of you! Cattle dogs are my type of dog too and I know just what you mean. They can be challenging, but some people are just perfectly suited to them. In Australia, there are loads of abandoned ones because families think they are adorable, and then are unable to handle them. In my experience, they are the most incredible dogs, but very intelligent, strong-willed and independent. Violence, aggression, yelling doesn't work for them at all. You have to convince them to believe you and that you know what you are doing, and some people are just too anxious and highly strung, so they lose their cool in the training stage and cattle dogs don't trust people who don't trust themselves. If you never had cattle dog puppies, they are monsters, incredibly cute but they bite continuously, until they finish teething. I previously rescued a year old cattle dog that was with me for many years, but I never saw her as a puppy. Now I have Jasper, and he was incredibly challenging when he was small, but now I swear he understand entire sentences! And he is a very good boy

I hope you and Mu have a wonderful Christmas and a very happy New Year

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