Posted by Patsy on September 23, 2009, 12:18 am, in reply to "Re: A little history on Luger, my wolf hybrid, for those of you who are worried and have concerns."
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I can certainly understand your concerns, I do have to agree though with one post about trainers responsibility, point well made, however I do believe that responsibility is all mine, no bodies twisting my arms.
As for the militarise attempt at hybrids, they more than likely didn't wait for the dogs to be ready and pushed them IMO. Luger was not interested until he was Little over 2 years old, and we are usually training domesticated dogs way before the age of one. This might be the difference in stable and unstable.
As for my grand kids being around him, no worries, but I would like to add that I teach my grand kids how to be around all dogs. You know as well as I do, that domesticated dogs are injuring children these days more often than when I was a child, and I think it's due to not properly teaching our kids how to be around our K9 pals. You know like not starring at a dog, pulling ears, or tails, kicking, hitting. I never left small children alone with our dogs mostly to protect the dog, as well, as to teach the child proper behavior, so they could be safe from harm by a dog. If people would just realize that a dog uses his mouth that has teeth like we use our hands for corrections, they would correct the children before the dog does.
I will be keeping an eye on Luger as he gets older, but I will also do the same as with any of my dogs that get older. Heck even I get grouchier as I get older, and I've seen many a domesticated dog get mean and have little patience for children and even some adults as they age.
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