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You are right, no rawhide, and then no discussion
certainly works. There is no need for the rawhide and I have not
given rawhide for years because I cannot stand stepping on a used piece of
it barefoot. However, it may be something
else and it is harder to give up socks and dishtowels because the dog has a
fetish.
When I had three dogs (only one pyr in this
group) and big meaty prime rib bones caused a problem even if I always got
three of them, the solution was no more bones. But I always felt as
if I were depriving them of a treat they really enjoyed when I had the
opportunity to get the bones but did not.
BTW, I'll make a plug for Durgen Park, a restaurant
in Boston, for having the best prime rib bones ever. Their large
serving has a rib bone on it that looks like it belongs to one of the dinosaurs
at the Museum of Natural History. And if you get a helpful server, it is
possible to get several extras from other people who are not taking them home to
their dogs. They freeze well for later treats. Helps to have
a photo of the dogs, esp enjoying the bones from the last trip.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 9:01 PM
Subject: RE: [pyrnet] Agressive
behavior
I am without a doubt
the newest guy on the block when it comes to LGD behavior and if this is just
to simple a solution someone help me understand why.
Strikes me that the
answer to the issue is no rawhide ever period end of
dialogue. Am I missing something in the need
for the rawhide?
i just read this
about your pyr and the aggressive behavior. my pyr is 5 years old and
let me preface this by saying that I have had pyrs for 30 years and have never
had one that has ever, ever refused to give up anything I have tried to take
from him/her or even tried to protect it from me. well this pyr now is
different. he body checks me with rawhide. he will give up a
chicken bone if one slips from my hands as its going in the trash or anything
else that falls on the floor but rawhide? nope! that is a special prize
to him and he body leans over it and eyes me in a way that I don't feel
comfortable seeing. that has been since he is a teen. I tried to
hold it when he was eating it and to do many, many other things to break this
but its still ify all the time. my only solution is to give him a rawhide
flip chip on rare occasions and only when i confine him or not at all. its not
worth it and I have no idea why its such a prize that its a problem but I
won't risk getting into a huge fight with him and getting bit. not just
because I could get hurt but mostly because that would let him win and I
won't let my dogs win at anything. and yes, we do all the right things with
dominance like going through doors first, making him work for all
treats, making him wait and work for his food dish, etc. he
has CGC and a TDI and is rock steady in all situations except for that
darn piece of rawhide so I just control that situation and no problems. it
turns him insane. he isnt that way with cookies or treats or
anything else. and as I said, he's the first and only dog I have EVER had that
has been like
this.
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