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In response to "If I ran for President on the sole position of not letting old frail people adopt strong large breed dogs, would I have your vote?" by IrishStephen

can you tell them it has house training issues? -- nm

Posted by Andie Nov 9 '16, 12:18

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I told them it's not house trained, it has no manners, i.e. obedience training, or leash training, that it likes to jump and give bear hugs...all true - IrishStephen Nov 9, 12:25 7
- Do you think they merely want him so just so they'll feel safer? Not that it's ever a good idea to have a dog that you can't control. - Diva Nov 9, 12:33 5
  - Yes, I believe that's definitely part of it, though they didn't explicitely say it. But, they're also of the "we've had Shepherds in the past" variety - IrishStephen Nov 9, 12:35 4
    - I have a co-worker who has always had shepherds. She puts them all through that German military dog training. - Diva Nov 9, 12:43 1
      - Yeah, see, with a less active older dog that you've had since it was young, that's one thing. But it's just not fair to a young, active puppy if you - IrishStephen Nov 9, 12:52
    - An Aunt and Uncle had them when I was growing up. Love the breed. They always seemed like a sturdier more serious version of... - Mel Profit Nov 9, 12:42 1
      - My Shepherd growing up used to give us the serious stink eye when we tried playing this trick on him. Like he was saying "really, we're going to go - IrishStephen Nov 9, 12:46
- you should move him to another kennel and put a chihuahua in his place - maybe they won't notice -- nm - decline Nov 9, 12:30

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