Bfgrn
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It's horseshit.A 14 month old baby was left with two dogs owned by the babysitter but were raised by the couple? It makes no sense.Borchardt said before his son's death, he used to think a dog's behavior was determined by the way it was raised. However, the two pit bulls owned by a woman who was babysitting Dax were raised by the couple since they were puppies and had not been abused.
People should leave babies with dogs. It's fucking stupid. I had a pit and a saint Bernard...the saint was young and the pit was Snoop, and you know what? I never left them alone with my kids, and my kids were a hell of a lot older than 14 months. I mean I didn't even take a shower with the door shut. Because those dogs weighed more than my kids, and they're DOGS. They're carnivores, and they're pack animals. If you have a pack, you'd better damned well be aware of its nature..and its nature is carnivorous. And you need to be the boss. Your presence is required.
I think a lot of times people think they're being the boss because they have a lot of positive interaction with their dogs. It's kind of interesting about bfgrn's leash thing because that's not the first time I've seen issues come up because someone thinks it's cute to let their dog play with his leash. It is cute, but that leash should be a representation and extension of you, and if the dog is fine with grabbing it and gnawing on it or dragging it or jumping up for it, or shaking it, that's really not a good thing.
We didn't let Buddy "play" with his leash...you really need to lie (Darla fell off a ladder bullshit) or just make shit up...why is that KG?