Aight...
So I pretty much hate dogs.
But my sister has a dog that she really isn't in a position to be keeping. It's a big dog, some kind of pit-other-big-bubblegum-mix, LOTS of energy, no training at all, digs, escape artist, and once escaped and attacked and neighbor's cat and almost shook the thing to death...
Problem dog. BUT... the dog responds to ME really well. When I'm around, he just totally chills out, and does exactly what the bubblegum I tell it to do. It's pretty crazy. Obviously the dog sees me as an alpha, in an otherwise alphaless household.
And the dog is very sweet and friendly and is a very attractive dog. I'm actually starting to develop a tiny bit of fondness for him. Seems like he's got the sparkle of intelligence in him, too.. and given the fact that he responds to me so well and my sister can't really deal with him anymore..... maybe I should take him?
But there's no way in hell I'm going to be the owner of an unruly, undisciplined, untrained dog. So my question is - how trainable are these things? He's about 5 years old and has lived his entire life not minding anyone and doing whatever the bubblegum it wants all the time. How much effort would it take to turn this mutt into a fine animal that doesn't run, does exactly what I tell it to do, and doesn't annoy the bubblegum out of me? Is this even possible?
Also, I don't have the knowledge or time to do any real intense dog training myself, so I'd almost surely be paying someone else to do it for me.
But I don't know anything about dog training. I hate dogs, have no interest in dogs, totally ignorant.
eh?
So I pretty much hate dogs.
But my sister has a dog that she really isn't in a position to be keeping. It's a big dog, some kind of pit-other-big-bubblegum-mix, LOTS of energy, no training at all, digs, escape artist, and once escaped and attacked and neighbor's cat and almost shook the thing to death...
Problem dog. BUT... the dog responds to ME really well. When I'm around, he just totally chills out, and does exactly what the bubblegum I tell it to do. It's pretty crazy. Obviously the dog sees me as an alpha, in an otherwise alphaless household.
And the dog is very sweet and friendly and is a very attractive dog. I'm actually starting to develop a tiny bit of fondness for him. Seems like he's got the sparkle of intelligence in him, too.. and given the fact that he responds to me so well and my sister can't really deal with him anymore..... maybe I should take him?
But there's no way in hell I'm going to be the owner of an unruly, undisciplined, untrained dog. So my question is - how trainable are these things? He's about 5 years old and has lived his entire life not minding anyone and doing whatever the bubblegum it wants all the time. How much effort would it take to turn this mutt into a fine animal that doesn't run, does exactly what I tell it to do, and doesn't annoy the bubblegum out of me? Is this even possible?
Also, I don't have the knowledge or time to do any real intense dog training myself, so I'd almost surely be paying someone else to do it for me.
But I don't know anything about dog training. I hate dogs, have no interest in dogs, totally ignorant.
eh?