John the Lurcher - Understanding Your Dog
Companion Animal Care Article from All-Creatures.org
FROM
Paula
Slyusarenko
Facebook posting,
September 12, 2021
Because we understand John's behaviors, we have a
wonderful relationship.
And please also read
John's Blog (PDF)
Handsome 5 year old lurcher looking for a new home!
Unfortunately John needs a new home for the following reasons:
- If he is walking where there is wildlife, he pulls hard on the lead
- John is reactive to other dogs when on lead and will growl and lunge
if he meets other dogs on walks
- John jumps up and gets very excited when we have visitors
- John will guard his food if you go near it when he is eating
- John steals food if you leave it accessible and will potentially
bite you if you try to take it off him
STOP!!!!!
John absolutely DOES NOT NEED A NEW HOME. We completely adore him
and he is a much loved member of our family whose cheeky character
makes us laugh every day! We UNDERSTAND him and ACCEPT him for who
he is as follows:
- John is a sighthound, he was bred to chase. For less excitable walks
i stick to areas where there is less wildlife and use treats to
teach him how to walk in a way that i am happy with.
- We don't meet many dogs here and that's why i like it. I could do
some more training around other dogs but we don't get to practice
and so instead we just enjoy lovely walks and avoid other dogs.
- John loves people and gets very enthusiastic with his greetings so
we just use a stair gate until he has said hello and calms down.
- John was hungry once, he was a bag of bones when i first met him. I
don't blame him for guarding his food and actually i have no need to
bother him when he is eating. I just respectfully give him the space
he needs and leave him to eat his food in peace.
- We accept that if we leave food out and John gets hold of it, that's
OUR FAULT and not his. If it's high value then we understand we
cannot take it off him and that's ok. He's not being bad, he's just
found something lovely and doesn't want to give it back.
I know this post will have get your attention as
I would NEVER give
up one of my dogs. If your dog displays behaviour that isn't exactly
what you want, STOP and THINK, is it actually that bad or can you
just have a wonderful relationship with and a deep UNDERSTANDING of WHO YOUR
DOG IS?
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