My first dog, that I paid for myself, was a Sheltie. They are a herding breed; and, one evening my Mother had some friends over. They had gotten up to leave and were joking and talking with one another when someone noticed that our little Sheltie had divided them up into 3 groups and was patroling between each of the groups. She "herded" them.
Never had taught her to do that, just instinct.
Hubby and I had a wonderful corgi. Corgis are "drovers" - they drive cattle, that is what they are bred for. Our Griffyn would sometimes nip at our heels while we were walking. Again, instinct.
Exactly. Just like I wouldn’t like to be suddenly shrunk down to mouse size in front of a Jack Russell no matter how well the dog was trained. But If I had to be, I would prefer a trained dog over untrained.
I have read some interviews with pit bull owners that say they have to be careful with strangers and especially unknown children around their trained dogs. So some realize training might not overcome any protective or combative instinct the dog has towards someone not of the pack unit. What I haven’t seen is if a trained pit bull will completely flip out on someone it has been socialized with in the pack unit or not.
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