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Well here I am, responding. When I clicked on FR and saw I had a comment I decided to reply after all. Reading comments about dogs being shocked & choked makes me physically ill.

Today I've thought about this dog, a lot. I feel very bad for the dog. I have no way of knowing if he's got a screw loose or has been mishandled / trained incorrectly or what. All I do know from reading the poster's comments about the dog, is that something is terribly wrong.

Someone can't even come into the home without the dog being put up and he barks the whole time. Even when the phone rings he goes off. The use of the collar designed to choke the air right out of him certainly hasn't produced anything that I would call a good result other than it's stopped him from killing. Good grief!

Adopting out a dog like this presents a HUGE liability. What if he maims or kills someone? I can guarantee you should something like that happen, a lawsuit will follow. That means depositions. When it's disclosed that the previous owner made on-line posts (right here on FR) about the dog's instability, even mentioning "He’s been near unconsciousness a couple times when he wanted to kill something." OMG!! The poster's "LOL" preceding that statement, not to mention other things written, will be a prosecuting atty's dream come true.

I saw that HairOfTheDog recommended euthanasia. I agree with him. This dog is too unstable, can not be trusted and is a liability to people. Sorry but people come first. Plus, it sure beats this dog being further mistreated. He's already endured years of a "dominant dog collar" designed to choke the air right out of him. What's the next person going to do to him? It's time to end it before someone is killed.

“No wonder he freaks, and begs to be locked up when someone new comes to the house.”

I trained him that, rather than go nuts at the door wanting to attack, to go into his crate. Now he “begs” because he wants to please me by showing his obedience and “knowing the drill.” His “freaking” is wanting to attack the stranger. As Alpha, I’m the leader of the pack any my dog expects him to protect me. It should not be the other way around if you understand pack dynamics.