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As a Professional Dog Handler and a Past Elementary Educator, I must adamantly agree with those who have stated “training, responsibility, and the way we raise our children be they human or animal” is truly the only correct response to this argument. I volunteered to work with the “problem” children and there was no doubt why other Educators did not want to work with these children, just as I have worked with several owners to correct Terrible behavior problems in their “animal” children.

IT IS WITHOUT A DOUBT HOW THEY ARE RAISED. Environment and their earliest education, or the lack of it, is what will ultimately form both the problem child and the problem pet. No one needs to make excuses, for the pets or the children, it is obvious where the failure lies, attend any training seminar for Problem Pets, or any parent teacher conference, that is where the true excuse is found.

Until people learn what it is to take pride in their own efforts, why would we care how our dogs behave or our children, WE can just make excuses for THEM. Especially since WE as the Adults, are unable to make the necessary changes in our OWN lives so that we do not need to rely on “making excuses”. I mean let’s face it… “My dad wasn’t there for me, that is why I am the way I am now…” how often do we hear this? When will we instead hear, “…my dad wasn’t what he should have been, and I refuse to use that as an excuse in my life…”? Why don’t we just own up to our lack of responsibility rather then push it off on the kids or our parents, or EVEN our PETS?

We never gave a second thought to our new dog’s training, after all wasn’t it us who sat on the floor and did nothing but rough-house with the puppy, UNTIL they finally learned what it was we expected of them, and now we don’t understand how they became so aggressive….

MUST HAVE JUST BEEN BORN THAT WAY…

--In plainer English, Where is it that the “bully” at school learn to strike and raise his hand to hit another child?

MUST HAVE JUST BEEN BORN THAT WAY…