Comments on: They’re not all like that, continued http://shibainus.ca/theyre-not-all-like-that-continued/ Shassi and Tierce - two Shibas, one Website Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:05:02 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lucy http://shibainus.ca/theyre-not-all-like-that-continued/comment-page-1/#comment-1297 Lucy Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:42:00 +0000 http://shibainus.ca/?p=866#comment-1297 I agree. My Shiba is naturally very wary of anything that he deems unecessary, such as injections, teeth cleaning and being wiped with a towel. He has acted aggressively to me a few times but it is fear related and it is my responsibility to be patient and work with him daily to gain his trust and make sure that he becomes (he's still only a year old) a well balanced dog. I get so many 'oh I want a dog just like him - he's so well behaved', or 'oh they're easy to train' NO THEY'RE NOT! They're smart, but their motivation to perform is low - instincts have a much higher motivation eg. chasing that squirrel in the park and ignoring you shouting somewhere in the background. It takes patience. He's naturally a lovely dog - he doesn't like being aggressive but will if he feels it's needed. The more I work on him trusting me, the less frequently this appears and our relationship on all levels gets stronger. I even have him off lead most days (in smaller parks!)... I agree. My Shiba is naturally very wary of anything that he deems unecessary, such as injections, teeth cleaning and being wiped with a towel. He has acted aggressively to me a few times but it is fear related and it is my responsibility to be patient and work with him daily to gain his trust and make sure that he becomes (he’s still only a year old) a well balanced dog.
I get so many ‘oh I want a dog just like him – he’s so well behaved’, or ‘oh they’re easy to train’ NO THEY’RE NOT! They’re smart, but their motivation to perform is low – instincts have a much higher motivation eg. chasing that squirrel in the park and ignoring you shouting somewhere in the background. It takes patience.
He’s naturally a lovely dog – he doesn’t like being aggressive but will if he feels it’s needed. The more I work on him trusting me, the less frequently this appears and our relationship on all levels gets stronger. I even have him off lead most days (in smaller parks!)…

]]> By: Janet http://shibainus.ca/theyre-not-all-like-that-continued/comment-page-1/#comment-1235 Janet Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:08:15 +0000 http://shibainus.ca/?p=866#comment-1235 TRUE DAT! TRUE DAT!

]]> By: Dennis Y. http://shibainus.ca/theyre-not-all-like-that-continued/comment-page-1/#comment-1232 Dennis Y. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:36:53 +0000 http://shibainus.ca/?p=866#comment-1232 I completly agree with you in all aspects of your comments here. I take Tonka to the Dog park every couple of days andd like most dogs he loves it. We have been going since he was a baby (14 weeks) and he knows almost everyone, but has no problem saying hi to every human in the park. i take him to the local pet stores (4 or 5 of them) to to socialize (show people the breed) and walk through the dogs ther are up for adoption. He is a awesome loveable dog, People just fall in love with him because he loves the touch of humans and cute to boot. He will lean up against someone to get his belly rubbed. I also them them he cant be trusted off the leash or aloud to have idle time when not tired, because you will find out the hard way. I then call him Satan in a white coat, his ears are pointed for a good reason.. :) I then go into a 5 to 10 minutes speach on what type of breed he is and how they are not usually like this so you have to be very careful with them blah, blah, blah. if you like the way the breed looks and the way he acts dont use him as a model. I also tell them i spent time Japan and know the breed from there, so if you like the breed do your homework on them, when i found him I knew he was special from the first second i met him... I also think we have a special bond and that it shows through to all who see us together, our training is daily as this is what he aspects from me and I enjoy interacting with him in this way. Its our way to communicate, and whats better than talking between human and Aminal. I dont take full credit for the way Tonka is but I think I can take alittle and Im ok with it. Humans either Dictate, learn to tolerate, enfuse there life with a animal and its sad if its anything but enfusing Like childern most of them are not born into being monters there lives turn them into one. I completly agree with you in all aspects of your comments here. I take Tonka to the Dog park every couple of days andd like most dogs he loves it. We have been going since he was a baby (14 weeks) and he knows almost everyone, but has no problem saying hi to every human in the park.

i take him to the local pet stores (4 or 5 of them) to to socialize (show people the breed) and walk through the dogs ther are up for adoption. He is a awesome loveable dog, People just fall in love with him because he loves the touch of humans and cute to boot. He will lean up against someone to get his belly rubbed. I also them them he cant be trusted off the leash or aloud to have idle time when not tired, because you will find out the hard way. I then call him Satan in a white coat, his ears are pointed for a good reason.. :)

I then go into a 5 to 10 minutes speach on what type of breed he is and how they are not usually like this so you have to be very careful with them blah, blah, blah. if you like the way the breed looks and the way he acts dont use him as a model.

I also tell them i spent time Japan and know the breed from there, so if you like the breed do your homework on them, when i found him I knew he was special from the first second i met him…

I also think we have a special bond and that it shows through to all who see us together, our training is daily as this is what he aspects from me and I enjoy interacting with him in this way. Its our way to communicate, and whats better than talking between human and Aminal.

I dont take full credit for the way Tonka is but I think I can take alittle and Im ok with it. Humans either Dictate, learn to tolerate, enfuse there life with a animal and its sad if its anything but enfusing

Like childern most of them are not born into being monters there lives turn them into one.

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