Please be gentle with me as I am already smarting from an altercation with dm over our new dog.
Ds who is an adult but lives at home has a puppy that is a cross between a Serbian defence dog and a presa canaria. This dog will be our family pet, will be trained and socialised well etc. I will be at home with dog all day and it will be walked by my dh and three adult ds's so will get lots of exercise.
My dm has made me feel very anxious about the situation as she keeps on about it being a banned breed in some countries, will be huge and uncontrollable etc. The rational part of me believes that with obedience training (we have already taught him to sit and not nip or jump up at 7 weeks) careful socialisation and plenty of exercise and firm boundaries he will be a lovely gentle family pet (although huge probably). I have been encouraged by the professor green documentary on dangerous dogs which describes how attacks are down to upbringing rather than breed but I would really love to hear of your positive experiences of owning such a breed and any advice you can offer. This is our first time owning a dog and he is not a breed we would have chosen, but we are determined to make the best of it now and raise him responsibly.
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GladysKravitz · 01/08/2016 16:24
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