Bad dogs or bad owners?

[kernow]

Very true, I think many people take on a dog with good intentions, but without fully understanding the commitment required in terms of time, effort and expense.

[K-9Trainer]

Hello Forum, I think dog owners have a mis-conception about what defines a a bad dog or a dog with Aggression prolems. I think that we as dog owners don't allow our dogs to express themselves the way dogs are suppose to, we see Hackels up on a dogs back, or see the lips curled, or body posture changes and we automacially difine this as a unsound dog or an aggressive dog when in fact, I don't consider a dog aggressive until that dog has drawn blood from another dog. We have a tendacy to forget that everybody has a bad day and even dogs, as an example if I ask you how was your day and you respond that you have had a lousy day because on the way home from work the driver in front of you held up traffic but the reality is, is that you had experienced a combination of events in your day that lead up to these emotional feeling aand the same applies to our dogs it's a layer of stressful events that lead up to the behavioral chance, not just one isolated situation it's a combinations of layered stressers which create various behavioral changes in our dogs! Thank for allowing me to share my thoughts.

[chris1203]

I believe that, by far, behavior issues by most dogs are due to bad owners. A lot of people do not know how to train their dogs and it creates a lot of problems for the owner and for the dogs!

[PetParent]

Many breeders are respectable and reputable. But many are out to make a fast buck and don't care about the health or the temperament of the animal. Sadly some people breed dogs for the sole purpose of dog fights.