Quote Originally Posted by borzoimom
* ( you two are starting to sound like you are 'beating a dead horse')...
Following another one sided post, let me present it this way- you use the example of a dog leading a blind person being startled- you do know the difference from a dog that is trained and bred to be a guide dog and a Sch. dog right??? I doubt it- because a dog raised to be in Sch. the fact is- if a person were to approach a person, acting funny- like with a cane strangly dressed etc, the dog would be ready to attack- verses a therapy dog that is raised to accept all forms of canes, wheel chairs, walkers etc or people with a physical disability- INCLUDING the ability to speak clearly. Second- a dog bred and trained to be a guide dog has to be able to disobey- my first belgium is a good example of this- she failed the Morristown seeing eye- because of her REFUSAL TO DISOBEY A COMMAND= thus potentially putting her and her owner in serious danger. A police trained dog or Sch. the fact is- the dog should not EVER NOT RELEASE a bite, or fail to do what it is told.. I think both of you- mike and jackfrost just want to argue with Nicole, and I asking Karen to take a look at your posts..
you are so wrong. One my schH trained dogs go everywhere with me and don't get freaked by canes and silly acting people. They've been tested and can tell the difference of a threat and silly people. Second, and SChH trained dog wouldn't be a guide dog, it would be the tested dog, shown to have all the requisite parts of a GSD and used for breeding the guide dogs. SchH trained dogs think and act on their own a lot of time, they arne't robots, for 20 years experience, i'd have to say its more than lacking.