Training a service animal in sorority house?

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by aggieAXO

Personally I would not trust a corgi around anyone except its owner. They are a breed that is known to bite (at least among vets and I think we have a pretty good concept of what breeds will or will not bite). When a corgi comes in I automatically have the muzzle waiting.

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Thanks for that. I was actually thinking about getting a Corgi.

[AOII_LB93]

Originally Posted by Kevin

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Thanks for that. I was actually thinking about getting a Corgi.

It goes for a lot of herding dogs, not that they're not great for families they can be, but it's their instinct. My friend had a border collie and while his cousins were having a party for their 5 year old the dog was trying to herd the kids. Must have been funny to watch.

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If you're looking at a fun small companion dog, might I suggest the French Bulldog? Fun, fun, fun. But I'm biased as mine is totally awesome, and is an official AKC canine good citizen.

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[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by AOII_LB93

It goes for a lot of herding dogs, not that they're not great for families they can be, but it's their instinct. My friend had a border collie and while his cousins were having a party for their 5 year old the dog was trying to herd the kids. Must have been funny to watch.



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Funny you should bring that up, I know a family who just gave away a Corgi for the SAME behavior. They brought the dog home and he attempted to herd their 2 toddlers. They were furious and pretty much caged him up whenever the kids were around and eventually just gave him away to an older couple with more land and no kids to herd.

This is the reason I think that people need to do A LOT of thinking and research about what is the best breed for their family and lifestyle. It would save alot of headaches if people would really think about their choice of dog, rather than choosing the breed because it is "cute."

[PhoenixAzul]

Originally Posted by AOII_LB93

It goes for a lot of herding dogs, not that they're not great for families they can be, but it's their instinct. My friend had a border collie and while his cousins were having a party for their 5 year old the dog was trying to herd the kids. Must have been funny to watch.

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My mom adopted a "BorderJack" a few months ago. Half border collie, half Jack Russel Terrier. Imagine if you will, a short, 21 lbs fuzzy faced dog with border collie body markings with brown face markings. The herding instinct is extremely strong in her, on her walks she zig zags back and forth, if you let her she will circle you (we've almost trained that out of her), she likes to have you always in her sight line. She has the digging instinct of a Jack Russel, she loves to be picked up and handled, loves to sleep under the covers, some of the Terrier barkiness the combined vertical leap of both of them (seriously, she can leap from floor to my shoulder, and I'm 5'10). But the herding behaviors are pretty funny to watch..at a recent candle party at my mom's house, there was a 2 yr old running circles around the house filled with 14 women...all Shadow did was follow the little girl around at about 3 paces back. She didn't mind the little girl pulling her wiskers, her tail, trying to pick her up, throwing a tea towel on her (wish we could have put the kid on a leash!).

I think that all the things that I find quirky about her are what make me think she would be a good therapy dog. She's ridiculously smart and trained really easy (from being a mad woman to doing all commands with clicker and no food reward in less than 3 weeks). She's also small and very very cuddly. I'd love to be able to take her to rehabs or residences...gotta get that Canine Good Citizen distinction first though! (yeah shelter dog )

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[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by PhoenixAzul

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My mom adopted a "BorderJack" a few months ago. Half border collie, half Jack Russel Terrier. Imagine if you will, a short, 21 lbs fuzzy faced dog with border collie body markings with brown face markings. The herding instinct is extremely strong in her, on her walks she zig zags back and forth, if you let her she will circle you (we've almost trained that out of her), she likes to have you always in her sight line. She has the digging instinct of a Jack Russel, she loves to be picked up and handled, loves to sleep under the covers, some of the Terrier barkiness the combined vertical leap of both of them (seriously, she can leap from floor to my shoulder, and I'm 5'10). But the herding behaviors are pretty funny to watch..at a recent candle party at my mom's house, there was a 2 yr old running circles around the house filled with 14 women...all Shadow did was follow the little girl around at about 3 paces back. She didn't mind the little girl pulling her wiskers, her tail, trying to pick her up, throwing a tea towel on her (wish we could have put the kid on a leash!).

I think that all the things that I find quirky about her are what make me think she would be a good therapy dog. She's ridiculously smart and trained really easy (from being a mad woman to doing all commands with clicker and no food reward in less than 3 weeks). She's also small and very very cuddly. I'd love to be able to take her to rehabs or residences...gotta get that Canine Good Citizen distinction first though! (yeah shelter dog )

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You can look into Delta Society. That's what it's for.