Re: shih tzus fighting behavior

In article <csPug.9300$PE1.687@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
pfoley <pfoley6@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I think the fighting will continue until
you show them that you are the pack leader.

Do you have any first-hand experience in fixing a problem
with dogs that fight? It seems to me that a situation in
which injury is a highly possible outcome is one in which
you ought to take extra care in providing responsible
advice. As nearly as I can tell from this post and others,
you've never dealt with a serious behavior problem and are
just repeating stuff you read in a book without having tried
it yourself. Worse, you're doing it without knowing why the
dogs are fighting. That's irresponsible in the extreme.

These Millan-ites are just retread Jerry-ites, as nearly as
I can see.
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