Ooh, ooh, I’ve got that one. Having been a dog breeder for a decade, followed by another 12 yrs as a dog resort owner and a groomer for six of those years, and having written 17 educational articles on dog care, which all got published, I consider myself somewhat of an authority on dogs.
We socialized dogs in groups (not by size, but by compatibility up to 20 & I had to be ready willing and able to break up fights and attacks the second they started. A handful of times I had to jump in with full body tackles and when you grab a dogs scruff of the neck, flip them on their back and hold them down, it only takes a minute or less to gain submission, thus ending the problem. I also had to hold several mouths shut .
Ooh, ooh, I’ve got that one. Having been a dog breeder for a decade, followed by another 12 yrs as a dog resort owner and a groomer for six of those years, and having written 17 educational articles on dog care, which all got published, I consider myself somewhat of an authority on dogs.
We socialized dogs in groups (not by size, but by compatibility up to 20 & I had to be ready willing and able to break up fights and attacks the second they started. A handful of times I had to jump in with full body tackles and when you grab a dogs scruff of the neck, flip them on their back and hold them down, it only takes a minute or less to gain submission, thus ending the problem. I also had to hold several mouths shut .