{"id":1803,"date":"2013-01-21T08:57:49","date_gmt":"2013-01-21T16:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?p=1803"},"modified":"2013-11-12T10:18:05","modified_gmt":"2013-11-12T18:18:05","slug":"the-gifts-my-bullys-given-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/the-gifts-my-bullys-given-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Gifts from a Bully"},"content":{"rendered":"
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My tough guy: Pablo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sometimes the most difficult things in life surprise you with the greatest rewards.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have blogged in the past about my pup Pablo<\/a> and his special needs. Pablo’s breed comes from dog-fighting stock and he has a brain that makes him instantly aggressive toward other dogs. I was an innocent when I adopted Pablo. I believed that dogs were aggressive because of bad ownership–I had no idea some dogs brains are naturally aggressive.<\/p>\n

No one, I repeat, no one will get this until they themselves adopt a<\/strong> special needs dog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You might think training a dog is difficult and that you’re just naturally good at\u00a0it because your dog isn’t aggressive.<\/p>\n

Sorry folks, but you lucked out.<\/strong> You adopted a breed that is relatively easy to train (most likely a popular breed, bred to\u00a0be low-key for families). The difference between a family-friendly breed and an aggressive breed is like this: one is like training a kitten to use a littler box and the other, like \u00a0training a tiger not to stalk goats.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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My little demon-bundle of love: Fernando<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pablo is teaching me about dogs. Pablo is teaching me about aggression. Pablo pushes me past my comfort zone to an edge I never thought I’d be balancing on. To be on the front lines of dog aggression is a scary place to be. I’ll never like being there. No one would. I believe aggressive dogs should not be bred, period. If an adult dog is aggressive to humans or other dogs–do not breed it<\/strong>. This will weed out the faulty brain glitch and we will have a world full of trustworthy dogs. There are aggressive bully breed dogs and non aggressive bullys. Breed the non aggressive only and we will have no more breed specific bans.<\/strong> I adore Pablo. He is my boy–but I would not breed him. I believe his instant aggression toward other dogs is a dangerous trait and his lineage stops with him.<\/p>\n

Training Pablo is often exhausting and never ending. We have great days and a few crazy ones. Pablo is a special needs dog that I never thought I’d adopt. Though, through the training of Pablo, I have been forced to grow in ways I would not have without him.<\/strong> He has taught me so much about being a leader, facing aggression and never giving up.<\/p>\n

Something wonderful has seeped from between our fears and tears.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Pablo is also the most intellegent and loyal friend in the world. He is so devoted, obedient and playful. He worries about me, if I am ever uneasy, he will not let me out of his sight.\u00a0I am blessed each day to come home to his constant companionship and love.<\/strong> The same goes for my other dog-boy, Fernando. Though, now I am beginning to see that Fernando’s behavior, in general, is much worse than Pablo’s! \u00a0But let’s face it, Fernando is a pug<\/strong> and even on his worst days, when his behavior is deplorable, all I have to do is pick up his squat, cuddly, little body, tuck him under my arm and off we go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sometimes the most difficult things in life surprise you with the greatest rewards. I have blogged in the past about my pup Pablo and his special needs. Pablo’s breed comes from dog-fighting stock and he has a brain that makes … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"kt_blocks_editor_width":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24,1],"tags":[93,317,172,90,130,223,1424,1423],"class_list":["post-1803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-motherhood","category-uncategorized","tag-aggressive-dogs","tag-dogs","tag-obedient-dogs","tag-old-boston-bull-dog","tag-old-boston-bulldog","tag-pugs","tag-special-needs-dogs","tag-traing-dogs"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t