XPost: rec.pets.dogs.health, rec.pets.dogs.breeds   
   From: danUNDERscoreGOEShereSLAUGHTER@sbcglobal.net   
      
   on 7/9/2007, woofysue@yahoo.co.uk supposed :   
   > On 9 Jul, 16:27, Dan S.    
   > wrote:   
   >> woofy...@yahoo.co.uk wrote :   
   >>   
   >>> My brother's Yorkshire Terrier has bitten me three   
   >>> times in the past two months and I've had enough of   
   >>> it. I've done everything possible to placate it, and   
   >>> all the talk about curing with kindness is rubbish. As   
   >>> he refuses to get rid of it I want to, need to break   
   >>> its spirit. What can I do to make a dog fear me, I   
   >>> mean really fear me. I don't mind beating it but don't   
   >>> want it to turn ferocious. I want it to quiver in fear   
   >>> every time it sees me. Let it hate as long as it   
   >>> fears. I know this sounds cruel but you didn't have to   
   >>> have four stitches in your leg.   
   >>   
   >> A dog will usually bite out of fear.  Are you nervous around dogs?   
   >> Your best bet it to ignore it (i.e. don't try to be its friend in any   
   >> way) or move in with your brother so the dog will become used to you.   
   >>   
   >> --   
   >   
   > We both live at home with our parents. I'm not the least bit nervous   
   > or dogs, we had one before, but this one is just evil. I've tried   
   > everything but it obviously hates me for some reason although it has   
   > bitten my Mum at least once. I need some positive advice. I don't   
   > particularly want to inflict pain on it but it must learn who is   
   > mistress, so when all else fails...   
      
   I say again ... dogs usually bite out of fear ... your desire to   
   instill fear is counter-productive, as it is already afraid of you.   
   Dogs are domesticated.  That is, they have been bred to live amoungst   
   people.  Your actions will determine how the dog reacts.  But, rest   
   assured, that whatever it is that you *have* been doing, it is already   
   afraid of you.  You want to gain its trust.  But, obviously, whatever   
   it is that you have been doing in the past is not the way.  Have a nice   
   day.   
      
   --   
      
   Yours,   
   Dan S.   
      
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