The Dangers Of Giving Advice On Forums

[BJean]

See I read it like this:

I don't understand why you'd be more likely to offer advice about your breed of choice, as temperament has squat to do with a dogs breed.

Of course you can offer advice on issues like grooming and feeding etc, but it is no safer offering behavioural advice for a breed you know vs one you dont. Temperament is not breed specific.

The way I read it, I think the point Rachelle tried to make from the outset is that even if you know a specific breed in general, the giving of advice over the internet for the treatment of that individual dog is still fraught with potential to be wrong, simply because that individual dog may not be typical of its breed.

Yes Erny, but no one said the advice began and ended online -

only: "given what you say and given breed - it would be of benefit for you to see / speak to x."

[Erny]

Yes Erny, but no one said the advice began and ended online -

only: "given what you say and given breed - it would be of benefit for you to see / speak to x."

I think it started from this comment :

Agreed it can be dangerous, although I will offer advise on some issues especially concerning my breed of choice

And given that the topic heading is "The Dangers of Giving Advice on Forums" isn't that what we are talking about?

Edited December 7, 2007 by Erny

[BJean]

Aye Erny I don't know, I can't see the forest for the trees

(and its Friday night yay!)

[Poodle wrangler]

It's a case of "buyer beware" when it comes to ANY advice on the internet.

Most threads give suggestions, but also frequently suggest a behaviourist for all the reasons mentioned above.

I'm not a trainer, but experience with our pet dogs has taught me training IS different, depending on the breed or even just the dog themselves.

Maybe the principles are the same, but how you interact with each dog is different, surely

My attitude has been firmer with previous "stubborn" pound crossbreeds- the type of dog you give an inch, they take a mile.

I wasn't so strict with other dogs e.g. an ex-showdog boxer who was trained already with lovely manners.

Had I treated both dogs exactly the same way, the results would have been different.