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Date Posted: 11:07:55 03/23/10 Tue
Author: Sharon B
Subject: Re: Boerboels and Gunfire
In reply to: Norman Epstein 's message, "Re: Boerboels and Gunfire" on 08:44:25 03/23/10 Tue

Hi Norman, Thank you for your kind words. Coming from you, it means a lot. :) I have always admired the work that you do with your dogs, and I appreciate your knowledge of these dogs and training.

In this particular case, I was pretty sure that I had a dog with rock solid nerves as he had not ever exhibited fear towards anything since I have had him. Although it might seem that I did not have control of the situation, it isn't exactly true. I had to drive to the shooting range since it is about 4 miles from where I live. As we approached, we could start to hear the gunfire about 1 mile before we got there. I took note of both dogs reactions, and both were relaxed.

The parking lot is about 300-400 feet from the shooting range, and the gunfire was in progress. As you said, I couldn't control the shooting, but I could control how I approached the noise and how close I got to the noise. When I parked the van, I looked to see if either looked anxious or concerned before I got them out. Nada. I got both dogs out and watched their reaction. Still no concern. We started to walk towards the shooting range -- if either one would have started to look nervous, start to pant, or hesitate going forward, I would have stopped in my tracks.

Both dogs were completely nonchalant about moving forward. Jaf was wagging his tail and anxious to get down there (he saw some young kids down there and he absolutely loves kids). Azaan was her normal calm self. We continued to move forward until we got down to the range. As I stated before, if either would have displayed any anxiousness when we got out of the van or during our walk down, I would have stopped.

I owned a fearful American Bulldog in the past, so I know how hard it is to work with a dog that has weak nerves. With Jaf, I had every indication that he has rock solid nerves, and my hunch is turning out correct.

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