what is meant by a "hard keeper"

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Agree with not getting rid of a dog because they are a hard keeper but it being that "ace" i highly doubt. Of all the millions of dogs I'm sure there were under 20 Ace's. Some damn great dogs and amazing hounds. Being close to perfect?? that's a lot to ask of a person.. As great as Michael Jordan was, he had low 3pt % but he still is the greatest.

 

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Ok sorry I used the term "Ace" you guys sure can pick apart a thread. My point was these dogs were bred for performance and should be judged on performance til they're retired to the brood pen

 

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I agree 100%. Sometimes I have dogs that are laid back never bark or run the chain til I put them on a chain spot in between a couple real active dogs and it changes them completely. Or vise versa if you have a hard keeper there are actions you can take to make him an easier keeper. That's my whole reason for postin on this thread. You can mold a dogs personality. Judge a dog based on his performance not how he acts on the chain.

 

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And I'm not saying it works for every dog. Some dogs are set in their ways but a lot of times it can work

 

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I don't think realbulliesallbullshit should have been banned. He's already set on breeding his dogs so he needs to be educated on if he's gonna breed a litter it should for his own personal use and not to sell pups. I'm tired of feeding rescues and the only way to prevent that is to educate people. Now he's gonna join a bully website where peddlers are praised instead of being here learning the proper way to keep these dogs. Ok I'm done. Everybody enjoy their evening

 

How do you keep a dog from eating things up and how likely is is a dog that ate their dog house to just pass it or up chuck it and not get stuck

 

Can’t say I’ve owned a hard-keeper, and my experience is quite limited compared to many knowledgeable folks here who I continue to learn from. But I do have a thought on the topic.

In the past, I have owned and currently own 2 highly driven athletic dogs. If not exercised rigorously and regularly, either could possibly fall into the category of hard-keeper, in my estimate.

Stress their muscles and hearts with hard daily exercise including safe bite work, give them obedience training and a job or sport to do and maybe the dogs will be less inclined to howl, crater the yard or turn the furniture to sawdust out of abject boredom. JMO.

 

My dilemma is I have a male who's a hard keeper and I believe it's rubbing off on the other who seem to be picking up his stupidity

 

How do you deal with after they ate the wood off a doghouse ?usually it just passes but now the other one picked up the habit I caught her with half the dog house wall and she was actually eating it and . I don't want none toget stuck and plugged up . especially if it can be shown to the young ones I was thinking just building a squared up house from cinder blocks then coat it when cement

 

How do you get em to pass what's already gone down their throat and im gonna try the repellent .pepper water ? Are we talking black pepper or scorpion peppers

 

I always have good luck using mineral oil. 2 cc a day for 3 to 5 days in a row or until you don't see it in their stool anymore. Good luck

 

Thanks I'll pick some up in a few mins at cvs

 

monkey see,,,
monkey do!!!

...one bad apple can ruin a tree...

Whether separation anxiety,,, hyper active or just plane board...
I like the idea of giving them more attention and or work as I had what I thought was a hard keeper
and I slowed her craziness with steady work and before long she was a house dog...

If possible I recomend isolating the hard keeper from the rest of the yard
and sometimes an older dog well make for a good yard companion as most wont be influenced by the hard keeper
as most older dogs seem less influential ans more stuck in their ways...

some times I wonder if those crazy redboy or eli yards are all crazy or just a bad apple...

 

One of the worst keepers are CHAIN FIGHTERS because they can teach that shit to your whole entire yard, and all your dogs teeth will be fucked up by the time they are only 2 years old.

 

There are a lot of dogs that will rub off in the dirt the pesticide spray when sprayed.....The trick is to spray them when while they are working....by the time they are finished working the spray will be dry.