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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: Oral Roberts who wrote (103037)5/4/2005 2:04:50 PM
From: Grainne  Read Replies (1) of 108807
 
A lot of people sleep with their dogs, Oral. Perhaps it's more of a city folk thing--I don't know. I totally understand the concept of being alpha, though. Our dogs are under our voice control, sit, lie and follow other commands that we give them, and are friendly towards people who are not threatening. They do not bite people, although I think the two larger ones would attack a burglar. They do not need to be under any closer control than they already are to perform the function they have in our family. They are companion animals.

I also understand that when you have working dogs you need to be alpha. Our dogs are sweet animals that like to play with toys and go to the dog park and sleep. The golden retriever loves to watch dog movies, and has a very long attention span. I do have a Sheltie, and he would have been an excellent sheep dog, but we do not have a flock, so he herds our family and the cats instead. Our dogs are not working animals. They understand quite a few words and phrases--like "take your toy to Grandpa!" I don't think they would be very helpful on a farm, and on a farm you would train them much more seriously and probably not sleep with them.

I'll answer the rest of your post separately.
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