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The mention of Great Dane's in another thread got me thinking. I worked with a number of GD's in a PP program I used to work for, years ago. I'm not going to say how many years
But very few handlers were able to actually hold these dogs, when we did demo's the Dobe, Boxer, Rott, Pit, etc were all able to be handled just on a leash, while the GD's for the most part had to be back tied to a tree, or have someone on a back line.
So how big is to big for a PP dog? Personally, I'm of the opinion that if you can't physically control the dog, then the dog is to big for you to have as a PP dog. You can train as much as you want, but they are still animals with their own thoughts and actions. If your PP dog decides to go after someone it shouldn't, shouldn't the owner be able to physically stop the dog? Are 180, 200, 220 lb PP dogs really needed, or even "proper"? Especially when the job of the average PP dog is on leash protection when the owner is out and about. It's not to be doing long sends down the street.
So how big is to big for a PP dog? Personally, I'm of the opinion that if you can't physically control the dog, then the dog is to big for you to have as a PP dog. You can train as much as you want, but they are still animals with their own thoughts and actions. If your PP dog decides to go after someone it shouldn't, shouldn't the owner be able to physically stop the dog? Are 180, 200, 220 lb PP dogs really needed, or even "proper"? Especially when the job of the average PP dog is on leash protection when the owner is out and about. It's not to be doing long sends down the street.