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Originally Posted by Crak_JMan
Very well said. This guys obviously is not the right person to own a big dog.
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Sup Francois - Oystein here - This dog is small, 20 pounds and - but with that said, I can agree to that our family (and I) were probably not the right type of family for this kind of dog, and I surely should have done better research on the breed before buying it 6 years ago as a puppy.
An Aussie (this is a toy version) is a dog that should have access to vast fields and doing what it does best - Being a sheepdog. We do not live on a farm, nor do we have interest in doing agility training like I found out later is what they do best. Maybe he would have been a less stressed dog if we did, who knows. Too late now, unfortunately.
I am glad you guys brought up the point of the dog-owner and the dog being a fit. It is crucial, and in this case it could turn out to be what was the case of a misfit. Call me this, that or the other, but unlike TONS of other dog owners at least take I the action of ensuring the safety of potential HUMAN harm in the future. May sound harsh to a lot of people, but it is the responsible thing to do once it got to this point.
