German Shepherd
When I was growing up I spent some time in a rural/ semi rural area. Beautiful Bush land within miles in almost every direction, beaches , scenic views, Australian wildlife, fresh air and much more. For a Young teenager this is like living an adventure with much to explore, see and do.
Unfortunately getting around in these areas is not as easy as in the city. Public services, such as transport, is far less frequent and areas of interest are far more spread apart. Not having a means of Transport can be detrimental to what it is that you can and can't do, from going to school to hang out with your friends, being able to get there is the make or break of the situation.
When your travels can include, being on suburban roads, un surfaced Roads, dirt roads, mountainous dirt trails, crossing paddocks and fields, etc. The cheapest and easiest means of transportation is a mountain bike. What this meant was that there was a high rate of us kids using mountain bikes to get about. There were a number of biker gangs that were around due to this, not in the sense that these groups doing anything wrong just that they existed.
These groups would Hangout and do recreational activities together, riding trails, hitting the creek or the beach, etc. They would also meet up at various locations around town before heading to school.
Every day on the way in to school every one of these groups would pass a particular property, every kid passing this place need to be cautious regardless if on push bike or not. Many would cross the street just to avoid walking along the front fence of this property, for it was known that there was a very mean old German shepherd he lived there and would jump the fence and chase people.
German Shepherd Running
Many of the kids would kick the fence and taunt the German shepherd as they rode passed in the morning on the way to school and again on the way back home. When talking to the kids about their interaction with the animal stories would emerge of great bravery as these kids evaded and escaped an animal that was known to tear people limb from limb and ravage the flesh of all those that this German Shepherd could catch.
Never being chased by the dog myself all I had to go on was the word of my piers, but it was enough for me to be fearful of this animal. I would always take a wide girth when passing the property if possible.
This plan worked well for me, for a while at least, but one day the traffic conditions did not allow for me to take my usual precautions. And when i passed the property this monstrous German Shepherd jumped the fence and began chasing me down. Within seconds the animal was at my feet barking and snarling up at me as I changed gears on my trusty mountain bike and got away from the beast attempting to end my life.
Reaching the safety of my destination I felt as though I had cheated death. I recalled the situation, the thoughts, the memories, all I could from the experience. But I couldn't recall one instance from when the dog had tried to bite me. And this is what got me thinking... Reluctantly a plan was formed to run a series of experiments to assess how dangerous this German Shepherd was.
Experiment Time
Experiment 1: Ride slow enough to be the animals top speed see if it snaps and bites, be ready to ride faster.
Result: Dog paced at speed and barked estimated 2 blocks before abandoning Chase.
So given the opportunity, over approximately 2 blocks, the German Shepherd had not even attempted to bite me once, It just got close enough to bark at me menacingly. After testing the thesis a number of times it was time for the next stage in the experiment.
Experiment 2: Slow down while being chased, be prepared to flee.
Result: Dog paced at speed and barked estimated 2 blocks before abandoning chase.
After being given an even greater opportunity to attack, the German Shepherd still did not attempt to snap or bite. This be would be estimated at traveling at power walking speed. Time for the next experiment design.
Experiment 3: Come to a complete stop.
Results: Dog stands barking awkwardly for a few minutes then backs up and walks off.
Mr. German shepherd clearly had no intention of doing any harm to me at all, just to chase and scare me for some reason. Well it was time to go hard or go home, in the next stage of the experiment and decided that I would stop in front of the fence of the property and see what the dog would do
As I walk my push bike up to the fence I got to see in taking a lot more than what I normally do when I speed past on my Mountain bike. The front yard of the house was considerably un kept with overgrown grass and debris all over the yard. Off to one side, a large metal stake driven deep into the ground with a chain coming from it, this was attached to a chewed and broken leather colour that was designed to keep the dog in place, but had clearly failed.
Angry German Shepherd
Bursting fourth from the Ruins of a dog kennel came charging the German shepherd, but I did not move, and I did not run, I just waited. He did not jump the fence and soon the barks of aggression turns to barks awkwardness, this is when we first started to communicate.
With Mr German Shepherd at a firm growling state of communication and pacing the fence line, I was able to speak to him in a calm soothing voice, it didn't really matter so much what I said, but how I said it. I told him that I understood why he was upset a lot of the time, from the taunting to his living conditions etc. and that I would try and make things better.
Over the next couple of months I stopped in more frequently and talked to the German shepherd, soon the barks of aggression had shifted to barks of interaction. His tail would wag when he saw me, I would whistle in a particular way (5 bursts at the same pitch) to let him know I was here and call him over. I gave him some tennis balls for toys and would always pack a piece of ham for a treat when i would stop by to visit.
Happy German Shepherd
The final stage of the experiment was upon us, the moment of truth had arrived, the next time we met up for a chat, i reached over the fence and gave him a pat, he put his giant paws up on the fence and gave me some kisses as well... quite the turn around form the savage beast he appeared to be and was also made out to be by the people around in the community.
From this point on the German Shepherd had a shift in how he chose to interact with the world, the chasings became far less frequent and only when really provoked, he would bring his ball to the fence and ask those passing by to throw it around the yard, loved his pats and the interaction with people.
The lesson learned though this interaction with this incredibly intelligent sentient being is that empathy compassion and understanding can go a long way in this world, regardless of the species, breed, race or anything that appears to divide us. However, the greatest revelation achieved through this experience is that; Many times those in most need of love, are ones who seem to deserve it the least.
This was a very good education article. From the German shepherd behavior, it also reflect human behaviors, sometime people need an attention or love, but they have expressed it wrongly. As a result, he chased people away. I cannot agreed with you more on
The very good example would be orphans. They need loves from others but these was least they get.
Did anyone get hurt by the shepherd that time before your experiment. Your experiment was very dangerous. You didn't know the behaviour of this German Shepherd. He might harmed you during your first 2 experiments. Does he has an owner? I curious why the owner let him chase whoever passed by. It very dangerous from the view of it although he has no intention to harm.
@oliviackl thank you for reading and commenting on my article :) yes as advanced as we may be , we still suffer form a lack of ability to express ourselves effectively. to be honest we have been conditioned to do so , but that is another story all together :) Hopefully we can gravitate to a greater sense of self congruence and autonomy , i believe this will help us be more open and honest with one another when we communicate, which would reduce the discrepancies in what we feel and how we choose to express it.
No the German Shepherd never cause any harm to anyone, it was only stories of the children who said so, but there was never any evidence, no marks , scars , or anything. the owner neglected the animals living conditions, he had tried to contain the animal by driving a large metal stake in the ground and attaching the the German Shepherd to a collar and chain, but he had broken free. the owner didnt care.... i never saw them once in all my interactions with the doggie.
What a wonderful story to tell your children and grand children...
It’s moments like this that makes wonderful childhood memories.💜💜💜
it definitely shaped some the way i see the interaction between beings when it comes to aggression and its expression.
way to make me cry bro
ow. my feels :'(
tanks mang , life is beautifully tragic :) laugh, cry.... it all part of the experience
Awww this almost made me cry, poor doggie probably he was paranoid of isolation and lack of affection snif. I am glad you won him over probably he was expecting your visits.
Yeah i think it was a combination of neglect of the animal in general, low social interaction, lack of any stimulus (toys enjoyment) and the taunting of the children gave the German Shepherd a considerably negative view of not only hoomans but life in general.
The doggie was starved for connection, interaction, basic decency and love. being devoid of such fundamental principals can have a devistating impact on mankind as is outlined by maslow's hierarchy of needs, i also believe a similar concept can be applicable (although differing in some ways) when applied to the various life forms on the planet. if we are to keep animals as pets it is our responsibility and duty to care for their needs.
I have some good friends that puposedly rescue isolated, aggressive or mistreated fog and they retrain them for safe adoption. I have seen miracles.
Yeah itss amazing that there are people out there doing this kind of work with animals, i would love to be involved with these groups as an animal behaviorist or something along those lines.
I love these guys, i am always in tears watching these guys do their work first in sadness for the animal then in joy when i see the transformation after the rehabilitation.
Awe this could be a kid's movie, easily. I love stories of compassion and understanding. And i love german sheps! Highly intelligent doggies 💚 I love how you conducted an experiment like that. I was often doing things like that as a kid. Approaching things in a scientific way. "Experiment number 6: talk to random kids while walking home." Lolz
Thanks so much for sharing this story and showing that doggy some love 💖💖💖
@staceyjean , Yep there are definitely sentient beings beyond ourselves on the planet, unfortunately us hoomans tend to be a bit self centered and don't acknowledge these kinds of things :( when we take the time to look beyond our own perspective we see some amazing things in life :) mostly that we aren't as smart as we think we are ;)
^^^ --- spoiler alert --- we are not, lolz ^^^
The truth of the matter is we are all scientists, we may use variation in the methods, have differing results , have conflicting conclusions, etc. but fundamentally we all utilize a series of experiments to reach any conclusion in our lives then extrapolate that data to other areas of our lives, for example: any persons favorite food is based on repeated exposure to a particular food and comparison with the experience of other foods and reach a subjective opinion. While we are all scientists, some of us use more reliable methods to reach a more objective conclusion ;)
hugs, glad you liked reading bout my experience with this soft hearted puppy with a tough exterior :)
I was chased by a German shepherd when i was a child i got sooo scared even today i love dogs but im very scared of dogs that i dont know. It is quite crazy to see that you pushed the experiment this far but at the end you made a nice fury friend:)
hi @drawmeaship, thanks for reading and the comment :) yeah i have to admit its not a nice feeling to be chased by an animal which is showing aggression. us hoomans are pretty impressionable and for some phobias are easily formed, particularly in the early developmental stages of life, a traumatic experience can reinforce a fear association with any particular factor.
There are some desensitization processes you can go through if you wanted to reduce the fear response. learning about doggies behaviors and repeated exposure in safe environments, like pet store, strangers on walks with their puppies , etc.
yeah i evaluated my situation with the German Shepherd and made slow progress with him over time, together we nourished respect, understanding and trust. This was the key factor in the kind of progress we made... animals are people too ;) when we treat them as such, it can surprise us :)
I like it when you says that animals are poeple to. That is very true and we surely can have some amazing response from them once treated like so. Thank you for you tips:)
We are all sentient being trying to find our way through the life we have been given, but the greatest thing we can find is connection :)
@mfxae86 If that is a beautiful story, you had a lot of faith to do the experiments and to know the reaction of the German shepherd, I would tell you how important the story was and what I liked most was how they ended up as the best friends in the world. sometimes we get carried away by the comments of people without knowing anything and we end up not knowing anything worse what you did @mfxae86 was something of great will and love I congratulate you for sharing a great story @neymarth10
Thank you for your comment @neymarth10, it sounded far more dangerous than it was, i ued much caution when designing and conducting my experiments with the German Shepherd. I believe we proved to each other that we had no ill will within our actions and we then put faith in each other :)
@mfxae86 a unique experience I would say that you lived and the experiments very beautiful your story leaves me without words much will and love only God knows why you met that German shepherd sometimes ourselves We hate such things that even Life itself or time takes you to what you most hate TEfelicito for giving much joy to both @neymarth10 peace and love
lifes journey is filled with lessons so we can have a greater understanding of the universe outward , the soul inward , and most importantly one another, it is up to us if we choose to see them or not :) much love in your direction :)
to the order @mfxae86 to life we must understand a cordial greeting from VEnezuela @neymarth10 that great German shepherd saved to give him a lot of love, harmony and happiness and the great friend of man.
Mr German shepherd was certainly a happier puppy with some interaction and affection.
What a revealing experiment! Just sad what the German Shepherd had to go through, its sure these unpleasant experiences that made him toughen up and want to protect himself/his territory from others. He just had a hard time trusting and he only wanted to scare people off, not to harm them...
Agree with you on that!! It may seem like they are not deserving of it but they sure need it, and giving them that love brings out the best in them. And sure, love and compassion goes a long way irrespective of the things that appears to divide us all.
About the place you grew up at, I think using bikes made it more adventurous, don't you think?
@audreybits thank you so much for reeading and commenting on my article :)
Yes, seeing the living conditions and the lifestyle that the German Shepherd had to endure put lots of things into perspective. there is a reason that he was so upset all the time, and once it was established and worked on the results were amazing, all he needed was to be understood and shown some love and affection.
yeah the bikes were a big part of being able to be social in the community and being able to get around in the area led to many adventures down bush tracks, building forts, playing army in the bushland, finding places to swim, catching wildlife (and releasing after having a good look at the amazing creatures), and so much more.... it was a fun ADVENTURE TIME!!!!!!!!!
Animals do have feelings too and that's something we need to understand, it is sad that we often overlook that. Your experiments shows that just like human hearts can be touched with the act of love, even that of animals too can be and they do deserve that much of love from us. We do need to treat them with a little bit more respect and love...
Wow!! What an amazing time you had growing up, I can only imagine how great that was. I am sure you would love to recreate those fun memories again. Or do you still go on such adventures? (No we are never too old for it lol!)...
yes they are sentient beings who are far more human than we give them credit for, they feel emotion, can empathize via emotion, express themselves through body language , vocal expression and much more. Mankind has been conditioned to see all other life as "lesser" than our own, but if we take the time to look beyond our own perspective we can see that there is so much more beyond the surface value we have been than we have told.
No more adventures for me at the moment, have had a physical injury tp the spine which prevents much of the physical and social activities i used to partake in :( but what can we do but continue as best we can.
These guys do amazing work with animals which have been neglected and abandoned etc.
I love your thoughts about them, its really amazing... Seeing beyond our own perspectives is definitely a great way to understand the feelings of others (animals inclusive). Its crazy how we sometimes get immersed in our own world and become oblivious to the feelings of others...
Oh, sorry to hear that. Well, I am glad to know that you are still doing your best despite all that!
And the video, its really impressive what these guys do, its amazing to see people take steps towards giving these animals a new and better life.
if only our society was capable of showing such empathy compassion and understanding for one and other :) lets hope we make the shift in the future to a better connection with each other and the life of other beings and nature :)
Dogs get lonely and it’s and are creatures of habit much more than hoomans.😉 You presented yourself enough times as docile to build its habit of similar reaction. The reverse would also happen say someone being mean to a dog will turn it from docile to aggressive. You made a new friend, you should have taken him to school and let him bite all your enemy’s. Lol
thanks for checking out my post @coldicehotwater, well after we made friends he became a much more friendly dog in general, he would play with other people too after he realized that not everyone wanted to be mean to him. i believe he was actually a happy puppy after coming around to the fact that some hoomans are nice and will play and give pats :)
Thanks for sharing your experiment. I think it would work on the giant Newfoundland who keeps trying to jump the fence when we go past him. And maybe to some angry people we meet in life as well.
This the best post I've read today!
thanks for taking the time to read and comment on my article @organduo, i think that showing empathy, compassion and understanding to any sentient being will result in an improvement in the relationship. Even the acknowledgment that they are not merely an object or possession who is owned by someone is breaking through the dimensions us hoomans have built around animals.
Yes the psychological construct is applicable to hoomans as well.... but it can be far more difficult to do as we are more complex beings socially, essentially "we lie" A LOT. so it can be hard to get to the core of the issues when it come to the conflicts between mankind, be it enemies, friends, family , lovers....
Thanks for getting back to me! Do you think that dogs also lie like humans?
hey @organduo , i think they may be able to be trained to do a lot of things, but i do believe that they would not be able to lie, i don't think they have a need for it in their existence, most of their communication is done via body language, check it
You're right, this video makes it obvious they would be lousy CIA agents...😁
Yeah but they still work with the federales to catch people with drugs on em, lolz
naw, poor puppies, lolz. but if we delve into the matter some more there is usually a reason that animals act out in various ways, we could probably find the core issues of these actions with some investigation. then we could apply some interventions :)
@mfxae86 Your experiment was very good and risky at first. But with your great patience and compression you achieved a very good result. I love dogs and more this kind of German shepherd. They are very faithful and friendly animals. I really liked the change it had after receiving a lot of love from you. Watching him play with tennis balls is adorable and very charming. Thank you for all the love you gave. Great greetings.
hey @yeninsfer, thanks for reading and commenting :) i as very cautious when interacting with the German Shepherd when i first began, but he soon showed me that he didnt want to harm me just chase me away because he thought i was going to be mean to him.
To be honest all i did was treat the German Shepherd as anyone should treat another being, with respect and understanding. all the hard work was done by him, he had to learn to trust, allow himself to be vulnerable, go out of his comfort zone and endure the discomfort... with his faith restored he then grew as a sentient being and became happy and engaged with life.
I'm glad destiny has put your way to give him everything he needed at the time. The photos are very nice of this beautiful charming animal. I hope that you will always see him very often so that you can pamper him and him and you too. A big greeting.
much love in your direction :)
Happiness and love to you also dear friend.
:)
Beautiful story. I love stories like this! It's much easier to accept such a context when we are talking about animals though, the same principles are much harder to apply to a human, i think we feel that because science as told us we're smarter, that must mean we are much more responsible for our actions and thoughts? True to some degree, but we are all governed by our subconscious, i suppose we have the capacity to realise this, and this is our advantage. But how many people really do such introspective work?
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This just makes so much sense to me.
@myindigoinsight thanks for your comment and taking the time to read my article :) Yes , while the construct may be applicable i to hoomans, unfortunately it can be far more difficult to execute in real world scenarios. this is because we are far more deceptive in our interactions with one another, when poeple say "how are you ?" we usually respond with "fine" or "good" instinctively, when we really are having a bad time. this is not deliberate but a conditioned response.
we have been conditioned to hide our thoughts, feelings and emotions as it is not socially acceptable to be open with one another, it can be considered rude to say what you really think, politically incorrect etc. We design rules of engagement with one another which mask our true selves. with ineffective communication progress can be difficult, with misdirection it can be near impossible. Adding to this the emotional value and reactions and it is a mine field, lolz.
Yes we do have the ability realize these behaviors and factors within ourselves and make changes , however, our ego plays a big part in avoiding this realization. Part of the hooman condition is that we dont like to feel or think we are wrong.... so we lie to ourselves to avoid cognitive dissonance.... and the cycle continues....
ah yes far too conditioned to hide how we truly feel!!!! My latest blog is about my battle with depression & anxiety and is a real life personal account of what you just said basically!
Animals are free from that conditioning though, you are correct. My cat is so lovable one minute, then in the next she can swipe at you as if to say bugger off i am not in the mood anymore! And there is no filtering of that process, oh i might offend the hooooman, or i may get punished, it just is. We can't be that way and be in line with social etiquette at the same time. How sad eh?!!!
all we can do is the best we can to represent ourselves as authentically as possible, the societal structures may discourage us from doing this, to hide our emotions and make things far more complex, but we do have the choice.... but it can be a very difficult thing to do
Hey @mfxae86, it was interesting to read your experience with German shepherd dog relationship, how it developed in a good way, you are lucky to find a new friend.
When I was a child we had out dog guard and it was also German Shepherd, we had him since the birth and he was grown up together with us, I was 10 that time, the dog was on chain but that day his neck belt became lose and he was free, he was already 5-6 year old and as we had little neighbor children on our street, I went to catch up our dog, he was happy when saw me, came up and followed back into our garden, but when I started to put his neck belt on he did not like it and started to growl and of course I probably was scared for a moment, that was my mistake so he pulled his head away and bit me on my thigh, not to deep but was very sore.
Since then I know that even your own dog can be dangerous everything depends on the dog really and if they do not like something,
Cheers from Art supporting blog, @art-venture
@art-venture thank you so much for your comment :) there are a number of factors to consider when interacting with doggies, from their upbringing , living conditions etc. but a fundamental understanding is also how we interact with the animals, their senses are considerably different to ours and they have been know to be able to sense our emotion as well.
Examples of this include, that when owners are sad (emotionally only, no expression of it ) the animals can try comfort them, when a owner is angry the animal responds in an agitated manner etc. it is possible that your sense of fear gave your doggie the sense that it should be scared and it lashed out as a result to try neutralize its negative emotion. Its funny how little credit we can give to animals in sense of intelligence but they have these abilities which may be considered to be "superpowers" :)
Hey @mfxae86, thank you for sharing your story with us. Although you called it experiments, as a person reading your article, I think you did an amazingly kind thing for Mr. German Shepherd. You changed his life, gave him a new friend in you and you shifted the paradigm of what others thought about him. And I am so happy that you did what you did. You are a very kind person with compassion :)
Hi @marblely Thank you very much for taking the time to read my article and the lovely compliments :) but all i did was treat Mr. German Shepherd with respect and understanding as he should have been, the greatest effort was by mr doggie himself, he was very brave to let people in again and choose to become a happy puppy again :)
Wow BEAUTIFUL HISTORY !! Your story has made me happy, from start to finish you hooked me, I just wanted to know how everything ended, really very beautiful.
I was not daring to do your experiment you were very brave .. I love dogs but I also have a lot of respect :) Congratulations for your curie vote , well deserved. A hug @mfxae86
hi @naideth thank you for taking the time to read and write a comment :) We have been conditioned to take things on surface value, to many the doggie was just a "mean dog" the concept wa that he was just bad... no thought on what made him bad or why he was so upset all the time. and the stories that people would tell were of a psychotic animal ready to attack everything in sight and tear it to shreds.
but like many things in life , if we take the time to look beneath the surface, we can find some amazing things, this animal was such a beautiful creature who just needed to be treated with empathy compassion and understanding to release the incredible character hidden within.
You are a great person, and it is rewarding to read posts like these, Greetings ;)
Thank you for the lovely compliment , much love and copious hugs in your direction :)
What a lovely story, I'm glad I found it and could read it! You are a really good man to do this. Dogs are smart and sensitive creatures. I had to learn to read them and to deal with them because I'm a runner and unfortunately dogs can be found everywhere unexpectedly. Runners are like bikers in your story. I've never been bitten by a dog, have been lucky till now, and hope to avoid it. Anyway, congrats, it was nice to read your story! :)
@erikah thanks for your comments and for taking the time to read my article :) I have interacted with many animals in my life and have found them to have characters, be expressive of emotions and feelings, have empathy and compassion for people AND express it, there is very little doubt in my mind that we, as humans, have very little understanding of how complex these beings are.
If we take the time to interact with these animals as though they are a sentient being, or like we would another human being, we find that we can bond with them in similar ways, they can become our friends and family.
I have had some confrontations with animals in the past, and while i have been prepared to fight if need be, i have found that being calm and interacting with the animal with respect has gotten me out of these situations quite easily. Though i know that method may not work with all animals (eg bears, lions, elephants) , they are also sentient beings which can be connected with. That being said we must always be cautious when interacting with animals we are not familiar with.
Well said, I agree with every word you said! The sad thing is that many people have pets and have absolutely no idea how to treat them. I'm always saying that people should attend some courses before getting pets and teach people how to behave with animals first, then give them animals.
I don't own an animal but my dad had a dog and was able to spend a lot of time with him. Unbelievable how smart he was although no one has thought him those things.
I'm very glad you did this article and maybe you can do more to raise awareness, to make people pay more attention to animals.
some people tend to see animals as an object or possession.... so they think the can just sell it or get rid of it if they no longer suite the needs of the family, like getting the kids a puppy or a kitty, then when it grows up a bit and is no longer a "cute" novelty , they release it in a park.
People need to understand that taking in an animal is like adopting a child, you can not just leave them in a park or field once they are no longer "adorable babies". this is what annoys me so much when i see people giving away their animals when they move because the "new place does not allow animals". OK so find another place, lie and have the animal anyway, any number of solutions, but dont get rid of a family member because they are "not allowed". I mean would people sell their kids because they want to eat dinner at a "child free restaurant" , i think not.
Good point and I agree with you on that, totally. People need to be educated. Some people, however, are not fit emotionally to care for these animals, pets.
Good thing that in some countries there are organizations to protect animals and people can face jail time for not treating animals well.
A dog is as good as its owner. Although in this story the protagonist is the dog - and he has it well deserved! -, it would be interesting (at least for me) to try to understand the state in which he was raised.
Anyway, I applaud the initiative you had with that animal, for which all animal lovers will be grateful to you :)
@nelsinho thanks for your comment, yes the animals condition would be heavily influenced by both nature and nurture, as i described in the article the living conditions were not the best and i would assume that the level of care and interaction form the owner would have been just as inappropriate.
Thank you for the kudos , but it was all on the German Shepherd, he was brave enough to trust someone after what he had been through in his life and to make the changes needed to interact with others in a more positive way. All i did was treat him as he should be treated, like a sentient being :)
Yes, the dog took a big step and showed us that an "inferior" being taught us a lot, but you gave the first step whether you want it or not, so kudos for you! hahahah :)
it is us that are the inferior beings... we have much to learn from everything which exists beyond us.
Ok I concede, lolz. Much love and copious hugs in your direction :)
Dogs are very loyal beasts really, the truth is it's so difficult for it to have be lost, abandoned and ridiculed just like those kids going to kids did to it. These things affects it's psyche, making it very difficult for the dog to be emotionally stable, hence the violence.
It was going to be difficult, undergoing those experiments, but you finally did cheers I love your tenacity
thanks for reading and commenting @josediccus, yeas it was a unfortunate series of events which led to the behaviors seen in the German Shepherd, the taunting , living conditions , lack of interaction , neglect, it all culminated to the existence as it was seen. But isn't it amazing that just the small gestures , led to the realization withing the German Shepherd and had such a profound effect in the perspective of the animal. And all this form just being humane in the interactions....
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