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Few people want their dogs to act on their inherited predatory drives.

by Pat Miller

Tiffany approached me shortly before the start of her weekly training class recently, clearly distraught. “Newton did something very bad this week,” she said.

Many people are attracted to certain breeds of dogs because of certain traits, such as a Labrador’s genial temperament and athletic prowess. They conveniently forget that the dogs also frequently come with an intense desire to hunt and fetch.

My heart skipped a beat as I glanced down at Newton, the black and white Border Collie/Basset mix sitting calmly by her side. In my dog trainer brain, “very bad” usually equates with serious aggression to humans. Newton and his vivacious, committed owner are two of my favorite clients, and I didn’t want to hear that Newton had done something irredeemable. …

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