Can dogs be really trust worthy and can be trained to be trust worthy?

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@alienstar (5142)
India
October 5, 2007 1:28pm CST
Many peopel do have the habit of keeping dogs as their pets and can dogs be trained to be trust worthy? some of the dogs do show some great skills and will also appear in our daily news isn't it? but in real life, can it be trained to be fully trust worthy? how many peopel do believe in this here...?
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@urbandekay (18278)
5 Oct 07
Yes, undoubtedly. All dogs, almost without exception, can be trained to be entirely trustworthy if they are trained properly from a young age. There are some genetic exceptions, certain strains of Cocker Spaniel suffer from what is known as 'Cocker Rage' this fit, which may be a form of epilepsy, can turn an otherwise passive dog in to a ferocious beast. Apart from such exceptions there is a lot of truth in the old adage, 'no bad dogs only bad owners' and where a dog misbehaves the cause should be sought in it's owners. all the best urban
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@alienstar (5142)
• India
16 Oct 07
Oh....so much information and also nice to know all these.I also do believe your things here.But, to make adog trust worthy, even the dog owners have to be skilled as normal peopel maynot be able to handle it with all these methods for sure
@urbandekay (18278)
16 Oct 07
A well trained and socialised dog is safe even with strangers all the best urban
@foxygirle (376)
• Philippines
7 Oct 07
i think dogs are loyal to their master, its one of their most endearing characteristic,making "dogs man best friend". And i dont think they need training for it, its natural and it comes naturally, especially if you are well bonded with your dogs, and even those who are not trating their dogs humanely can also get this great sense of loyalty and trustworthiness from their dogs. I have yet to read a news that a dog turned against their master.
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@alienstar (5142)
• India
16 Oct 07
I alos have heard enough stories of dogs being loyal to their boss or owner i should say and the training it ahs to undergo is tremendousisn't it? when it is trained properly, they can be said to be loyal or made to be loyal
@tamanash (950)
• India
5 Oct 07
i think dogs are trustworthy by birth.its in their genes.training can only make them more reliable.dogs are the gift of god to human.dogs are more frinedly to human than other human.dogs need training just to enhance their capability.and ofcourse its depends on their breed as well.
@alienstar (5142)
• India
16 Oct 07
Dogs are trust worthy for sure and i don't think it can be for all dogs as on ecannot give 100% anywhere isn't t? even if you compare to human beings also, all are not trust worthy isn't it?
• United States
7 Oct 07
Yes I do believe that they can be very trust worthy. Most dogs problems are that people see them as people and don't understand when they act like a dog. Most dogs will act the same everytime when they are trained to do this everytime.
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@alienstar (5142)
• India
16 Oct 07
They can be trust worthy is the correct way to put it isn't it? as without training dogs can be horrible also like a bad man among human beings isn't it? even teh dog ownders have to skilled enough