[stephluvsangel6]

Originally Posted by kodibear

I'm a newbie here and maybe I'll get in trouble for saying this, but I think it's despicable that people think they need to take 7 pages of posts to tell you what a horrible dog owner you are when you've actually only posted a few times in that thread. As a long-term member on several types of forums where I have been put into leadership positions, I hate to see when people think that every time they see a thread that upsets them, they need to post. I understand that people react violently to the idea that a puppy is being mistreated, but saying it once is plenty and it is completely unnecessary for the topic to be brought up in every single thread Nodak posts in whether the thread is related to Nodak or tanner in any way.

For anyone who is in leadership in these forums who might be reading this post, I want you to consider monitoring threads a little bit more closely and thinking twice about attacking a member whether you think they are taking or your advice or not. There are civilized ways of taking care of problems and giving advice and there are brutal and vicious ways.

Nodak, I think that these are all great steps. I recently brought home a young puppy and even though my family has a lot of experience raising dogs, I understand how trying and frustrating the training process can be especially when a work schedule is involved and when they overlap the way yours and your fiancé's do. I wish you the best of luck in your time with tanner and I hope things start getting better for you. Just remember that even after these steps are implemented, Tanner will take a little while to adjust to his new living style and may still be frustrating to live with. I think you'll be able to work through that frustration though and find that Tanner is very fulfilling to take care of

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