[mscat]

I totally agree with the article> I have seen it happen with one of my brothers dogs. A female german Shepard mix. He treated like crap, was very "agressive" towards" and kept the dog in an outside area .That was not the bad part. My brother was physical with the dog, and the dog acted out aggressively. The dog ended up biting his own child and the kid needed stitches, the dog was getting that bad> Other times, the dog had just given birth and attacked anther young pup who got too close to her pen, which in turn nearly killed the pup. Then the same Dog, got inside the hose and killed a family rabbit.
This dog, was hit, all the time unsocialized and extremely aggressive. My brother brother had her put down> It was his own doing. How horrid, however, a perfect example of what happens when a dog is not treated with respect, and cruely treated.
I never understood why they treated that dog this way. but they did. And the dog responded allright! It became worse and worse.