Sharon Yildiz: George Clooney
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Channel: Viktor Larkhill · 2010 · Pets & Animals
Words from Sharon Yildiz, foster home of George Clooney (the dog) and supposedly "animal behaviourist. Please read: - Georgie is so aggressive that he has only been lose in the house for about two hours during the 5 week period. (And even then, I had to put my pets in another part of the house). - I cannot groom any part of Georgie. He growls, pulls his lips back, and lunges to bite me. He attacks if I approach with a muzzle. - When Georgie lunges and tries to bite, I give a quick jerk on the leash. This makes him madder and he continues lunging at me, and often also attacks the leash. - Because of these aggression issues, I have to make sure to keep anybody on the street away from him. - Outdoors, he cannot pass a car tire without trying to pee on it. I jerk him away from the car with the leash and say "no!" However, despite having gone on nearly 200 walks so far—and being corrected every time--he STILL tries to pee on most tires. - Besides that, he is one of the very rare dogs that scent marks with poop. He doesn't just poop like a normal dog. Instead, he saves his poops so he can place a small amount on every block of the walk. - Training is going very slowly. Any other dog I've worked with (stray, rescue, friend's dogs, my dogs) have mastered "sit and make eye-contact with Sharon if you want anything" in a couple of days. - I hate investing time and energy (and raw food) in a dog that I would have euthanized about 4 weeks ago. - I would have zero qualms about euthanizing him, and would be fine taking him to my vet for that if you give the go-ahead. I figure he's had 3 months now of being clean, well-groomed, with frequent daily walks, training, attention, and nice raw food. To me, I would not feel guilty euthanizing in this situation. Let me know how to proceed... So there we go... Sharon Yildiz.. animal behaviourist for you. After reading this I can only wonder... how many perfectly nice animals have lost their lives at the hands of that "trainer"? Well soon find out
