OriginalWench
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ORIGINAL: LotusSong If it upset my child... and I either could not modify my reaction or if I place my BDSM play as precedence over the emotional well-being of the child..I think I'd have to give the child up to a better family. (extreme example) No I do NOT advocate tossing an animal aside but this is just so against the dog's nature to want to protect.. being put in a cage and having to made to listen to her cries of what he is interepreting as distress. I'm on the dog's side in this one.I have 3 rescued dogs and 4 rescued cats. I value my pet's emotional well-being as I would another human's. I would not modify the animal's natural tendency.. I'd modify my own. Thank for having rescued animals. The more people work for that, the better off the animls will be. But I'm not going to get up on a soapbox here. Heh. In our house, everybody is valued equally. People, animals, whatever. Those that live here are equal, and have equal rights. People from outside our home have less value to us than someone in our home, because they aren't part of our family dynamic. This isn't to say that we can't or don't care about others, just that for us, our family is most important, and everybody/thing else falls in line behind them. Not all dogs want to protect, and not all dogs are so distressed that it becomes an issue. In our house, the husky would be likely to look on in approval if he were to witness The Mate disciplining me, as he consders The Mate the alpha of the house. However, he also know that my place is above him, and I can dole out discipline as well. He pretty much ignores the boys, to him, they are his equals in 'the pack', but he is protective to all in our house. On the other hand, our two female dogs consider me the ultimate supreme boss of all. It doesn't really become an issue, because they aren't in the room when we play, or any other times the cats are in the 'safe zone' of our room. I think it all comes down to teaching the dog that those noises are okay, and supposed to be happening more than anything. That's why I provided training links and resources to the OP. Many dogs are taught to do things that are 'natural' to them, and are not any the worse off for it.
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