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Deaf Danes - Training & Culling

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Question
I find you contradicting yourself repeatedly.  I was quite disgusted that you would actually tell someone that deaf and/or blind dogs are vicious in nature and not to be trusted.  If you are not an expert then why do you give advice to those who need it without first researching the truth behind your responses.  Yes, *some* breeders opt to cull white pups (of any breed) before giving them the chance to live a long, healthy, happy lives.  You obviously have no expertise whatsoever in this field.  Who are we to decide and play God on who should live and who should die based on minor disabilities.  There are many, many wonderful positive trainers around who can help new owners understand and care for these special dogs.
I am fuming over your blatant remarks on viciousness.  Are there not dogs out there who are not deaf/blind that can never be released from a leash?  Are there not dogs out there who are not deaf/blind that are vicious from human mistreatment?  If you are interested in posting your advice to potential dane owners then do some research and provide truth in your responses.  Just say I have no experience with these dogs and try to send them to a knowledgeable person who can assist.  But NO, you take the liberty to spout off non-truths to the un-knowing.....
Are we not on a whole a human race based upon "innocent until proven guilty"?  Obviously you do not believe this and think any dog with a minor disability or is white should be culled immediately.

I'm also dismayed to find you repeating the same response over and over to us dane lovers out here who are asking you honest questions about your advice to adopt a dane.  I took the time to read your answers to many questions and find you to be basically telling people only to do what you do.  This is not the point of helping future/present dane owners.  Every dog/person is different and deserves a thorough, researched, well thought out response.  

Answer
If you knew how to read English properly you would see that I never said deaf or blind dogs were vicious.

There are dogs out there which should never be let off the leash but that is the result of bad training in most cases.

I will repeat myself.  The advice was given to a novice dog owner who would not have the skills to train such a dog.  For its own safety it would always have to be kept on a leash unless the owner had a large property with secure fencing, as I have.

I did not spout off unthruths to the unknowing.  Since you and the other cranks have started this attack I have had many people approach me and say they agreed with my comments and fully support the views.

I spend a lot of time helping novice owners with unruly and badly trained dogs which need never have got that way.

Now buzz off and go and annoy someopne else who cares.