Well of coarse it's horrible that this breader will not just sale the dog to anyone but not even educate then buyer on what this dog really is. But theres nothing to be done. You call them and explain your situation, and almost certainly be told to pound sand. But thats about all there is to do. I did alot of reading before I got Kona and it amounted to almost nothing in reality. Untill you own a Fila you will not understand. You might think you do like I did, but you dont. She's better off her getting real advice than any thing I've ever read simply because reading makes them seem like your avg agressive dog. They simply are not.
My real concern is what happened to the other pups. There is a litter out there for which only one has come looking for advice. And did'nt wait to seek advice till there was a problem. So I'm pretty sure this pup will be ok. But the other pups is what worries me. Cause like I said, had I not come here and the fila forum myself, I did'nt get it.
I've allowed my dogs for years to have run of the back yard via dog door. I have a tall board on board privacy fence and some chicken wire and wire fence in the mix as well. Thats not by any means all the attention the dog gets. But if we aint home or inside they can do their thing. Plus in my opinion, nothing in your back yard is safe if your dogs inside, nothing in the house is safe if the dogs out back. I dont have a problem with a dog having run of the yard. Provided the yard can hold the dog.
Far as training goes, well it dont matter much if they know the breed long as the pups young enough. You just dont want to train with a hard hand. But truth is, their easy to train. If your end goal is to have a Fila under military type control, well thats diff. By that I mean a true protection trained animal. One that will turn on and off on command. That I would assume would call for alot of breed experiance. But sit, stay, look, no, back, out, those are fairly easy with Kona and I aint no trainer. Just listen to the fine folks here like I did.
