I would like to point out that Dekka who I would call DA but I think most would call DR goes happily into Toronto, hangs out with dogs she knows, shares elevators and sidewalks fairly happily (as long as the other dog leaves her alone)
If she gets loose she doesn't' go looking for a fight unless the dog came on our property unannounced. She won't back down from a fight though...
Seren and her have had a few fights but for the most part Seren will back up and sit on Dekka and Dekka just lies there (its so cute!) Not all DA is the same. Uncontrollable DA I agree isn't something you want in any breed. But some level of DA is common in many breeds for a reason.
For example Seren is by my standards pretty non DA. Oh she will snark and snap at times but really doesn't want to fight. SHe loves dogs and people. But she was given to me because she wasn't terribly good at hunting. Not to say there aren't happy happy love everyone JRTs that are good at hunting.. but Dekka, for example is incrediably intense about prey. IME the slightly more reactive dogs have the better prey drive. You go to a JRT trial and see pet people and kids handling some DA dogs with no issues. The nice thing about JRT trials is everyone 'gets it' but still its not hard as long as you know what you are getting into and willing to put a little bit of work into the dog.
If she gets loose she doesn't' go looking for a fight unless the dog came on our property unannounced. She won't back down from a fight though...
Seren and her have had a few fights but for the most part Seren will back up and sit on Dekka and Dekka just lies there (its so cute!) Not all DA is the same. Uncontrollable DA I agree isn't something you want in any breed. But some level of DA is common in many breeds for a reason.
For example Seren is by my standards pretty non DA. Oh she will snark and snap at times but really doesn't want to fight. SHe loves dogs and people. But she was given to me because she wasn't terribly good at hunting. Not to say there aren't happy happy love everyone JRTs that are good at hunting.. but Dekka, for example is incrediably intense about prey. IME the slightly more reactive dogs have the better prey drive. You go to a JRT trial and see pet people and kids handling some DA dogs with no issues. The nice thing about JRT trials is everyone 'gets it' but still its not hard as long as you know what you are getting into and willing to put a little bit of work into the dog.