The on Off switch - Page 2

 My description of the On/Off switch would be a mellow dog, good in the house and kids etc. yet always aware of what is happening but won't react to it unless it's time for business and he knows the difference.  By that I mean a dog who is very serious when working or protecting. A dog you would never want to be on the wrong end of. A dog who is probably high drive but who doesn't necessarily exhibit that unless the switch is on.  When the switch is off you'd never guess this unassuming dog was a take down artist.  These dogs IMO are not all that common and are worth their weight in gold.

KCzaja said "When I think on/off switch, I think of a dog that is a beast on the field, but utterly calm and stable in the home, a powerful biting dog and safe for neighborhood children to pet. I prefer a dog like this over any other.  Anyway, this is my definition of the "on/off" switch, and I have dogs that fit that description. There is nothing wrong whatsoever with their drive."

That's what I think of when I hear an on/off switch also.

 Now exactly where is this switch located?  I've been looking all afternoon, but it's hard to find when he won't stop moving.  

Must  be a Eurosport thing....

ecbo, The switch is located just to the left of the hoosie. On some dogs it is to the right but that is rare. 99.9% of the dogs it is located in the brain where it ought to be. 

If my male couldn't be calm in the house or anywhere else for that matter, we would have experienced numerous live bites, and he would be, most likely, an absolute terror and nuisance. But luckily he's just calm and happy to lay down. But he still has that edge. You can't have a ball out without him wanting to play, and if anyone gets too rough,  he gets tense and often displays 'you better settle down or i might bite something'. But he is very controllable and happy. But I have no doubt in my mind that he would eat anyone that hurt me, my family, or broke into the house. BEst dog you could ask for. :)

-Emily

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Shelley, I love that dog. You should've snapped a pic of him schmoozing my daughter, a total stranger in his home.  What a wonderfully balanced temperment.