Most Dangerous Breeds
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Big deal. How many skin-breaking bites are there where the victim didn't die?
My daughter was mauled by a dog and that dog wasn't the product of an abusive or criminal home. I've been bitten, and THAT dog wasn't owned by abusers or criminals. Our former dog was a biter and he was raised like a baby.
So that whole article is horsepoop, based on my own experiences.
Chasey_Lane
Salt Life
My mom was bit by a GS years ago. She didn't do anything other than politely push the dog down when he jumped on her. My sister was attacked by a Pom when she was younger. The dog was not on a leash and my sister was walking down the sidewalk. Neither of the owners were "bad" owners.vraiblonde said:
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pixiegirl
Cleopatra Jones
vraiblonde said:
You're opinion just validated the article in part. Irresponsible and Ignorant dog owners.... That's not meant as a slam but I myself have been put in the situation where a dog of mine was human agressive. It is my belief that if you have an agressive dog it becomes your fault should that animal bite, maul or kill someone. I'm a firm believe in the fact that dogs don't just "snap". If a dog has bitten someone chances are they have previously displayed agressive behavior. I adopted a beagle from the shelter in the couple of weeks that we had him he kirked out on Brent several times and displayed very dominant behavior to our other dog who was 3 times his size. Now what do you do? Do you take the dog back to the shelter knowing that it'll be put down because of it's tempermant or do you live your life to please the dog and hope to God no one gets bit? Common sense should but often doesn't prevail. It wasn't an easy choice for me to take him back to the shelter but in my mind I knew it was the only choice and had I not done so I would have been irresponsible.
Irresponsible owners doesn't always equate to low lifes who are reckless with their animals or don't take care of them. Irresponsible owners can often times be people who care for their animals to do the right thing. My mom has a JRT that is a biter. When Grady was still crawling I knew better then to just let him on the floor with Odie and I am always cautious. Odie for the most part is a very friendly dog but God forbid you try to pick her up or hold onto her. My mom knows and accepts her dogs behavior because she loves the dog and is willing to accomodate her. What happens if the dog gets out of the yard one day and some kid sees her in the street and tries to pick her up and gets it's hand chewed up. Who's fault is it? It's my mom's fault. She knows she has a potentially dangerous dog and kept her anyway. Sometimes the right choice isn't the easy one.
happyappygirl
Rocky Mountain High!!
raised like a baby? it's a DOG. you can't reason with it like a human they don't think like that. being "mauled" happens for a reason. genetics, (poor breeding) and environment - upbringing etc. and yes i consider bringing a dog up like a human child WRONG evidenced by the fact the dog thought it's place in your pack was above even YOU who pays the bills - sorry to disagree with you Vrai. there are no other reasons. a dog bites me or mine, he gets a swift kick in the a$$ short and sweet. he comes back at me and means it, i raise the level of reproach... he comes back again, he DIES. period. bash me...call peta, whatever. a human is the top of the food chain. no i don't abuse my animals, i treat them better than many folks treat their kids. but i also understand they are animals. i understand why they do the things they do, and respond accordingly in my training and treatment. I have hosted many, many American Temperament Tests, and have judged my fair share of tests and dogs at formal AKC events. i'd say i'm qualified to evaluate temperament on pretty much any breed of dog.vraiblonde said:
did you read all the way to the end? the point is, banning aggressive BREEDS is the wrong thing. banning aggressive DOGS is the right thing. blaming the dog is also the WRONG thing. people breed dogs. people raise dogs. place the blame where it lies. THAT is the whole point of that story.