Puppy recommendation for a 6 year old?

[krazd_kat]

and i can tell you i gave up exactly 1 dog in my time. A really sweet staffordshire that i was given (long story) that would go from sweetest dog ever to killing anything other than me in about half a second. It was a tough decision, but i hope some niave rescuer didn't take her from the pound thinking i had exaggerated her temperment only to have one or more of their pets killed.

When we pull a pit I will have them temp tested and most of that test, I take w/a grain of salt - food agressive - well most of them are starving.... doesn't want it's feet, ears, teeth messed with - they are in a totally strange place.

BUT when it comes to the dog testing, that's where I will pay the most attention. If the dogs could care less that's one thing, if the testing dog gets in their face and they get pissed, well, I'll pay attention, when they LUNGE or are totally agressive, those are the one's I will pass on. Too many people enjoy being able to take their dogs out in public and I can't let someone promise me that they can control a dog agressive dog. (that's also the part of the test I pay attention to on ANY breed, not just the pits)

 

[cattitude]

i dont judge every group on my experience with one. but i do judge those on here who claim to be responsible rescuers and then defend a dogs aggression or shift the blame to the owner when a problem is disclosed.

Could you please cite specific examples.

 

[cattitude]

However, you have placed cats with people who had to return them for whatever reason. (Which is why, frankly, I was at you for giving me the third degree when you let that effing kook Mousebaby just have Pugsley/Rascal.)

Believe me, Mootch, is very thankful he was returned. I thank my lucky stars I got him back before she had him declawed and put on prozac.

 

[thatguy]

Could you please cite specific examples.

where did that porkchop thread go?????????

 

[krazd_kat]

where did that porkchop thread go?????????

Pork Chop, Pork Chop, Pork Chop, every time some one wants to throw something up they point to Pork Chop - unless you have met him and worked with him to see that what "issues" he may have or not, they are PEOPLE issues and if we were going to NOT BE HONEST, he would already have been adopted.

Anyone that looks at Pork Chop has been told the honest truth about him, but that dog is handled by many people without any type of incidents - when/if he gets adopted it will be into a home that is aware of what people have seen/experienced with him.

 

[tes218]

i dont judge every group on my experience with one. but i do judge those on here who claim to be responsible rescuers and then defend a dogs aggression or shift the blame to the owner when a problem is disclosed.

and i have kept my pets because i fell capable of handling them. additionally neither of the "problem dogs" are of a size or temperment to do anyone any real harm. If i happen to be wrong i am ready to be completely responsible. It doesn't sound like some here are when they say "yeah if you sue you will not get anything cuz i am broke".

and i can tell you i gave up exactly 1 dog in my time. A really sweet staffordshire that i was given (long story) that would go from sweetest dog ever to killing anything other than me in about half a second. It was a tough decision, but i hope some niave rescuer didn't take her from the pound thinking i had exaggerated her temperment only to have one or more of their pets killed.

Why didn't you take her to be put down by a vet instead of dropping her at the shelter so that couldn't happen?

 

[cattitude]

Pork Chop, Pork Chop, Pork Chop, every time some one wants to throw something up they point to Pork Chop - unless you have met him and worked with him to see that what "issues" he may have or not, they are PEOPLE issues and if we were going to NOT BE HONEST, he would already have been adopted.

Anyone that looks at Pork Chop has been told the honest truth about him, but that dog is handled by many people without any type of incidents - when/if he gets adopted it will be into a home that is aware of what people have seen/experienced with him.

Ain't that the truth.

 

[cattitude]

Why didn't you take her to be put down by a vet instead of dropping her at the shelter so that couldn't happen?

Because that's what irresponsible owners do...make their problem dog somebody else's problem.

 

[thatguy]

Pork Chop, Pork Chop, Pork Chop, every time some one wants to throw something up they point to Pork Chop - unless you have met him and worked with him to see that what "issues" he may have or not, they are PEOPLE issues and if we were going to NOT BE HONEST, he would already have been adopted.

Anyone that looks at Pork Chop has been told the honest truth about him, but that dog is handled by many people without any type of incidents - when/if he gets adopted it will be into a home that is aware of what people have seen/experienced with him.

and there it is.....


i didn't start out to bring it up, but since she did ask.

that attitude right there is a big problem if you run a rescue and claim to be responsible about it.

 

[thatguy]

Why didn't you take her to be put down by a vet instead of dropping her at the shelter so that couldn't happen?

a couple of reason, 1) i wasn't the only person making the decision, and 2) other people may have been willing to accept that they couldn't have any pets or have her around any other animals 3) everybody has different levels of what they are willing to deal with, she was way past my line. But i did drop her off with full disclosure.

 

[cattitude]

and there it is.....


i didn't start out to bring it up, but since she did ask.

that attitude right there is a big problem if you run a rescue and claim to be responsible about it.

That's funny. You are going to take the word of an individual that had the dog for what..one or two weeks..over somebody that owned him for 3 years and now the rescue who has had him for months without incident?

You can sit behind your computer screen and speculate but you have no clue what you are talking about.

 

[cattitude]

a couple of reason, 1) i wasn't the only person making the decision, and 2) other people may have been willing to accept that they couldn't have any pets or have her around any other animals 3) everybody has different levels of what they are willing to deal with, she was way past my line. But i did drop her off with full disclosure.

This is priceless.

 

[thatguy]

That's funny. You are going to take the word of an individual that had the dog for what..one or two weeks..over somebody that owned him for 3 years and now the rescue who has had him for months without incident?

You can sit behind your computer screen and speculate but you have no clue what you are talking about.

but the people who did have him, and did see the issue, they knew what they saw, and i read what they described. I dont know how any RESPONSIBLE rescue would even want to look like they were dismissing reported aggressive behavior, but here you are.......

 

[krazd_kat]

Why didn't you take her to be put down by a vet instead of dropping her at the shelter so that couldn't happen?

Why ever you made your choice, had you taken this dog to the vet and had her humanely euthanized, then there wouldn't have been the possibility of some "naive" rescue pulling her.

 

[tes218]

the one from the ruscue(a local independant rescue) was represented as not having any issues, yet he bites every man he meets if he is not held back on a leash, and is aggresive towards other dogs not in his "pack"

How did you not notice this before you adopted him? If you met the dog in a public place you should have seen him trying to go after every other man and being aggressive towards other dogs. Did you spend time with him and observe him before taking him? Just wondering how the rescue organization could hide this fact. How did you get him to not be aggressive to the other dogs in his (now) pack as they weren't part of his pack in the beginning? :shrug:

 

[krazd_kat]

but the people who did have him, and did see the issue, they knew what they saw, and i read what they described. I dont know how any RESPONSIBLE rescue would even want to look like they were dismissing reported aggressive behavior, but here you are.......

I'm done with discussing this and I hope the other members of our group back out as well, you read exactly what you want to read and only pay attention to parts of it. If that's how you live your life then I wish you the best, but that's a pretty piss poor closed minded attitude. BTW, one of his main caretakers is a 15 year old girl, that loves that boy to death and has made him part of her mission to get him adopted.

We listened and we report it - so go back to your little world.

 

[frequentflier]

a couple of reason, 1) i wasn't the only person making the decision, and 2) other people may have been willing to accept that they couldn't have any pets or have her around any other animals 3) everybody has different levels of what they are willing to deal with, she was way past my line. But i did drop her off with full disclosure.

 

[thatguy]

Why ever you made your choice, had you taken this dog to the vet and had her humanely euthanized, then there wouldn't have been the possibility of some "naive" rescue pulling her.

i will give you that......

 

[frequentflier]

I'm done with discussing this and I hope the other members of our group back out as well, you read exactly what you want to read and only pay attention to parts of it. If that's how you live your life then I wish you the best, but that's a pretty piss poor closed minded attitude. BTW, one of his main caretakers is a 15 year old girl, that loves that boy to death and has made him part of her mission to get him adopted.

We listened and we report it - so go back to your little world.[/QUOTE]

and have a very nice day

 

[cattitude]

but the people who did have him, and did see the issue, they knew what they saw, and i read what they described. I dont know how any RESPONSIBLE rescue would even want to look like they were dismissing reported aggressive behavior, but here you are.......

Why don't you look up his bio on the rescue's website? I am not dismissing his behavior and neither is the rescue.