Beware of Dog

[Crystal]

Jasper said:

Maybe it felt threatened. Dogs just don't attack without reason, unless they have some kind of mental disorder, but then again, that's kind of a reason.

But my point still stands clear, dogs don't attack without reason. Ask experts They'll probably say the same thing. X3;

That's the weird thing about it... the cousin who got bitten has fed and petted it since it was a puppy. Yet it bit her twice and each time there wasn't really any reason to feel threatened...

Do dogs have mid-life crisis?

[Deleted]

Do dogs have mid-life crisis?

I don't think so XD
Maybe it was a dominence issue? Improper training? *shrug*

[Tdyans]

Spirit said:

I don't think so XD
Maybe it was a dominence issue? Improper training? *shrug*

That's kind of what went through my mind. Maybe the dog was a little *too* spoiled, so that he thought he was the one in charge and he was just asserting his dominance by biting his subordinate?

[teghan62]

Well, all the reasons I can think of for a dog attacking are:

Obvious one. Feeling threatened. Whcih can be avoided if people decide to be smart enought o notice the dog's body language. :P
Dominence issue. Spoil a dog a lot, they'll think they own you and attack you if you get out of hand. A bite like that wouldn't hurt their species as much as it does ours.
Accidental. Sometimes they're just pure accidents, like if a dog is playing with you and accidentally bite you too hard, but not meaning it.
Confusion. The dog is scared which leads up to feeling threatened.
Loud noises. Dogs aren't font of loud noises. o_O It's not a much of a wonder why little kids are attacked so much, the way they seem to love running around screaming like mindless idiots.
In season. x___x;; This happened to me once, where one of our sweetest dogs bit my ear - hard. Behind the crate was one of our lady doges who was in season, and he wanted to mate. When I tried to pull him away so we could let him outside, he lunged for me and bit me. Don't disturb a male and female if one of them is in season unless you're tall and strong enough. o______o;; I wasn't. I was like, 6.
Growing up in a bad atmosphere. Take two dogs. One is given a nice home to live in, food daily, a nice big backyard and plenty of walks, as well as their own bed. The other rarely gets food, is cooped up inside all day, and is forced to sleep on the cement floor in the basement, next to the freezer. Now, obviously the first dog will most likely have a nice attitude because it's been treated well. The second one will become vicious and eventually attack its owners. Of course, then it'll have to be put down just because they tried to kill a stupid person. Sad really.

Hmm... I can't think of any more. o_o;

[Crystal]

Tdyans said:

That's kind of what went through my mind. Maybe the dog was a little *too* spoiled, so that he thought he was the one in charge and he was just asserting his dominance by biting his subordinate?

LOL, that could be, I suppose...

[Deleted]

*nod* That's one more problem some people have with dogs, especially the more hard-headed breeds... you've really got to make sure that the dog knows who's the boss, or, as he thinks it, the alpha of his pack.

[golden]

Ember said:

<sub>On the other hand, these dog breeders are a menace to society. I say we have them "put down."

In my opinion, most dog breeders that own puppy mills are like that. They bred for commercial reasons and the dogs/puppies from this type of place will suffer temperament problems, hip problem, etc. These breeders should definitely be more responsible and aware of what they are causing.

However, despite all negatives, there are positives as well. Many breeders are responsible and care for their dogs a lot. Examples are: Clangan (Golden Retriever), Hacienda (Daschunds) and Olympic Kennels (Pit Bulls, Bullmastiffs, Rottweilers...). All of them have great dogs and are good breeders.</sub>

[Princess Ember Mononoke]

Golden said:

Ember said:

<sub>On the other hand, these dog breeders are a menace to society. I say we have them "put down."

In my opinion, most dog breeders that own puppy mills are like that. They bred for commercial reasons and the dogs/puppies from this type of place will suffer temperament problems, hip problem, etc. These breeders should definitely be more responsible and aware of what they are causing.

However, despite all negatives, there are positives as well. Many breeders are responsible and care for their dogs a lot. Examples are: Clangan (Golden Retriever), Hacienda (Daschunds) and Olympic Kennels (Pit Bulls, Bullmastiffs, Rottweilers...). All of them have great dogs and are good breeders.</sub>

I think I've said this before, but by "THESE breeders" I meant the bad ones mentioned on this thread.

[kittykid101]

Dogs can be nice and sweet, or they can be mean and dangerous. My grandpa has a part german shepard, part wolf. Now, this may seem really dangerous, but he has trainded "Sir" really well. Now, if that type of dog is allowed, why not pit bulls? Of, course, we live in Canada. Anyway, if the pit bull is trained properly it would be ok, but of course there ARE times when dogs, even WELL trained dogs disobey their master. My friend had a really nice dog, but he had to be put down after he bit someone. Before that, he had always been a good dog. Anyway, I'm more of a cat lover. ;D

[ashketchum173175]

I think it's completely the owner's responsibility. Everyone thinks that, ALL pitbulls, and other breeds, in general, are dangerous, which is completely wrong. Pitbulls and such only have the POTENTIAL to be lethal. Owners buy them either to look cool, or for a guard dog. The mistake is they take no time to train it, and the pitbull ends out being a vicous brute with a set of dangerous teeth to help.

I agree.
I used to think pitbulls were bad themselves, along with the owners for even making them be pitbulls, but now I know better. It IS the owner's fault and it's not within any moral boundaries to fight pitbulls- and/or other dogs- for the sole reason that it's inhumane.
I mean, I once lived next door to these people who owned TWO pitbulls, and although they scared the crap out of me, when Mom explained about pitbulls to me, I couldn't help but feel sorry for them. I wonder how they're doing now...

[Chris]

I don't think it is the owners fault all th time. If the dog is in a loving caring family it may still revert to its natrual (sp>) instincts and bit. its like humans and greed. Well at one time have felt it. Its natrual. I am not nessisarily blaming the dog but if a living thinking being is not conforming to socity it is either shunned or killed. Thats the way humans set it up. Dogs may not all be dangerous but they are natrualy. Dogs don't automaticly become man's best friend. they can be man's death too.

[Princess Ember Mononoke]

Chris said:

Iif a living thinking being is not conforming to socity it is either shunned or killed.

What world do you live in? One where my friend Brynne, who has more friends than I can count and is like by just about everyone, would be completely friendless, and I'd have been crucified by now, that's for sure. That's not the way that humans treat other humans, and you know it.

[Princess Ember Mononoke]

Chris said:

I don't think it is the owners fault all th time. If the dog is in a loving caring family it may still revert to its natrual (sp>) instincts and bit. its like humans and greed. Well at one time have felt it. Its natrual. I am not nessisarily blaming the dog but if a living thinking being is not conforming to socity it is either shunned or killed. Thats the way humans set it up. Dogs may not all be dangerous but they are natrualy. Dogs don't automaticly become man's best friend. they can be man's death too.

Sorry to double post, but I have another point to make. Dogs, by nature, are wolves. Humans, by nature, are apes. If a child is neglected, what do you think it will grow up to act like? Right, a gorilla. There HAVE been cases of this - feral children, they're called. And what do we do with them? We don't put them to death, that's for sure! We try to retrain them, but this is almost always unsucessful and they usually end up being put in homes for the disabled where their special needs can be met. And really, the only people we can blame are the parents - NORMAL children aren't like that.

[Chris]

What is Normal? It is what sually happens and normal is forever changing. In society would most people employ an excon? No why beacuse they have done something most of us have not. Gone to jail. Society moulds its norms.

can you really blame the parent if they are dead? Or mentaly dumb? What if the child just ran away? How can you always blame the parent? If they love their child yet the child still becomes a mass murderer who is to blame?

[Princess Ember Mononoke]

Chris said:

What is Normal? It is what sually happens and normal is forever changing. In society would most people employ an excon? No why beacuse they have done something most of us have not. Gone to jail. Society moulds its norms.

can you really blame the parent if they are dead? Or mentaly dumb? What if the child just ran away? How can you always blame the parent? If they love their child yet the child still becomes a mass murderer who is to blame?

I don't see what any of that has to do with any of this. By normal, I simply meant that it's not something that happens to children on a regular basis. And I'm not talking about dead children or run-aways or retards. I'm talking about feral children. Do you even know what that MEANS? It means children who have had so little instruction as to how to function in society that they don't know how to talk or hold a fork. And it's not that they're dumb, either - there is nothing wrong with their brains, those have been checked. The ONLY way a child could get like that would be if they're parents were UNBELIEVABLY negligent in their upbringing.