Curious what people think about this article:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/dangerous-dogs-punky-court-1.5096502
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/dangerous-dogs-punky-court-1.5096502
Kill the dog or spare the dog?
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Tough call without seeing the dog.
Would suggest releasing to a dog sanctuary. As a dog owner this is hard to say.
Would suggest releasing to a dog sanctuary. As a dog owner this is hard to say.
Hmmmm..... I'm more concerned about the dog owners. If they can't control their dog, they shouldn't have it.
Generally, owners are a much bigger problem than the dogs.
If they allow their dog to assault someone, they should be charged with assault. The dog is their responsibility.
Generally, owners are a much bigger problem than the dogs.
If they allow their dog to assault someone, they should be charged with assault. The dog is their responsibility.
Such a tough case. Unfortunately some dogs cannot be rehabilitated, that old say about teaching an old dog. There's also no information about the dog's history prior to the current owner buying the dog. I knew a rescue dog that was taken from abusive owners; that dog never trusted a man in a hat until the day he died - great with kids, great with everyone until it saw a man in a hat and the dog would get extremely defensive/aggressive. Kudos to the owner for taking it this far in the court system - however I suspect she will lose ultimately. The news article just doesn't provide enough info about the dog and about the owner to know if this is merely a bad dog, a bad owner or both. But if the reporting is correct and the dog simply went and bit a lady in the park (no warning, no nothing), I'm more inclined to say put it down.
Dogs bite, it's part of their communication process.
If you have a high population of dogs, living with a high population of people, other dogs, and humans will get bit....
That breed being a cattle dog is more likely to bite......it's just how they express themselves, and people need to understand that.
If you have a high population of dogs, living with a high population of people, other dogs, and humans will get bit....
That breed being a cattle dog is more likely to bite......it's just how they express themselves, and people need to understand that.
I love dogs and I've always had a German Shepherd. Mine have never drawn human blood or broke flesh. I've only been bitten three times, Blue Heeler and a Doberman. They caught me in the boot so it didn't do any damage, but, they didn't bite anymore. The third was a Pit cross that belonged to a guy that worked for me. I was dropping a pay cheque off at his master's home so I was in the dog's territory. He nailed me from the front, mid thigh, and left me with nasty scars and a bad infection. Although I viewed it as my fault, my employee valued the job more than the dog.
Off leash park? Maybe 40 years ago, not in this day, where everyone is concerned with liability.
Once a dog is off leash, and in a public place, there might not be a way to control a dog that loses it.
An abused dog, you don't know what is going to set the dog off. The owner should of known better, but probably like all people who think its there life goal to rescue an animal; their "heads in heaven" , but have little or no practical sense to back them up.
Articles like this are written in the paper at the lawyers request to get public opinion on their side.
Chances are the law will uphold the killing of the dog.
Once a dog is off leash, and in a public place, there might not be a way to control a dog that loses it.
An abused dog, you don't know what is going to set the dog off. The owner should of known better, but probably like all people who think its there life goal to rescue an animal; their "heads in heaven" , but have little or no practical sense to back them up.
Articles like this are written in the paper at the lawyers request to get public opinion on their side.
Chances are the law will uphold the killing of the dog.
Spare the dog, but give him to a new owner if possible. The fact that a vet couldn't examine the dog without him being aggressive concerns me as to him being able to adapt to a new family. This owner does not seem to be be familiar with the breed to the extent she should have been, or the tendency to nip at legs/hands to herd would have been trained out of the dog.
My guy still tends to go off on certain breeds of dogs, namely any breed that has tried to attack him, though of late he has gotten better at actually playing with other dogs once past the growling and posturing. Also has tended to be more inclined to give people the benefit of the doubt and actually say hello before assuming they are a threat.....if you want to rescue a dog, in particular working breeds you better be prepared to put in a lot of time and training, both the dog and yourself.
My guy still tends to go off on certain breeds of dogs, namely any breed that has tried to attack him, though of late he has gotten better at actually playing with other dogs once past the growling and posturing. Also has tended to be more inclined to give people the benefit of the doubt and actually say hello before assuming they are a threat.....if you want to rescue a dog, in particular working breeds you better be prepared to put in a lot of time and training, both the dog and yourself.
I’m no dog expert but some say that once a dog bites a person then it cannot be trusted not to do it again.
That is not true, dogs bite because usually you are doing something that sets the dog off(usually the human's fault). You have to understand your dog. But if the dog is a repeat biter (of other people), then yes something has to be done. Its best to train the dog when young. its harder to train an adult dog... Its even harder to train the human.....
Also humans have to get out of the cycle that we are in charge and if a dog bites someone, it needs to be put down. On a farm if a dog kills a chicken, it is usually put down. Common sense should apply....
If you didn't get bit as a kid by a dog, you weren't being a kid right.....
Also humans have to get out of the cycle that we are in charge and if a dog bites someone, it needs to be put down. On a farm if a dog kills a chicken, it is usually put down. Common sense should apply....
If you didn't get bit as a kid by a dog, you weren't being a kid right.....
One method I have heard of to deal with a dog that kills a chicken is to tie tie the dead chicken so it hangs around the dogs neck for a few days. Supposedly the dog will never kill another one.
Worst game of fuck, marry kill I've ever seen.
My turn:
Marry the dog.
Fuck the dead Chicken.
Kill all the humans.
My turn:
Marry the dog.
Fuck the dead Chicken.
Kill all the humans.
