Thebigwahoonie wrote:I wouldn't let a one year old mess around freely if that is what is happening regardless of how the seeming demeanor of the dog or the dog breed. I think that is very risky. |
Why are 90%* of dog owners f*cking idiots? • Page 11
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Youthist 14,723 posts
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Rivuzu has form for telling people how to raise kids -
MrMattAdz 3,671 posts
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Registered 8 years agoAaronTurner wrote:
Yeah, a rottweiler that the owner couldn't control properly as he called the dog to come back and he didn't listen.
Mekanik wrote:
If your dog attacks another dog then it's not under control is it? I'd say it's under far less control than someone's dog who is is interested in other dogs and people and wanders over to them. If your dog will attack and you can't handle it then get a muzzle.
MrMattAdz wrote:
This. Completely.
AaronTurner wrote:
Isn't that exactly why you have it on the leash? Because you know that you can't control the dog under certain circumstances?
FYI if a dog runs over to your leashed dog and then is attacked by your leashed dog, then you do not have your dog under control.
If you see someone walking their dog and it's on the leash, then don't let your dog run over and play with it (at least not until you're sure that the owner is alright with it), it's that fucking simple.
How the fuck can a dog on a lead be the one considered out of control.
Allowing a dog to socialise is one thing. Not being able to get your dog back if it wanders over to someone with a dog on the lead is another.
"Your dog attacked my dog even though i let it walk to within 2 feet of you when i was 20 feet away".
And I agree, people should recall their dogs, especially if the other dog doesn't like it. However, if you take your dog to public parks where other dogs go then you will meet this sort of situation. And let's not forget the original post that started this conversation was about a Rottweiler who wandered over and was interested in the other dog, not bounding about like some lunatic threatening a leashed dog.
I agree that the guys reaction was a bit over the top and his wife and kids becoming frightened of what might happen probably didn't help the situation as dogs can pick up on your nervousness, but you can never be 100% sure with how your own dog is going to react, let alone someone else's dog. -
Dougs 100,414 posts
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Registered 18 years agoI'm with Clem. Love dogs, grew up with them and there is definitely a dog in my future. My parents' dogs were and are great with small kids, tolerating them, loving the attention and the current one (weeks away from popping his clogs imo) has never even bared his teeth. But I am still wary of leaving him entirely unsupervised with a 2/3 year old who will do what kids do. They mostly know to ask before stroking other dogs and are very comfortable with them. That's half the danger though. I'll definitely get one at some point but not until the kids are old enough to not antagonise and wind them up. -
Rivuzu 18,424 posts
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Registered 15 years agoShush you, or you'll get the thumb.
Though seriously, tell your kid not to jab it's fingers in the dogs eyes or hit it, and you wont have an angry dog. I mean, that's pretty much common sense. Treat them to respect the animal, not abuse it. -
wayneh 2,599 posts
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Registered 13 years agoDaM wrote:
Labs are great but have an almost limitless supply of energy!! Our one used to be be really good and when we got kittens as well they used to torment him mercilessly despite the fact he could have mauled them in a blink of an eye. He was also great with the kids they used to dress him up in tiaras and all sorts and play with him without any issues. He used to be a bugger in the park for running over to other dogs but once he'd had a sniff he was fine never aggressive just a big ball of fun and molting fur!! It was sad in the end he got cancer and had to be put down at the age of 12. I'd never get another one though owning a dog is a full time commitment!
We have our name down for a lab pup. Went to see them for the first time yesterday. Trying to pick one out of the 8 is not easy..... Reading this thread though....I'm going to look into getting at least one of the kids adopted. -
Humperfunk 8,634 posts
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Registered 9 years agoLabs are my favourite type of dog - my parents bought a new lab puppy about three years ago or so, the most amazing dog I have ever met. -
Dougs 100,414 posts
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Registered 18 years agoAnd of course all parents will tell them. But they can't always necessarily stop them doing things that will antagonise a dog. Even Pulling ears, tails, backlegs etc might be fine most of the time, but if a dog has an off day or whatever they can react. Kids and dogs are both unpredictable, which is why they should be supervised. -
I think Rivuzu knows a little bit more about raising your kids than you do, dougs -
MrMattAdz 3,671 posts
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Registered 8 years agoJust tell your kids not to do something and they won't do it, it's that simple! -
Rivuzu 18,424 posts
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Registered 15 years agoI never said leave your kids and dogs alone, unsupervised.
Jesus, I wouldn't leave a kid alone unsupervised. That in itself is a recipe for disaster.
I was talking in the context of being with both at the same time. -
Dougs 100,414 posts
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Registered 18 years agoEven my mum gets a bit complacent when the kids are over there, which worries me a bit, despite the dog being the the softest daftest I've ever come across. It tends to be defensiveness that does it - much like some parents, some dog owners can't seem to accept that their dog might be in the wrong and get defensive about it. -
CosmicFuzz 32,632 posts
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Registered 15 years agoDougs wrote:
That's not a very nice thing to call your mum!
Even my mum gets a bit complacent when the kids are over there, which worries me a bit, despite the dog being the the softest daftest I've ever come across. -
Dougs 100,414 posts
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She is pretty daft though. -
Rivuzu 18,424 posts
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Registered 15 years agoReading this thread just reminds me of this from only a couple of weeks ago.
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/12/us/new-york-pit-bull-attacks/
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CosmicFuzz 32,632 posts
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Registered 15 years agoYeah I don't think I'll watch that -
AceGrace 3,464 posts
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Registered 11 years agoWe've got a 1.5 year old Cava-tzu. Had her since a puppy. She has the Cavalier personality and is great with the kids. She knows fetch, drop, sit stay, come etc... all the usual commands.
My 3 year old son has just become aware of her and there two of them are inseparable now. My 8 year old daughter loves her too, just not as much.
She is exactly what I hoped to be for my kids but I have never let her off the lead when out for a walk.
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munki83 1,853 posts
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Registered 15 years agoI have a small scar running from my lip to my nose due to pulling on my dogs tail. Thankfully it was a small bite and my parents didn't get the dog put down.
Even after all the trouble a dog can cause I'd still get one if I could -
JuanKerr 37,710 posts
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Registered 15 years agoI've been bitten twice by dogs in my lifetime, both by 'safe' breeds and both due to the total fuckwittery of the owners. -
I use to provide a few years ago an impromptu dog exercise regime when I was into large scale two stroke RC cars, quite a few dog owners were quite happy to let their pooch chase the car around the local park which I didn't mind as they'd never catch it and they pretty much thanked me for an excellent dog workout program, a retired greyhound once come close to catching it on the turns. Only ever had one mauled tire when it ran out of fuel. -
Rivuzu 18,424 posts
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Registered 15 years agoI have more scars from cats than I've been bitten by dogs.
Cat's are bastards.
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DodgyPast 9,353 posts
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Registered 16 years agoMy parents got a rescue puppy ( a lab beagle cross) when was 6 months old and we grew up as best friends. I remember us playing pretty roughly and the worst he ever did was nip me enough that I wouldn't do it again.
But I think that was because the dog had a life without major frustrations... A big garden, training and plenty of attention.
He wasn't even the most docile dog, the postman was terrified of him and while he never attacked another dog the couple of times he was attacked he came out on top.
Dogs seem to be pretty good with their own young and the dogs my family have owned have been good with other people's kids and puppies.
But to have a dog and young kids means making sure that the dog is in an environment that doesn't risk making it a bit crazy. I'm not sure that most people manage that which leads to a risk of unpredictability.
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FartPipe 5,307 posts
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Registered 9 years agoRivuzu wrote:
Fuck that is brutal, seeing his blood gush across the road, all dogs should wear mussels regardless of size when in public and be trained to do so, and it should be law.
Reading this thread just reminds me of this from only a couple of weeks ago.
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/12/us/new-york-pit-bull-attacks/
The video is pretty horrifying. -
Rivuzu 18,424 posts
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Registered 15 years agoBit of an over reaction. -
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