Guide dog bitten by blind owner

Scotsman ^ | 2.23.05

[ambrose]

ping.

[ClearCase_guy]

"Och, ye bitch! I cinna see, but I'll take a wee bite out o' ye skull afore I'm done wi' ye!"

[b4its2late]

If a dog is confiscated from a blind person, the association can train the owner to use long white sticks instead.

Sounds fair to me. Poor dog.

[PAR35]

Lock the guy in his house with a pit bull guide dog. That should make a fair fight of it.

[turnrightnow]

This guy has obviously lost more than just his sight...

[HairOfTheDog]

He what?

Ping!

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[AnAmericanMother]

Interesting that the passersby called the police instead of intervening to help the dog.

I suppose it might be like a domestic matter in which the dog might turn on any person who tried to intervene.

[Beaker]

This has to be one of the strangest stories I've ever read.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Was this April Fool's Day?

[the OlLine Rebel]

Agreed - if it's true. Too weird. I guess if it was just the beating part, it'd be believable. But trying to bite? That's gotta be abnormal.

[the OlLine Rebel]

"The charity mainly uses labradors, golden retrievers and crosses of the two breeds."


Ah, methinks another reason to return to the good ol'days of German Shepherds. ;-)

[HairOfTheDog]

Yeah - I have no response to this!

[HairOfTheDog]

Ah, methinks another reason to return to the good ol'days of German Shepherds. ;-)

Why cuz no one would try to bite one? :~D

They're still used... Lots of assistance training programs had to move away from GSDs only until the breed gets their hips back in shape. They can't afford the risk of wasted money, time and training on displastic dogs. I ~think~ GSDs are on their way back to soundness, but it's been a long haul.

[N. Theknow]

True. They could have turned a blind eye.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Cuz the Shepherds would defend themselves - as well as the blind person. ;-)

I guess hips may still be a problem, but I'm starting to wonder if it's really overblown. And what's UNDERblown is an apparent virulent allergy problem w/German dogs.

I know they're still used, but not as much. Belgians are taking their police jobs. :-( And Guide Dogs for the Blind I know as an org that typically sticks to retrievers.

Wonder if using Curly-Coat Retrievers would be in their best interests? ;-)

[HairOfTheDog]

Nothin' wrong with using Labs and Goldens... ;~D

[Chieftain]

Man bites dog!!

[the OlLine Rebel]

No there isn't, but I'm sure over-popular Goldens and Labs also have their health issues. Isn't there some eye problem w/GR? And I'm pretty sure w/all the dog allergy things I'm into now, I see GRs listed as 1 of the very tops for getting these horrific problems. (Horrific cuz of tremendous costs in money and effort; they'd get all infected if those efforts aren't made.)

[HairOfTheDog]

There are somewhat common, somewhat rare retinal problems in both Labs and Goldens... and going blind is particularly unhelpful in a guide dog ;~|

They've found fewer problems with the lab/golden crosses... hybrid vigor is a real thing. That is why they are using some crosses now.

But many large breeds learned from the experience of GSDs, and they now test and certify hips, elbows and eyes in good breeding stock. Hip displasia has been minimal in either breed, though arthritis in old age is common to all of them.