Rottweiler that mauled Beaverton owner's hand now a therapy dog

AP | 3.8.05

[ambrose]

ping.

[sully777]

Let me be the first. Chomper is a lawsuit waiting to happen.

[thoughtomator]

A criminal suit too. I can't believe anyone would accept the liability for this dog. Amazing.

[hatfieldmccoy]

Bottom Line-- Dog owners are responsible for their animals. If they are vicious beasts the are that way because the owner needed to be enhanced by the threat of the animal. They are self absorbed limp d**ked idiots. Bottom feeders that create by design dangerous dogs should have the same miserable fate as the animal. 30 days in the pen and 2 shots at the end or a fight to the death with another vicious animal... Hey I can always wish

[grizzly84]

Heh big rottweiler trotting into the old folks home to give comfort, that's a recipe for bad news.

[ambrose]

[HairOfTheDog]

Not sure this was a smart move... I hope she's more lucky than wise.

Ping!

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[HungarianGypsy]

Great! To think my husband has been wanting to get a Rottie for our family.

[sandalwood]

I think this dog should be fine, as long as they don't put Granny on a horse!

[sandalwood]

Interesting that she objected due to the breed and size of the dog. Didn't say anything about the previous bite, though.

I guess if it was a poodle with a bite history, that would be just fine with her!

[HairOfTheDog]

Don't be silly. The breed and size matters in an aggressive dog because the the amount of damage they can do if they do snap.

She wouldn't want a poodle with a bite history in her facility either, but a poodle wouldn't have been able to do enough damage to have required pins and surgeries and physical therapy to repair.

I think it's great that this woman worked through her problems with this dog. But it is selfish and stupid to use innocent people as guinea pigs to prove something about the dog's rehabilitation.

[Slings and Arrows]

I guess if it was a poodle with a bite history, that would be just fine with her!

Why not? Drop-kicking the little @$%^! could be very theraputic.

[It's a JOKE, people.]

[sandalwood]

Down, girl!

You have a point with breeds, if you believe that certain breeds can never be trained to work with people without aggression (which I do not, but YMMV).

But Hair, even you must agree that size should not be an issue with therapy dogs. Collies and Labradors can reach 90 lbs and above and still be wonderful at lifting the spirits of the infirm without posing ANY THREAT!

I've even heard of miniature horses and llamas doing therapy work :)

I was not making a point about whether I think THIS PARTICULAR dog should be a therapy dog. My point was that size and breed should probably not be a concern when a therapy dog has been trained and certified. It is a fairly long and arduous process, and as far as I know, has not failed yet.

[HairOfTheDog]

Sorry....;~D

She was talking about the particular dog when she said it. You shouldn't parse it. She had allowed therapy dogs in her facility, but upon learning THIS dog's history, she said "Aggression is aggression,"..."I don't think he should be a therapy dog, especially because of the breed and the size of the dog. To me, that's really scary."

It's aggression that is scary, especially considering this dog's breed and size.

[politicket]

If I had a dog, any dog, that tore tendons and broke bones then I would derive great pleasure from putting slugs into its body until it was dead. This dog should have been put down long ago.

[sandalwood]

I wonder what the angle is with the therapy association. Would they sully their name and open the door for a lawsuit just to prove this dog is rehabilitated? Or do you think he truly passed all the tests and is as safe to be around as a lamb?

I wonder.

[HairOfTheDog]

I am sure he passed all the tests. But what does that really tell us? The tests are a very controlled environment, I've done it.

[Doogle]

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[JJR RNCH]

Even though my boy is the most gentle dog, (120lbs) I still don't think people would want to have him walking around a hospital, he has a tendency to make people nervous.