A related story- anybody remember this one? The guy is finally charged today. In this case the owner tortured the dog because she wouldn't breed. More commonly, they are abused until they are deemed sufficiently viscous.
Posted on 08/04/2006 12:38:40 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
Dog Fighting. It truly is "The Sport of Kings".
Why aren't they euthanizing all of them? They're ruined as pets. When you go to adopt a dog and ask, how'd it come into the shelter, and they tell you, oh, he was part of a dogfighting ring, will YOU be taking that dog home to play with your kids?
"Why aren't they euthanizing all of them?"
These dogs are currently "evidence," but I agree with you. I'm betting that a staff member at the shelter gets bit; or worse, God Forbid.
This guy has changed my attitude toward pit bulls and dangerous dogs. The problem is not the dogs, it's the people who own the dogs and who are responsible for them.
Cesar's taken dogs just like these pits and turned them into calm, submissive animals whom he keeps as dog therapists to go along with 25 or so other throwaways.
He's a miracle worker with dogs, and with the people who own them. Catch him tonight, for two hours, on National Geographic Channel, at 8 PM CST.
I've watched his show a few times. I agree that problem pets generally are problems due to their owners, but I think these dogs are beyond saving.
We'll see how it all shakes out if they don't drag their feet on a trial for these two evil losers.
Why is the staff being penned in isolation and quarantine kennels? /s (Another journalist with bad writing skills or a lazy editor.)
Wow, I think that makes TWO things we've agreed on in 5 or so years. :-)
His unique way to calm excited dogs caught the attention of some very famous Hollywood people, and they invited him to work with the bad habits of their dogs.
He seemed to work magic, and here he is, with a television show, three books, multiple DVDs, and is in demand for seminars all over the country.
I'm loving this week, and will faithfully watch the new season of his NGC show.
Someone apparently just dumped it out here in a rural area. They eat like a horse and are as strong as a bull. I was glad to see her gone.
We live on a farm and I can't begin to tell you the number of cats that have been dropped off here. Some of them have been very good mousers; if they're the least bit "tough" I let them live in the barn. If not, they go to the shelter where someone can give them the more "cushy" life of a Viking Kitty. ;)
I know what you mean, we do the same thing here. They keep our house and sheds rat free.
That pit/mixed pulled up a 20-24 inch cork screw stake in the ground...twice. I would watch her when I went on the front porch to smoke and she would run headlong the length of the cable and then leap when she got to the end of it. I started smoking on the back porch.
I need to make something clear. My last post gives the impression that the pit/mix was vicious. It was just the opposite. All she wanted to do was play with you, but she didn't know her own strength. When she saw us she got over excited.
"I started smoking on the back porch."
LOL! I have a Basset Hound and if you don't know stubborn in a dog, let me assure you that they are the 'distilled essence' of stubborn. Man, he was soooo hard to train to stay in the farm yard...let alone getting him to stay in the COUNTY. (He's a joy now that he's old and lazy and no longer wanders far.)
I used to chain him to a cinderblock when he was a pup, because he, too, understood those "corkscrew" chains and would spend the day tugging and pulling and unwinding the thing from the earth!
With the cinderblock, when he took off, he at least had an anchor that allowed me to eventually catch up to him. I told visiting friends and relatives that I was training him for the 'Doggie Tractor Pull' at the State Fair, lest they turn me over to PETA, LOL!
We did that with many a stray dog until the owner came for them or the pound. You're right, a cinderblock makes them easier to catch, but, this pit was an entirely different category. She pulled that block like it was a feather, didn't impede her in the slightest.
because he, too, understood those "corkscrew" chains and would spend the day tugging and pulling and unwinding the thing from the earth!
Dogs are smart creatures.
Basset Hounds are a beautiful breed.
I've always been a Black Lab owner, but this guy makes me know there will be more Bassets in my future. They get along well with the Labs and are a great "High and Low Hunting Tag-Team."
The Basset actually greets me with something in his mouth when I come home, which is a total Lab trait.
Nature versus Nurture? I think so. :)
FYI, we both joined FR within DAYS of one another, LOL! Guess we've got more than Dog Stories in common. ;)
I bet they do make a great team.
Of all the dogs, yellow Labs are my favorite. A more faithful and loving dog I would be hard pressed to name.
A related story- anybody remember this one? The guy is finally charged today. In this case the owner tortured the dog because she wouldn't breed. More commonly, they are abused until they are deemed sufficiently viscous.
Poor dog. What a tragic story.
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