Saturday Night Doggie Thread

YouTube | September 18, 2010 | Me

[Brad’s Gramma]

OK Kiddies....before you click the link that I'm going to provide I want to warn you about something. If you've done animal rescues, I'm sure you've seen this, and worse....but you may still not want to watch.

There are NO gory, bloody things in here...but it was a VERY hard video to watch. It has a happy ending, but the gist of it wasn't easy to look at.

I'm putting this up mostly for lurkers, people who just MIGHT be thinking of buying a cute little kitty or puppy from a pet store. These operations need to NOT be funded. They NEED to be shut down, and the only way we can do that is to not buy from pet stores.

I found this on Facebook, posted by a group calling themselves "Real Men are Kind to Animals".

And, while I have your attention...as we all sit her tonight discussing animals in helpless situations...we ALL need to continue to keep our priorities straight and think of ways we can come up with to stop abortion and the abuse of children.

Thanks. Have fun, no fighting, and enjoy the happy ending, OK?

[Brad’s Gramma]

I’m sorry, MS.B....I really am.

:(

Remember..those dogs are safe now. THOSE dogs. Spread the word about those dumb puppy mills..

[MS.BEHAVIN]

You bet I will...
It’s scary what kind of response that provokes in me...
Know what I mean?
My two doggies and my feline princess are all fat, sassy, and snoozing like I should be doing!
LOL
*HUG*
G’night!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Know what I mean?

I most certainly do....you sleep well, OK? Hugs to you and your hubby!!!

[Salamander]

Nope.

There’s some ‘critters’ you just can’t train.

Shock collar set to “stun”.

[or a cattle prod...whatever’s easier and cheaper to get]

;-D

[Brad’s Gramma]

Why, I’ve never worked with a prod before! I’ll have to look into that!!!

(Do they come pocket sized?)

:)

[Salamander]

That would be a stun gun but hey...whatever works.

You can get 24” prods.

[keeps you out of “stray voltage” range]....:)

[Brad’s Gramma]

Durn.

[Brad’s Gramma]

http://www.flemingoutdoors.com/cattleprods.html

Oh man. I’m gonna stop now.....

[Salamander]

There's always the old fashioned way.

[Brad’s Gramma]

And now, returning to the subject at hand................

:)

[Slings and Arrows]

Rescue includes some kitties too. WARNING: Disturbing!

[Salamander]

Male or female?

Keep in mind that RRs are -hunting- sight hounds with a very high prey drive and -will- chase and kill anything that runs from them.

The males are also very dog aggressive and dominant.

You will need to be firm from the get-go.

[recommended reading: High-Energy Dogs; A Practical Guide To Living With Energetic and Driven Canines” by Tracy Libby]

Don’t forget to post puppy pictures....:)

[trisham]

Male. This will be our fifth. We got our first in 1988. :)

[Salamander]

Good to hear.

Never mind.

:)

[trisham]

Heh. :)

[Salamander]

I’ve got RR horror stories because an idiot Ibizan breeder didn’t bother to observe her dog’s *first* signs of aggression and let them all run together *after* the first near-fatal attack and then had the gall to solicit pity when she again let them out together and the RR utterly destroyed the Ibizan the second go-round.

“Show breeder pros”...gotta love ‘em.

To top it off, she recently got a Beauceron as a “service dog”.

It’s hard to find a more dog aggressive breed outside of bullies.

What a brainiac.

[trisham]

That's really a shame. Some breeders believe that "warning" behaviour, such as growling, is acceptable. Perhaps it can be for some dogs, but for others it seems to result in escalation. Imho, lack of response can be interpreted by a dog as approval.

I have a set of videos by Patricia McConnell that I have found helpful in understanding dog aggression.

[Young Werther]

Pull it over Bud!

[proudofthesouth]

Thanks for the warning. I can’t bring myself to watch it.

[LongElegantLegs]

Isn’t this more like, “The Sunday Morning Buttcrack ‘O Dawn Thread”?