Posted on 12/23/2016 6:24:11 AM PST by BenLurkin
About 25 years ago, we are at my brothers house. He and I were wrestling with his dog, a German Shepherd, Retriever, Rottweiler mix. In other words, one really big, strong dog.
As we threw the dog across the room, my 2 year old daughter walked in the room. The dog immediately stopped and sat down.
We were pretty shocked and sent my daughter out of the rom so we could rile the dog up again. She walked in and the exact same thing happened. The dog just stopped cold.
I’m in no way a dog lover. But if I knew I could have one like that dog, I’d at least think about it.
You should not own ANY dog that behaves differently... period. Unless you are using it as a guard dog for property that will never have kids around it.
A “concerned” citizen calls the authorities, rather than help a child; a rookie cop shoots a dog doing its job; a mother is arrested for sleeping; another family is fed to the corrupt system; the press crows the sensationalizing party line; and it’s another beautiful day in So Cal.
The dogs were family pets, not a “pack of seven dogs.” Sometimes kids run off—sometimes before the parent even knows they are capable of such actions. Without compounding actions, such as drug or alcohol abuse, I call BS.
Thanks for the lecture.
My point was that the dog did this naturally. My brother had no kids at the time. My daughter may have been the first time this dog was around kids and, while he was very well trained, this action wasn’t art of it.
Good save, but I’m thinking the babies parents/guardians were the victims of a criminal attack.
On my newspaper route, I used to deal with “aggressive” dogs with dog biscuits.
Pretty soon, they were waiting anxiously for my arrival.
;)
correction, than the mother. The child and two siblings have been turned over to the father.
Could be. Media is full of half truths, lies and misrepresentations.
Most, but not all “aggressive” dogs can be dealt with by presenting the back side of the hand for sniffing, which is seen by the canine as a friendly gesture, instead of a bullet to the head. I would not recommend this gesture with an aggressive pit bull, however. It has usually worked for me with aggressive German Shepherds, etc. A person has to be a good judge of doggie character to be successful with this technique, and not exhibit fear. It is ok to be afraid, just don’t show it.
Want a lecture, it was a statement. No one should own a dog that doesn’t immediately recognize and behave when a smalll child is around... it should be inherent to the dog and should not need to be trained.
Folks who select or own a dog that behaves otherwise, at least as a pet, are doing a disservice to dogs and people.
That's actually true. Moms do doze off, and baby can be wobbling energetically toward the tall grass quick as a baa-baa black sheep.
Glad it had a happy ending!
I find it most interesting that a pack of dogs - which are, at heart, opportunistic carnivores - protected a defenseless child, while at the same time legions of human females - who generally are, at heart, fiercely protective of infants and children - have, do and will continue to murder literally millions of completely defenseless children before they even have the chance to take their first breath.
The contrast is simply astonishing in a society that is supposed to be moral.
“I love dogs as much as anyone but they may have been protecting him for dinner.”
“I used to believe that every case of children wandering out of the house was due to negligence by the parents. Then our fourth child turned two. That she is safe and alive now at age eleven is due to God’s protection.”
Oh, and that bit about G-d’s protection - you are no less than 100% correct.
as a child I walked in my sleep on occasion and once my parents found me outside the house sleepwalking...they had to put (high and tight) chain on the front door that I couldn’t reach, but the first time they had no idea.
“On my newspaper route, I used to deal with “aggressive” dogs with dog biscuits.
Pretty soon, they were waiting anxiously for my arrival.
;)”
Dogs and most other animals are much smarter than we usually give them credit for. They understand situations very well most of the time. They must sometimes think we are pretty stupid but seem to love us anyway.
With a two year old out in the cold the dogs would not have understood the danger of the cold but would certainly understood the danger of a stranger approaching the child which these dogs or at least some of these dogs must have known.
Dogs have a pecking order, if one of the dogs was from the house hold of the child he would have protected the child from the other dogs and any other threat. I don’t know how but the the dog(s) from the child’s household would have communicated their responsibility to the other dogs. Because of their pack mentality they would have acted as a group to protect the kid.
There is no animal that loves their human and family more than a dog. While a dog may not understand what exactly death is or the end of life they are often willing to give their life in defense of their family. Wondrous creatures.
I was thinking more of Mowgli and his pack
“Hey, OK. The mom fell asleep. In heartbeat, the toddler was out the door. This could happen to anyone.”
I used to sleepwalk as a child. There were a few times my mother had to run outside in the middle of the night to lead me back home. The only thing that alerted her to me heading down the road was the noise of the door closing and waking her up.
You beat me by a few posts. My parents had to do similar things, lol.
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