[TC Rider]

Sorry, but I'll form any damn opinion I want to based on this story. The dog owners admitted no such thing WRT being aggressive. Unless, you characterize the dog's barking as aggressiveness.

After Rudy got out on the street, “my wife said you better get your dog before he gets himself in trouble,” Wheadon said. “He barks at anyone who walks by our property, like other dogs do. But he has never tried to bite or nip at anyone — adults or children.”

Feel free to form any opinions you like, I just said the article doesn't support your opinion. (that's my damn opinion)

The wife seems to believe the dog has a capacity to get in trouble, and the hubby admits the dog barks at anyone who walks by the property. Sounds like aggressive behavior to me, especially when the dog has left his yard to bark at a passerby. (we do agree the dog was out of the yard, don't we?) Sadly, a passerby has no way of knowing that "he has never tried to bite or nip at anyone — adults or children". And of course, there is a first time for anything.

So, while there was plenty in the short-on-details story to make one think the dog was acting assertively, if not aggressively, I fail to find anything in the story to support your initial assertion that the gun owner 'was looking for a reason to use his gun.'

[andyk]

while there was plenty in the short-on-details story to make one think the dog was acting assertively, if not aggressively, I fail to find anything in the story to support your initial assertion that the gun owner 'was looking for a reason to use his gun.'

Now it's assertively? I still get the feeling that he was looking for a reason to use his gun. If you think that having a feeling about something where facts are on short order is the same as making an assertion, then we'll have to agree to disagree.

Posts 30 and 32 contain my assertions, if you're interested.

[grjr21]

>"> So, while there was plenty in the short-on-details story to make one think the dog was acting assertively, if not aggressively,

It's 2-year-old chocolate Labrador mix,
I've never seen a Labrador be aggressive at anything but play