Yep....
Idiot sticks his hand in unfamiliar dogs face
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Posted on 11/06/2008 10:11:43 PM PST by Chet 99
I bet she's old too. Stupid old people, they should all be shot.
Pretty lame Chet...stray dog plays with two year...two year old gets
bit...conclusion...throw rationality to the wind and kill all ‘pit bulls’.
Anyone know how many people a week are killed due to alcohol?
Woman requires stitches after dog attack
Boy, 7, in hospital after B.C. pet store attack
Hero cites irresponsible pet owner for attack
Dogs attack youths in separate incidents
Records indicate a Lab puppy was hungry when it attacked an infant, killing him.
Yes we are judgemental...Conservatism in rooted in moral absolutes, not moral relativism; if I left children unattended with a stray dog, I too should be judged harshly. Conservatives are also supposed to believe in personal accountability and responsibility. Plenty here are lining up to blame the "evil breed" of dog, with nary a peep about grandma's negligence.
Dog Biting due to Fearlink
Dog bites occur for a variety of reasons. But one of the most common reasons why your dog bites is FEAR. We might think of them as being aggressive but in reality it is fear that rules over their actions. A fear response in dogs is a mixture of emotional, physical, and physiological reaction designed to help protect your dog from harm. When fear is one of the reasons your dog bites, it can be because it is afraid of certain sounds, sights, smells, or touches. And though these sensory things may make sense to us as causing fear, it can often be the generalized fear that causes us to get the wrong impression why your dog bites.Indiscriminate fear is an unpleasant, or more often, a strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of possible danger. This fear may come from a response to a sight, sound, smell, or touch that we, as people can understand. In other instances, when those things occur on our pets, it could be a basis for their anxiety on sight, sound, smell, or touch that happens at the same time that they can be in connection it with fear. This is why you may not be able to understand the reason why your dog bites, because the fear seems so irrational to you.
If one of the factor why your dog bites is fear, then you need to realize that training your dog not to bite will take time and dedication from you. Preventing dog bites caused by fear begins with responsible pet ownership. It’s the owner’s responsibility to make sure that his dog is properly obedience trained and properly contained. Patience really is a virtue when training your dog not to bite, because their fear may be very ingrained. A dog acts at a level of a two to three year old, so reasoning is not natural to him or her. If it was, then your dog would probably not be biting out of fear. They would be able to reason their way through the fearful situation. Instead, desensitization and conditioning should happen to break the connection between the fear and the biting behavior. Training is the first step at curbing dominance levels in all dogs. It is not the only solution to eliminating attacks but it is an integral part.
Desensitization method to control biting behavior is a little different for sounds, sights, and smells as it is when humans are the source of your dog’s fear. This is why it’s very significant to understand what exactly the source of fear in your dog is. The desensitization process requires several weeks, depending on your dog and training sessions with him. The process requires a great deal of patience and dedication. Now, here is an exercise that you can begin with training your dog to do a “sit-stay” at your side; for sound you need to train your dog to sit-stay for 20 minutes, and for fear of people you have to train him for a 10 minute sit-stay.
You can also train your dog by having him to lie down and stay. Then produce the stimulus at a low interval so that it barely raises your dog’s attention. Then gradually increase the stimulus, rewarding your dog each time they have no fear response. If your dog does show fear response, stop training and start up again later with the sound, sight, or smell at a lower intensity. Coach in various places with different people, but anytime you change any factor in your training, make sure you go back to the lowest intensity.
Have your pet stay to a “safe” area where they can be calm and not likely to show fear. Then have the dog sit-stay next to you while you allow a person they know to approach. When the person is twelve feet from you, award your dog. Have the person wave their arms around. If your dog shows no fear reaction, reward him or her. Keep having the person do this as they gradually come in close enough to touch your dog. You can also let them try the exercise with funny clothes and movements.
Finally, if your dog is performing well, take your pet to a more threatening location and begin the training. You need to take a 10 minute break by walking away and ignoring your dog at any time your dog shows a fear reaction. These trainings need to occur for twice a day, 30 minutes.
Nicole is a YOUNG name.....
Yep....
Idiot sticks his hand in unfamiliar dogs face
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Sounds like Nicole Platt is a McCain staffer!
A creepy but perfect metaphor.
I’m afraid we have done the same. 6 weeks ago my daughter found a small puppy that was almost starved to death, it was no more than a stinking sack of bones when she brought it home. The older that pup gets, the more she looks like a pit. I dread it.
That is why my comments are almost always near the end. I’m too busy reading the articles and the posts to get in the early (and often erronious) zingers.
I’ve learned that modern ‘journalism’, unlike what I grew up with, puts the most relevant facts near the end of an article, rather than in an ‘opening paragraph’...a term I doubt most ‘journalists’ have even heard of.
Instead, they seem to write in the “Thompson’s Barn” style, of walking around three sides to get to the front entrance.
I don't blame you. It may live to be 12 years, while providing gentle and caring companionship to two children (8 years apart), help one learn to walk by tolerating his vice-like crip and walking slowly, carefully alongside. And then it will, like all of us, succumb to the ravages of time and leave an empty quiet spot in your home.
Like I said, the breed ought to be categorized with other dangerous animals, which can be legally owned, but only with strict licensing and regulation. They've just proven to be far too dangerous for pet ownership.
As someone who has been in your situation, may I thank you for your kindness and strongly suggest looking into a bully breeds club nearby?
They can help you through the initial fear, let you meet some well behaved pits and answer questions about the intricacies of pitbull ownership, like “why is my dog so flatulent?” and “The turkey was on top of the fridge, HOW DID HE GET IT, and for the love of all things holy, what is that smell?”
A tired pitbull is a happy pitbull. If you or your daughter cannot commit to a consistent schedule, it may not be the pet for you. However, your daughter may be interested to know that the best way to exercise a pit bull is to hitch it up to the Red Flyer and take a ride around the block.
http://acbbuforum.createphpbb.com/forum.html
This is a bully group in San Antonio full of nice people, and I’m sure there’s one in your area. :-)
I used to own coon dogs and I knew then, breed two good coon dogs, and you’ll likely get good coon pups. I hope the dam and sire of “Fluffy” were gentle dogs and not fighting dogs.
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