Pitbutll Mauls 4 Yr Old Boy

[slippery slimecoat]

Have you ever meet people that keep a dog chained up? I have. On a daily basis. And the only "attention" these people give their dogs is when they need to feed them, give them water or yell at them for breaking free. This is the typical keepadogchainedup owner. You can dispute that when you've worked were I work. But this is typical, which is why I said "probably" in most of my statements.



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I don't disagree that too many people treat dogs in the fashion you described. But you used the words "I'm sure" as many times as the word "probably". And to answer your question, yes I've met people who chain up dogs. In fact I'm one of them. My dog is on a chain a few times a day. Attached our a couple pics of my dog playing on the beach last year on our vacation. He goes with us on vacations. In fact this was 10 months after he had surgery for a torn ligament that cost me thousands. Not quite the picture you painted of a chained dog. Again, not saying there aren't the scenarios you suggest. But not all are.

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[Warborg]

When you treat a dog like a dog...there is no surprise when he acts like a dog. When you treat a dog like he's something else, then your surprised when he acts like a dog.

 

[ehh]

I don't disagree that too many people treat dogs in the fashion you described. But you used the words "I'm sure" as many times as the word "probably". And to answer your question, yes I've met people who chain up dogs. In fact I'm one of them. My dog is on a chain a few times a day. Attached our a couple pics of my dog playing on the beach last year on our vacation. He goes with us on vacations. In fact this was 10 months after he had surgery for a torn ligament that cost me thousands. Not quite the picture you painted of a chained dog. Again, not saying there aren't the scenarios you suggest. But not all are.

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And your one the very few. Because 99/100 people that come in to buy chains for their dogs also call their dogs "stupid f'ing mutts" and mention how "they're dogs and they're supposed to live outside". I know that not everyone is like that but if your ever in west Texas you can come to work with me one day and be disgusted as how many people actually treat their dogs like "stupid animals" and not family members. I still don't think the dog should be put down. One of my dogs has vision problems and loud, awkward moving objects (kids) freak her out. So you know what I do, I don't let kids touch her. These parents should've been more responsible and rehomed the dog. Not the dogs fault.

Also I think it's great you treat your dog like that. But I've worked where I've worked for a loooong time. And in that time I've only meet a handful of people that I think take proper care of their animals.


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[Cholly]

For parents, one of the things that was taught to me VERY early and I passed on to my own kid, TEACH THEM TO ASK AN ADULT BEFORE APPROACHING ANY STRANGE ANIMAL. My parents were VERY thankful that they had taught me this when I was all of 3. We were up on Mt. Spokane picking huckleberries with our neighbors when I asked the neighbor lady if it was "okay to pet the big doggie". She said, "What dog...", snatched me up in a football carry, and proceeded to do a credible imitation of an Olympic hurdler, to hear my parents tell it. It was a bear.(It's not always a dog you may be saving your kid from.)

True story, but it happened in 1964, so wasn't on the news, lol.

 

[SumoNinja]

after a save like that she could've spiked you like they do a football after scoring a touchdown and it'd be ok

 

[Cholly]

after a save like that she could've spiked you like they do a football after scoring a touchdown and it'd be ok

lol, pretty much

 

[Rivers2k]

This dog has probably lived its whole life outside chained to a tree in Arizona. I don't know if any of you have been to AZ in the summer but it is no joke and very unpleasant. Which in my opinion is abuse. Poor dog. All he probably had out there was his bone. I'd be mad too. Again the dog should be handed over to someone that can rehabilitate it.



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No to sound like a jerk but your first two posts are full of allot of assumptions. I had a high energy boxer who wanted to be out side allot of the time. He had a lead running from our porch (where he had shade, and water) and could run the length of the yard. I took him on daily walk, jogs but that was never enough and he spent allot of time inside also sleeping every night at the foot of my bed. Just because a dog was tied up outside does not mean it was abused.

I have a 2.5 year old and when he drops his snack both him and the dog go for it but the dog knows not to mess with the kid and all I have to day is say my dogs name and he backs off. I can put a cooked chicken in front of him and he wont touch it. It is not the kids fault for taking the bone the kid doesn't know better the dog should have been trained better.

 

[Crazy mike]

No to sound like a jerk but your first two posts are full of allot of assumptions. I had a high energy boxer who wanted to be out side allot of the time. He had a lead running from our porch (where he had shade, and water) and could run the length of the yard. I took him on daily walk, jogs but that was never enough and he spent allot of time inside also sleeping every night at the foot of my bed. Just because a dog was tied up outside does not mean it was abused.

I have a 2.5 year old and when he drops his snack both him and the dog go for it but the dog knows not to mess with the kid and all I have to day is say my dogs name and he backs off. I can put a cooked chicken in front of him and he wont touch it. It is not the kids fault for taking the bone the kid doesn't know better the dog should have been trained better.

Preventing resource guarding incidents training a animal that already has it isn't. Once again especially on a chain. If that dog wasn't on a chain the resource guarding might not have been as intense. But because it was tied out that made things way more dangerous

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[Rivers2k]

+1 dogs are not meant to be chained to trees and such in yards. Any dog kept in these conditions rarely turn out to be good dogs. Many people do that cause they don't know how to control the dog so they see chaining them being the best solution


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This statement has been made many times and it is flat out wrong and not proven. Many types of dogs prefer to be outside. Look at sled dogs. Some of the most impressive and loyal dogs and they live in dog houses outside. Why? because they prefer to be outside. My father raised hunting dogs they preferred to be outside. if you kept them inside they would go nuts. My boxer spent much time outside but lived inside. None of my dogs where aggressive why because we trained them and did not put up with aggressive dogs. They would go after a bear or a mountain lion but not a human. My dads blue tick hound did get in between my mom and a strange man once and that guy quickly left my driveway but that was the only aggression i ever saw.

 

[Rivers2k]

Preventing resource guarding incidents training a animal that already has it isn't. Once again especially on a chain. If that dog wasn't on a chain the resource guarding might not have been as intense. But because it was tied out that made things way more dangerous

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Being tied out had nothing to do with it. The dog was not properly trained on how to deal with people. You should be able to reach in the dog dish while a dog is eating and nothing should occur except the dog backing away. I honestly think crating is much more cruel than tieing a dog up. one the dog gets to run around at will the other like the pic the OP posted is in a cage. "experts" say crate training is fine pshh.