I worry about the trend now to rescue every dog. Some are not suitable pets (not because of their breed but because of temperament, period). But it goes along with the ‘animals are the same as people’ idea the permeates our culture. My dog, btw, agrees with me.
That’s a good observation. I don’t like to call an animal “vicious,” because they have no moral cognition, but some are simply very dangerous. It’s unfortunate that people don’t use better sense, and avoid acquiring or breeding so many dogs that end up as problems.
We have a retired greyhound. She sleeps a lot, on her back with her feet all up in the air. I suppose it could be dangerous, if someone tripped over her and was knocked unconscious and the catz were hungry ...
You are so right. There are so many good dogs (including pits) who need rescue. Many are there through no fault of their own. And yet many rescuers refuse to acknowledge that some dogs are dangerous and should be put down.
>I worry about the trend now to rescue every dog. Some are not suitable pets (not because of their breed but because of temperament, period).<
AKRON, Ohio - A 3-year-old boy was taken to the hospital after he was bitten by a dog at an animal shelter in Akron Wednesday.
The incident happened at about 3:35 p.m. at the Summit County Animal Shelter on Opportunity Parkway.
According to the police report, a woman from Barberton, her three children and her boyfriend went there to find a dog to adopt. Once they found one they liked, they took the dog outside to a pen to play with it for about 15 minutes.
As the group finished up with the dog, the report said an employee at the shelter put the dog on a leash and the boyfriend picked up the toddler.
The group started walking inside when the dog apparently lunged at the boy and bit his right leg, causing two gashes.
An ambulance was called to the shelter and paramedics treated the boy before his mother took him to the hospital.
There’s no word yet how seriously the boy was hurt or what kind of dog was involved.