Posted on 06/11/2013 6:43:20 PM PDT by plain talk
Then devoting multiple posts to telling us how their children would never have a tantrum, and it really isn't the dog's fault.
*sigh*
Not nearly the strawman logical fallacies or personal attacks either.
Why would you take an unpredictable dog to Petco?
Only took him a couple of times. He is only 25 lbs. i am very careful with him and he is crated when anyone comes to the house that he has not met before. He needs time to warm up to strangers. Evidently he was abused as a pup and not properly socialized.
People are very ignorant about dogs these days.
Collies are a herding breed and those types of dogs are notorious for being easily irritated by children. The dog's instincts require it to seek physical control. They will try to "corral" the child. Same with German Shepards.
People are just plain ignorant about dog breeds and their instinctive behaviors these days. Ask any apologist for pitbulls.
Some people can, at least till old age gets them:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutomu_Yamaguchi
I agree, but 45 years ago, my Grandfather, whose dog it was, didn’t know that. Any large dog can easily kill a small child. Personally, if it were my kid, I wouldn’t take the risk.
Just as we approached the next driveway - still yakking away, I felt a bite on the back of my leg - we then turned around and the dog was there just looking at me/us. We walked home and I was taken to the ER and then the owner of the dog was located to find out if the dog was up to date on his shots. Thankfully, he was.
No one bothered the dog, we weren't on their property - just walking on the street up from that house. So capable of suddenly performing irrational acts is a definite.
Amazingly, I just read where someone that this didn't happen to - wouldn't understand and might think there is more to this story and could consider this one of the most ignorant comments they read on FR in years.
Cat lady forum
God love em
I do love cats.
But I know they can also become dangerous, for reasons they can't communicate. Less so than dogs, since cats are smaller, weaker, and not pack animals.
One of my favorite pets was an AKC registered German Shepherd,designated working class, due to his large size.
I trained him via the Kohler method. All dogs are pack animals, by nature.
We can nurture almost any dog into becoming a member of a new family/pack, but any changes to the family structure or environment will cause the dog to naturally assert it's perceived place in the new “pack”. If the dog does not consider itself to be an Alpha or Beta member of the family, chances are higher the dog won't attack the human children of the Alpha parents.
Other children are an entirely different matter, since they are not “pack”.
People often forget that, about their pet dogs.
Maybe someday, I will again own a dog
After the puppy and training stages, they are wonderfull pets.
But infinitely harder to maintain than a cat.
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