EXCLUSIVE! The devil in disguise – one woman’s story adopting a dangerous dog

EuroWeekly News ^ | 04 Jan 2024 | Jennifer Popplewell

[wjcsux]

We had an Australian Shepherd when I was a kid. He was the greatest dog ever.

[old curmudgeon]

Smart and very loyal to their family.

We had two at different times.

One of them nipped my wife on the hand because she (the dog) did not want my wife to help load a nut case horse on a horse van.

She kept trying to herd my wife away from the horse and when the wife paid no attention, she nipped her just as she would have cattle or sheep. No problem. It showed she was thinking.

Incidentally a few minutes later the horse almost killed me. A young mare, she kicked back at me intending to hit me in the face. The hoof went right over my shoulder within inches of my head.

It scared the driver more than me.

Years and years of handling and loading horses but one careless moment almost got me.

The dog was smarter than I was.

[Bigg Red]

You’re probably right. But there are many misplaced modifiers in the piece.

[Bigg Red]

I went to the original piece, which confirms your suggestion. There is another brilliant caption: Xerxes, formally ‘Carlo’. 🙄

[Tommy Revolts]

“We do not trust him with anybody but the family,

Our previous pet was a German Shepherd, Western German line.
Raised from a puppy, he was big, 130lbs, intimidating.
However, he was an awesome pet. Great temperament and knew instinctively who to trust. Great watch dog.

Our next German Shepherd (we currently have) is an
Eastern breed (and was a rescue dog). A bit smaller, although very aggressive.
Great watch dog. However, we do not trust him with anybody but the family.

[Sgt_Schultze]

. . . the driver luckily was not seriously injured and did not want to press charges . . .

That is s different world. Over here, a delivery driver bitten at an estate would be seeking millions for pain and suffering, and for mental health therapy.

[jmacusa]

I've had a number of dogs over the years and quickly learned that a name with a ‘’y’’ at the end like “Billy’’ or “Sparky’’ got a dogs attention very quickly because dogs hear high frequency noise a little more easily than low frequency although they hear well in both registers but the sharp ‘’e’’ sound really gets their attention.

[Mears]

Every dog we had ended that way .

..l.