Agressive Dogs

[Rinka]

Some people seem not to have any form of respect towards other people and seem to just spoil their dogs. I find that especially small dogs are untrained and seem to be even more aggressive.
Not long ago, my partner and I, we were in the park with our staffy lady and two Yorkshire terriers went past us. One of them tried to attach my dog and tried to bit her. The owner only slowly took the dog away.
The thing is my staffy lady could have easily eaten that little one up, with one bit, but she just warns it and calmly walks away.
And then people say staffies are aggressive and fighting dogs.
It all really depends on the owner and how they deal with their dog.
Some people are just A-holes and treat them badly or spoil them and then you have a potential dangerous dog.

Uh and don't get me started on having dogs while shopping. Who and why are they doing that. Not to say that the poor dog is being forced to go shopping. But well dogs loose hair? They can be smelly, they can fart, they can poop on the floor. Gosh I would never take my dog shopping. Going to a restaurant or cafe with outside seating maybe but come on, the poor thing wants to run and play not sitting there for hours on end.

 

[janemariesayed]

I've taken my dogs to a coffee shop while I was in Egypt. It had outside seating and it was a nice walk to get to it. We only stayed for one coffee and it was the only time I took them. I didn't really like it because I had to make them lay down under the table while we were there.

I don't take my dog's shopping. I give them the free run of the house. I tell Loopy that she is in charge and I tell Carl that he is on guard. Then I point my finger at them and tell them not to misbehave or no treats. I come back and find that Carl has knocked the sugar over on the kitchen table and that Loopy has been through the rubbish but hey, whats the problem with that?

My dogs get to go out for a run special for them. They walk a bit on the pavement on a leash which files their claws, then once we reach the grass they get let off the leash so they can run. Taking them to the shops is not fair on them. I may take them to the post box with me but that is about it.

There are laws in the UK about taking dogs into places that sell food or hospital type places. It is unhygienic.

@Rinka I so agree with you that staffies are not aggressive. They just have guts that is all. I think it is the owners that actually have the small dog syndrome, or at least, it is them that pass it on to their pet.

 

[_Lukas]

I work in a shelter as a trainer and deal with a lot of aggressive and untrained dogs, but some of the worst-behaved dogs I've seen were family pets in public places.

 

[Rinka]

@_Lukas oh I can imagine.
I have to admit, I do like to spoil my little one, but she has to obey. For other peoples sake but also for her own. I don't understand, how people can just let their dogs off the lead, knowing that the dog does not obey.
Funny story. I was in the park with my little nephew 2 years old. He got a little cookie for a snake. My dog looked at it and you could see that she was calculating, how to get it. I just said "Chrissie NO" and she stopped. Not even a minute later, a cocker spaniel run away from the owner, sh was shouting after him, and he then stole the cookie out of my 2 years old nephews hand. He was not hurt, but shocked obviously.

 

[_Lukas]

@_Lukas oh I can imagine.
I have to admit, I do like to spoil my little one, but she has to obey. For other peoples sake but also for her own. I don't understand, how people can just let their dogs off the lead, knowing that the dog does not obey.
Funny story. I was in the park with my little nephew 2 years old. He got a little cookie for a snake. My dog looked at it and you could see that she was calculating, how to get it. I just said "Chrissie NO" and she stopped. Not even a minute later, a cocker spaniel run away from the owner, sh was shouting after him, and he then stole the cookie out of my 2 years old nephews hand. He was not hurt, but shocked obviously.

Exactly, there's nothing wrong with spoiling our dogs as long as they do obey
Your dog is smart and well-trained for not taking the cookie, most of the dogs I know would have gone for it!
Is that your Staffy in your profile pic? I love Staffies, and my fiance and I have a Pit Bull and a GSD puppy

 

[Rinka]

@_Lukas awwww little puppies awww. Love pit bulls so cute!!! Yes that's my little one in the picture. She is a little 9year old stuffy lady. And very well behaved. She forgets herself near the water though. Gosh she loves swimming and splashing for hours. That's really the only time she does not obey, when she is in the water and splashing around.

 

[janemariesayed]

It really drives me nuts when owners let their dogs off of the lead in a public area. I wish I was a Prime minister because that is the first law I would make. No dog is allowed off the lead in a public area unless it is a park or safe area.

My ex-hubs would brag about his dog never having to go on the lead. Then I asked him where his dog was now, and he told me that it had been run over!

 

[byondmycntrl]

My fiancé' has had to go away for awhile. His service dog is now my emotional support animal. Anyway he is 1/2 pit bull and 1/2 Great Dane. He must have been runt of litter...he only weighs 53 lbs. 2 weeks after fiancé left, Thor and I were out for our walk. A pit bull owned by a homeless woman, off his leash came racing across street and attacked Thor! It was utter chaos, seemed to last forever. I was punching other dog, etc. Neighbor grabbed vicious pit by his balls and takes backwards and vicious pit let go and ran off. Thor had some bite marks on neck that I had taken care of at vet next day. Filed police report, called animal control. Nobody would do anything because she was home less. Meanwhile my dog and I are terrorized. Thor, being service animal did not fight back. He has no aggression. He just tried to get away. Couple weeks went by I'm always vigilant keeping eyes open for that woman and dog. She hangs in our neighborhood. 2 weeks later it happened again this time more brutal. I had gotten pepper spray and was trying to use it . I tackled that dog and was trying to hurt it. This time I got 3 bites 2 from Thor accident as I'm trying to break dogs apart. Neighbor came running down sidewalk and kicked that vicious pit like a football. I had to take Thor to emergency! $600 later he is fine but traumatized as am I. I filed another report with police and animal control. Animal control asked what I wanted him to do, give her a ticket? She's homeless!! I said you give me a F@&$ing ticket!!! Anyway woman and dog seem to have moved on I carry a stun gun and we are getting over our trauma. My baby is the sweetest baby and it's not his fault he was born a pit bull.


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[janemariesayed]

That sounds horrible @byondmycntrl what an awful thing to experience. If my dogs were attacked, I would steam in on their behalf too. Even though I love dogs and they are my life, I would steam in to protect if it was needed.

I really wish there were more laws about animals. The first one being on a leash in a public area. I also think that if a dog is vicious then the owners should be prosecuted. If it was the current owners who had made it vicious that is. But even vicious dogs can have it trained out of them. There is specialized training for it. At the KC training I used to take my Tao to, there was a police dog handler who used to train vicious dogs to be calmer. Look at Caeser Milan, he has been able to stop vicious dogs. It is just a case of correct handling and getting tuition from an expert. The thing is that it isn't the dog's fault. Yet it ends up sometimes that the dogs get put down because they are out of control.