Dog on dog attacks

I am putting this on my facebook. I am sick of humans who do not THINK when it comes to lives of dogs and cats. Simple things, like know the breed before you get it. Know your life style. Select with your brain (some humans have little of that) Know it has to be part of your family. The cat and dog does not need to have babies, it does not spend endless nights thinking, I wish I had babies. YOU do, you humans think its a cute thing to see the births of babies, then what????
Fix them neuter them /spay them right away.
And expect you will need to train them, as you would your own child, no dog / cat does everything right, they don't have ESP, and training takes time, care for them takes time, nail cutting, brushing, etc. To the vet etc. Walking them.

 

I wasn't there but by all accounts the owner wasn't that bothered, his current dog isn't up to the job, he'll go out and get another, that's their attitude hereabouts, I feel so sorry for the dogs concerned, breaks my heart as a dog lover!

 

I'm just sorry to say that certain breeds of dog have become "Bling" to certain individuals with less intelligence than the dogs they own?

Our dogs are by NO means "angels", they do scrap on occasion BUT they do know their ranking - BELOW us!

 

What a terribly sad tale from the Shelter Manager isn't it?
I do respect all of you who have dogs, love your dogs and understand the enormous responsibilty it is to own one. I know they give, almost always, undemanding love and affection but I have never felt I had that ability to be a good dog owner- hence, have never owned one. My OH takes a friend's Springer Cocker out for a weekly 5 hour walk in our local country park. He's a super little dog - very bright , full of energy but has strong affection needs and can be a bit tiresome and demanding at times. I know I wouldn't have the patience that a dog requires and, as I said at the beginning, I have so much respect for all of you who do,
Jenny namaste

 

so glad to here your two were unharmed Vince, that's my worst nightmare right there as an owner of two small breeds (Bichon Frise & Chihuahua) our boys wouldn't have stood a chance.

 

lazydog - my Ozzy was one of the lucky ones

Beautiful breeds you have there, honeybunny

Interestingly, the only dog which has taken umbridge to my Ozzy was a small dog. Thankfully, Ozzy just looked at it, as if to say: "What! What? Watcha do that for?" and hid behind my legs (He was wearing a halti and was on a short lead at the time).

The main problem being, the smaller dog was the aggressor and had Ozzy retaliated, the general opinion will always be that my "big" dog attacked the "little" dog.

Oh, and just for the record, the owner of the little aggressor wasn't one of the "Canine Bling Culture Club". This owner was an elderly lady, with her dog on a retractable lead (unlocked!) standing nattering with her back to her dog, totally oblivious to what her dog was doing

 

My dog has been attacked a couple of times and IMO it is always the owner at fault. First time owner said 'He's sometimes a bit aggresive with dogs he doesn't know'.
But he still lets dog run round loose , beggars belief.
Second time set on by doberman being walked by owner who had no control over dog which resulted in me dragging it of my dog by its collar. I am fairly confident round dogs but on reflection could have been bitten myself.
Following these experiences I always view strange dogs with suspicion initially which probably makes me appear standoffish to other dog walkers.

 

My first GSD got along with everyone, he must have projected out good vibes no matter where he went. My second GSD, it was questionable. Sometimes OK, sometimes not OK, but nothing major.

I think there is a test out there on if you should be a pet owner or not, and which pet. If you take it right, it even says you should "only" own a fish. LOL.

 

In probably 99% of cases I'm inclined to agree. With the correct training/guidance, dogs can be raised to not be aggressive. As I was growing up, we always had loads of dogs. My dad still does. None of those dogs have ever been aggressive, because they were raised not to be. They have been kept in their place, with the 2 legged ones always been at the head of the pack.

There is always the exception to the rule though. The shocking cases where a normally placid family pet flips for no apparent reason, taking everyone by surprise. One of my dad's dogs (now in doggy heaven) lived her life without showing hostility to anyone or anything ever, except once. We near my dad's allotment at the time, chatting away, when someone my dad knew came along with their two dogs. Dogs that my dad's dog knew well and they usually all got along really well. Best buddies. We'd noticed that over the preceding couple of weeks or so, dad's dog had been extra clingy to my missus. We just thought this was because they were best buddies When dad's dog saw the other two dogs approaching, without warning my dad's dog attacked with all the ferocity of an enraged wild beast. Fortunately there were enough of us to jump into the situation and control it immediately, between me, my dad and the owner of the other two dogs no time was wasted in breaking up the fight before anyone got hurt. It was a proper adrenaline rush for all concerned (regardless of leg count) but there was fortunately no bloodshed. The biggest shock was the fact that my dad's dog flipped. She was about 12 year old at the time and in all her years had never shown any aggressive tendencies. After that she was kept on a lead for a while when going for walks because trust had been lost. We didn't know why she attacked at the time, but a few days later we found out my missus was pregnant. To this day we don't know why the dog flipped the way she did, but we're guessing that maybe she know my missus was pregnant (dogs can smell hormones) and maybe that was messing with her instincts to protect.

 

My first GSD, Thompson, as I mentioned earlier got along with everyone, a very pleasent layed back soul. He'd play with two of the neighbor dogs just wonderful. Interacted with the neighbor kids great, and adults. Always a sweet disposition, all 130lbs of him. He died at 9 1/2 from a tumor on his heart. A few weeks after his death, one of my neighbors who he visited with from time to time told me that he growled at her. To me that was a "What"???? I asked her when, then I calculated the time line, and it was the day before we found him stumbling in the house and rushed him to the vet to find the diagnosies out later. We believe he was feeling ill then, when he growled at her. Because in all the years of having him, a growl was indeed a rare occurance, and only if it was justified.