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Spudlet

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Am just watching 'It's Me or the Dog' on Sky 3 - it's cockers.

There is a lovely wee cocker, that has been allowed to rule the roost, been allowed to do whatever it wants, and now the poor thing has bitten the poor child of the house and is to be put down:(

That could have been Henry, if he had been left to grow up with no boundaries and discipline:mad:

These bloody, bloody people who laugh because ahhhhh it's cute, and leave them to get away with one thing, then another thing, then another thing, and the next thing you know the dog is at the vets and some poor child has been bitten and maybe put off dogs for life.
 
It makes me angry too. OH's friend has his JRT pts after it bit his kids - because they tormented the poor thing for nearly two years :mad: :mad: :mad:
 
I remember seeing that a couple of years ago, poor little dog. I have to say if one of my dogs bit a child I would have them pts, but I am damn sure it would never happen, because they all learn boundaries at an early age. It is just too easy for people to get a dog with no idea how to look after one, train it etc.
 
I like it when the larger breeds are jumping up and grabbing people (that's a grab, not a bite, you would know if the dog wanted to do you real harm), they definitely deserve to die.

Yes, I would jump up and grab you by the arm and shake you and say 'PLEASE let me out! PLEASE let me do something!" if I was staring at the same four walls or the same tiny garden all day.
 
MM, I agree totally, if God forbid Henry did such a thing I too would have no choice but to have him pts.

What makes me angry is that it was every allowed to get to such a stage:mad: Such behaviour should have been nipped in the bud from the very start. If someone can't fathom that out, they should get a goldfish or a budgie instead!
 
If a dog nips a child you have to look at WHY, it is not always the dogs fault.

I have had 2 rescued ESS's that have allegedly bitten children neither turned out to have any thing wrong, that some discipline could not sort out.

Why should a dog be blamed for something a kid has done. Kids should not torment them

i agree that people should not have a dog unless they can cope.
 
People can be so careless with their children, let alone their dogs. Murphy is brilliant with the children, he adores them and is very protective. When they first came to live with us he wasn't used to children and we had a few hairy moments. The girls have had to learn quickly how to behave around him, and he with them BUT they are NEVER left alone with him for a minute and I am constantly alert for any warning signs that he is upset or fed up with them. They do not torment him and don't go near him when he is eating or if there is food around, he has never shown any sign of aggression at all but I won't take the risk and he (like most) is very food orientated. We also have a JRT who is brilliant and the same goes for her. I wouldn't hesitate to have either of them PTS if there is any sign of aggression with the children but I make every effort to ensure that doesn't happen.
 
Spudlet said:
the poor thing has bitten the poor child of the house and is to be put down:(
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Our first family dog was a golden cocker, she didn't have amazing breeding and her mother was known for being a bit snappy. I swear if she bit my sister and I once she did it a thousand times and it was because we didn't understand her boundaries as children. It wasn't harmful nasty stuff but we did tease her and often got bitten as a result - usually on the hand.

My parents always told us off for teasing the dog and our punishment so to speak was getting bitten.

Please don't think I am a horrible person or that my mum is a bad mother! I was about 6 at the time and my mum would not have been so relaxed about it if they had been really bad bites! It was enough to teach me to respect an animals space and I am not scared of dogs!
 
ugh, dont get me started!

i know so many people like this. at the kennels we had a dobermann that mouthed really badly and when excited would draw blood, and all because its owner had condoned this behavious as a pup because it was cute. hate to think what happened to her, used to see her quite a bit on walks but one day no more, sad very very sad.

none of our puppies are allowed to nip, obviously the spans have to stay soft mouthed for working, but terrier pups have needle teeth and when an adult locks on to you thinking its all fun and games you know about it!!!!
 
I remember seeing that one - was it the black cocker? I felt quite upset at the time cos the family had caused it to be like that although yes it did quite savagely attack the girl if I recall BUT what was she doing at the time? Iam not 100% convinced by the girl's story - she's a child after all and sometimes they do have a tendency to fib especially if they had done something to cause it. If I remember rightly they used to take food off the dog, which had initially caused it to bite? Some people should not be allowed to have pets they really shouldn't. It's the same with most aggression cases i feel - caused by human error and lack of understanding. There's the few rare cases where the dog is suffering from a mental disorder or brain tumour etc but in the main it's the humans who are to blame for the behaviour.
 
Agreed. I think most nips and growls are due to the children tormenting the dog and being taught no respect for animals.

We went to training classes with Brenda Fox (GSD Breeder, also trainer) and there was a Westie there with an older lady. When asked what the Westie's problem was she said "he bites the grandchildren?"
So Brenda said oh so what is your response when he bites them?
Her answer?
"I send the kids upstairs"

Another dog who is being taught that he can get away with anything to get his own way!
K x
 
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