skinnydipper
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Cookie's owner breeds XL bullys.
XL bully is a mix of pitbull and American bulldog.
XL bully is a mix of pitbull and American bulldog.
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Oh CT, that’s awful. Hope there’s no lasting effects. Why was it (the mal) off lead? ?
Do either of his dogs every get in with stock(including horses)? If so, then report him to the police, as its an offence to allow out of control dogs to worry stock.Man with Rottweiler, who I have complained about on here before, let his JR chase my yard cat the other day. Off lead on the yard (public footpath) and cat disappeared afterwards and I had to go home having not seen her. Man was also almost pulled over, again, by Rottie. He ‘jokingly’ blames me for getting the cat and trying to have him ‘killed’ everyday when the Rottie pulls to get the cat. In this instance he’d let the JR off lead and it ran after my cat, so Rottie went to follow and man nearly ended up on the floor.
When I expressed concern about my cat being chased by his off lead JR, he told me the dog is as slow as a tortoise and won’t catch her. Oh, so that’s ok then. My cat running frightened in her own home.
He then told me that the Rottie had broken two leads in the last few weeks and got away from him. Great. It’s a sweet dog but totally out of control and leaps all over you and mouths your arms and hands.
He also trespasses on the private land of our yard but just argues when you tell him and says he’s walked it for years and he can do what he likes.
Idle musing really but I was having a scroll through the Dogs Trust yesterday (I'm not targeting them, that's just who I looked at) and they had a few dogs with very specific management needs, for example a 2yo Cane Corso that had a muzzle agreement requirement, a Doberman that was strictly no children as it reacted badly to being roused when sleeping and a couple of American Bulldogs who were known not dog friendly, or nervous of strangers in the house and thus they said the dog needed to be walked in quiet areas and strangers introduced to the dog specifically.
I was wondering whether it's the socially responsible thing to do to rehome these dogs rather than PTS - and I don't mean this based on breed, but the dog behaviour. I saw a chow chow and several Shar Pei's with nervous personality descriptions, and whilst I know they do their best, you cannot guarantee that people will always be as knowledgable as they seem, or will micro manage and not become complacent. They have hundreds and hundreds of dogs that need good homes, I think there needs to be some more scrutiny as to what dogs will be able to make good pets with the average owner.
I also noticed a huge amount of 1-2 year old dogs of very expensive breeding on there where the description basically outlined a dog who cannot cope with life, being left alone or change - we are definitely seeing the outcome of the Covid morons already. Some of these dogs would have been £4000+ during lockdown..
They should be pts. I actually agree with the US and Australian rehoming policy of behaviour test and if in doubt it’s pts. Yes it’s sad but not anywhere near as sad as if they kill someone’s pet or, heaven forbid, a person. I suspect it’s an unpopular view on here though!Idle musing really but I was having a scroll through the Dogs Trust yesterday (I'm not targeting them, that's just who I looked at) and they had a few dogs with very specific management needs, for example a 2yo Cane Corso that had a muzzle agreement requirement, a Doberman that was strictly no children as it reacted badly to being roused when sleeping and a couple of American Bulldogs who were known not dog friendly, or nervous of strangers in the house and thus they said the dog needed to be walked in quiet areas and strangers introduced to the dog specifically.
I was wondering whether it's the socially responsible thing to do to rehome these dogs rather than PTS - and I don't mean this based on breed, but the dog behaviour. I saw a chow chow and several Shar Pei's with nervous personality descriptions, and whilst I know they do their best, you cannot guarantee that people will always be as knowledgable as they seem, or will micro manage and not become complacent. They have hundreds and hundreds of dogs that need good homes, I think there needs to be some more scrutiny as to what dogs will be able to make good pets with the average owner.
I also noticed a huge amount of 1-2 year old dogs of very expensive breeding on there where the description basically outlined a dog who cannot cope with life, being left alone or change - we are definitely seeing the outcome of the Covid morons already. Some of these dogs would have been £4000+ during lockdown..
I suspect it’s an unpopular view on here though!
I agree there are enough homeless dogs that the effort would be better spent finding homes for the ones without major behavioural issues. Putting a dog to sleep that finds it difficult or impossible to function in a normal family home is sad but so is living in a kennel for years, or being bounced around homes that think they can cope, and the dog will change... until the dog is there and they have to actually deal with the problem and can't.
Plenty of well meaning people would howl and scream at the thought of a young and healthy dog being put down by a rescue but wouldn't take the time and resources to make their home fit. They just think someone else should do it.
Unfortunately due to the amount of 'rescues' in the US pulling dangerous dogs out of the pounds, it's becoming more and more common for these PTS candidates to be allowed into inexperienced peoples homes, and out into the world. Usually of a certain type and breed too... The 'save them all' mentality is pervasive and detrimental.They should be pts. I actually agree with the US and Australian rehoming policy of behaviour test and if in doubt it’s pts. Yes it’s sad but not anywhere near as sad as if they kill someone’s pet or, heaven forbid, a person. I suspect it’s an unpopular view on here though!
Agree, I'm also going to say that a dog that cannot cope with life/change to the level that some of these dogs can't (as per the decription on their profile thing) isn't and won't ever be a truly happy dog. It is living a constant state of fear/anxiety, even if managed as you can't remove all triggers forever.
I agree there are enough homeless dogs that the effort would be better spent finding homes for the ones without major behavioural issues. Putting a dog to sleep that finds it difficult or impossible to function in a normal family home is sad but so is living in a kennel for years, or being bounced around homes that think they can cope, and the dog will change... until the dog is there and they have to actually deal with the problem and can't.
Plenty of well meaning people would howl and scream at the thought of a young and healthy dog being put down by a rescue but wouldn't take the time and resources to make their home fit. They just think someone else should do it.
Just been commenting on a Facebook group photo of a dog carrying a snail in his mouth and loads of people agreeing about them being a tasty snack for their dogs and me being a worry wart over nothing when I mentioned lungworm....
Do either of his dogs every get in with stock(including horses)? If so, then report him to the police, as its an offence to allow out of control dogs to worry stock.
Can't cure stupid (the other people, not you)Just been commenting on a Facebook group photo of a dog carrying a snail in his mouth and loads of people agreeing about them being a tasty snack for their dogs and me being a worry wart over nothing when I mentioned lungworm....
The dangers for the dog aside, what happened to not letting pet dogs injure/kill wildlife? Completely irresponsible, liable to escalate, and shouldn’t constitute as a dog being under control imo.Just been commenting on a Facebook group photo of a dog carrying a snail in his mouth and loads of people agreeing about them being a tasty snack for their dogs and me being a worry wart over nothing when I mentioned lungworm....
Well it might be in their garden!?The dangers for the dog aside, what happened to not letting pet dogs injure/kill wildlife? Completely irresponsible, liable to escalate, and shouldn’t constitute as a dog being under control imo.
The dangers for the dog aside, what happened to not letting pet dogs injure/kill wildlife? Completely irresponsible, liable to escalate, and shouldn’t constitute as a dog being under control imo.