Pit Bulls
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It is indeed nasty
Thank goodness you're getting it appropriately treated - that is, as a dog bite, and didn't make up something to spare your neice and her dog the hassle
Thank goodness you're getting it appropriately treated - that is, as a dog bite, and didn't make up something to spare your neice and her dog the hassle
Not sure if I should have liked that photo, that’s a serious wound. Let’s hope the right thing is done with the dog
Ouch. I have one that looks like the eyes and nose of a smiley face. I keep toying with the idea of making it a tattoo and adding a mouth.
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That bite looks nasty, hope the antibiotics are kicking in now.
I noticed it too 😳
TheOldTrout, the bite is healing and the antibiotics have made a huge difference. I'm working on not having a panic attack every time a strange dog approaches me.
My niece is back to making excuses for the dog. This is not going to end well. I hope the next person he hurts, well I hope he doesn't hurt anyone else, isn't bitten too badly and for all that is right and honorable, not a child.
My niece is back to making excuses for the dog. This is not going to end well. I hope the next person he hurts, well I hope he doesn't hurt anyone else, isn't bitten too badly and for all that is right and honorable, not a child.
Animal Control checks to make sure the rabies certificate is current and to inform the owner that the dog is confined to the property for 10 days post bite. If they owner choses to put the dog down during the quarantine that the head needs to be removed and sent to the state lab for rabies testing.
My niece's excuse is that the pit bull was protecting the other dog. I call bull doody. That h3ll hound wasn't protecting anyone.
My niece's excuse is that the pit bull was protecting the other dog. I call bull doody. That h3ll hound wasn't protecting anyone.
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Whose fault is it the dog bit a visitor? Is it the dog's fault?
The dog was sent away for training. The dog has a bite history. Yet he was not restrained or under control when a stranger entered the property.
A dog, whatever the size, history or temperament does not get to decide who is welcome in my home.
My dog is not allowed to go to the door to greet any visitor. Guests are invited in and I bring her through to meet them if they wish. She is on her lead until I am satisfied that everyone (including dog) is comfortable and relaxed.
When we had workmen here she was not allowed access to them.
She is a friendly dog but this is her home/territory. I do not take unnecessary risks.
The dog was sent away for training. The dog has a bite history. Yet he was not restrained or under control when a stranger entered the property.
A dog, whatever the size, history or temperament does not get to decide who is welcome in my home.
My dog is not allowed to go to the door to greet any visitor. Guests are invited in and I bring her through to meet them if they wish. She is on her lead until I am satisfied that everyone (including dog) is comfortable and relaxed.
When we had workmen here she was not allowed access to them.
She is a friendly dog but this is her home/territory. I do not take unnecessary risks.
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It reads to me as the dog having been set up to fail.
My German Shepherd was always on a lead, even on our land. At that time, we had a lot of acreage, with public access footpaths criss-crossing it. The only place she wasn't, was in a fenced dog park nearby, with her doggy friends.
GSD was trained to within an inch of her life, was exercised according to her health and ability levels, had hot and cold running dog-sitters who took her out at lunchtime and when I was kept late/overnight at work. She was pts at 13, when her back end began to go.
Dog ownership is a privilege.
I don't know if there is any (lega) way of weeding out unsuitable owners.
GSD was trained to within an inch of her life, was exercised according to her health and ability levels, had hot and cold running dog-sitters who took her out at lunchtime and when I was kept late/overnight at work. She was pts at 13, when her back end began to go.
Dog ownership is a privilege.
I don't know if there is any (lega) way of weeding out unsuitable owners.
This all day but I just leave them in their own space/don't bother with meetings unless it's my Mum or something. Even then everyone just gets hyper cause it's MUMMYYYY....
Glad to hear the antibiotics is working @GSD Woman , hope it heals without leaving a too visible scar.
For a moment that sounded a bit alien to me, before my memory managed to dig up that I did usually have the Dobermann cross I owned back in the early 90's, on a lead when visitors arrived. But none of my other dogs have cared/does care the same way she did about their home/territory.
With the Spitzes I've owned/owns (Norwegian Buhunds, and Finnish Lapphunds), I would say that their territorial feelings is mostly about alerting about that there is a visitor. Beyond that, a new human, or dog, visitor is just a friend they hadn't/haven't met before.
In general, with my late Smooth Collie and human visitors it was "A visitor, how lovely, mi casa, su casa!" With visiting dogs she really liked some, and with others she was "Meh, I'm going to my Bia bed, wake me up if your human wants to cuddle me."
P.s. only because they're allowed to be near the door it doesn't mean they're allowed to storm out only because I open it.
For a moment that sounded a bit alien to me, before my memory managed to dig up that I did usually have the Dobermann cross I owned back in the early 90's, on a lead when visitors arrived. But none of my other dogs have cared/does care the same way she did about their home/territory.
With the Spitzes I've owned/owns (Norwegian Buhunds, and Finnish Lapphunds), I would say that their territorial feelings is mostly about alerting about that there is a visitor. Beyond that, a new human, or dog, visitor is just a friend they hadn't/haven't met before.
In general, with my late Smooth Collie and human visitors it was "A visitor, how lovely, mi casa, su casa!" With visiting dogs she really liked some, and with others she was "Meh, I'm going to my Bia bed, wake me up if your human wants to cuddle me."
P.s. only because they're allowed to be near the door it doesn't mean they're allowed to storm out only because I open it.
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The owner letting a large, powerful dog make his own decisions didn't seem to work out too well for GSD Woman.
My dog is a mastiff.
My dog is a mastiff.
I hope your feeling better today and your would is healing well that looks nasty.
I had a Pitt bull years ago rescued him as a pup from an unwanted litter, I lived on my own in a flat at the time he was walked regularly but I never let him off the lead I never quite trusted him with other dogs.
One night when he was just over a year old I had some friends come over and I really didn't like the way he behaved when they came in, he lunged at one of them and was so excited so I put him in the kitchen I then let him out as he had calmed down, he happily layer down and was calm while we all sat chatting.
When they got up to leave he did it again and was growling like he was trying to stop them leave, he did this a few times with various people so I always shut him away when I had visitors I just couldn't trust him.
I did end up rehoming him to a friend of mine who had had pit bulls before and he was well used to them, I totally disclosed what he did and I pkept in touch with him for some years and he didn't have any issues with the dog.
I just felt out of my depth with him I was only young about 19 and didn't really have the knowledge and it just worried me so I think it was the best option for both of us really.
I had a Pitt bull years ago rescued him as a pup from an unwanted litter, I lived on my own in a flat at the time he was walked regularly but I never let him off the lead I never quite trusted him with other dogs.
One night when he was just over a year old I had some friends come over and I really didn't like the way he behaved when they came in, he lunged at one of them and was so excited so I put him in the kitchen I then let him out as he had calmed down, he happily layer down and was calm while we all sat chatting.
When they got up to leave he did it again and was growling like he was trying to stop them leave, he did this a few times with various people so I always shut him away when I had visitors I just couldn't trust him.
I did end up rehoming him to a friend of mine who had had pit bulls before and he was well used to them, I totally disclosed what he did and I pkept in touch with him for some years and he didn't have any issues with the dog.
I just felt out of my depth with him I was only young about 19 and didn't really have the knowledge and it just worried me so I think it was the best option for both of us really.
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Is this in UK, Pit Bull types can not be rehomed in UK
Sorry to hear of your bite, looks very nasty and really hope you’ve had it properly treated
Your niece is very much at risk of at some point getting a police visit if either they see the dog ie whilst out walking and suspect it’s of type or of course if it bites someone else
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Sorry to hear of your bite, looks very nasty and really hope you’ve had it properly treated
Your niece is very much at risk of at some point getting a police visit if either they see the dog ie whilst out walking and suspect it’s of type or of course if it bites someone else
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Did think it probably was
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That sounds like exactly what any responsible dog owner should do, as it keeps humans/other dogs safe but also protects your own dog from potentially needing to be destroyed if they attack someone.
I have met a couple of owners of aggressive (either to people, other animals or both) small dogs over the years who have told me not to worry as they couldn't do any real damage as they only have small teeth. They seem to think it's fine to allow their dog to attack because of it's size, despite the fact that a) my dogs weren't a lot bigger (in cases where it was them that it was going for) and b) I don't particularly want to be bitten by a dog of any size, thanks. Unfortunately there appears to be quite a few small dog owners around (particularly of 'fashionable' breeds like frenchies, chihuahuas and pomeranians) who think that their dog couldn't kill a human so they don't need to do any training or manage it's behaviour/stress.
Sorry OP for the slight diversion! I hope that your bite wound is starting to heal ok, I am glad that you have ABs to take.
I have met a couple of owners of aggressive (either to people, other animals or both) small dogs over the years who have told me not to worry as they couldn't do any real damage as they only have small teeth. They seem to think it's fine to allow their dog to attack because of it's size, despite the fact that a) my dogs weren't a lot bigger (in cases where it was them that it was going for) and b) I don't particularly want to be bitten by a dog of any size, thanks. Unfortunately there appears to be quite a few small dog owners around (particularly of 'fashionable' breeds like frenchies, chihuahuas and pomeranians) who think that their dog couldn't kill a human so they don't need to do any training or manage it's behaviour/stress.
Sorry OP for the slight diversion! I hope that your bite wound is starting to heal ok, I am glad that you have ABs to take.
I never said it worked out well for GSD Woman. You said what you do that works for you and your dog, and I in a somewhat lengthy way said it felt odd hearing about that because I haven't had a dog where I had to do such things since around 30 years ago/the early 90's.
I had been having panic attacks around strange dogs. I stewarded at my club's obedience trial today. That is probably the best thing I could have done for myself. It was a bit of a flooding. Eventually the panic subsided to just a little quickening of my heart rate.
Any of the club members who heard about were shocked that niece isn't putting the dog down. they all recognize what a danger this dog is but my niece still can't see it. In book learning she is one of the smartest people I've ever met. Dog realities not so much.
Any of the club members who heard about were shocked that niece isn't putting the dog down. they all recognize what a danger this dog is but my niece still can't see it. In book learning she is one of the smartest people I've ever met. Dog realities not so much.