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What To Do About Chewing/eating Her Bed
mantis replied to becandcharch's topic in General Dog Discussion
because SEPARATION anxiety is exhibited when you are away Which equates to them punishing you for leaving them alone. :D -
What To Do About Chewing/eating Her Bed
mantis replied to becandcharch's topic in General Dog Discussion
That maybe how it seems - I doubt the dogs are doing it for that purpose tho Disagree, why don't they do it when you're home? :D -
What To Do About Chewing/eating Her Bed
mantis replied to becandcharch's topic in General Dog Discussion
I haven't read the whole thread so it may have been mentioned, it's separation anxiety, or as I call it, punishing you for leaving them alone. Kenny has chewed so many couches, futons & doonas, I've lost track, but strangely enough, never his own bed. He finally stopped doing it when he turned 9, don't know why, maybe it was too much effort now he is older. -
Poll: Have You Ever Used The Report Button
mantis replied to sandgrubber's topic in General Dog Discussion
Never, but my posts have been reported a few times, I tend to rub some people the wrong way, meh. -
Same here, but Kenny gets a mixture of either chicken carcasses, or lamb flaps, considering he is nearly 12 he has perfect teeth, no discolouration or decay, damn maybe I should have been eating them everyday.
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As someone mentioned earlier, maybe the noise of the radar set him off, as his owner said he does attack lawn equipment, which I am guessing mowers & trimmers, anyway, no human damage done & the three dogs in that video were having a great time.
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Too small for a Mastiff X, if she is about the same size as a Staffy, the brindle could come from the Staffy side. Edited to add, maybe a Staffy X Bull Terrier because of the slightly elongated head, beautiful girl for sure.
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I don't know if anyone else has seen the movie "25th Hour" starring Ed Norton, but Winston looks like Murphy from that movie.
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I love how the tan dog came in at the end to play tug with Winston, you could see it wanted to join in, but was too scared until after Winston had ripped it off. That's a classic video.
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I agree, if anyone comes for my old boy, they don't have to worry about being attacked by Kenny, but they will definitely have to be worried about me. No one is going to take my dog just because of his breeds, when he has done nothing wrong, well apart from chewing a few couches & futons, because I dared to leave him alone, while I went to work, or a night out.
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Cesar Millan says the same thing. Unlike that Victoria woman. Saying that, I am a bad owner, if Kenny wants a treat, he goes & grabs something he's not allowed to, like a sock, a bit of paper etc & won't give it back until he gets a treat, that's his only bad habit & he's nearly 12, so MEH, though I do yell at him & say he is a bad dog & he doesn't get the treat straight away. Sometimes if I am tired & he does it, I don't give into him, I make him drop & then take whatever it is out of his mouth & tell him I am not always going to reward his bad behaviour. Lucky for me this 45kg dog knows who's pack leader., but after all these years, I think it's more of a game to Kenny.
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Maybe Jed, people should look at Germany's dog laws, scary stuff & could happen here if we don't stand together.
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I'd love to know where you got the impression that myself (or anyone else here) is agreeing with banning large dogs. I have a husky which could be called a large dog (although technically they are a medium breed) so I'd hardly be advocating the banning of large dogs would I? You are also assuming that I haven't trained him, which isn't true he is less agressive than he was when the issue became apparent, at the end of the day though were I to do a risk assessment on the impact of his agression on myself or any other human the risk would be negligible. It's a simple fact that a large powerful breed has a greater potential for the sort of damage in the OP than a smaller, weaker one does. Acknowledging this fact does not somehow morph into supporting BSL. It wasn't a chi or a JRT or any other small breed that tore this woman's arm and that is what needs to be looked at - what type of dog can do this damage and what sort of strategies should be employed to try to prevent it happening again. Suggest you go back through this thread & read what some Pug owners & other small breed owners have said. I never accused you of it, I was just angry about you laughing about your dog being aggressive.
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My 45kg Deerhound needed extensive surgery to reattach his thigh muscle after an aggressive 5kg Jack Russell grabbed hold of him. Four years later, he still has a 20cm scar down his leg, and some muscle weakness there. I don't thinks that's very funny. An aggressive dog is an aggressive dog. I don't care about it's size. And for the record, my dog never even TOUCHED the JRT as it attacked him. He was running away from the little turd and it latched onto my boy's thigh. Being dog aggressive is very different to what we are talking about here, which is attacking a human. But WoofnHoof, is laughing about her Chi being HA, I don't find that funny at all, just very sad. It isn't amusing if any dog is HA no matter the size, it just shows bad, irresponsible owners who don't know how to train their dog. Let's hope they never get a dog over 5kgs, could be very dangerous with their attitude.
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Even more so IMO, humans have bred a dog which has the morphology which allows it to bring down a large animal on its own. The gray wolf or the village dog or whatever form of ancestral canine you prefer never had this ability, they hunted large animals in packs using slashing wounds and hounding the animal until it bled to death. Those dogs of the past would never have even tried taking down a full grown bovine, it was humans who developed the jaw and the front end of these animals which allowed them to tackle the job. My chihuahua is agressive, but most of the time nobody cares because if he's not in anyone's face he's not a danger to anyone, the only way he might succeed in severing my arm was if I had died already and he'd had a week or so to gnaw at it. So what we have is a combination of powerful animals and humans who no longer use them for work and therefore have little understanding of the proper management of powerful animals, and the reasons for it. Therefore controls over ownership and breeding are a logical step to take IMO. This is the attitude that angers me, total double standards. It's OK if a little dog is an aggressive little shit, we won't try & get help for it, it's only tiny & can't cause harm, except if it attacks a baby or small child. One of my sisters has an aggressive little shit of a Chi, it will bite anyone who gets near it except her, she also laughs about it, saying he thinks he's a big dog. I have tried trying to change it's behaviour, but my sister starts yelling at me saying I am scaring it, sure just trying to talk to it & pat it must be scary for this little bastard, it has bitten me many times. She has two daughters who are late teens & early twenties, soon they will possibly be getting married & having children, I've told both girls that when they have children, NEVER to take them to their mothers house, unless the dog is confined & can't get near their babies, they both agree. Of course it's not ok if a little dog is an agressive little shit but it's not exactly a tragedy waiting to happen is it? My dog would have to have access to a baby or small child to bite it and he doesn't so it really makes no difference to anyone else if he is agressive or not. There is going to be a difference between the management and potential of a large animal versus a small animal, it's common sense it's got nothing to do with prejudice and everything to do with the practical implications of large dog vs small dog irrespective of breed. It's got everythiing to do with it, you are an irresponsible owner laughing at your dog being vicious, forget the size, why haven't you trained it, or seeked professional help to get rid of aggression? This is what really aggravates me, on DOL, we have owners of small dogs agreeing with banning large dogs, yet they can't even control a small dog. So us owners of big dogs who are responsible owners, have to suffer because of BSL & worst of all, so do our beautiful non aggressive dogs.
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Then YOU would be a candidate to own what ever dog you want if policies were brought in to ensure proper ownership of dogs. Rescue groups work hard to carefully match up dogs with owners.. but any Jo Blow and go and buy Shar Pei because they look cute and cuddly as pups. I dare say that dog attacks wouldn't be the only problem something like this would solve.. there would probably be a lot less homeless dogs also. The RSPCA & the Government, need to stop BYB's & Pet Shops selling dogs, but they don't want to, it's easier to ban breeds of dogs, less effort.
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You have a valid point..which then brings us back to the question which I think Poodlfan brought up in regards to if cross bred PB's or Staffies have been in more attacks than pure bred. If it is cross bred dogs that show a significantly higher amount then there is another point in favour of banning pet shops from selling cross or designer breeds.. another thing to bring to the attention of the public if people are dedicated enough to be bothered, or can find the means to. I don't care if a dog is a crossbreed, or a purebreed, or what size it is. Training, & learning about dog behaviour is the only answer. Over my many years, (being an old bugger), I have had many dogs, even bred & showed dogs for twenty odd years, I treat all of them the same, I am pack leader, I will give you lots of love & take care of you, but you will behave & respect me & other humans.
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Even more so IMO, humans have bred a dog which has the morphology which allows it to bring down a large animal on its own. The gray wolf or the village dog or whatever form of ancestral canine you prefer never had this ability, they hunted large animals in packs using slashing wounds and hounding the animal until it bled to death. Those dogs of the past would never have even tried taking down a full grown bovine, it was humans who developed the jaw and the front end of these animals which allowed them to tackle the job. My chihuahua is agressive, but most of the time nobody cares because if he's not in anyone's face he's not a danger to anyone, the only way he might succeed in severing my arm was if I had died already and he'd had a week or so to gnaw at it. So what we have is a combination of powerful animals and humans who no longer use them for work and therefore have little understanding of the proper management of powerful animals, and the reasons for it. Therefore controls over ownership and breeding are a logical step to take IMO. This is the attitude that angers me, total double standards. It's OK if a little dog is an aggressive little shit, we won't try & get help for it, it's only tiny & can't cause harm, except if it attacks a baby or small child. One of my sisters has an aggressive little shit of a Chi, it will bite anyone who gets near it except her, she also laughs about it, saying he thinks he's a big dog. I have tried trying to change it's behaviour, but my sister starts yelling at me saying I am scaring it, sure just trying to talk to it & pat it must be scary for this little bastard, it has bitten me many times. She has two daughters who are late teens & early twenties, soon they will possibly be getting married & having children, I've told both girls that when they have children, NEVER to take them to their mothers house, unless the dog is confined & can't get near their babies, they both agree.
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And he says that they need to be managed very carefully. He wrote an article on his (not so) new pup a while back and some people here got upset because he said... shock horror..... they are powerful dogs that need very strong leadership and someone to manage their interactions with other dogs. I agree totally with him, but it's not just APBT's that need that, any large or giant breed needs the same thing. Cesar is just showing that with the right owners & training, they are wonderful pets, but unfortunately BSL only concentrates on one breed of dog. Education & stricter controls on who can own big dogs, is far more important than banning an entire breed.
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That's all well and good, unless a Ranger spots her and decides that she is a APBT or a cross. Then the person that takes her on, has to go through the whole process of proving that she's not, at their expense Or a neighbour dobs them in to the council, saying they think they have an APBT living next door, which is what the authorities want. Unless they have a good relationship with the ranger, who knows their dog has a safe temperament, the poor dog is doomed.
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Yes, but he a highly visible person, with worldwide coverage. When I lived in WA, there were a lot of people trying to get the media to meet well trained. loving APBT's & do a positive story on them, they weren't interested, they don't want feel good stories on their "bogey dog". My Kenny has changed a lot of peoples perceptions on restricted breeds, when they first see him they are terrified, after spending a few minutes with him licking their hands & unfortunately faces sometimes & asking for belly rubs, they soon change their minds. But unfortunately you can't beat the media witch hunt.
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Cesar Millan is doing that via his TV shows, seminars, books & DVD's, but while the media continue with their lies & beat ups, it's hard to convince the media brainwashed hordes that he knows more than shows like ACA & TT..
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Agree Jed, even though it tears my heart out & I am shedding tears for another innocent victim of these draconian laws. :D RIP little girl, you'll meet up with friends across the "Bridge". ;)
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For ratings & to sell papers, they know if they mention PB in the story, they well get major ratings. It's a Salem witch hunt, I have tested it out, by reporting to TV networks that my dog was attacked by a (insert name of any so called nice breeds) & the first thing they all asked me, was I sure it wasn't a PB X, when I said no it was definitely the said breed, all of them said they were sorry, but they had enough news for the night. It's disappointing that fellow dog lovers have been sucked into this media propoganda & witch hunt.
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Where's the evidence that she was frail Puggerup? No evidence, but I dare say the way her arm was severed almost off and she was dragged around her house all in 2 minutes, she wasn't staunch. I'd say you've underestimated the damage a dog attack can do to any person. Once you are on the ground, the advantage lies well and truly with the dog. All you can do for the most part is endure.. fighting back makes it worse. A motivated police dog can take down a grown man without trouble. Well perhaps then, we should be allowed to have lions and bears as pets like in Texas And there we have it, that's what the ignorant, uneducated idiots who are commenting on the article on the news sites are saying, great to see a fellow dog lover bringing it up. Comparing wild animals to large dogs will be the end of them.