TheCheekyMonster

Very interesting :) thanks espinay2

+1 Addition - Dont get a Dalmatian if you are not prepared to spend every single day drilling it into their smart little spotted brain that your boss :)

It wasn't a normal dog though. The dog was probably under immense stress from it's ordeal, only then to put up with that woman and the camera lights and the studio audience. Putting her face so close to a unknown dog is a stupid thing to do to begin with, but after knowing what that dog went through and acting the way she did, it was idiotic. I agree with what your saying 100% but I think the dogs owner should have assesed the situation and warned her accordingly aswell... unless he did and the makers of this news segment didnt take his advice and wanted to push some kind of image through

All the vendors are inside and the breed stalls are all under cover :) ow freaking excellent

hey guys... if it rains, is it pretty miserable or should I just bring an umbrella hat and gumboots?

Well this is what im a little cautious of, Gus's grandfather had a stone at 12 years of age, and thats the only history of stones, he drinks HEAPS of water and is very active, but he needs something a little extra for his teeth and other goodness raw food provides that kibble doesnt.... how about roo tail ? once a week a roo tail for dinner? or is that to high in purines?

Gus is on proplan Puppy Large, and he gets 2 cups of that a day... I used to feed him chicken wings, but I got a little worried when I heard there is a science involved when feeding raw.. I used to feed him 3 wings for dinner and the kibble in the morning... what raw foods do you feed?

I would like to know what other dally owners feed their spots? ratios and all. Im thinking of changing Gussys diet around because Kibble is boring.

Japanese Spitz?

pretty cool!!

where is the "like" button when you need it

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On another note!,this afternoon I am posting a video of when Gus Met Nala... :) stay tuned!! @Koalathebear

I wouldn’t be getting in any dogs face like that, especially a rescue... its a recipe for disaster.

Lol you cant buy an APBT from a registered breeder..... unfortunatly they are also illegal to breed....

These traits included "lock jaw and scissor teeth", muscular build, head profile and size-to-weight ratio. The appeal centres on how to identify dangerous or restricted breeds. Just shows what idiots council our states....

Well I shall swing past! :)

Who is going on Saturday? what is the best time to get there?? I have never been and want to make the most of my experience!! :)

Thats fine, but this person is only one who has admitted to having a background in the field... but has also stated they were happy for an every day person without credentials to give advice on behaviour... I choose to disagree with that... but her pup was not injured or killed... so i think we can move back on topic and the OP can file this in the "good to know" section of her brain, and this is exactly why I said that... I picked up on dominance, but dominance and aggression are two completely different things.... some dogs are dominant some are submissive.... and they show this ALL the time.

Sorry what credentials do you have in order to comment on such behaviour? Your posts come across like you're deliberately trying to be a trouble maker. Just saying. Nope im genuinely curious as I would not be taking advise from a non experienced professional in such a specialised field of k9 behaviour. Really? Then you would be missing out on a lot of very good information of others "life experiences", some learnt "the hard way" and alot of it not able to be formally taught. :) Maybe... but when it comes to an in-depth discussion about a dogs behaviour from a few seconds of a video clip id leave it up to the professionals, they don't study years on end for no reason, there is a reason when behaviour stories pop up many people on DOL will suggest a behaviourist and not offer personal advise because you could be giving the TOTALLY wrong information..... Expressing personal experience is fine, but trying to distinguish a dog is a threat biased on this video I believe is a little out of a non professionals league.... that is my opinion. Interpreting the behaviour on the video may be out of your league. But you don't have to have professional experience to see the body language and posturing of the brown dog in the video, and match it to the postures on the chart that has been posted. It is very hard for anyone to calculate how much of a threat another dog might be, so the best thing to dog is not to allow dogs to play with each other unless both dogs are relaxed and communicating with loose playful gestures. Play bows and wriggliness are good. Warning signs are stiff-legged aroused gestures, stressed gestures, or fearful gestures. Those charts I posted are brilliant and have been going around Facebook for the last few days. They are an excellent resource for those that want to learn to identify gestures to better communicate with their dog and understand how it is feeling. I think you selectively read....I have already stated that I don’t have a professional background just a personal one with the breed, I have also stated that I wouldn’t comment on the behaviour to the depth a few posters are because of that fact.... If you are fine for people without the experience or qualifications of a k9 specific behaviourist to give advice on such things then I would not be paying you to asses any of my dogs thats for sure.... its like taking the word of Google doctor for a human health Symptoms ... pretty unreliable source...... by all means what is said could have some truth, but without the experts I wouldnt bet my life or my dogs on any of it.

Sorry what credentials do you have in order to comment on such behaviour? Your posts come across like you're deliberately trying to be a trouble maker. Just saying. Nope im genuinely curious as I would not be taking advise from a non experienced professional in such a specialised field of k9 behaviour. Really? Then you would be missing out on a lot of very good information of others "life experiences", some learnt "the hard way" and alot of it not able to be formally taught. :) Maybe... but when it comes to an in-depth discussion about a dogs behaviour from a few seconds of a video clip id leave it up to the professionals, they don’t study years on end for no reason, there is a reason when behaviour stories pop up many people on DOL will suggest a behaviourist and not offer personal advise because you could be giving the TOTALLY wrong information..... Expressing personal experience is fine, but trying to distinguish a dog is a threat biased on this video I believe is a little out of a non professionals league.... that is my opinion.

I would also love to hear from a well qualified behaviourlist in relation to what they percieve from the video as the OP is not a behaviourlist the word "protective" may have not been what a professional would use.... I personally did not see any "protecting" behaviour in that clip... just wagging tails. I have none :) just a proud owner of an APBT for 3 years and have been around the breed for 10.... I know exactly how an owner can destroy the dog and how an owner can bring an APBT to be a gentle soul will fabulous manners.... but as you see im commenting on how great they can be as an all round dog... Im trying very hard not to comment on behaviour because i didnt think the thread was about that... yes it is very close to my heart because there is nothing better then the general public appreciating a dog for what it is not the media and stereotype surrounding it.... as a dog forum i thought that would be a valued point of view clearly not.... I love it when people treat my dog like every other dog, ( ask if they can pat her, let her sniff the back of their hand, get down to her level)... you know what i HATE people jumping onto on coming traffic to get away from her when she is walking on a foot path, people giving me dirty looks as we take her in a public place, pointing and saying I shouldnt have that dog in public... and even worse once we have had people yell out its a baby killer.... its not fun, and the last thing I want to read is how their fighting heritage is going to kick in at any point which is total bogus especially in a thread where someone is trying to recognise the good of the breed... om opting out of this thread because it is actually upsetting.

Sorry what credentials do you have in order to comment on such behaviour? Your posts come across like you're deliberately trying to be a trouble maker. Just saying. Nope im genuinely curious as I would not be taking advise from a non experienced professional in such a specialised field of k9 behaviour.

Can I point out the jist of the OP was to state how suprised she was to find the nature of the APBT she has encountered ( which by description is what they should be like unless owned by an idiot). This sweet and very nice gestiour has been totally torn to shreds by those wanting to educate about how totally oposite the OP could be about the breed which is 1) derailing the thread and 2) sending out incorrect information about the breed..... If those who are commenting have ever had interations with the breed and can speak from a personal point of view in relation to temperement and behaviour then by all means, but by the sounds of it, the information is from hear say and going back to roots which they have read on the internet, if we go back to roots of all breeds of course we are going to find undesirable characteristics - evolution is constant, it did not stop 50 years ago, its not going to stop in 50 years time, breeds evolve so do temprement and root characteristics.