dangerous dogs

[Tigger]

I've been bitten by a dachshund and a hamster.

Not at the same time.

But for purposes of comparison and because I know this forum is a hive for the scientific mind the hamster bite was much more painful.

I have a scar on my finger from a hamster bite, they are savages. Other thing that pisses me off is how small dogs get a free pass for the odd nip, whereas a bit dog would be put down, should be one rule for all the bad little kopites.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Well this is unexpected, we've morphed into the dangerous hamsters thread.

 

[the sniderman]

If I had a pound for every dog that's come snarling up to mine off its lead whilst mine is on hers and I have 2 kids with me terrified, followed by the classic 'oh he/she is never normally like that' or 'it's fine he/she is just playing' I'd have about £50... which is too much! Keep them on a lead scumbags, you have no control in a public place of your animal.

thank u for this reasoned opinion buddy. the dog owners prefer their fur babies to muck and either disease or maul our children.

 

[Bohemian Toffee]

Well this is unexpected, we've morphed into the dangerous hamsters thread.

The hamster that bit me wasn't dangerous for long. My sister fed it to our cat.

Noisy little sod was getting on her nerves, the hamster, not the cat. So my sister encouraged it to escape one night when the cat was in the house.

Pretty gruesome end for the hamster, my sister denied all knowledge, even when my stepdad had us all in the front room to get to the bottom of the case, like a scene out of Poirot.

 

[ClausThomsen]

If I had a pound for every dog that's come snarling up to mine off its lead whilst mine is on hers and I have 2 kids with me terrified, followed by the classic 'oh he/she is never normally like that' or 'it's fine he/she is just playing' I'd have about £50... which is too much! Keep them on a lead scumbags, you have no control in a public place of your animal.

Exactly - these people simply can't comprehend that their dog is an animal and as such has animal instincts.

My dog is nice and calm on the lead.
Their dog comes running 30 yards being all nice and friendly.
My dog reacts badly as she doesn't like other dogs, which is why she's on a lead under my control and being actively kept away from other dogs.
Their dog gets spooked by it and understandably reacts aggressively given that it's an animal with normal animal instinct.
Other owner is shocked by it.

The owners are thick and refuse to understand how animals may behave under stress because they project so much of themselves and their status onto their "baby".

 

[the sniderman]

a very important point has been raised here buddies that if u call ur dog ur baby then u r most likely a danger to young kennels all over land.

 

[verreauxi]

a very important point has been raised here buddies that if u call ur dog ur baby then u r most likely a danger to young kennels all over land.

This is a key distinction. When I see folks on twitter saying nonsense like "dog mom" "cat dad" or saying stuff like "I'm going home to feed my baby" (their dog) I want to bite down on the cyanide capsule that the Mossad issued me when I first took up this mission of infiltrating GOT.

 

[sdk]

Hold on there, we're a bit too deep into domestication to try and renege on the agreement now. Dogs get dangerous by being trained to be dangerous or by not being trained at all, so when a dangerous dog attacks and injures someone (or worse), the dog's owner should be humanely and painlessly euthanized.

 

[kev]

've been bitten by a dachshund and a hamster.

the hamster bite was much more painful.

I have a scar on my finger from a hamster bite, they are savages.

Well this is unexpected, we've morphed into the dangerous hamsters thread.

I rest my case.

 

[jaycee]

If I was a small furry mammal Id be biting anybody I thought was going to Richard Gere me

 

[Kurt.]

His name was Freddie Mercury mate.

Who wants to live forever ?

 

[kev]

Who wants to live forever ?

 

[zzr45]

No. As the owner/operator of an illegal dog fighting ring, I would be severely inconvenienced by this.

 

[BNJ1878]

Kept her on a lead. It's not difficult - even the best trained dogs should be on leads in public spaces. You never know what could spook them given that they are animals, descended from wolves and retain the same instincts.

Absolutely correct.

However he comparison to gun control is also not so bad. To own anything more than a spud gun certain measures need to be taken, starting with air guns, then shotguns a whole other level, sporting rifles a level up again.

Why not reintroduce the dog license system, but rather than a form filling exercise expand it so potential owners are properly assessed/tested. (Who pays for it? The potential owner) Authorities should visit the premesis where the buyer proposes the dog lives. EG, Should a high energy dog live in a flat? How many hours a day will the dog be alone at home? Realistically, how much time do you have to give to your dog?

Will people find a way around the system? Of course. That's where proper punishment needs to be handed out. To the owner AND the seller.

I have had all kinds, of dogs, Collies, Labs, Spaniels, Rottweilers. All very different. Calmest, easist breed to train? The Rottweilers, by a absolute mile. I have had 3, ALL rescues, one of them with a particularly unhappy past. Give them a routine, get them socialised and you won't have an issue.

Exhibit A



Going back to uneducated/unsuitable owners, I'm currently taking care of an 11 month old German Shepherd. The idiotic owner bought it at 8 weeks (too young, they learn a lot of behaviors from mum who will happily give them a nip if they step out of line) and leaves it home alone for 10+ hours a day. He was annoyed the dog 'Won't do as it's told.' When you have what is essentially a bored puppy in a big dogs body and no time for it, you're going to have issues. He has improved significantly in just under a week but still lots of work to do. Having a calm Rottie as a mentor really helps set the tone. He's here for a month but at the end of that month I suspect his owner won't want him back anyway.

Exhibit B



As for the original post, the 'ethnic cleansing' of certain breeds, utter nonsense. You would basically have to eliminate all dogs.

Admit it, that's your goal. lol

 

[4737carlin]

Remember always find out if a dog bites before approaching