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Traumatic for you but unlikely to affect him psychologically for long, unless he's reminded of it as he grows up.
Saw a dog attack my grandchild!
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Traumatic for you but unlikely to affect him psychologically for long, unless he's reminded of it as he grows up.
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On a happier note, here's Lemmy and his beloved Amy.
His doting on her goes beyond mere adoration.
His doting on her goes beyond mere adoration.
Just my pennyworth.
Sorry hear about Eddy and very glad he seems to have got off as lightly as he did
My parents have had multiple dogs since the day they got married, they were mostly well behaved as my late father was prepared to put in the training time.
The majority of the dogs were Springer Spaniels, highly trained as gun dogs. But there were Staffies, Labradors, a Dandy Dinmont, a Bishon Friese and others over the decades.
All got the same training
But over the years a number of incidents stand out.
The dog that decided to go after the sheep. Who knows why, the dog had spent years going through fields of sheep and had never gone for them before.
The dog that decided that after about 8 years it no longer liked children
The dog that bit off the end of my sisters finger, never having had a history of snapping
Some dogs are stupid, some are intelligent, some a sneaky, some are loving, some not.
When you have a pack of similar dogs, all of whom have been trained by the same person the same way it's surprising how different each one is, exactly like people
Sorry hear about Eddy and very glad he seems to have got off as lightly as he did
My parents have had multiple dogs since the day they got married, they were mostly well behaved as my late father was prepared to put in the training time.
The majority of the dogs were Springer Spaniels, highly trained as gun dogs. But there were Staffies, Labradors, a Dandy Dinmont, a Bishon Friese and others over the decades.
All got the same training
But over the years a number of incidents stand out.
The dog that decided to go after the sheep. Who knows why, the dog had spent years going through fields of sheep and had never gone for them before.
The dog that decided that after about 8 years it no longer liked children
The dog that bit off the end of my sisters finger, never having had a history of snapping
Some dogs are stupid, some are intelligent, some a sneaky, some are loving, some not.
When you have a pack of similar dogs, all of whom have been trained by the same person the same way it's surprising how different each one is, exactly like people
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Reynard
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Yikes! Glad the little person is on the mend.
Like a couple of recent posters, I love dogs but my lifestyle won't allow me to have one. I'm just simply not around enough to make it fair on the dog or train it properly. I get my dog fix by spoiling my friends' dogs instead.
Me? I have two cats, one of whom seems to have brought it upon herself to singlehandedly decimate the local rodent population. Mind, I live out in the boonies, so a good mouser is kind of a bonus. Anyways, I used to have a cat that would quite happily put dogs in their place. All the neighbourhood dogs were absolutely terrified of him. Most embarrassing incident? Biffing the mayor's dog (a small terrier-ish yappy thing) at the pet service in Ely Cathedral...
Like a couple of recent posters, I love dogs but my lifestyle won't allow me to have one. I'm just simply not around enough to make it fair on the dog or train it properly. I get my dog fix by spoiling my friends' dogs instead.
Me? I have two cats, one of whom seems to have brought it upon herself to singlehandedly decimate the local rodent population. Mind, I live out in the boonies, so a good mouser is kind of a bonus. Anyways, I used to have a cat that would quite happily put dogs in their place. All the neighbourhood dogs were absolutely terrified of him. Most embarrassing incident? Biffing the mayor's dog (a small terrier-ish yappy thing) at the pet service in Ely Cathedral...
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What % of dogs have been trained to be under control when off the lead? Bravo if you can do it, but I see a vanishing small number of obedient mutts, and even fewer ones that could be described as under their owners control.
Profpointy
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To be fair, they don't have to be super obedient, so long as they don't bite people or boisterously knock over toddlers. If they can manage that then any lack of obedience shouldn't really be an issue for anyone else.
GrumpyGregry
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Or wreck picnics, or sh!t where they like, or chase other dogs, or fight other dogs, or bite other dogs, or pish on your bike, or the bus shelter, or the leg of the table outside the cafe, or bark incessantly, or growl at tlh, or stand on their hinds legs and try to lick folk, or run across the road, or whine mournfully when tied to the bin outside the shop, or rummage around your feet in the pub, et cetera, all the while, barring the last two, whilst the hapless owner repeatedly shouts commands in the display of typical mutt-owner futility. Shouldn't be an issue for anyone in a public space.
Most dogs don't obey their owners. Let alone be super obedient to them.
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Profpointy
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I'm sure you'd find something to object to if it was the cruft's world obedience champion.
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Just seen this thread Paul, so sorry to read this, it was obviously terrifying but also glad it's not as bad as it could had been thanks to you. Great Eddy is on the mend.
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Glad the little man is OK. They look very neat, certainly better than keyhole I've had. Bio oil is very good for scars. But, he is a lad, he's going to get quite a few.
GrumpyGregry
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I won't own a dog, though I love dogs, I grew up surrounded by them, and had the Aged P's dogs living in my home until a few years ago, because like the vast majority of dog owners I don't have the skills, the understanding of canine psychology, nor the time, to ensure that I can control a dog all the time, in every situation, where it needs to be controlled.
I find no fault in those dogs who are obedient to their masters at all times. My sister competes with her mutts in obedience competitions. One of her ex's was a working shepherd and, latterly a gamekeeper. Very impressive. Unlike the nobbers in my local park (complete with by-laws) and their one-word-from-me-and-it-does-as-it-likes mutts.
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