Shoot the owners, not the dogs. The owner gets off lightly in these cases.
If that young fella shot the owner of that dog in the head, I couldnât blame him. I hope he has a few quid and they can take a civil case, but itâll be probably some thick cunt who is on his arse.
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Shoot em both. Kneecap one. You can choose which.
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Ah theyâre heartbreaking, the poor chap and his poor family. Such a handsome little fella he was.
Like everything nowadays, people need to have their say. The tragedy becomes forgotten in the noise of fucking retards on the internet defending something or attacking something just so they can boost their ever dwindling self worth.
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Old forge is full of council house scum. Should shoot the fucking owner.
Youâre well aware of my stance and background with dogs, and Iâd agree with what youâve posted here. Another huge factor is how people treat dogs. You could have a placid breed in a house, but if the owners are allowing the dog, for example, to sit on furniture (in other words elevating itself), dominance traits can start to creep in. This invariably ends up with the dog snapping at a kid.
Also when owners personify a dog, theyâre looking for trouble. A dog needs to know itâs place in the pack (bottom of the pecking order, especially if there are kids in the house), or else it will assume it needs to claim the head role.
Finally, some people are just not cut out for dog ownership.
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I saw that plane in the sky on Sunday. Was thinking at the time that it must be something serious after happening in Co. Wexford. How is the chap now does anybody know? Heard reports yesterday of life changing injuries.
Our lad is allowed in one room and up on an old couch out there that was put there for him. He isnât allowed passed the threshold of that door and wonât even go out himself if the door is open at this stage. He knows his place and you donât have to be mean or harsh on them to let them know their place. Simple, consistent rules.
I donât think, in my experience anyway, letting a dog sit next to you causes behavioural issues. What can cause behavioural issues is lifting a dog away from situations and putting them near your face. Iâve seen people lift their dog away from harmless play sessions which is desperate bad.
Whippets and sight hounds love a cuddle like
Are those pit bulls just too unpredictable to ever have a place in society?
Weâve had calls here to wipe them out as a breed, is there no hope for them even if theyâre properly reared etc?
theyâre about as predictable as any breedâŚ
unfortunately they can be owned by wankers and, this is the kicker, when they go they have the power and tools to rip a human to shreds
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Iâve a pal with an American Pitbull. He keeps huge control over his dog, and dominates him. The dog knows his place in the pack, but heâs still a dog at the end of the day and is capable of an off-day, as @estebandaface alluded to. I takes huge discipline and consistency to manage breeds like that. And understanding. When people with kids visit, the dog is put in the crate. Thereâs no offence taken by the owner at having to do this. Itâs a matter of duty.
On the flipside, I was visiting a house with a beagle several years ago. Beagles are as thick as pig shit. I asked the owner if theyâd put the dog out as I had a kid with me. This particular pooch was completely ignoring the ownerâs pleas to come to them and was far more interested in my kid. I was standing between the dog and the child when I observed an escalation in the dogâs intent. I grabbed a tongs from the range beside me and whipped the dog with it, making no apologies to the owner. That event was a lesson for the owner as much as the dog.
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What attracted your pal to that particular breed, if you donât mind me asking?
Iâm just curious as to why youâd keep a dog at all if you couldnât ever trust it around strange kids
They can be incredibly loyal and affectionate. You canât trust any dog around other kids. If my daughters friends call the dog is put out
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They had their mind made up, despite the advice to the contrary, that they wanted a beagle. They were advised that beagles lack the intelligence of other breeds and they are very headstrong.
Beagles are scent hounds, so plenty of scent-based activities to stimulate them are needed. When they donât get it, they get bored.
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my friends auld lad got a beagle before⌠i told him for weeks leading up to it not to get it. They never had dogs. 3 months after getting it they gave it back. they were sick of going out at 2am back the fields trying to find the dog
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Sounds about right. Thereâd be fierce interesting smells back the fields at 2am for a beagle.
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I have two terriers. Bobby who is as sound as a pound and could be let anywhere. Dexter is a Jack Russell Pug cross and is nervous and twitchy. Didnât help that I got him just before the lockdown as a very young dog and there was a long period where there was no socialisation with other people. Although he is small he have some head of teeth and I wouldnât let him next nor near a child.
I let them sit up on the couch and watch the telly with me.
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Is Dexter a rescue?
Both are rescues. Iâve never had a dog that wasnât a rescue.
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ââTwas the pit bull that I was asking about really, they have such a bad reputation that I wonder what would attract anybody to them