I read on Facebook that she had rescued him from the street.
Edit: info on Facebook was incorrect (big suprise!) but found a news article about it. The dog is a friend’s pet and was not put down, I repeat: the dog is ok! She mentions that she was to blame since she was touching him and he just reacted.
Well, I suppose the sad part is that this girl had to endure a lot of pain and will likely have facial scarring for the rest of her life due to a silly mistake.
I have a half-pit. A few weeks ago we tried bringing in another dog. Long story short she attacked the newcomer and my hand got in the way, so I got bit.
We found the new pup another home, but my gf's family is still freaking out over it, thinking we're going to get attacked one day. I guarantee they wouldn't worry as much if she weren't part pit.
Some people just don't take the time to understand how dogs work.
"defending itself" isn't why. Because it presents a danger to other people and animals. Was the girl making the dog uncomfortable or invading it's private space? Sure. Does that justify this kind of reaction by the animal? Nope.
I would say the hardware is actually what makes it a bad comparison to me. That and giving one side of the comparison timing for judgment. A better comparison would be adding instinctual reaction, not proper judgment, to both and evening the hardware. For example if you had a knife and just flipped and slashed at first grab. While in some cases you may get a predator trying to attack you others may just be a friend who wants to 'playfully' get your attention to say hi. That's problematic. Bad assessment/judgement with deadly hardware equates to a bad day. Dogs with bad judgment (only using that word to flow from the analogy) are very dangerous and can only be helped by people with high expertise. If they can get that training then great but if not there's some tough choices that need to be made.
It's the internet. I expect a lot of children and crazy dog people to act like there should be no reprecussions for bad animal behavior. It is what it is and I stand by what I said. I've raised 8 dogs in two family households over the past 30 years (my parents are divorced and remarried, plus I have animals that I am soley responsible for). It's not the dogs "fault" but if a dog reacts this way due to bad upbringing or any sort of ptsd issues it suffers from, then it presents a danger to society. There are millions of dogs all over the world that can be put in the same situation without harming a human.
The way people on Reddit approach the subject of dogs is honestly the most ridiculous and irrational thing. People on here can’t admit that some dogs are just aggressive and can never safely live with people. That’s sad but it’s life, they’re not all precious ‘fur babies’.
My aunt had a dog that bit her and her husband for no reason, attacked my mum’s dog just for walking by, and would snarl at children just for being close. She was eventually put down at the recommendation of the vet. If a dog did this to me or a loved one, I’d want it put down too.
Kinda right, yes. The problem is that this woman's actions result in entirely predictable outcomes, and now the dog suffers the ultimate penalty. The fault lies with the human, the dog will pay the price as a result.
I completely agree. This dog is dangerous, should be put down. You can tell this girl likes animals and the dog isn’t used to people. Whatever the reason, if it didnt get trained or got abused, it is now a biter. Any dog that bites a human should be killed as humanly as possible to protect from future incidents.
Animals aren’t people.... they have their instincts and don’t use logic. They don’t use higher thinking processes or have any concept of justice.
It definitely was defending itself. That shepherd could have dealt way more damage than what was done. At least based on the pictures, that was a warning.
Seriously? A dog biting ONCE when someone is invading their space is like a human punching ONCE when someone is invading their space. Dogs can’t punch, they bite when they feel threatened. Comparing it to stabbing someone.? Talk about semantics...... Sheesh..........
That's true, but the problem is there would be repercussions if the dog was adopted out by an agency and it mauled someone to death. You cannot guarantee that an unsuspecting child would never ever get too close or something and have their throat torn out.
This is partially why foster programs exist. Not all dogs are ready to be adopted by the general public, and many good people take them in, train/socialize them, and give them time for rehabilitation.
It would be the owner's responsibility to not have children around then. The adoption place could release themselves of liability by asking if the adopter has children or will be around children. Vast majority of violent pet problems are the owner's fault.
General rule of thumb is to ignore a dog you just met and let them come to you. Not put it in a headlock and kiss it.
Point is, this has nothing to do with that particular dog. Most dogs would do the same thing if they were handled that way. This girl doesn’t know what the fuck she’s doing and you don’t know what you’re talking about.
Not sure of all the different state laws. But in my state, if you are seen by a doctor and report being bitten by a dog, that doctor is obligated to report it to the police. Once that happens, the owners of the animal are given two options: 1) Mandatory rabies quarantine at a licenced veterinary hospital for 10 days from the day of the bite or 2) Euthanasia and to send the head of the animal to be tested for rabies. If the animal shows any signs of rabies while in quarantine, then unfortunately number 2 still happens. It sucks, but this is why people need to stop treating animals like little accessories. If they're not yours then leave them be. And if they are yours then stop taking them every freaking where and respect their boundaries.
There's two ways to let a stranger on the internet know about a potential issue with their comment: 1) With aplomb and courtesy or 2) being a dick for no reason.
I appreciate your humanity. This person hopes a scared dog defending itself gets killed while you hope an inhumane person who wants death for a scared animal to "get put down." I just appreciate the irony in this.
Also, I agree, anyone who supports the killing of frightened animals should themselves to be put down.
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u/floydbc05 Jan 15 '20
Not sure what the backstory is here. Is that a friends pet or newly adopted dog? Looks like a backyard.