I have a Jack Russell x Yorkshire Terrier (I've put pictures of him on here before) and similarly, he thinks he's second in command (maybe third beyond the middle son since he beats him up regularly but the dog never retaliates to him ). However, he is well behaved too. I rarely have him on a lead when out. He does get interested by others that are out and about but I shout him and he comes back leaving them alone. Only trouble I get with him is he occasionally pisses and ****s inside () which I think is a disobedience thing, and he stands up for his self when being told off the little ****er PS...as regards the leader of the pack thing, I know this already. I've had two dogs and controlled both using a joint of meat. I give it to them and, at first, they were aggressive when taking it off them. I continued to do it until they realised I wasn't going to let them have it until the accepted that I was in control. I believe this is why he thinks he is above the mrs (not married) as she refused to do it as she "didn't want to get bit" #coward
We used to have a dog. Adopted it as a puppy... a mutt. As it grew it started getting aggressive towards the wife and kids. Kids I can see, because the girls would show fear in front of it when it started snarling at them. It usually behaved when I was with it- although, on occasion it would act up with me at home- learnt not to try jogging when I was on a walk with it... drew blood from my leg several times when I would try to jog... would bite my legs. Otherwise fine around me- although towards the end- it was getting more of a challenge for me to manage it too. Finally my wife had to record a video of it when I was away from home to see how out of control it would be. It wasn't abused/mistreated- got as much attention as it could from family. Perhaps it was a training issue- we took it to training classes- I personally spent over an hour each day training it- and family got involved too - so it would learn to accept commands from them. Between training classes/ personal trainers/ me working with it for hours... it was given all the chance it could... it was just an aggressive dog. It was determined to be dominant dog- we did give it up for adoption finally (didn't trust it around the kids). A man who had experience with aggressive dogs took it from us. (or at least said he did) - he ended up putting it to sleep when he couldn't control it. I'm sorry- but that dog was never mistreated- it was given lots of instruction- from me personally, but also professionals. It was given guidelines. It was just a bad dog. Dogs are like people- some of them are more aggressive than others. This one, perhaps it could have been controlled by the right person. (same with bad people) - but it was a bad apple. I loved it, was sad to give it up- despite it biting me on occasion- but it was a bad dog. Too many good dogs in shelters with no owners- this one was not one. * Did DNA test done on it- found out it was a cross of four breeds Pitt Bull (American Stafford)/American Bulldog/Lhaso Apso... forget fourth dog came back on the dna test... was another yappy rat dog. So many bloody Pitt Bulls in South Carolina probably can't trust mutts. It's the Pitt and Rat dog cross that is dangerous too... frequently those crosses result in aggressive dogs- that are also powerful... pitts themselves, can be aggressive if not trained properly- but usually are sweet and lack the attitude. #wifewillnotletmegetanotherdog
Oh, and our dog was racist too... no idea why because he didn't pick it up from us- as we're not... but when I was out walking him- he would occasionally want to go after black people... had to keep him on a short leash. Wasn't all... just some. (and occasionally there were whites he wanted to go after too.. though not as often) I'm told that statistically prevalence of fear of dogs is higher in black people than the white population- so he probably wasn't racist really- just reacting to fear... like he did with the kids. / never actually bit anyone in public. I wouldn't let it near anyone if I noticed it showing signs of aggression.
Exactly what I was talking about. You can give a dog or child the best best and treatment in the world, if its got a bad mental state then it doesn't matter!
Apparently the dog in the video has been seized by the police and is to be put down. Should do the same with the owner as he will only get another.
Cats can look after themselves if you feed them. Dogs need exercise, stimulation, company - and that's the problem: selfish ****ers who get dogs and don't give them the time, especially big, strong dogs that clearly need lots of exercise and time. Anyway, my black lab makes ferocious noises when he sees a cat, but as I was walking him through a snicket on the way to the ings he just came across a cat that was under a bush and couldn't get away. before I had a chance to pull him away on his lead he lurched at it - the cornered cat simply ROARED (I swear, I do!), arched its back and went for him. He practically **** himself, and jumped behind me. We then had to move to the other side of the path to get past, but when we'd walked a safe distance the dig then decided he was brave again and wanted to go back. The cat just hissed again and he changed his mind. Dogs are full of wind compared to cats.
depends on the dog dd. my uncle used to have an american pitbull and it was an ex fighting dog, mangled ear etc, and it was 6 stone (we weighed the ****er lol) of pure muscle, i have seen it go and it wasn't full of wind i can assure you.
Some dogs then. Why would anyone want an American Pitbull? Not having a go at your uncle, but I just don't understand. My dog's a good housedog in that he barks like a timber-wolf and pulls the most ferocious faces. He actually licked the gas fitter's hand though the other day, when I accidentally let him in. nonetheless, people don't KNOW that, and will undoubtedly think twice because of the racket he causes, and that's what I want. Anyway, cats and dogs and my other story of Astro. Over the backs there is a ginger tabby that positions itself on a fencepost that is JUST too high for my dog, or next door's boxer either, to reach it - though they snarl, jump bark and whigne at it in true Spike from Tom and Jerry manner. After it came round one sunday morning last year to tantalise them again, it suddenly went away for the rest of day, though we saw it up a tree down the road where it couldn't wind the dogs up. My daughter later noticed that the dog had dragged her deckchair across the garden .... to just under the fencepost. It had obviously collapsed and Astro couldn't have used it to get at the cat anyway, but the cat had damn well sussed out what he was trying to do. Five minutes after my daughter took it back to the patio and sat herself in the sun - the cat was back on its fencepost. It's a ****ing arms race out there, I'm telling you!
They're very common in South Carolina. Probably the most common breed of dog around where I am. There are certain demographics that go after them because they have a reputation for being aggressive- it's like having a swastika tattoo or a steel rod through your nose. It says "I'm a social deviant- I'm tough- stay out my way". Gangsters, trailer park denizens, amongst others go for that thing. It's a counter-culture status symbol. [I'm not calling all pitbull owners counter-culture... but a large number are... around here anyway] Most pitbulls are actually very nice dogs. The problem is- some of these people that get Pits for the wrong reason (to look tough) - are the wrong type of owners for the breed- and tend to neglect their dog. My mutt (that turned out to be 1/4 pitbull) was an aggressive dog and I didn't neglect it. Goodness knows what it would have been like in the wrong hands- chained to a tree all day long like so many are.
True. I'm not too keen on pedigrees. Crossbreeds all the time for me. They live longer and, as any geneticist will confirm, outbreeding increases vigour. For me any dog that resembles their ancestor (the wolf) is brilliant. So: Alsatians, Malamutes, Tamaskans, etc.
So true. When I was a kid we had a collie/lab cross (or mongrel, as we called them in those days!) and it lived till just short of nineteen years. I like this lab, and it really is true that they are wonderful family dogs, but I expect we'll be lucky to get ten years out of him. Cost £400 and the daughter had ideas of breeding him (but even black lab pedigrees are ten a dime for sire, and we'd have to hip and eye-score him and all that malarkey), but I would have been just as happy with a stray mongrel from the RSPCA. Love him now though - except that as the sun sets and I want to nod off in my armchair, he wants to go for his night walk along the river and chase rabbits and squirrels that he'll never catch. A fox practically ran through his legs last week, and five seconds later he reacted and went after it. I think he'd last two minutes if he went feral!
