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Neighborhood problem turns violent
MikeQ:
--- Quote from: tommy on January 10, 2008, 01:00:35 am ---I don't know what to tell you, if your dogs are "nipping"you you need to curb that behaviour a long time ago and the way you sound as if you accept it and it is natural for the dogs to be doing this. This not a dog owner doing the right thing and is surly not supporting your stance.
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Once in 16 years for the oldest dog and once in 13 years for the younger dog. This isn't a regular occurrence. We surmised later with the 16 year old it was because she was getting old and was having pain from arthritis. Simply picking her up caused her to nip me. She was having an instinctive reaction to pain that she perceived me as causing. I could not have know this or done anything different. Once the arthritis worsened it became obvious because she was visibly stiff. Our vet put her on NSAIDS and she did well until she died from heart failure a year later.
My younger dog nipped me when he and I were playing around. He either got excited, scared, or maybe twisted in a way that caused him pain. I don't know. I'd played with him like this 1000's of times and never had an incident.
The point is that no owner can know what a dog is thinking and how he is going to react to every situation. You said it yourself, they aren't a computer program. All dogs can be loving and playful but they are also unpredictable . Anyone who thinks they can know what the dog is thinking and predict there behavior is just in denial. I just hope for you sake that if your dog ever does have a bad moment, he doesn't kill or seriously injure anyone. Good Luck.
tommy:
If a dog is old or in pain I have no problem agreeing the dog will bite you. This is not the case in these dog bites we are talking about.
AtomSmasher:
I agree that pitbulls are much more likely to "snap" and attack someone from out of nowhere then other breeds of dogs and that very few people who currently own pitbulls should be allowed to keep them, but I also believe that the percentage of them suddenly attacking someone can be greatly (but not totally) reduced with the proper training and upbringing.
MikeQ:
How do we know that wasn't a factor in some of these attacks? Also, me playing with my other dog was not a case of him being old. He's 13 now but he nipped me years ago. He wasn't a puppy but he wasn't old either.
tommy:
--- Quote from: AtomSmasher on January 10, 2008, 01:23:36 am ---I agree that pitbulls are much more likely to "snap" and attack someone from out of nowhere then other breeds of dogs and that very few people who currently own pitbulls should be allowed to keep them, but I also believe that the percentage of them suddenly attacking someone can be greatly (but not totally) reduced with the proper training and upbringing.
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Thank you. That is good enough for me to concede in this crowed at this point. At least it's a start.
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