Both drowning and you can save 1. Dog or stranger?

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My dog was not a diver.
Most dogs aren't, so this is not an issue.
Would I save a member of my own family before I would save a stranger?
Does anyone even need to ask?
Would I save a stranger to me before I saved a strange dog?
Of course, and that wasn't even the original question.
 
What if the guy works at the pound and euthanizes dogs?
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Nice, I agree with you in theory and get labeled white trash.

I have two very well cared for and loved dogs that share my home(s) with us. And the vet and feed bills to prove it, thank you very much.

From an ethical standpoint, explain how a "stranger" is able to show "loyalty" and I'll reconsider my stance.
 
I quite understand that dogs are animals and they are possesions. I would still have to give a answer on a person by person basis, because there are some people I see that I would not save. Some I would probably go have a beer with the dog afterward and laugh how if he would have had his pants up where they belonged, he wouldnt have drowned in the first place. Same with old people, if your old and I think you and the dog got about the same time left on the planet, well....after all he is supposed to be my best friend and he sure as heck better not save a stranger over me.
 
Originally Posted By: Panzerman
I quite understand that dogs are animals and they are possesions. I would still have to give a answer on a person by person basis, because there are some people I see that I would not save. Some I would probably go have a beer with the dog afterward and laugh how if he would have had his pants up where they belonged, he wouldnt have drowned in the first place. Same with old people, if your old and I think you and the dog got about the same time left on the planet, well....after all he is supposed to be my best friend and he sure as heck better not save a stranger over me.


Now this is sounding like government run health care.
 
I would save the man based on the principle that human life is more valued than an animal. I saw a news story awhile back about dog's trained as lifguards to save drowning swimmers in Italy I think it was. The dogs are special breeds and trained to detect a person in distress and they can swim further and have more stamina than any human lifeguard.
 
I saved a stranger, a 9 year-old girl, who had even less water survival skills than her parent who allowed her into a dangerous situation.

So, to answer the question, it ~depends~.
 
I'm surprised the ultimate situational ethics question hasn't come up:

If you had a child and a spouse that were trapped in a burning building and you can only save one, which one would you save?


Have I mentioned I despise situational ethics?
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Originally Posted By: StevieC
Stranger - would be my choice.

Why?
Humans live longer than dogs and the guy could be the next world leader or change man-kind for the good.

Or he could become a serial killer and murder your entire family.
 
Originally Posted By: fdcg27
Well, the dog's relatives were his family, us.
Look at it this way.
A Pyr will lay down his life protecting you.
Will any stranger do that?
Don't you owe the dog the same level of loyalty?
I have no idea whom this hypothetical drowning victim might be, while the dog is a member of the family.
I would no more have let him drown than I would my wife or one of my sons.
Family trumps all, and I pity those who don't understand that.


I agree! Only different breed of dogs for me but I would have to do the same.
 
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