Originally Posted By: Rolla07
Originally Posted By: andrewg
Originally Posted By: Rolla07
Pets are meant to be at home. Enough dog attacks as it is. Despite the opinions posted here, a human comes before a pet anyday and everyday.
Since when are dogs only "meant to be home"?? And I fail to grasp the "human comes before a pet" comment in this context.
No offense...but you sound like a rather harsh individual. In my experience, thos that feel similar to you about dogs, are to be kept at a distance.
You fail to grasp the concept. What is meant by that, is that dogs shouldnt be in a grocery store posing a risk toward others. Animals are called animals for a reason, and no matter how well you think you know your pet, you cant predict if they will cause injury to another person. I love dogs and cats but at the end of the day I will stand up for human rights vs animal rights if they are placed against each other.(like this circumstance)
This. We have a dog, and love him as a member of the family. That being said, my wife and kids supersede my awesome dog everyday of the week. When the world ends and we run of food, that dog is gonna be a tasty meal.
Last month my kid was at our neighborhood playground, playing with other children as I sat on a bench. A large breed dog (maybe a mastiff mix) not on a leash ran at my 3 year old son, tackled him to the ground and was dragging him around by the shirt. When my kid tried to get back up, the dog jumped on him pushing him to the ground and dragging him around. By this time I made it over, separated the dogs mouth from my son's torn shirt (the dog was still trying to go after my son I don't know if it was a prey drive thing) I pushed the dog down and pinned him with my leg. By this time I heard the owner (a thin woman) yelling and running over to us, when I looked up she was still about 50 meters away. When she came over, she put him back on the leash and apologized vehemently. I was upset and could only manage one sentence to her. "Keep your dog on a leash." I picked my kid up and walked home. Nothing but scratches and a torn shirt. The reason I didn't pull my gun out is because children were within 10ish meters of me, and I was able to immediately separate the dog from my son. If I would have not been able to separate them that dog would have been terminated. Glad I didn't, laws aside, my kid might have been traumatized.