The woman was stupid to get in the dog's face. The owner was stupid not to have the dog leashed. Everyone else around them is stupid for not calling out these two problems. So do we really need to punish the dog here?
If a 2 year old is at a horse event and wanders to close to a horse and gets kicked, should the horse be put down? I just don't understand the logic?? The link clearly describes it as an Argentine mastiff, not a pitbull?? The dog did give a warning.
I would never get that close to a pet that didn't belong to me. You can't risk it because you don't know the dog. He went bobby hill on her. "I don't know you"!! Btw, that dog is an Argentinian Mastiff, not a pit bull.
Great points. We could even carry out the question to a news anchor. If a news anchor crept up directly behind a horse without putting a hand on the horse to let it know she was behind it and the horse kicked the anchor, would anyone be assuming the horse should be put down?
I'm sure there would be some people that would want the horse put down. ...and you know what? **** those idiots.
yes in both cases the people that want the animals put down are silly IMHO. There was a misunderstanding where the anchor didn't understand how a dog would interpret her action. I tend to think that the fault for the lack of understanding comes from the person who is much more capable of reasoning out dog behavior than a dog would be at reasoning out human behavior. It isn't the dog's fault and the dog doesn't deserve to die for it.
"Grrrr... Grrr.... Does it look like I'm smiling motherf**ker?!?! I'm about to get in your ass!!!" -RP
No, simply because the dog didn't continue to go after her. Unfortunate accident, but the dog isn't necessarily a danger to society.
"This dog survived against all odds in an icy lake...and we had to put the dog down a few days later after it bit a newswoman on a live broadcast celebrating the dog's rescue." LOL Insert "WHY??????" Darth Vader pic here. Where do I get my t-shirt? That's going to be some mighty fine print to fit it all with the picture of the dog gnarling her lip off.
Put the dog down? Are you joking? The anchor was an idiot for getting that close and treating it like a teddy bear.
with dog bites--unless they are of the unrestrained and vicious variety--I'm of the "two strikes and your out" opinion. The anchor was clearly wrong, but the owner should have been on top of it. No biggie......everybody learned a lesson. Document it, and if the owner lets it happens again, put the dog down.
First thing I do with rescue dogs is put them in an unfamiliar situation, run up on them, kneel down and put my face right in front of their mouth and stare at them. If the dog growls or shows signs of uneasiness from that I will edge my face closer to their mouth, wondering why it's acting like that. I complain every time I get bit and try to get the dogs put down and sue the owners but it seems it keeps happening to me! What's wrong with dogs?!?
I seriously get annoyed when people who handle or have dogs aren't paying any attention to the signals that their dog is giving. Further you have to know what your dog was bred for. If there is a situation where your dog's instincts might kick in then you need to be on high alert. From wikipedia.... Argentine Mastiff Temperament Dogos are big-game hunters and are sometimes trained for search and rescue, police assistance, and military work. The Dogo Argentino was specifically bred to be fierce hunters, but then to go home to the hunters families and be gentle with the family. Dogo Argentinos are protective of what they perceive as their territory and will guard it against any intruder. They get along with other dogs as long as they have been properly socialized, but will usually not tolerate another dog trying to assert dominance over them, therefore they might not coexist peacefully with another strong breed. The Dogo has a life expectancy of nine (9) to twenty (20) years. The attack response the dog had was DEFENSIVE and the handlers are 100% responsible. The anchor made a mistake by not recognizing quickly enough that the dog would snap at her after the growl and showing of teeth. Who knows what her experience with dogs really is. The handlers should have recognized the dog's warning signal IMMEDIATELY pulled the dog back and told the woman to back out of the dog's space. Whether or not this breed should be allowed is another question. But there is no question that this breed was created for hunting and defense of their family. It was not bred to instinctively accept and love strangers that they feel are invading their space or their family's/pack's space and they going to be especially defensive when they feel a stranger is trying to assert dominance over them. The dog was ok when she was petting him under the mouth, a non-dominant action. When she started coming in very close with her face above the dog's face while making direct eye contact then the dog viewed her actions as being very dominant. When you see 2 dogs doing that it is a recipe for a dog fight. Bottom line....the handlers should have absolutely known better and it is their fault.
