Originally Posted by
Colin
Your right
no one deserves to get bitten, but the problem is if parents kept better control of there children, teenagers/adults didn't go around vandalising peoples property or trying to break into them, then the dog would be put in that situation in the first place.
I disagree that no one deserves to bitten. The evil sickos who abused my dogs before they were rescued did deserve to be bitten. Unfortunately all but one got away with their brutality without getting what they deserved
The one who did get bitten, was a child.
Not some innocent little cherub, but a kid who was old enough to know what he was doing, who
chose to inflict
deliberate excrutiating harm on a dog from puppyhood, as did the mother and the other three children.
After a year of beatings, [ including with brooms ], and being in considerable pain from coat being so matted he could`nt move his legs properly and certainly not without great pain, including his entire male equipment being immobilised in the same solid matt which held his legs together, he finally snapped,
once, and it connected with the brute of a childs face.
He was taken to be killed for it.
The vet, recognising the despicable suffering the dog had gone through, [ including untreated injuries ], rightly refused to kill him and made them sign him over and secured him a place in rescue instead.
He was fostered initially, during which time he was desensitised to children so he no longer fears them therefore does not feel he needs to protect himself from them.
He is mine now, and is
terrific with children, is`nt bothered by them squealing and shrieking or running around, takes treats from them very gently, and loves being fussed by them.
Should be have been killed for
finally reacting to what he`d been put through in deliberate acts of cruelty by the child he bit and still had the incredible
self-restraint to only strike once rather than keep going and going until immobilising his abuser ?
Hell no.
Originally Posted by
hades
I cant believe someone would even think something like that, let alone write it!
Why would ANYONE in there right mind want to own a child killing dog...just because they didnt have kids.
Even to say it, is sick!
That is a shocking statement to make, I cant believe someone can think like that...are you for real!
Where does it statethat the dog which was effectively kidnapped and put in a horrendous situation was a `child killing dog` ?
Originally Posted by
Malady
Question for anyone really :
If one of the dogs that you own right now were in the same position and was let out by a stranger, then cornered by strange children and in it's defence, it bit one of them, what would you do ?
In such a scenario, I would get my dogs home, reinforce security to protect them better, then hunt down whoever let them out.
I would want to know anyone they bit was ok but would not blame my dogs nor allow anyone else to balme them for being in a situation caused by anyone moronic enough to let them out, any frightened animal is very limited on what they can do to defend themselves when scared, they should not be blamed for protecting themselves or reacting out of fear. If they bit the one who let them out, lets say any bites would be the least they would need hospital treatment for. Anyone who might put my dogs in danger in such a scenario, [ or any other ], would suffer severe retaliation from me.
My dogs would not get the blame, no way.
No dog bites for no reason. Humans may not always recognise the reason, and in many cases it will be medical but not outwardly obvious, but the dog will always have a reason.
Originally Posted by
red collar
Do you feel any sense of remorse at all for the injuries to the child, bajaluna?
In circumstances such as outlined in the instance as given, why should Bajaluna feel remorse over something caused by someone elses idiotic actions ?
She did nothing wrong, the dog defended itself after being put in a situation it should never have been put in, the remorse should be felt by the one who effectively
stole the dog for traumatising the dog and for being the direct cause of her own child receiving
a bite, [ I think I did read it was a
single bite, not `a mauling from an uncrontrollable demon-dog`...].
The only blame and guilt as far as I can see, from the details given, should be firmly laid at the mothers door and her door only.