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by MaggieMae on 03 March 2010 - 00:03
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I agree !!
by hodie on 03 March 2010 - 01:03
It has NOTHING TO DO WITH DOGS TODAY BEING MORE AGGRESSIVE - Dogs are dogs and yes, there ARE too many morons who own dogs and think it is ok to leave children unattended with dogs.
There ARE more dogs and more efficient collection of bite statistics by the medical profession and emergency rooms. It has to do with increased media coverage of bites, maulings and fatalities. It is a result of people who have no common sense, or are arrogant (it can't happen to me and I have done a great job with my children and dogs so nothing would ever happen). It has to do with people placing children in situations where danger lurks.
It has to do with people like the guy who gave his 7 or 8 year old son an automatic weapon (AR-47 I think) to fire at a gun club last year, not understanding his son didn't have the strength to control such a weapon (and thus he fired the weapon and the recoil led to the child firing the gun straight into his head). It has to do with people who think their child will wear a bike helmet and stay out of the street, only to find out some kids disobey and don't wear a helmet and/or ride into the street and are hit by vehicles. It has to do with the propensity for humans to say, "it won't ever happen to me". Then, all too often, it does. And many times, it is the innocent children who pay for this kind of attitude.
It has to do with a lack of common sense, a lack of parenting skills, and a sense of parent selfishness where it is all about the parent, and not the child at all.
by Two Moons on 03 March 2010 - 01:03
by MaggieMae on 03 March 2010 - 01:03
I have to disagree about the agressiveness of today's dogs -- There is so much difference in my current GSD than my previous one -- night and day. What happened ?
by Mystere on 03 March 2010 - 01:03
You make jenni's point--not one, single pit. You cited an instance of two. Dogs, particularly males, are like teenage boys: alone, one may be fine. Add a second and they think of crap to do they would not do invidually. Add that third and you have three otherwise "good boys" doing things that no one or two would otherwise do, because their hormones and mental abilities (judgment) are out of whack.
by BabyEagle4U on 03 March 2010 - 01:03
by Mystere on 03 March 2010 - 01:03
Someone,( can't remember who) hit it on the head. Years ago, in a much less litigious time, dogs did run loose all the time. They travelled the neighborhood and got along with other dogs and even strange kids. They were, perhaps, more socialized for that environment as a result.
My first gsd (when I was 8) was so stable that she really was a babysitter. She could be in a yard full of screaming, running kids and no one was ever nipped, or even chased. She was "nanny" to my babysister, putting up with a toddler's abuse, yet so protective of her that she would not allow the brat's hands to be spanked (she put herself in the way to take the licks herself). She was totally trustworthy with kids, almost any kids. The same dog would have been hell on the schutzhund field, too. She proved her "courage, hardness and fighting drive" on several real-life occasions.
That being said, would I be party to the same laissez-faire attitude with a dog and kids today. HELL, NO!
by GSDSRULE on 03 March 2010 - 01:03
I agree.
I think a lot of people don't nip things in the bud, the parents are too "soft" in my opinion. They don't want to "damage" the dog, hurt it's feelings, whatever.
I weep for these poor kids that have numbskulls for parents.
This was totally preventable, they already had one dog removed for biting, and they STILL didn't catch a clue?
RIP little angel.
by VonIsengard on 03 March 2010 - 01:03
I've senn plenty of people want to "fix" a dog that is being nasty with the kids. I just don't get it. Don't your kids deserve a kind pet, instead of one who wants to bite them?
You don't leave a small child alone with any dog, period. I don't care who you are or what you think you know.
Ban stupid parents, please, not dogs.
by Donald Deluxe on 03 March 2010 - 01:03
Why anyone would leave a toddler alone outside with a dog expecting that nothing will go wrong is beyond me.
My current male has been around little kids from the day I got him:
And he's every bit as tolerant now as he was in this picture from three and a half years ago. The dog is simply unflappable around kids.
That said, no way in hell would I EVER leave him unsupervised with kids. Not even for a second - because that's all the time it can take for something terrible to happen.
Love isn't just hugs and kisses - it's also taking full responsibility for the kids and creatures in your care. And full responsibility = full supervision.
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