Dog bite at the schutzhund club. - Page 7

I don't even know what to say to that.  How can any of you sit there and say *I* am responsible for my mother being bit?  This disgusts me, that humans could be so cold, and bitter.  She is an adult, and I was too far away to do anything.  I had to watch my mother get mauled by what was probably crossed with Showline or American (THAT would explain everything... poor breeding... bet that will piss a few of you off), and all you can think of is "it's your fault"  She has been in tears on and off, and this is your fight, "your to blame"  "she shouldn't be petting a schutzhund dog"  I seriously question your morals as not a person in this sport, but a human being.

There is only one type of person who would be okay with this type of behavior, someone who has an aggressive dog.

The HOSPITAL CONTACTS ANIMAL CONTROL.  Get it right if you wish to fight.

I am truly, sorry to hear that many of you do not trust your dogs in a public situation.

I love dogs, I have 5, and I would kill if someone tried to harm mine... and that doesn't mean I wont kill someones idiotic dog for trying to kill my mother.  This is normal.

Sure, I am inexperienced, I have to start somewhere, why am I even talking about my lack of experience with you?  I have no reason to explain myself to you.  This has little to do with my mother being attacked by a dog that gives German Shepherds a very, bad reputation... you try to blame it on her, instead of looking at the REAL problem, which lies with the owner, and the DOG.   I heard about the history of the dog, it doesn't take a scientist to realize the dog has nerve issues.

You have no argument, karma is a real b!tch Get A Real Dog, to say the things you have... there is something wrong with you, or your heart.  I can't decide.

Relax.

This is why I never post on this board, because all you guys ever do is fight with each other.  AND BEING AS I AM INEXPERIENCED, where can I seek guidance?  I see users bashing people who are seriously sincere about getting into the sport, and all I ever see is them being put down.  No wonder why I see posts about "people ruining the breed" you are, because you are taking everything out of it that is is meant to be... a sport we enjoy with our dogs.

Shame upon you.

F

hun i hope you wont tar us all with the same brush

some of us do genuinely care!

you are in no way responsible for this.

some people just Post to wind people up...answer  take no notice!!! they ain't worth it

you keep at it

anyway i truly hope our mom gets better soon and don't let the b@#*@rds grind you down

if u get stuck pm the more sensible people on the board that way you can get the advice without the unhelpful comments 

regards T

got cut off....

you should have been supervising your mum.

Is it just me, or should one have a dog that failed schutzhund (meaning partially trained in attacking humans, I assume) being petted by strangers?

Should a dog like that be put down or caged forever, or worked with and take the chance that an accident may happen again?  Keeping in mind that some of the best animal trainers in the world have been hurt or killed by their highly trained performers (witness the Los Vegas tiger act and the recent TV star bear attack), or the pit bulls that killed their master (middle aged woman in the news last year).  The list goes on and on.

I once had a mixed breed dog that was the sweetest thing in the world to me and my wife, but hated children.  Why, I can only assume that the previous owners three kids mistreated him.  Nevertheless, I dealt with his "problem" for three years and finally made the decision to put him down, as it was just too much of a hazard that he might hurt a child someday.  I wrote about it on this site.  He would go through a window to get to a child, to eat him up.  I held him in my arms after he had the shot at the vets office, and I took him home and buried him on my property and speak to him when I pass, telling him how sorry I am that he was made like that by humans.  But, a man has to do what a man has to do.  Human children are more important than dogs.  I could have kept him caged and guarded for the rest of his life, but WHAT IF he got out?

Being a strong adult requires tough decisions.  Like whether or not to go to war, or put down a dog.

Some do not have the "makeup" to make decisions like that, thinking (actually hoping) that everything will be okay if they just work hard at something.

It is nobel to think that every thing can be made okay and the dog can lead a decent life, but many times it is foolish dreaming and hoping.

Yes, you try, but even if you think that you have succeeded, can you ever be really sure?

Some people with dogs like the one described use other humans as training props to socialize thier problem dog, and from what has been written here, it sounds like that is what the owner/handler of this dog did.  Piss poor judgement and decision.

Who, in the normal world, would want a dog that can not be petted?  Military, yes.  Police, perhaps.  Drug dealer, probably.  Sporting dog?  No way Jose.

Thank you tigermouse.

I could have lost my mother that day, and all you can think about is blaming the innocent.  I guess you wouldn't know how hard it is to look at your mother,picture that dog going for her throat, and seeing the gash it left.

Bancroft, I don't blame you, you can't help it... you simply do not know any better and I send you my warmest thoughts, do you have parents?  Were you adopted/abandoned as a child?.

Do right and fear no one.  I love you, will you marry me?

DoRight,  Of course we all know you are quite the handler with your six magic sweat shirts.  Why don't you crawl back in your hole, or at the very least limit yourself to speaking about matters you actually have experience in like training foot stools?