Aye! Rolo be on trial today - Page 1

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Capt. Roland, how nice of you to try to help Rolo.  German "pirates" usually aren't so nice.

I live in Colorado. There is a lot more to this story than is being told. The dog had a history of being loose in the neighborhood and scaring people. The dog charged the chain link fence in its yard anytime anyone walked by. The dog got loose one day and chased a woman with a young baby in a stroller.  When she tried to shield the baby, the dog jumped on her and bit her. The bite may have been minor (that is in not disputed and her dress was also torn), but of course, reasonable people and terrified people assume that it could have been worse. The neighbors came and spoke out about this incident in court and the dog was ordered destroyed. Now everyone wants to save the dog and no one wants to hold the owner accountable for irresponsible ownership. 

No one, certainly not me, likes to see a dog put down for no reason. When a dog behaves like this, I am not surprised that it gets not only a death warrant for itself, but brings a bad taste to many people. This is yet one more instance where people are irresponsible and then call rescues asking them to place the offending dog in a police department....are you kidding? It will be interesting to see how it all plays out.

Bei Stoertebeckers Bart! Who be this Capt Roland?  Aye Eine steife Brise in den Segeln und immer eine Handbreit Wasser unter dem Kiel" wishes

Das ist de Kapitan Rath !

If I owned a dog who bit a woman with a child or any combination there of, I would without hesitation put a round in the back of said dogs head as soon as such action could be carried out.    If it was my wife and child I would simply empty out a clip with no concern for a painless result.

I based this responce on hodie's information.   I have no use for a dog that bites without reason.   The owner should be fined and sued.

And some people wonder why states are trying to pass all kinds of animal laws.

Though I disagree with your method of shooting the dog Two Moons, you are correct in my opinion that this type of dog behavior and irresponsibility on the part of the owner is EXACTLY why there are BSLs and other enforcement actions being proposed. 

I just spent almost 2 hours grilling a prospective GSD owner. In the end, it is about how breeders sell dogs, or in my case, how sometimes dogs are adopted out. If I make a mistake in ownership, then there is trouble. GSDs already have 2.5 strikes against them in society whether we like to think so or not. Dogs canNOT be chasing people and jumping them and biting, regardless of how minor the bite. Nor can they be left alone to charge fences, get out etc.

Hodie, you have made your point well and it makes good sense. 

Its just a touchy subject for me.    I've seen someone I care for mauled and the owner set the dogs on her.   Yes dogs, Dob's.

I love animals and do not tolerate abuse.    I would be even harder on a human under the right circumstances.

Sorry to be so dark..  its not my normal state.

They can give the dog a shot and the owner a warning, maybe a fine.  The woman will just have to learn to ignore the nightmares she'll have maybe for the rest of her life.   For sure the fear.

I was the unfortunate owner at one time of a dog that was a fear biter from the day I got it at 8 weeks.  I complained to the breeder but the breeder simply said they go through so many stages and wouldn't take the dog back, advised me not to let the dog run my life and do more socializing!  I socialized the poor dog a great deal, taking it to shopping centres, to the dog club, encouraging people to give it a treat and talk soothingly, even kneel down to the pup's level.  I took this dog everywhere and it was very devoted to me, but always was very mistrustful of men in particular and actually unsafe with children.  As the dog matured and it became clear it would not come out of its "phases," but only got worse as an adult, the breeder then claimed it was my fault as I had done all the wrong things with it.  Then real estate boomed and the houses on both sides of our property where adults lived, were sold and small children moved in on both sides.  There were a couple of close calls with the neighbours' kids, one of whom could not understand that the dog was not friendly and should not be touched even over the fence.  But the kids cannot be blamed.  My husband said you have to do something, the dog is a time bomb.  I tried to sell it, or even give it away, but was truthful about the temperament.  No one wants a dog like this except for people who should not own a dog as they only want a viscious one.  I put the dog down.  It was an extremely heartbreaking experience and I'll never get over it.  Incidentally, the two GSDs I got after that never had 1/4 of the socializing that one had and were rock solid and good with everyone from the get-go.  Temperament matters!!!