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Except that isn't what we are talking about here.
We are talking about a dog that WAS trained and at great expense to the American taxpayers, I might add.
And incidentally, just what was this dog "trained at great expense to the American taxpayers" trained to do (and earned medals for doing)? Very likely it was attacking people--a "combat dog" as the title says. So now some clown takes this dog to the USA and lets it run loose? Give me a break. The only life for that dog was to be kept tightly under control; the alternative was recklessness and cruelty to animals. I'm just glad it didn't hurt anyone during its post-army life.
It's an "American thing" again. Why am I not surprised? A revolver in a holster attached to the bike just in case the rider needs to shoot someone sometime?
And incidentally, just what was this dog "trained at great expense to the American taxpayers" trained to do (and earned medals for doing)? Very likely it was attacking people--a "combat dog" as the title says. So now some clown takes this dog to the USA and lets it run loose? Give me a break. The only life for that dog was to be kept tightly under control; the alternative was recklessness and cruelty to animals. I'm just glad it didn't hurt anyone during its post-army life.
Way to read the article. It was a bomb sniffing dog. And the "clown" was his Special Forces handler who raised and trained him from a pup. They served two tours in Iraq together. The Soldier then adopted the dog when it was time for the dog to retire.
You have an unhealthy hatred of dogs, I would not want to see you wih a gun near a dog. Plus I have never seen dogs eat heir own feces, but that is beside the point. Dogs are dumb, yes that's why law enforcement and others use them for detection and other purposes.
I don't hate dogs....but they are about as smart as cheese-loaf. And the dog-worshippers make it worse by not training their dumb animals, and elevating them to a status that is out of touch with the reality of these dimwitted animals.
Eat and swallow a rubber-toy that will kill you, dine on your own ****, run out and get splattered by a semi, mooch off of humans because you are nowhere near as smart as a coyote or wild cat, attack innocent people, bark at nothing for hours on end..............a truly BRILLIANT animal!!!!!!!!
Define "attack". I was barked at, chased by dogs, that what dogs do. A bicycle can outrun any dog out there, and I dont recollect older dogs doing much of chasing, 9 y.o. dog is like 55 y.o. human, chasing is one of the last things on its mind. A bicyclist had a gun on him, which suggests something very peculiar about his state of mind, CIA and extraterrestials must be after the guy, and then dog barked confirming his worst fears.
UHHHH, attack as in charging with teeth bared.
And if a poop-eater-animal chases me, it gets what it gets......I have no idea what is going through the idiotic animal's mind.
I ride a bike and I carry a knife.....just in case a poop-eater-animal wants to attack me.
How about a secure fence around a yard for your well loved dog Mike (or anyone) so he doesn't escape and threaten people? Not so hard.
Maybe the yard is fenced. Fence gates are left open, usually unintentionally, by people such as meter readers. Or perhaps the dog with PTSD spooked at an unexpected noise and scaled the fence in his anxiety to escape the noise. I've known pet dogs to scale six foot fences easily and certainly a trained military service dog can scale just about any fence. Or chewed through his tie-out due to anxiety.
How about a little compassion for a veteran and scaling back on the ass-umptions until we have the full story?
If you read the story from the local paper, the owner had a friend watching him.
The "victim" also claimed he was attacked by a pack of dogs, but then later admitted the three other dogs present were not aggressive at all. All were smaller breeds then the Malinois.....including a PUPPY. So, a liar right off the bat.
Also, the Soldier says the dog was incredibly friendly, and would only bark or become protective if somebody entered his property and/or looked in the back of his truck. The dog was essentially shot in his driveway.......so what does that tell you? It tells me this "victim" was likely snooping on the property. Why was he off his bike? He says he got off it so he could defend himself with the bike, swinging it around. That was his first instinct? Not to at least try to ride away first?
And a bicycle holster? Really? lol For what? It's not like critter is going to jump out of the bushes. That area is flat as a pancake farmland. How do you shoot an attacking dog in the ass?
Oh, I think the guy is probably a complete *******, and I generally take a dim view of people who feel the need to carry while they ride a flippin' bicycle. But it IS Montana, and there is an awful lot of wildlife that can threaten you. Heck, I'm in the Denver area, and recently in my area someone came face to face with a few bears in their very suburban development right on the sidewalk. Multiple bears means a mama and her cubs, which is a very dangerous situation.
But I can't entirely discount that a dog from a very volatile breed with anxiety and PTSD may have been the aggressor. You say there were multiple dogs, and really that's a pack. Packs can be dangerous.
But yeah, to a certain extent, I find blame with the dog owner for apparently not choosing someone who had the experience/responsibility to keep a dog like that under supervision while the owner was away. I have very smart and athletic dogs who are very attached to me. My friends who watch them when I go on business trips never leave them unsupervised outside because when I'm gone, they aren't as predictable. I'm their alpha, and when I'm gone, they are at a loss.
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