unleashed dog bites leashed dog and unleashed dog owner gets bitten
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i dont see how you can be responsible if the person's own dog bit him. i wonder what breed was all the dogs. if an unleashed dog is attacking my dog, id be trying to kill the dog(s). my mom was put in a terrible position once where an unleashed rottweiler was attacking her leashed australian shepherd. id like to have some time with the owner for that.
Bottom line is, if all dogs were properly leashed nobody would have been bitten.
I love it when irresponsible owners, or even a curious passerby, say "the dog bit a human, no matter the circumstances, let's blame the dog!"
Agreed...some people think a dog should have no protective instinct and should refrain from biting the almighty human no matter what. It's ridiculous! When a dog is on a lead, its job is to PROTECT the human at the other end of that lead, period. Any creaure, human or not, that poses a threat in the dog's eyes will usually get bit, even by a mild-mannered and obedient dog...it's a case of a dog being a dog and doing its "job", nothing more. The dog is not to blame IMO.
The same holds true for ignorant people who leave their dog and small child alone together unsupervised, and the child gets attacked because it doesn't understand that hitting and pulling on the dog's tail will hurt and make it angry...it's the parents' or guardians' fault for leaving them alone together, but the child is the one who gets hurt and dog is the one who has to pay for their negligence with his life .
Agreed...some people think a dog should have no protective instinct and should refrain from biting the almighty human no matter what. It's ridiculous! When a dog is on a lead, its job is to PROTECT the human at the other end of that lead, period.
thats exactly what my dog did when the rottweiler approached. she was protecting my mother. thats what my current dog would do also. unfortunately, my current dog is always on duty even when someone isnt threatening. but i know she will protect my wife and daughter, so that gives me some comfort and may pay off much more than having the sweetest dog on the block.
Agreed...some people think a dog should have no protective instinct and should refrain from biting the almighty human no matter what. It's ridiculous! When a dog is on a lead, its job is to PROTECT the human at the other end of that lead, period. Any creaure, human or not, that poses a threat in the dog's eyes will usually get bit, even by a mild-mannered and obedient dog...it's a case of a dog being a dog and doing its "job", nothing more. The dog is not to blame IMO.
The same holds true for ignorant people who leave their dog and small child alone together unsupervised, and the child gets attacked because it doesn't understand that hitting and pulling on the dog's tail will hurt and make it angry...it's the parents' or guardians' fault for leaving them alone together, but the child is the one who gets hurt and dog is the one who has to pay for their negligence with his life .
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Couldn't have possibly stated it better. When I was very young, I was playing with a perfectly sweet dog at a friend's house, and I pulled her tail - I did not have an understanding of that at such a young age - and she bit me on the nose. My parents never blamed the dog, but explained me I was the one who caused the dog to bite me, plain and simple. From that day, I learned my lesson and was so thankful they were wise enough to see things as they were, not as they would like them to be - it was not the dog who was crazy, but I was the obnoxious one bothering her (go ahead, blame the dog who cannot speak thus cannot explain what really happened).
I have had dogs all my life, and very few times, almost zero, they attack/bite for no reason. Unfortunately people take the easy fix and don't even bother to understand why they end up biting people.
As most dogs would gladly give their lives to defend their owners, oddly enough many owners don't think twice about tossing them away without blinking an eye...
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