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Should i shoot it?

azzeaterazzeater Member Posts: 187 ✭✭✭
edited June 2002 in General Discussion
O.K. My wife brought home this stray dog 3 weeks ago. It was a very nice little dog so we decided to keep it since nobody has claimed it. It has been a good lil dog until today. I was taking the other dogs outside to play frisbee so i called him out too. He then ran under the bed so i followed him and pulled him out telling him that it was o.k. and he's a good boy. He started to follow but then ran into a closet that was left open so i followed him and went to take ahold of his collar this time. Then he bit me! I AM pissed but i don't know how he was treated before. My question is, should we get rid of him? shoot him? give him another chance? what? As for right now i'd like to get the rifle out but i'm just mad that he bit me. Like i mentioned earlier, he has been a good little dog until today. It seems like he was groomed frequently and listen very well. He also gets along with my other two dogs. Any suggestions?

hey all!
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  • 4GodandCountry4GodandCountry Member Posts: 3,968
    edited November -1
    Too late to dicipline him now. If you are going to correct his behavior you need to doing when he messes up. I wouldnt kill him but Id sure beat the mortal * out of him to let him know whos the boss.

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  • Tailgunner1954Tailgunner1954 Member Posts: 7,734 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    So, he was afraid and tried to get away/hide and you were foolish enough to grab him. Your mama didn't teach you better than to grab a cornered anamal thats afraid and ready to fight for it's life?
    Somthing about what happened today triggered a bad memory with that dog, and he may never get over it, but only time will tell if he can get over it. Give him the time to adjust, and learn from your own mistake.
    Some guys like a mag full of lead, I still prefer one round to the head.
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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    You were the cause of the dog biting.. it has some sort of a problem with frisbees and you provoked it.. to shoot it now after that would be like spanking a child for something you did... nevermind totally heartless..

    Give the dog love and attention... dont force it with the frisbee.. he/she will see the other dogs and being a curious animal, the dog will want to see what is going on.. it could be that he was beaten for running off with a frisbee.. you dont know what happened to him.. but remember YOU caused the dog to bite you by grabbing at it..

    One woman's opinion
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  • muleymuley Member Posts: 1,583 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    azzeater....Don't get rid of the dog. At least for two or three weeks. When he bit you it may have been just out of being scared, but I wouldn't take a chance on the rabies thing. Keep him isolated if you can and watch him closely. He may not be acting like he is rabid, but why take chances? After you are reasonably sure he is OK, THEN take him out and shoot him and beat the crap out of him.
    Dog lovers.....of which I am an ardent one.....please forgive me. I'm still upset about the Pledge of Allegiance thing.

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  • squeakycsqueakyc Member Posts: 204 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have a dog that was rescued from bad home. Every time I get the leash out to take him for a walk he runs and hides under the bed. This led me to believe someone had beat him with a belt or strap.
    We don't reach under to pull him out as he is a 68 lb. male Bull Terrier and I need my hand. We coax him out with a treat and reward him when he comes to us. If he stays under the bed we leave him until he comes out on his own.
    Now we leave his leash in the garage and take him out there to get him hooked up. Sometimes it's a struggle but we get him leashed and go for a walk. We always reward him with a small treat when he co-operates. He has improved a lot but it takes time and patience.
    The best thing to do is work with him and if he won't come out leave alone for a while and don't hit as he will just get worse. Patience and treats are the best way to go and make sure that he knows who is in charge. If you think its too much work take him to your local pound and turn him in as a lost dog. Also tell them about his bad habit.
    I've rescued several Bull Terriers over the years that have been in the fight ring or badly beaten. It's a lot of work but of all the dogs I've taken in I have found homes for them all mostly with families. I have never got one back because the people couldn't handle them or they were mean. Establish who is the boss and take it slow with a gentle hand and your dog will come around.
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  • MercuryMercury Member Posts: 7,842 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    It takes at least 6 months to bond with a dog, even longer if it has been abused. Take some time, and give him love and attention. He'll come around.

    Merc



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  • HappyNanoqHappyNanoq Member Posts: 12,023
    edited November -1
    it's generally said that dogs need to be dissiplined within a minute, preferably the place they did something wrong.

    if you catch him taking a dump in your closet - right away, talk or yell in a "degrading tone"/low tone - give him a light smach while pointing to what he did wrong.

    if you see he's taken a dump in the closet, and find the doggie 3 hours later - he doesn't know what he's being punished for.
    he'd end up being totally scared of you and hide somewhere or perhaps run away.

    therefore, be nice at first - compliment, talk "up to him" in a cheerful manner when he's not doing anything wrong. spend time doing something he likes - if he's afraid of frisbee's, coach him into it slowly when youre having a good time. but SLOW !!
    simply bond with him - compliment with a snack perhaps.

    the shortest way to a doggies heart is compliments, playfull good time spent and a bisquit or other kind of snack (snacks only once in a while - never as a habbit)

    at least that's what i've had success with.

    hope you get him turned around to a nicer doggie.

    Regards
    Peter E Jeppesen
    Greenland.


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  • interstatepawnllcinterstatepawnllc Member Posts: 9,390
    edited November -1
    Muley,..... you call yourself a dog lover? Wake up pally, your living in some kind of a dream world !!
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  • JBBooksJBBooks Member Posts: 103 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    muley and 4g&c,

    Thank you Lord I don't belong to either of these
    2 ........

    If you can't beat it or kill it are you at a loss
    for what to do?

    just my so very humble opinion, of which there are
    many................

    JBB

    I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I require the same from them.
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  • CS8161CS8161 Member Posts: 13,596 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Beating the dog will solve nothing. Give the dog some time, he has to figure out his place in the pecking order. You can show him that you are the alpha by rolling him onto his back and gently keeping him in that position. Yelling, screaming and beatings only reinforce negative behaviour in dogs. Its probably a huge adjustment for the dog, and he will come around once he feels that his place in the pack is secure.

    Chris8161
    Admit nothing, deny everything, demand proof!
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