quote:I was just out walking my dog and a little black dachshund was running around one of the parking lots, barking.
You are aware that dachshounds are not dogs, they are crocodiles with fur?
Hey, hey, hey...my doxie is the sweetest little girl you could ever meet! We heard quite a bit of, "Why would you want a dachshund, they're really mean!" before we got her. Like most other "mean dog" breeds, it has a lot more to do with how they're raised/trained than commonly thought.
Sorry to squash another mean-doggie-myth but your only worry with her would be that she'd try to lick you to death.
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Perhaps the bulldog broke into the porch to get at the little yappy dogs, and that's why he left...? Just a thought.
I'm with Elkhound, though - dogs on the loose get a call to AC, regardless of breed or temperment. I'd rather have an animal put down there than watch a police officer shoot one in the head because it had been hit by a car (BTDT).
Besides, the dog might be chipped... and maybe, just MAYBE, it getting loose was an accident and the owner really does care....
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We had a dachshund when I was young. Daddy brought him home from a well site. His mother had been run over and killed. He wasn't weened yet and could fit in the palm of your hand. We had him for 8 years and he was a very sweet dog.
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my grandparents have neighbors that have two very yippy dogs (forgot what breed, but it was a small breed). They would leave the dogs out when they weren't home (even at night). And they barked when anyone left my grandparents house (or came in the driveway). They did have invisible fencing, but i guess it wasn't strong enough, cause we'd always find their dogs in the my grandparents yard. Which is pretty bad when my aunt's cat is out (for the dogs I mean, her cat is over 20 lbs and beat the crap out of the dogs). I don't hear them anymore when I visit my grandparents. So either they got them trained better or gave them away.
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quote:Troberg, count me in as another one of your hero worshippers. That is the most ingenious idea I've ever heard!
One small hint for anyone who is goint to try this trick: Wear rubber boots or be prepared to watch your pants. Most of it goes in the right direction, but not all...
Edit: Of course I meant "wash your pants". Sometimes I type faster than I think.
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*hijack* Do you think I could develop and eletirc fence for neighborrhod children? Lillte bastards...* sorry end hijack*
My dogs are always on leash, especially my shar-pei mix, because I know he's just not right. He had not socialization before I found him at six months, and alternates between protecting me, and peeing on hmself. If I can control a powerful 60 lb dog, why can't everyone else.
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Before I tell my story, I want to say that I love dachshounds and this in no way infers any hate for the breed.
My neighbors have a herd of dachshounds. There are at least seven over there right now and one is pregnant. They let all of them stay out, unleashed in the front yard because they are afraid their "big dogs" in their fenced back yard might hurt them. There's only one of these little beasts that's anything like nice. So imagine a herd of weenie dogs all going for your ankles while you try to get out of your car and go inside. It's like Russian Roulette as far as if you'll run into the herd or not, sometimes they're all inside but when they're not...
-under"I still love doxies, though."fire
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quote:Originally posted by Lainie: Except for the female, when she was pregnant with or nursing the two litters she had in the two years they've been in that house. Grrr.
Sounds like a puppy miller to me, not to mention irresponsible for allowing his dogs' barking to annoy others.
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What I don't understand is the people who yell out "Don't worry, he's friendly!" as their loose dog comes barrelling towards your leashed dog... Maybe theirs really is, but how do they know MY dog is friendly??
A while back I had something similar to what you described happen. I was with my brother, and we were walking my two dogs as well as a Chow/Golden mix I was petsitting at the time. It was night and pretty dark on the street where we were walking. Suddenly, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier comes dashing up to us out of nowhere, and starts running around us. I start telling the dog to "go home" and etc while trying to keep it from going directly up to my terrier, who has some issues with other dogs-- he'll sniff noses and then start barking loudly at the other dog, and I'm always afraid this could cause the other dog to get aggressive-- he's never actually snapped or lunged at another dog, but I worry about other dogs' reactions to this, and I wouldn't count on his behavior either-- he's had bad experiences with "playful" dogs in the past, and if the other dog say jumped on him in "play" he might fight back. After the initial rush at us, I could see that the loose Staffy was trying to be playful. I was still worried because I did not know how the dog I was petsitting would react -- he's never around other dogs except mine so I don't know what he'd do. We stood there with me yelling at the dog to go home, when finally I noticed a man-- presumably the owner-- standing about 100 feet away. He didn't call the dog, attempt to come and collect the dog, or do anything except stand there! Finally the dog ran back to the owner and we continued on our way. After we started walking my brother told me he'd been ready to mace the dog if it hadn't left...
I've noticed lately in my neighborhood that there's a guy across the alley from me who lets his tiny Chihuahua loose in the alley! I've heard him calling for the dog who has wandered off down the alley, so the dog is NOT well-trained (it doesn't come when the guy calls.) I've also seen the dog wandering around in- and using as a bathroom- other people's yards (with the owner watching from his yard) if they don't have a closed gate or there's a gap it can get through. It would only take a second for that dog to get hit by a speeding car, and the driver probably would never even notice they hit anything.
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quote:Originally posted by Xia: Unleashed dogs are one of my pet peeves...
What I don't understand is the people who yell out "Don't worry, he's friendly!" as their loose dog comes barrelling towards your leashed dog... Maybe theirs really is, but how do they know MY dog is friendly??
We don't. But we can at least assure you that your own dog's not going to get hurt, which I think is most owners' fear. It should be perfectly obvious, of course; if a dog isn't friendly, s/he shouldn't be off the leash at all. Or even, perhaps, out in public at all. I've walked past a number of dogs with my properly leashed one (he's 95% good at sitting down and having the leash put on when he's told to, or even when he sees another dog, although he tends to do the barrelling thing if he catches sight of the other dog in the middle of a joyous run) only to have the other dog strain at the leash and growl, and have to be dragged away by the owner. Dunno if I've always been lucky in having sweet dogs, or what, but an unfriendly dog on a leash seems much more of a liability than a friendly one (pretty much) under voice control.
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quote:Originally posted by underfire: Before I tell my story, I want to say that I love dachshounds and this in no way infers any hate for the breed.
Don't worry...you didn't come across as a doxie-hater.
I just get irritated when I hear breed generalizations like, "Those dogs are mean!" No, not all of those dogs are mean, probably not even the majority. Prime example, there's currently talk of banning pit bulls in Indianapolis. The mayor admits that he's aware that most pit bull attacks are due to improper training but he's considering approving the ban anyway.
As a member of the Indy Pit Crew (pit bull assocation) said, all this legislation will do is make sure that responsible owners won't own pit bulls...it's not going to affect those that already use the animals as weapons.
Sorry to hijack...please continue.
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I almost got eaten by a pitbull this morning! At the Vet's no less. I was taking Rabbity to get nuetered, and had him in a pet carrier under the chair, and my two boys were sitting on either side of me, when this moron comes in with a female pitbull, in heat, with no leash, he's just got her by her collar.
The dog takes one look at us and the little old lady sitting with her chihauhua, snarls and lunges, right out of her collar. I jumped up, ready to grab this dog, cause I'll be damned if my kids are going to see their pet or another small dog get torn to pieces, or get bitten themselves. Luckily, a vet tech was standing right there and grabbed the dog by her back legs, dog turns around to take a piece out of him just as owner runs up to grab the dog by the scruff.
Much wrestling ensues and the owner keeps punching the dog in the head, calling her a bonehead. Other vet techs come out and get the dog muzzled. My kids are screaming, little old lady is saying omy god, oh my god like she's about to have a heart attack.
Then the dog owner looks over at us, tries to laugh it off and says "She's a teddy bear at home." I was sooooo angry I was turning a bright shade of crimson and I told him "I think the tern your looking for is grizzly bear." then I yell at him that the dog ought to be put down. He's calls me a stupid bitch, asks the vet tech what time to pick up the beast and walks out.
Vet tech tries to stop him saying the vet wants a word with him, but he keeps on going. The vet tech yells after him that they won't release the dog to him unless he has proper restraints with him, and that they are going to call Pima county to see if the dog is licensed.
I'm still all worked up and about to got pick up the bunny in an hour. I heard him tell one of the vet techs that he'd be back at 3:30, so I'm going at 2:00 so we can stay well clear of him. I was just so upset, it absolutly ruined my morning, and my oldest has been worried that the dog is going to kill Rabbity while he's there.
It was just awful.
Vesta
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I can't even think of a bad enough word to call a person like that.
It is a fond wish of mine that they would be eaten alive some day by their sweet little teddy bear.
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quote:Originally posted by Vesta: Much wrestling ensues and the owner keeps punching the dog in the head, calling her a bonehead. Vesta
Sounds to me like it's the owner that needs to be put down. Seriously, I think people should be licensed before they are allowed to own a dog. That poor, poor pit. Her life must be hell.
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I have to agree, that poor dog... with that kind of treatment and being permitted to go through heat cycles with an extremely irresponsible owner no wonder she is turning out to be a beast. I've met some absolutely wonderful pits and similiar bull terrier breeds when they are raised in loving environments, they need some firm handling (not abusive!) to understand the "pack order" but when trained appropriately and given love they are so loyal and dedicated. I kind of vote the guy be neutered along with the spay of that dog, and it be given to a professional handler to hopefully undo some of the damage.
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Lots of loose dogs around here. The Amish people here never have their dogs on leash, but the do seem to be fairly well trained to voice, I haven't seen their dogs run around unless there's someone going by. Most of the dogs around here run off when I tell them to "go home" but the other day a big mastiff type peed on my peas and licked my toes when I told him to bug off. I was still annoyed but it did make me laugh.
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I guess they are called "peas" for a reason?
Never mind. I got it.
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I must say, while I was extremely pissed yesterday and in a mood that nobody should have pits, when I went back there were 3 extremely well behaved and friendly pits in the waiting room. It's really ashame that they get such a bad rep from owners like that. I would say,(And I'm sure to get flamed for this.) that I wish the breed would die out from being so readily available from backyard breeders. (I said die out. Naturaly, like no more being born, not euthanizing all the current ones.) and only be available from licensed breeders and sold to people who are licensed themselves to handle such large animals. I would do this with alot of the larger, more dangerous breeds.
The female pit was there to be spade, btw. (From what I gathered from easedropping.)
Vesta
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I got a long story about my neighbor and her 6 little yappy dust mops (long stringy hair, wavy not curly, not poodles or bishons. Don't know what they are - look like hairy rats to me) being left out all evening with one of those 2 ft high garden fences as a dog pen, and her two un neutered Tom cats spending more time on my poarch than in her house, but since I'm still mad enough to bite the neighbor, any thing else I say would be total rant, and a hi jack of someone else thread. Let's just say that it's not the bull dog owners that should be licenced.
I don't care how good a dog, they need to be leashed when out of their own yard, and need to have someone who can physically control them at the other end of the leash. My mother in law raises Weimies and Visla's, and they are show and field dogs -- they are trained to voice commands. But one fine morning one of them spied a rabbit on the other side of the street and my 100 lb mother in law was dragged accross that street at rush hour. The first driver through the intersection fortunately stopped in time, but he said he didn't really see the dog, all he saw was Mom sliding accross in front of him. Mom ended up with both hips and one knee broken, and both arms dislocated. But without her on the end of the leash, the dog would have been hit. Now days when they have to be walked, my husband walks them.
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My brother likes to walk in the nearby park (I often see him when I'm there with my dogs and we chat a bit). A pet peeve of his is unleashed dogs coming up to him when he's walking. My brother is not much of a dog person, and in fact is rather leary of them due to some bad experiences in the past. His take is that he doesn't know these dogs and doesn't know if they mean well or not. It also bugs him that many dog owners assume that everyone likes dogs, theirs in particular. Lately, I've also passed many joggers while walking my own dogs. Outside of the dog park, they're on leash. I'm starting to wish I had $20 for every jogger that's passed me and said 'thank you!' to me for heeling my dogs.
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DawnStorm- Tell your brother to get a can of mace. In a public place in the US (except perhaps a dog park) a person would be justified in macing an approaching unrestrained dog regardless of the animals apparent disposition.
Our local mail carriers carry mace, and do not hesitate to use it. If a dog barks, and is within range, the carriers are supposed to mace it.
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Vesta-I really can't describe my feelings when I read your post about that poor pit. I think my BP must have shot through the roof. What a horrible excuse for a human being that man must be. I sincerely hope after seeing him punch his dog in the head, the vets call the athorities and have the dog removed from his possesion. If he is willing to punch his dog like that in front of that many witnesses, God knows what he does in the private.
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