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2006-09-28 08:44:58 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
In my book it's always the owner's responsibility. That doesn't apply to cats of course as they don't have owners - just people who feed them with whom they deign to cohabit.
2006-09-28 08:47:03 · answer #1 · answered by crosbie 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I totally agree. It is always the owners resposibilty to make sure the dog is properly trained and brought up not to be agressive. People who have agressive dogs that attack should be punished with more than just a fine. Being a responsible dog owner I would never leave a child alone with one of my dogs. Like people even the best trained dogs have breaking points and can only take so much pushing, punching. proding, pulling. Eventually they will stand up for themselves. I have always tried to teach children that dogs are not toys and cannot be treated as such. It has worked well with my neice and nephew and they show dogs and all animals the respect they deserve.
2006-09-28 21:15:51 · answer #2 · answered by Tuppence 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a behavioral trainer I work with many aggressive dogs.
About 99% of what I see is what I call operator error. Meaning it is the OWNER who did not do any training with the dog and never taught it anything the OWNER who has never corrected to dog for unwanted or inappropiate behavior and now wonders why the dog rules the house. CLUE beacuse you (the owner) let the dog do as it wants. Much like a spoiled child dogs are also often spoiled and no one but the owner is responsible for the training of the dog.
If you do not have the time and are not willing to put for the effort to train a dog DON'T GET ONE.
2006-09-28 08:53:58 · answer #3 · answered by tlctreecare 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
There is no such thing as a bad dog. Only a bad owner. I have had german shepherds all of my adult life but never had a bad one yet. Each and every one of them I would have trusted with children yet each and every one of them would have died for me if I had been attacked because of the way I treated them. Most dogs that turn bad have been ill treated by their owners yet these same people are never or seldom banned from keeping animals and go on to harm more dogs. They are the ones that should be put down not the animals.
2006-09-28 10:24:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A poorly-trained, badly socialized, out of control dog is a disaster looking for a location. . .and it's not uncommon for it to find one. Unless the dog is ill (rare), inbred, or abused into becoming vicious, it almost always comes down to the owner.
Either the owner doesn't know how to train the dog or doesn't care. It takes work and discipline to obedience train an animal, and I bet I've heard every excuse in the book for neglecting it.
"I don't have the time and/or the money." Will you have time and money to go to court and deal with a lawsuit if your dog attacks someone? Or how about time and money to replace the items that Fluffy's chewed to shreds?
"Dogs should be allowed to be dogs. It's not natural to train them." According to that theory, kids should be allowed to be kids and still be wearing diapers in high school.
"My dog is just too stupid to understand." Possible, but doubtful. The odds are much higher that the owner hasn't taken time to learn good solid training techniques or consulted a professional trainer.
Ninety nine times out of a hundred, it usually comes down to a lazy or irresponsible owner who doesn't want to take the time or spend the money to have a well-trained dog.
2006-09-28 09:04:48 · answer #5 · answered by Wolfeblayde 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're quite right, I have a dog she's as soppy and gentle as anything, if
owners took more responsibility for their pets, and treat them like pets, and not train them as fearsome aggressive animals, then maybe we wouldn't
see the horrors that has hit the headlines these past few days, involving
the awful death of the five month girl, and the little four year old boy that
needed 200 stitches, scarring him emotionally and physically.
Regards.
Lain.
2006-09-28 08:59:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because people are ignorant.
It IS the owners fault, people are ALWAYS looking to pass on blame.
The owner is responsible for training, caring for, and loving their dog. They are also LEGALLY responsible for the dog.
2006-09-28 08:57:15 · answer #7 · answered by Nikki T 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I agree! dogs are influenced by there owners, that is how they get thier personality!
But no matter the dog there is always a risk to something! and that is sometimes not the owners fault...
my dog is a soft as pooh, he get walkies, cuddles, sleeps in the same bed as us, fed 3 times a day, but god help the poor person who decided that is going to let himself in my house and take anything he wants! that is something that i haven't trained him to do! that is up to the dog, and after all, if the dog repects his owners he will protect no matter the cost....
2006-09-28 08:50:42 · answer #8 · answered by storm.minx 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would say that 99.9% of the time it is the owners fault for any misbehavior on the dogs part. There are dogs out there because of bad breeding that are just bad dogs or dogs that will never be that companion that you envisioned when you brought him home for the first time. Be smart and check out the pups parents if you can.
2006-09-28 08:51:22 · answer #9 · answered by Aberdeen 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Pets are like children, when you get them as a pup they are a blank slate. We have had big dogs including a Doberman who was as soft as a brush, unfortunately every time we took him to the park other people would pick their dogs up!
He was so soft that a jack Russel chased him off the beach and back to our chalet once. When people came to the house he used to hide upstairs and poke his head around the corner to see who it was.
2006-09-30 14:31:33 · answer #10 · answered by flibertyjib 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Finally someone sane. I have always said that but everyone always looked at me like I had two heads. The owner is the one responsible for the dogs behavior.
2006-09-28 08:47:51 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋