Would a rabid dog snap off their leash? A few days ago i was walking to the library and a dog on a leash that was being walked by its owner moved towards and growled at me. After he passed me, I saw him trying to pull a flower but its owner pulled it away with its leash. Is this a rabid dog?
2007-01-01 09:39:13 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Noooooooooooooo. If the dog was rabid first of all he wouldn't be leashed, he would have either broke the leash or not let his owner leash him to begin with. All that is wrong with that dog is that he's just not leash trained yet, as he is taking his owner for a walk
2007-01-01 09:43:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
You can train your dog, no matter how old he is. As is stated by many above your dog thinks he is boss, so it is now your job to knock him down a peg or two. Before you feed him, pretend to eat out of his bowl, or simply do so. Sanitise his bowl properly and eat some corn flakes or something out of it yourself, in front of him. After you have finished wash the bowl and give him his food. The reason for this is because in a pack (and that is what you are, his pack), the pack leader eats first then the others eat after. This way you are showing him that he is beneath you. Try doing some general training with him, teach him some new tricks and this will show him that you are in control. Teach him to come to you when you ask and reward him with treats when he does, this will then concur the growling. If he does growl at you then turn around and ignore him, you do not want to keep aggravating him and making the situation worse. Also by turning your back to him you are saying 'i don't want any harm', it is not as daunting to him. You may be smiling at him to encourage him inside, but he doesn't know you're smiling, to him you are baring your teeth, which in dog language means the complete opposite to a smile. When he does behaviour that you don't like, such as biting you, remove him from the room and do not bring him back in until he has calmed down. Finally, your dog is behaving in this way because he is stressed, possibly because he is going in and out of kennels all the while, so it is your job to de-stress him. Give him plenty of exercise and look into dog massage. You could take him somewhere to have this done and get shown by a professional so that you can do it yourself at home. This will calm your dog and this behaviour should stop. Hope I helped
2016-05-23 04:01:10 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no... it just means its grouchy.
Thats retarded to think every dog that growls is rabid. Rabid implies they have rabies or are seriously mess up. It would have done a hell of a lot more than growl if it was rabid. Like, attempted to bite your head off. Owners don't take rabid dogs out and about, and if they do you can report them. It's dangerous, and if the dog has rabies then the owner probably does to and they all are dead.
2007-01-01 09:48:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, it wouldn't be a rabid dog. It was probably protecting it's owner. Or even felt threatened. If it was rabid, I seriously doubt they'd be walking it on a leash in public anyway.
If you have animals they could probably smell it off your clothes.
****Rabid: Of or affected by rabies.
****Rabies is a disease with 2 diffrent aspects which mostly no one here knows about them. There's the aggresive state or the 'Dumb' state. Agressive state includes: snapping, salvitating, signs of aggression such as: Showing teeth, raised fur, rasied haunches as if ready to attack.
Dumb state: Unable to think, immobilized. Will snap but would prefer to be left alone.
This is a zoonosis; meaning it can be transfered to people by a bite or scratch.
2007-01-01 09:46:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No as far as I can tell the dog might have an agression problem but you did'nt describe anthing that would pop out as a rabid dog
2007-01-01 10:29:02 · answer #5 · answered by nick 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are you serious???
I love it when people think that "foaming at the mouth" is THE sign of rabies!!!!!!!!! It CAN be a sign....but MANY rabid animals DO NOT have that sign!!!! I have seen SEVERAL rabid dogs and cats, and not ONE of them was foaming at the mouth. In the most common form, the animals are actually showing signs of being paralyzed, and timid or shy.
2007-01-01 09:43:06 · answer #6 · answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
No a rabid dog is a dog that has a disease called Rabies. What you met was a vicious dog. There's a difference.
2007-01-01 09:54:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Not really. It sounds like the dog was trying to protect his owner.
2007-01-01 09:43:00 · answer #8 · answered by choco-vanilla 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
in some states there is a law if a dog bites or hurts a person or another animal it has to be sent to an animal shelter for 10 days so they can evaulate it to see if its rabid sick or just plain moody so if the dog is rabid and the owner knows it they can get in to trouble.
2007-01-01 09:46:09 · answer #9 · answered by M&Ms 3 · 0⤊ 6⤋
It just sounds like a dog that has no training, not a rabid dog. When you see them foaming at the mouth, that is when you have to worry.
2007-01-01 09:44:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋