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Originally Posted by Ellie May  I agree with you. But I do think the dog should be allowed to live if a professional is willing to take him on. I'm sure my dogs would be capable of similar things if left on a chain for years with just a bone. He is a dangerous dog. No fault of his own. He should be euthanized because there is no good place for him to go and it is a waste of money.
Removal of teeth is not acceptable.
BTW, Tia refused to take him. They are full and the last thing they heed is yet another dog with so many restrictions, |
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Originally Posted by chachi Yes she has taken some on there that are lifers and cant ever be adopted out that was the prerequisite when she was allowed to take them on.
When I say rehabilitated I mean taken on trained and able to be adopted back out. I have seen on Pit Bulls and parolees where there have been pit bulls that people have asked Tia to train and she has determined their behavior is too unpredictable and determines they are untrainable. She always says this is because of bad breeding and not because of lack of training. Now I know bad ownership can play a role but alot of these dogs have been bred to fight and that plays a role also |
I did not know that about Tia.
And yes, fighting dogs can absolutely be rehabilited BUT dog aggression is completely seperate from human aggression. Typically, dogs that come from fighting rings are amazing w/ people, because they HAVE to be, and have good bite inhibition in order for the people to sometimes get in the middle if need be. They're typically pretty good at not biting human hands, even fighting with a dog. BUT, when you get hoodlums from the cities breeding these dogs, anything can happen, really. Not like they're paying close attention to which dogs may have HA as well as DA.
I am advocate for pit bulls, but dog aggression is often part of their genetic makeup. Not *always* - there are lots of pits who are fine with other dogs, but most pit owners will tell you that crate & rotate once maturity hits is a huge possibility. And these dogs are typically amazing with children & families.
But yes, living on a chain your whole life with little to no human interaction and only a bone could definitely make a dog a bit nutty. I still think the reaction was way over-called for and that is why he should be PTS. While Jackson has never bit/growled at a human, I can't say for sure how he would react to a strange kid coming in to a yard, if he was tied up and not able to get away, and tried to take a high value item. He may very well bite, and that I wouldn't blame him for, but if he mauled the kid (even though he's smaller, so yes, not as much damage would be done), I am not sure what I would do or think. This dog held and shook (i.e. like a dog killing it's prey) so it doesn't seem like simply any normal bite.