Service Animals

[Industrial Toys]

I can see the value of an aggressive dog in some circumstances. But mostly, I would say an aggressive dog just reflects really badly on the owner. Sure there are adopted and rescue dogs. We have leash and muzzle laws. It's really a shame so many people and dogs have to suffer because of the stupid.

 

[Diggin It]

I would like to have a donkey but I do not think my neighbors would like it

My neighbors have them. At least two in different directions that I can hear. They place them in the cattle fields. Apparently they'll stomp down a Coyote trying to get the cows.

 

[goeduck]

I can see the value of an aggressive dog in some circumstances. But mostly, I would say an aggressive dog just reflects really badly on the owner. Sure there are adopted and rescue dogs. We have leash and muzzle laws. It's really a shame so many people and dogs have to suffer because of the stupid.

I would much rather have watch/alerting dogs than guard dogs. Let me know someone is on or near the property and I will decide from there.

 

[Jstpssng]

I can see the value of an aggressive dog in some circumstances. But mostly, I would say an aggressive dog just reflects really badly on the owner. Sure there are adopted and rescue dogs. We have leash and muzzle laws. It's really a shame so many people and dogs have to suffer because of the stupid.

Despite how he is when we're out and about; I've been told that you don't want to try to come through my door when I'm not home. Any dog which is raised to be part of the family is going to protect you to some degree.

 

[goeduck]

Despite how he is when we're out and about; I've been told that you don't want to try to come through my door when I'm not home.

It would be interesting to know how this plays out in different locations liability wise with a dog protecting/aggressive inside the home vs outside the home. Then on property vs off property. I would assume the owner and dog are toast in the last scenario.

 

[Jstpssng]

^^^^
Any dog will bite, given the wrong circumstances. Some are more prone than others though. Breed, breeding, upbringing, and situation all come into play.

 

[wheelbuilder]

^^^^
Any dog will bite, given the wrong circumstances. Some are more prone than others though. Breed, breeding, upbringing, and situation all come into play.

Yep. Every dog my dad has raised has been aggressive. His neighbors, me, my Step Dad and my sister don't have that issue at all. My Dad is certainly doing something with his dog (he thankfully doesn't have any anymore) that is causing it.

 

[Sigarms]

I can see the value of an aggressive dog in some circumstances.

The key issue IMO is if the dog will show aggressiveness when the circumstances actually need that behavior to protect it's master vs if the aggressiveness causes undo harm to other people / animals and the "reaction" was over the top (overkill, not needed...).

Some dogs while in control of their owners will still show aggesivness to others (people / other animals). Those dogs should be in a dog muzzle 24/7 when in public IMO.

For myself, the only thing my dogs need to do is to alert me of what they perceive danger to be around the house.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I was more thinking of situations like crowd control where people might want to taunt police, but not so much a dog with it's teeth showing. lol

 

[Sigarms]

I was more thinking of situations like crowd control where people might want to taunt police, but not so much a dog with it's teeth showing. lol

If I'm up against men with guns, dogs really aren't going to matter IMO.

I also don't believe that if someone tells a cop that he needs to lay off the doughnut shop that the cop has the right to let he dog go after the person.

Now, put a cop in an area where it could be an ambush and you don't want to risk human / cop lives to find where the threat is, send in the dog by all means to flush them out and get a bead on them.