Dog Owner Chat! (for-fun poll added) (new chat)

[scully☆]

Ugh, there is NOTHING funny about small dog aggression. There's a new app called "vine," where you share short, six second videos, and I've seen far too many vines of people putting their phone close to a small dog's face, making it growl and laughing about it. If you wouldn't do it to a large dog you shouldn't do if to a small dog. There shouldn't be a double standard.

[blue;]

How much does she weigh? Can you give us some better pictures straight on from the side? (Similar to this)

grizz weighs around 20-30 pounds..not heavy at all. and ill try to get side pics

[scully☆]

How much does she weigh? Can you give us some better pictures straight on from the side? (Similar to this)

grizz weighs around 20-30 pounds..not heavy at all. and ill try to get side pics

She looks like she could be part corgi, maybe some chihuahua, I'm not really sure what else.

[gingertail98]

Unfortunately we booked an appointment today to get Lucky euthanized. We made it for Saturday afternoon, as it is the only time all of us are free to go say our goodbyes. I don't even know what to say. I've know this was coming since the beginning of December when they told us he had Bone Cancer. Although, I suppose given the 1 to 2 week life span he was given, getting a week into January is pretty good. It's not fair to make him keep suffering though. He's hopping around on 3 legs, crying out in pain if his leg bumps something, he's lost a bunch of weight, and he just looks sad in general, he doesn't even want to play. So, I suppose this is what's for the best for him. I just feel so numb. I love my Daft Punk doggie. </3

[Lupen]

I'm sorry. I know how hard it is to loose a pet all too well and I know nothing I say will take the pain away. But I hope that you at least find comfort in the fact you did all that you could, and while his time with you was short, it was the best time of his life. At least he'll be free from the pain now, too. It goes without saying as you clearly know this already, but its for the best, you're doing him a huge favor. :(

[Keletheryl]

Ugh, there is NOTHING funny about small dog aggression. There's a new app called "vine," where you share short, six second videos, and I've seen far too many vines of people putting their phone close to a small dog's face, making it growl and laughing about it. If you wouldn't do it to a large dog you shouldn't do if to a small dog. There shouldn't be a double standard.

Once, I got bit by a large dog, and it gave me a black eye. I got scared.
Once, I got bit by a small dog, and it tore off a bit of my finger. I got scared.

There most definitely should not be a double standard, because dogs are dogs no matter what.
And small dogs, though obviously not all the time, tend to be more aggressive simply because people allow them to be.

[FuzzyThePunkCat]

Ugh, there is NOTHING funny about small dog aggression. There's a new app called "vine," where you share short, six second videos, and I've seen far too many vines of people putting their phone close to a small dog's face, making it growl and laughing about it. If you wouldn't do it to a large dog you shouldn't do if to a small dog. There shouldn't be a double standard.

Once, I got bit by a large dog, and it gave me a black eye. I got scared.
Once, I got bit by a small dog, and it tore off a bit of my finger. I got scared.

There most definitely should not be a double standard, because dogs are dogs no matter what.
And small dogs, though obviously not all the time, tend to be more aggressive simply because people allow them to be.

I agree. I've never been bitten by a dog, but my little sister and my best friend have been.
My best friend was bitten on her leg by a Beagle when we were volunteering at the shelter. His name was Elmo. We had been helping to take care of Elmo for almost a month and he was always friendly and never seemed to show any signs of aggression. He was on a tye out and we were standing near him petting him. I pet him and he was fine and I kind of started walking away. Then my best friend went up (not paying attention to his body language at all) and went to pet him while other volunteers were taking out his usual cagemate from one of the dog runs and he started going ballistic barking trying to get to her (possibly out of jealousy). Then he suddenly turned on her and ripped off a huge chunk of her sweat pants and left a bite on her leg. The other volunteers looked, but did nothing. She told the workers and they did nothing. Her mom went in and reported it to the shelter owner and she said she would put it on his records, yet they never put any kinds of warning on his dog run or anything (they had warnings on dogs' runs who weren't even aggressive just because of their breed in some). Apparently it didn't go on his record and they adopted him into a family with a young child and guess what, he bit her. They got rid of him and idk what happened to him then.
My sister was bitten by my grandmother's Yorkie, Spencer. This was a while ago when she was like 5 or 6. My grandfather was alive then too. Since they refused to fix their dogs since they wanted to breed them (which resulted very badly, but that's another story) their Shih Tzu, Willow was in heat. Spencer was like guarding her, yet they still allowed my little sister around the dogs and barely payed attention. She went to pet Willow and he bit her. They did nothing about it other then say "no Spencer, bad dog" very half-heatedly and swat at him with a rolled up newspaper. They continued to let her be around him and I think he but her again on her hand again not long afterwards. She still allows him around small kids unsupervised and acted like it was nothi when it happened.
My grandmother's boyfriend's Bichon and Bichon Dachshund mix tried to attack my sister multiple times in our own house, yet they did nothing but say no again very half heatedly from across the room. He didn't even bother to get up. They also tried to attack my best friend, but they left me to hold me back. Once again IN MY OWN HOUSE WHILE THEY WERE STAYING WITH US yet they just left them and acted like it was no big deal.
I just can't stand when people do that, if it were a big dog it'd be a HUGE deal and e dog would probably have been destroyed. It just is not fair at all.

[Cardinal]

If you guys were looking to board your dogs, what would be some key 'selling' points?

[Saracirce]

This dog. I swear.

If I'm on the main floor at the same time Lolita is, she'll refuse to let anyone else carry her upstairs. She will literally just stand there shaking, ears pinned back and tail tucked. She will pit her weight against anyone trying to pick her up. So I'll finally give in just to get it over with. Soon as I walk to the stairs, she'll run over with her tail wagging and practically jump into my arms all like 'yay! it's time to go upstairs! I love upstairs! Upstairs is the bestest!'

I'm pretty sure it's because my mom has dropped Lolita a couple times (on accident of course) but it's not like I haven't tripped down the stairs at least once while carrying her. Shawn's also never dropped her.

And it's kinda funny how they literally have to drag her out of her bed to get her to go out and all I have to do is beckon to her and walk towards the top of the stairs.

@Fuzzy: That story with the beagle. That sounds like classic redirected leash aggression/frustration. He just really wanted to get to his friend and see them but he was frustrated because the leash was holding him back so he redirected onto the closest living thing. It actually isn't that uncommon a problem in high drive breeds.

[Dappled Sapphire]

Talking about people teasing dogs
Afew people would tease my partners English x neo threw the fence when he was barking at them
I even saw a man checking the water mains outside our house bark back at him
WTH? Yer lets entice a dog almost the same height as the fence that's standing between you and him
Ofcourse he then started barking more aggressively and the guy backed off.
I don't understand what goes threw peoples heads to feel the need to bark back a dog?
'I don't like it barking at me so I'll bark back at it'
What would it accomplish?