Dogs and all animals thread

[cristycurves]

Why didn't they think of this prior to banning pitbulls! It is still not a law I'd be in agreement with. Dogs bite, and they bite for a reason, 99% of those reasons involve human causes, mistakes, or actions.Yet we still continue to punish the dogs! To sentence a dog to a punishment after one,imo, incident isn't sensible. Punish the owners, christ, when are humans going to be responsible for actions they themselves cause!! Isn't it a shame that we don't take human on human violence as seriously!!
Idiots shouldn't own dogs, those who are to busy to socialize or properly train their dog, shouldn't own a dog. Dogs are social animals, they think, they feel and they react. Most dogs that end up in shelters, end up there because the owner couldn't properly care for it because they picked the wrong dog. So many people pick a dog for it's looks and not it's temperament. So many don't train, so many think leaving a dog home all day or night is fine and to many can't afford to keep their dog. The cruelest thing you can do to a dog, is ignore it, or leave it alone.Dogs are expensive, time consuming and a responsibility for their life time. They deserve respect, and a lifetime of responsible care. If you can't provide that ,then don't get one. Pet ownership isn't a right, it's a privilege.

 

[God]

Pet ownership isn't a right, it's a privilege.

:good::good:

True dat.

 

[JessieJames]

All true but Cristy but if a dog is prone to bite I don't care who's fault it is I want that dog muzzled. I don't want anyone in my family, myself or a pet of mine mauled so muzzle it up. I would say the same about a human killer...I don't care his or her plight that created him or her, I just want them jailed.

 

[Guido]

All true but Cristy but if a dog is prone to bite I don't care who's fault it is I want that dog muzzled. I don't want anyone in my family, myself or a pet of mine mauled so muzzle it up. I would say the same about a human killer...I don't care his or her plight that created him or her, I just want them jailed.

No wonder you are a wanted man.

 

[cristycurves]

@jesse James, I understand your concerns, yet if we could revise the laws so that only responsible people were allowed to own dogs, then we wouldn't have to be concerned about this. A responsible owner will make sure if his/her dog has an unknown past, if it was adopted, they'd get proper training, which would address temperament issues and the need for such bylaws. If owners were responsible and looked after their dogs properly, biting incidents would decrease on their own, without the need for such bylaws. But people aren't responsible, they'll continue to blame the dog, or the other dog, or someone else and as usual, the dogs will pay the ultimate price.

 

[Blank_Dave]

Does this mean we can put a muzzle on Canada Man and his poodle?

 

[Fuggedabouditt]

I would've adopted an abandoned Pit if I had the time and tolerance to care for a dog. I just don't have that commitment anymore.

Jail the owners. They're usually the one to turn the individual dog vicious or intolerable, it's not the breed.

Idiots.

 

[Analme]

I would've adopted an abandoned Pit if I had the time and tolerance to care for a dog. I just don't have that commitment anymore.

Jail the owners. They're usually the one to turn the individual dog vicious or intolerable, it's not the breed.

Idiots.

You're just kissing and you know it. I don't blame you but that is what you're doing!:biggrin2:

 

[Fuggedabouditt]

You're just kissing and you know it. I don't blame you but that is what you're doing!:biggrin2:

If I was kissing ass, that would be a very good choice.

 

[Madman]

If I was kissing ass, that would be a very good choice.

You want to buy me a ticket to Halifax and we can take a cheek each but I know about you and Peace and be warned THIS BUCKO DOES not cross swords!

 

[LarryB]

Overdosing puppy saved with shot of naloxone

Overdosing puppy saved with shot of naloxone

SAANICH, B.C. - A Victoria-area veterinarian who used naloxone to revive a puppy that ate some sort of opioid said she fears word of the successful treatment could put her clinic at risk.

Helen Rae was at the clinic in Saanich, just outside Victoria, on Dec. 16 when the owner of a barely six-month-old puppy brought in the wobbly pet because it had eaten something during a walk in a nearby park.

Over the next hour, the pug-cross puppy became almost comatose and showed symptoms of a narcotic overdose, so Rae decided to administer naloxone.
“We gave her a very, very low dose, because we weren’t really sure that’s what it was, but there wasn’t really anything to lose by trying a very low dose,” she said.
The effects were dramatic.

“Within about five minutes she went from having her chin on the table and being sort of a limp dishrag to being responsive and holding her head up and looking around.”

It was only the second time in 18 years that Rae had seen an opioid overdose in an animal and she said there’s no way of knowing which of the many types of opioid, from oxycontin to morphine to fentanyl, could have been involved.

But the link between naloxone and the countrywide fentanyl crisis led to immediate interest, and Rae said it has had worrying results.

“We have already had phone calls from some sketchy sounding people after hearing this news, we’re worried that our clinic is being scoped out,” she said.
“We do not carry fentanyl or any other drugs that have street value in the clinic.”

Concerns among pet owners that their dogs may be at risk of an opioid overdose should also be minimized, Rae added.

“I wouldn’t want people to think that they shouldn’t be walking their dogs or have to be paranoid. It’s a matter of common sense. This is taking an infinitely small risk and raising it to a slightly higher, but still very, very small risk,” said Rae.

https://www.torontosun.com/2016/12/23/overdosing-puppy-saved-with-shot-of-naloxone

 

[Sophia Sinclair]

I'm just glad the puppy is okay!

 

[oldguyzer]

Dogs react the same way people do.

 

[God]

:good:

 

[NoName]

Druggies will break into any location if they know you keep drugs in your drawers.

 

[Lobby]

Family attacked by dog after trying to dress it in a sweater in Florida

Family attacked by dog after trying to dress it in a sweater in Florida

You can't blame the breed this time.

https://www.thestar.com/news/world/...ying-to-dress-it-in-a-sweater-in-florida.html

 

[oldguyzer]

Stoopid family. Smart dog.

 

[User-E]

I've never been able to understand why people like to dress up their pets, other than practical stuff like rain gear.

 

[oldguyzer]

Because they are trying to impress others with how cute their pets are...

 

[One1]

It doesn't matter if the owners are stoopid or not. The poor dog is gone.