Cats and dogs

[KatWoman097]

Originally Posted by Moppie

I think the owners should be put down and the dog moved to another family.

That would be my ideal solution as well, but you have to remember that the dog has now learned this negative behavior and would pose a risk to a new family without some professional training. I went on a St. Bernard rescue site one day and the person running it posted all sorts of pics and stories about his rescues. Most he was able to find homes for, but there was one that no matter how much love/attention he gave it, it just would not change from its vicious ways. The 2nd or 3rd time it bit him he had to take it in to put down. He was not willing to let it go to a new home and risk having that happen. But at least he tried

[KatWoman097]

Originally Posted by blownalcoholboy

i dont see how pet owners are held responsible for their pets actions, yet some kids get away with slashing tires and breaking windows(someone smashed the windshield of my caprice last night) and nothing happens, a slap on the wrist, no fines nothing. i even caught the kid doing it, the police did nothing they broguth him back to his parents and let them deal with him, they said i have to pursue my damages in small claims court or something. in my opinion he should be shot, BECAUSE IM PISSED OFF

The difference is personal injury versus property damage.

[flatlander757]

I used to work at a dog kennel... Some of the sweetest dogs there were rottweilers and pitbulls. Its those little yipping shits you gotta watch out for. My finger got owned by a poodle and my left boot got torn to hell by a bichon frise. Go figure. This one lady brought in a Grey Wolf/Alaskan Malemute mix and I had to walk and play with it. Alaska was the sweetest dog ever, though I admit it was still scary playing with a ~6ft long dog that stood ~3-1/2ft to 4ft tall. I liked her so much I rescued a Siberian Husky/Alaskan Malemute mix

Ok I'm blabbering off topic now...

It is definitely the owner's fault, they should give the dogs up to someone who can train them/attempt to train them and they shouldn't be allowed to own pets for X amount of time/never.

[twospirits]

Originally Posted by Suislide

it's the owner, never the dog.

any dog can be the sweetest animal ever if it is raised to be that way. rotti's, doberman's, even pitbull's. but if they are raised in a way that would incite incidents like these, then yeah it's gonna happen. but IMO it is the owner's fault, and/or the person who raised/trained the dog.

so going by that, you can probably guess what i think about putting dogs down because of this.

I agree, I used to have a doberman and it was the most sweatest animal I had ever had, very friendly with people and other animals. The only thing it ever barked at was motorcyles. Which to this day perplexed me. But still its how you raise the animal. Here in NYC in my older neighborhood atlot of the young thugs like to have pit bulls and most are trained to be rough. One guy had a habit of walking his pit bull without a lease and one day almost killed my doby. I called the cops and they did nothing.

I now have a cat (which returned back home after escaping, see this thread.) and it gets along quite well with my two beagles.

As for the original posters question, I think the owners should be held responsible for such inconsiderate, risky acts. No dog should be walked around a busy area without a lease and if you cannot control your dog, then give it to someone that can control it when walking or outside. Its not just cats, but other children as well as adults that can be in danger. I really do not believe it the animals fault, its the owners and how they trained them. The laws are on the books for protecting not only people but other animals, the thing is that they are at times not enforced or worse not strong enough and end up being a slap on the wrist or ignored in my case.

as for this...

Originally Posted by blownalcoholboy

i dont see how pet owners are held responsible for their pets actions, yet some kids get away with slashing tires and breaking windows(someone smashed the windshield of my caprice last night) and nothing happens, a slap on the wrist, no fines nothing. i even caught the kid doing it, the police did nothing they broguth him back to his parents and let them deal with him, they said i have to pursue my damages in small claims court or something. in my opinion he should be shot, BECAUSE IM PISSED OFF

Not to get off topic too much but the kids that did that to you car got away with it cause society deemed it so. In the older days, not only would the kids get slapped up by the cops but also the parents and made to work to pay for the damages, now a days its wrong to instill rightousness into these kids. No respect to their fellow man (and womans) and their property. I guess your only recourse would be to sue the parents for the damages or have the Insurance company go after them for fixing the car.

TS out (playing with my cat and dogs)