Well this is kind of horrifying

[AspenBud]

Both the owner and the parent should be smacked around over this one. I hate hate hate it when people try to encourage their kids to pet my dogs.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2003849/Boy-3-left-horrific-facial-injuries-Labrador-savages-Poole-Harbour.html

[seth30]

 

[BIGINNER]

If the story is exactly hoe it happened, and the dog was known to be untrustworthy around kids, all the blame should go the owner. I have 3 dogs. they are all very friendly. and if people want to pet them at the park, I allow it, but I hold on to the dogs "collar" (not leash) just in case. my dogs have never snapped at anyone who didn't provoke it, but if I allow people to pet my dogs I will take every precaution, even unnecessary ones.

I had one of my dogs attack a person before, but in  the dogs defense, this person (who my dog was not familiar with) approached my son a little too quick so she ripped into him.

[woodman]

It is hard to say what triggers in a dogs mind sometimes. My current dog is very nice but has triggered on three people so far. Two were understandable, but not the third.


A lab killed a dog that was very special to my wife and I. It was on a short leash and a lab just came up and shredded our little Yorkie. It was the resort owners dog. Labs are not above something like that.

When my German Shepard and I went through training classes, I was taught that many people will want to walk up and pet him. This has happened several times and I use the phrase that the trainers told me to use so that the people will not be offended or get upset. I instruct the person that walks to and tries to pet my dog that the dog is in training and not allowed to have strangers pet him. That works very well and the person backs off and is not upset.

[AspenBud]

If the story is exactly hoe it happened, and the dog was known to be untrustworthy around kids, all the blame should go the owner. I have 3 dogs. they are all very friendly. and if people want to pet them at the park, I allow it, but I hold on to the dogs "collar" (not leash) just in case. my dogs have never snapped at anyone who didn't provoke it, but if I allow people to pet my dogs I will take every precaution, even unnecessary ones.

I had one of my dogs attack a person before, but in  the dogs defense, this person (who my dog was not familiar with) approached my son a little too quick so she ripped into him.

I never encourage my kid to approach or pet another person's dog. I also never keep my dogs off leash unless we're hunting, training, or at a dog park.

That aside, the article indicated the woman had a puppy and it was not related to the lab. I don't know about you guys but every time I've added a new pup to the house my dogs got unpredictable and prickly for quite a while until the pack order got settled.

Bad scene all the way around.

[Knocker of rocks]

It is hard to say what triggers in a dogs mind sometimes. My current dog is very nice but has triggered on three people so far. Two were understandable, but not the third.


A lab killed a dog that was very special to my wife and I. It was on a short leash and a lab just came up and shredded our little Yorkie. It was the resort owners dog. Labs are not above something like that.

I hope you put the resort thru some $ pain

[woodman]

It is hard to say what triggers in a dogs mind sometimes. My current dog is very nice but has triggered on three people so far. Two were understandable, but not the third.


A lab killed a dog that was very special to my wife and I. It was on a short leash and a lab just came up and shredded our little Yorkie. It was the resort owners dog. Labs are not above something like that.

I hope you put the resort thru some $ pain

I did not want to make one penny off of it. I just wanted them to cover expenses and acknowledge what happened. I was not going to allow our special guy just get swept under the carpet and was going to go the extra mile if they tried. They were good about it.

[CAMPMEAT]

I used to have people ask to pet my Rotts when they were in the back of my pickup. The dogs were chained in there so they couldn't jump out or get bounced out, but were very comfy in THEIR truck. People would come up to me and ask if they could pet my Rotts in the back of their truck. Idiots... my dogs were very protective of me and my wife and the people would of been licked to death.....NOT !

[AspenBud]

I used to have people ask to pet my Rotts when they were in the back of my pickup. The dogs were chained in there so they couldn't jump out or get bounced out, but were very comfy in THEIR truck. People would come up to me and ask if they could pet my Rotts in the back of their truck. Idiots... my dogs were very protective of me and my wife and the people would of been licked to death.....NOT !

Yeah

G.I. Joe PSA - Mutt - Don't pet strange dogs