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Post by Kona on Dec 10, 2004 16:42:18 GMT -5
I was talking with a couple yesterday that were asking about signing up for an obedience class with me. I could tell that they weren't very serious, just making conversation, so I gave them a couple of minutes of my time knowing that they would never come back. The whole time we were talking they had their dog with them on leash, and their horrible child off leash. Believe me, it should have been the other way around.
The child was about four or five years old, plenty old enough to control himself, and the dog was maybe a couple of years old, a black lab mix. The poor dog was just laying on the floor trying to be good while the child was grabbing handfuls of the dog's skin and twisting it. It was obvious that the kid was trying to hurt the dog, and the parents completely ignored the situation the whole time.
I know that if they had another child that was unable to take care of itself, say a mentally challenged child, and their little monster was pinching and hurting him all day, they certainly would do something about it. So why let the poor dog be tortured?
The only reason I didn't say anything to them about it was because I couldn’t trust myself. There have been plenty of times that I've said things to my students that sounded harsh, but I try to balance my classes with fun and a sense of humor. With these bozos I don't know what I might have said. Why oh why do so many people treat their poor dogs as if they were just another piece of furniture?
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Post by Richard on Jan 5, 2005 9:45:21 GMT -5
Good question...here is another one:
Why do people get a dog and then keep it outside day and night? I know there are breeds that like outdoors and those who need to be kept separate (PSD's ect) from the living quarters but for the rest, why?
Why have a dog?
Get a rock instead...it likes to be outside, in fact, it's probably been centuries out there....
-Richard
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Post by BeTrue on Jan 5, 2005 13:30:08 GMT -5
Thats one of my biggest pet peeves, K9Rocky. I have a relative who bought a puppy, and once the puppy reached his grown up stage where he was 'too large' and out of control with no manners, he was kicked outside...24/7. Then they got another puppy, but didn't keep him inside because they were afraid the other dog would get jealous. Now they have two outdoor, 24/7, out of control dogs who know no other life then sitting in the backyard without any attention. I wish they would just stick to stuffed animals instead...I don't understand why people would want to pay for an expense of a dog if they can't learn to enjoy them.
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Post by sibemom on Jan 6, 2005 16:57:57 GMT -5
Kona I give you credit for holding your temper and your tounge with these people. I on the other hand I would have not been so gentle, even though I am a martial artist and certainly know about control , I would have BLOWN. I would have explained the them that it was not the dog that needed the training it was the DEMON SEED they produced and refused to get controll of. I do insist that my dogs have an EXTREME TOLERANCE level when it comes to small children, but this was soooooo beyond anything I would have expected from any dog. I know with my 4 year old who does get INTENSE from time to time the minute he starts treating the dog in any other way then the way he was shown, he gets called on it and they get seperated. What gets me is that when a dog finally has had enough and reacts to this and bites the unruley kid, they blame the dog ARRRRRRRRRRRRRR
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Post by ixtlan on Feb 16, 2005 16:46:45 GMT -5
Well the frustrating part about this is you can already see there isn't much hope trying to convince people to wake up when their whole message is please don't wake me, I am sleeping so soundly. Blowing up on people feels good (does it?). I often want to blow up but it never feels good anymore because I have tried it enough times to find for myself it doesn't work. These people have more problems than dog training. It's obvious that they don't want the responsibility or don't know how to be responsible because they weren't taught about that. We can't keep dogs out of their hands easily. The best you can do is to spend your minute training them like you would a dog. Give the correction without undue emotion and give motivional training with enthusiasm, then maybe letting go and accepting that we are not in charge here. It's so hard to see animals abused and it's everywhere. Be grateful you're not in their shoes and keep living the example.
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