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He was not in control of dog and should never have a dog again. WTF Plymouth
I have had plenty of dogs in my life, mostly Rotties and Huskies both very head strong and all but one were rescue dogs. They knew the master and respected him, that cop should never have a dog again.I'm with you. A similar incident happened in the past with the handler and dog. Dogs tend to follow their master and not attack them unless something is seriously wrong. Not that I had a dog trained to go after people but in the 10 years I had my dog he went after me 0 times even when it was for something he really wanted.
Yep. GSDs are mostly controllable. They'll bite whoever the handler wants bitten, but they don't generally go off on their own.Malinois? They are bat-shit crazy.
I really, REALLY want a purebred Malinois rescue - beautiful, intelligent dogs, and a super impressive breed. But I won’t (at least anytime soon) because they are just TOO much dog for a companion animal for my level of ability training a dog. I’m well beyond the “had a golden retriever as a kid” kind of dog owner, but not at the level of dog trainer a breed like that needs by any means. I have a Catahoula that can outsmart me, can easily clear a 6’ fence, and is extremely loyal and protective of us (especially my daughter). She’s perfectly obedient, but add in the power and natural love of chewing on things and independence of a Maligator and I’d almost definitely be in over my head.Yep. GSDs are mostly controllable. They'll bite whoever the handler wants bitten, but they don't generally go off on their own.
Malinois are hyper, and even more athletic, and DNGAS. They don't care who gets bitten, they're too busy having fun chomping everyone in sight.
If it was a police k9 you'd be fighting a life sentence.If I shoot a dog bitting me I bet I am fighting to keep my LTC
Dogs are like people. Some are nice, some are a-holes and some just go mental.
The only way to really know is to do a DNA test and sometimes with mixed breeds it's not as accurate as you think. The people at the shelters have no idea what the dogs are, especially the puppies. They just put out cards that say things like lab mix, terrier mix etc. Last year I rescued a little black and tan puppy from my local shelter and thought for sure it would be some type of rottie or Doberman mix, I did a DNA test and it turns out she's bloodhound, lab, Staffordshire, American bulldog mixI really, REALLY want a purebred Malinois rescue - beautiful, intelligent dogs, and a super impressive breed. But I won’t (at least anytime soon) because they are just TOO much dog for a companion animal for my level of ability training a dog. I’m well beyond the “had a golden retriever as a kid” kind of dog owner, but not at the level of dog trainer a breed like that needs by any means. I have a Catahoula that can outsmart me, can easily clear a 6’ fence, and is extremely loyal and protective of us (especially my daughter). She’s perfectly obedient, but add in the power and natural love of chewing on things and independence of a Maligator and I’d almost definitely be in over my head.
ETA: I’m not 100% sure she’s Catahoula - shelter we rescued her from as a pup said pit and Maligator, but I’m not convinced. Current vet thinks she’s mostly Catahoula with maybe some pit. Vet is probably more qualified than shelter volunteers for an opinion on breed.
what a load of crap. great guy my @ss.I’ll chime in since this is my coworker. Keith is a great guy. This isn’t the first time he’s been attacked by Nico.
Obviously this was a bad enough situation that he felt this was his only option.