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Pàdruig said:
When it rains, it pours, they say... Many condolences to the Carothers - I am hoping for a speedy recovery on all counts and the best possible outcome for the dog situation.


Admittedly, I am a crazy dog person. I have five of the canines(all rescues), three of which have bloodlines that polite society can sometimes find offensive. With that said, the burden of responsibility as their caretaker weighs heavily upon me and I do not take it lightly.

A few years ago, I had a dog, a gal I had taken from a shameless puppy mill and nursed from death's doorstep. She was never good with strangers and I had to be extra mindful when we had company over. One of my neighbors has a large dog (some sort of big Schnauzer mix) and they NEVER contain him. He roams free, comes onto my property all the time to bark at us, and is generally a nuisance. One day, my oldest had our dogs out on the back deck, she didn't latch the gate and they all came piling out and straight for my neighbor's property. Phoenix (my dog) got in a scuffle with their big 'un and caused some injury. We got the dogs corralled and put away and I paid their dog's vet bill.

Now I am very strict with my dogs - they DO NOT roam free. I have a fenced yard and they are always leashed when walked or on a trip. Phoenix was persistent and her anxiety regarding the neighbor's dog got higher and higher - she obsessed over him. Sure enough, we had a friend housesitting and looking after the kids while we had a weekend away and the dogs got out again. Phoenix went straight for the neighbor's dogs, but this time she went for their little yapper and caused far more serious injury. Again, I paid the vet bill and took Phoenix into the vet and let her finally be at peace.

I will never advocate violence against dogs. That said, they are still animals that require responsible ownership and handling. Here in the states, packs of wild dogs are a rare thing so it isn't hard to point the finger squarely at a human culprit when a dog issue occurs.
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Similarly but different. One of my rescues was a super awesome friendly dog. Rescued as a pup. I raised him right. At about 3 years old he started to become aggressive towards other male dogs. It was weird because he literally never had a problem with other dogs - male or female. I think a lot of it had to do with the neighbors aggressive dog. This dog was always “fence fighting” with my dogs. Running up and down the fence line growling, snarling at my dogs.
Well one day while I was at work my young rescue turned on and attacked my 13 year old rescue. My wife had to choke him out to stop it. 272 stitches and staples. I took the 3 year old to the vet the next day and had him put down. He was a liability at that point and I have a zero tolerance for that kind of behavior.
All that being said, one of my current rescues is scared of everyone who is not an immediate household member. He is fine after someone is there for a few minutes - but initially it is hackles up and barking. He has nipped two of my sons friends. One time the nip even broke the skin. The difference here is it is not aggressive behavior it is fear based. He has never gone after anyone. Both incidents he was giving off all the signals - barking and moving away from the kids (not little kids). The one time the kid that got nipped got down on all fours and was barking back at the dog and then lunged at the dog. He got nipped on the nose and then my dog ran away. He’s the worst dog I’ve ever owned, but I love him. If he ever instigates something he’ll be going to the vet one last time.

Edit to add: I have reason to believe there is something wrong with this dogs vision which may play into his fear of people. He even barks aggressively at me until I get within 10 yards of him or say something to him when I’m returning from a walk into town.
 
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Congrats to Ben!
Happy Birthday to the real Mr. Carothers!
Sorry Harrison had that happen.
Sorry to Jo and Harrison on the Covid. I hope you guys feel well soon.
Knowing that dog is still out there Nathan should probably check the mailbox every morning before the kids or Jo head out.
Hope it all works out for you guys!
 
The local post office has yet again failed to deliver a package. Because it's inconvenient. Because they don't want to do the job they were paid for. So I'm going to go there and give them a piece of my mind. Who should I ask to talk to?
 
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