Kristy_07
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Thanks, Wally - yep, as much as I and the dogs enjoy the socialising at the park, we will probably not be going back, either. We'll find some nice paddocks or a creek or something to run around in from now on.
Thanks for the story, Paulie. Nice to hear dog-protects-property stories that don't end in a public liability law suit.
Shoo - I'll PM you the details of the park...
Thanks, all. After further consideration yesterday, I've come to the tentative conclusion that the situation will probably resolve itself throughout the course of the investigation. With my dogs' temperaments and history (or, lack thereof), combined with the aggressive history of the other dog involved towards our dogs over the past 3mths, there is no way that this could be construed as a completely unprovoked attacked, or that that kind of aggression or behaviour is reoccurring in my animals. The feedback from the regional officer was that, while the investigation is based primarily on the incident, that people's statements and evidence that they gather about our dogs along the way also counts. He was very impressed by the fact that when he entered the backyard (where the dogs were) to check out the security of the property, they thumped their tails at him a few times, but couldn't even be bothered getting up to say hello. He said it goes to show that they are 1) definitely not naturally, insanely aggressive about anything and everything, 2) not excessively protective of the property when one of us is home, and 3) that point 2) probably indicates to them that we are the leaders of the pack, and that they're generally happy letting us take the lead and make the decisions (true).
I can only imagine that Kaiser has reacted (and, admittedly, probably overreacted) either defensively because he felt hassled when he was still on lead, or, protectively (of either my partner, or the puppy, or both) as they were approached by this dog that has been nasty to them every time they've met in the past few months.
It is something we need to keep it mind - he's simply too big to be making mistakes. So he (and my partner
) will be undergoing further training, and the equipment that we use to walk them will probably be upgraded to something more secure (pinch collars), as well. At least until they get the point.
Personally, while it's a serious issue having a big dog that feels that it's his job to protect the pack, I'm struggling to feel that it's a bad thing when he has also stopped two burglars, one suspicious character walking towards me on the street one night, and stopped a serious attack on the puppy when she was young, as well. I still love him to bits.
Do you think these faces are dangerous?
Thanks for the story, Paulie. Nice to hear dog-protects-property stories that don't end in a public liability law suit.
Shoo - I'll PM you the details of the park...
Thanks, all. After further consideration yesterday, I've come to the tentative conclusion that the situation will probably resolve itself throughout the course of the investigation. With my dogs' temperaments and history (or, lack thereof), combined with the aggressive history of the other dog involved towards our dogs over the past 3mths, there is no way that this could be construed as a completely unprovoked attacked, or that that kind of aggression or behaviour is reoccurring in my animals. The feedback from the regional officer was that, while the investigation is based primarily on the incident, that people's statements and evidence that they gather about our dogs along the way also counts. He was very impressed by the fact that when he entered the backyard (where the dogs were) to check out the security of the property, they thumped their tails at him a few times, but couldn't even be bothered getting up to say hello. He said it goes to show that they are 1) definitely not naturally, insanely aggressive about anything and everything, 2) not excessively protective of the property when one of us is home, and 3) that point 2) probably indicates to them that we are the leaders of the pack, and that they're generally happy letting us take the lead and make the decisions (true).
I can only imagine that Kaiser has reacted (and, admittedly, probably overreacted) either defensively because he felt hassled when he was still on lead, or, protectively (of either my partner, or the puppy, or both) as they were approached by this dog that has been nasty to them every time they've met in the past few months.
It is something we need to keep it mind - he's simply too big to be making mistakes. So he (and my partner
) will be undergoing further training, and the equipment that we use to walk them will probably be upgraded to something more secure (pinch collars), as well. At least until they get the point. Personally, while it's a serious issue having a big dog that feels that it's his job to protect the pack, I'm struggling to feel that it's a bad thing when he has also stopped two burglars, one suspicious character walking towards me on the street one night, and stopped a serious attack on the puppy when she was young, as well. I still love him to bits.
Do you think these faces are dangerous?
