[Lioshika]

I rather cats, but because I like their personalities better.
My neighbor has a vicious dog and I refuse to walk our driveway anymore because of that thing. He really needs to be put down. He's tried to attack before, but he though better when my mom had huge clippers in her hands (The kind for cutting down small trees).

[zombiefluff]

I'm a doglover myself and wouldn't trade my pit for the world. I'm sorry to hear you had such a scare. I'm a firm believer that the owner was prolly at falt for the dogs behavior.

[SanguaLuna]

Dogs are treated as if they are people and need to be "tamed". They tame them against their nature and so, some dogs become frustrated... It is very true. We treat them as if they are mini people, when they are not. Dogs use to be companions to ONE person and stayed loyal to that person. Rarely were dogs consider family dogs, only latter on in our history they became family oriented. Their behavior and nature is do to humans inability to understand their pet, especially if it is a pure breed. Pure breeds have specific behaviors and sometimes they are not trained on those behaviors. I never understood why people get specific dogs and never used them to do what their natural instincts are to do.

The dog probably was confused, maybe by your actions. Fearing an animal or showing fear causes any animal to become aggressive or unsure. The dog sounds as if it was curious, more then willing to attack. Growling can have multiple reasons.

Originally Posted by Lioshika

I rather cats, but because I like their personalities better.
My neighbor has a vicious dog and I refuse to walk our driveway anymore because of that thing. He really needs to be put down. He's tried to attack before, but he though better when my mom had huge clippers in her hands (The kind for cutting down small trees).

Yes, put an animal down because it is aggressive is murder to me... That is because it is not the animals fault. It is doing it by nature and by the fact the owner did something wrong. So, we should punish the dog because the owner is not able to control the animal? Why do we treat dogs or animals as if they are not a living being?

[Vanitas]

Super glad you are okay and yeah I don't like dogs that much either, just the big ones scare me and I always feel like dogs are "unclean" dunno how to explain that lol but I'm glad you were not harmed!

[Sarah]

I don't think people should put animals down, but if they get to be too aggresive where they are killing other animals and hurting people, then there is no other choice left if something like that is running around. I protect my babies.

[Silverbleed]

Well I'm absolutely sure it's the fault of the owners. 'Taming' a dog is more simple that you might think. You can even 'tame' cats. I teached mine to give a paw and to sit down before he'll get his food. If the owners can't handle him, they shouldn't have a dog in the first place. Their second dog might be most likely just the same if they get another.
It's not really the fault of that dog, he probably doesn't even know he's doing wrong >_> Because nobody tells him. The owners are to blame here.

[Quiet Man Cometh]

I think you're being a bit to technical there, SanguaLuna. Purebreeds aren't totally programed by their breeding adn mixed-breeds can be just as likely to act according to instincts that may be picked up from their backgrounds, though it does have some influence of course. Dogs dont necessarily do better in houses with one person versus a family, but some dogs will. Knowing your breed definately helps though, that's definately true.

I think the term "taming" is a bit much. Dogs aren't born wild, but they can turn suspicious or nasty towards some things depending on their life experiences.

I think one of the problems people have with dogs is they don't take the time to teach them to really behave. Training is one thing, sit, down, stay, etc, but ultimately the dog can live without it if it's a casual animal (Ie, not a lot of loose energy to occupy). Simple things like teaching the dog to leave off something it's interested in, not being allowed past the end of the driveway by itself can help to curb incidents like having a dog "charge" someone or pester people. Simply repeating basic things like herding the dog back into the driveway if it strays off will do it, and the dog will pick up what it's supposed to do. It's really very easy but something a lot of people don't seem to bother to do.

[Silverbleed]

I got lack of a better word, English is a foreign language for me.

[Quiet Man Cometh]

Ah. I wouldn't have guessed that.

I agree that often poorly behaved dogs are are the fault of the owners. I say often because there are dogs that do act badly by nature, and it doesn't necessarily have anything to do with its breed.

[Liz_Styla]

I had a dog when I was a kid that would lick you to death but would never harm anyone unless they were say attacking her owner. Some dogs are more territorial, mind you I think might cat would attack strangers

[Ashy]

muffin just attacked me when i was sitting down then