Jogger Kills Dog with Bare Hands - Real Headline

You have some unresolved anger issues. You know of course hostility does great damage to the health of the person experiencing the anger.Now for your own health and relatedly out of concern for the family that loves you, throw off the shackles of hate and post something supportive and inspiring to others.You will feel better. I promise.

The Real UncleB wrote:

Somw white guy strangling a large, agressive dog?

Sounds like horsecrap.

Feeds the juvenile fake macho self image of the young white male

the main point i get from reading about 3 of the 7 pages of this thread is that a lot more people need to get cats rather than dogs- especially people that cant handle them properly.

I ate the dog's head for breakfast

a d2 runner dude wrote:

I ate the dog's head for breakfast

what did it taste like?

Bear of Bad News wrote:

Hard to say.

As a guy who owns a very large and very friendly dog, I am amazed by the number of people who mistake a gregarious dog for a threatening dog. He looks at a person, starts wagging his tail.

I could imagine this situation being either way. If the guy truly was reacting to a vicious dog that was out to hurt him, he was justified. If the guy got freaked out by a friendly dog who wanted to play and decided that he needed to start a fight with the poor creature, he should be charged with animal cruelty.

I hope you'll never be on the bad end of this situation, then... my co-worker has a son with a medical condition that renders collegen throughout the body weak and compromised. He cuts and bruises ridiculously easily. Even a friendly dog's playful thumps and mouthings could cause a huge, lumpy bruise or long and/or deep cut. (This child has had cuts because of an aunt's ring, a thin 1/2-inch wood splinter, and the rounded edge of a plastic toy.)

I like dogs, but I'm not going to put myself in a bad position by assuming a strange dog approaching me won't do something unexpected and unwanted. Instinct and training/lack thereof ("but if he jumps up on you he LIKES you!") are far too unpredictable for me to trust, especially if I have a few seconds at best when I'm running (and am an inviting target as a perceived prey item, playmate, something to be herded, or threat).

Runner/jogger might have over-reacted because of adrenaline, but I'm more on his side than the owner's.

collagen, not collegen.

I went for a run in Vermont many years ago and was chased by a Chow. I turned around, yelled at dog, and he turned to go back home. When I turned to continue my run, the dog doubled back and latched onto my hamstring. I had to punch the dog in the head to get it off. From talking with runners from many parts of the US, the dog attack issue has been getting a lot worse over the past couple years. I get chased all the time by off-leash dogs.

If I or my son was attacked, whether or not the dog survived the attack, I would have it put down. I wouldn't want to risk having the dog attack someone else.

I have a small nose. It makes me want to shoot myself.

Ben Nephew wrote:

From talking with runners from many parts of the US, the dog attack issue has been getting a lot worse over the past couple years. I get chased all the time by off-leash dogs.

Too many dog owners who think their and their dog's level of enjoyment takes precedence over everyone else safety and leash laws. Its amazing when speaking to them how clueless they really are.

dogwisper wrote:

I agree with this. I have a lab. I love him. If he got out in the street and started messing with people, I would beat his ass worse than Michael Vick. If he started atticking someone. He would be dead. I would expect any dog owner do the same if I were the man in the street.

This guy had all the right intentions. If the dog were still alive they would be putting it down anyway. He saved the taxpayers a bit of money.

If you knew anything about animal training, you would know that dogs learn cues from us about what is appropriate in dealing with threats. If you punish your dog by beating it, I can guarantee you that you are exponentially increasing the likelihood that your dog will physically attack somebody in the future, rather than simply running out on the street and barking. If you physically beat your dog, you are doing it and society a disservice.

If you want your dog to be calm, you need to be calm yourself when you punish it. I've found that grabbing it by the collar, looking it right in the eyes while glaring and saying: "bad dog" repeatedly in a calm but pissed off voice works much better if you're trying to correct for bad behavior. As your dog's owner, you are the most important person in the World to it, and your dog wants to impress you. If you make it clear that running at people while barking is not appreciated in a calm manner, it will learn a lot better than if you start to yell and kick it in a frenzy.

I don't know whether the guy in the story had the right intentions or not, as I wasn't there. I can guarantee you that if that dog had attacked the Dog Whisperer and his kid, he would have subdued it and calmed it without having to end its life.

I couldn't have said it better.

I have my dog trained. When I look and point at him, he rolls over and pees on himself. He does exactly as I command. Just saying if the situation arose where he was attacking a person. I would give it to him. Wouldn't have the guy getting eaten have to do it for me.

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I don't know whether the guy in the story had the right intentions or not, as I wasn't there. I can guarantee you that if that dog had attacked the Dog Whisperer and his kid, he would have subdued it and calmed it without having to end its life.[/quote]

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right, we should all acquire the skills of the dog whisperer before we go on our runs.

Do you know how weak an argument this is?

a d2 runner dude wrote:

Astro wrote:

A lot of idiot responses on this thread. You just happen to be the first. Well done.

Thank you for telling me that I made an idiotic response. If I seen this guy choking my dog, I'd choke his son.

Then I'd choke your mother, and your brother would choke my sister, then I would shoot him, and...

dogwisper wrote:

I have my dog trained. When I look and point at him, he rolls over and pees on himself. He does exactly as I command. Just saying if the situation arose where he was attacking a person. I would give it to him. Wouldn't have the guy getting eaten have to do it for me.

It sounds like your dog respects and listens to you, which is good. It also sounds like he's nervous if he pees when you look and point at him. My old roommate's dog sounds exactly the same. She was great around people and other dogs by the way, but very nervous because he used to smack her when she'd go into the garbage can in the kitchen and pull it out all over the floor.

One time, I came home and she'd been in the garbage again so I went to grab her collar to tell her off and she bit me on the hand. It wasn't a bad bite, but it was still a concern. Similarly, kids who are bullied at school will often take the abuse and show respect towards the bully to avoid pissing them off even more. Deep down, they may be repressing their anger and one day they may snap and come to school with a gun.

By the way, I have no idea how you train your dog, so don't consider this to be a personal attack. I just happen to know a lot of people who feel that hitting or kicking their dog is the best way to get them to do what they want. From my own experiences and based on what I've read about dog behavior, this is not the case.

dogwisper wrote:

Dogs are retaliating.. Same town.

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2010/dec/15/18-month-old-port-st-lucie-girl-flown-to-trauma/

Now thats what I like to see.

Just yesterday, a dog got out of his fence and started chasing me. It probably would have tried to bite me if I ran away like an idiot. But I just kept my pace, and ran back the other way so the owner could get her dog before it followed me 5 miles away.

People need to calm down and realize dogs aren't out to get you.

agip wrote:

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I don't know whether the guy in the story had the right intentions or not, as I wasn't there. I can guarantee you that if that dog had attacked the Dog Whisperer and his kid, he would have subdued it and calmed it without having to end its life.

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right, we should all acquire the skills of the dog whisperer before we go on our runs.

Do you know how weak an argument this is?[/quote]

Exactly, we all need to become world renowned dog trainers before it is okay for us to lay a hand a dog that attacks us.

And by the way, there are pitbulls that would rip a whole in the dog whisperer's jugular no matter what "whispering" he threw their way.

You bring up a good point, He's a gental giant, but alas they are all dogs, and you never know how they are gonna react, when scared, nervous, aggitated or when they feel threatened. Best I can do is reprimand him, and teach him to obey humans, I would love to 100% trust him but that will never happen, never should for any pet.