Search results

@nrobi1024 It always a lab lol. It can be the slowest, oldest, laziest tub of a dog, but if a treat falls to the floor they transform into the Flash.

@streetcrusader That is a very cute dog.

@sydaustralia Dear one, I am sorry for your heart right now. Forgive me for the following, I do not mean to sound callous or cruel, but here we go… Dogs that bite get put down. I’m sorry, it sucks, but those are the rules our society has. If your dog has had multiple bites breaking skin...

@shaulwalter Yes. Clarifying - my dog is restrained perfectly when in harness and leash. Dog is slippery eel when you try to pick him up inside (when free-roaming inside) or it’s time for a bath/nail trim. And yes - dogs that get lose and bite get “destroyed” (that’s the term used here) in...

@shaulwalter He’s got several.

@shaulwalter I have a 12 lb terrier and that squirmy wormy is a goddamn tiny Houdini.

@sincitypreacher Adults dogs should be on a regular tick and flea preventative if they live in a tick heavy areas. Time to call your municipal public health agency (or whoever deals with Animal Control in your area, public health deals with animals/pets in my city). Your neighbours are...

@areelius No. Don’t take back dogs or boyfriends that you already got rid of once. Let them move on.

@rayofhislight Tetanus is only one of the potential bacteria to create serious infection from bites. There are loads of others including MRSA superbug. 15% of open skin bites result in serious infection. ”If you have been bitten by a dog or cat, wash the bite area right away with soap and...

@pixeloriousspriteson Our toys go through a life cycle. A) new fluffy squeaky toy B) new fluffy eviscerated toy with squeaky removed. C) Gross chewed saliva toy with various squeakers stuff in D) very disgusting toy and random squeakers stuffed into orphan sock and tied off D) A...

@pixeloriousspriteson When my slightly murderous terrier dog wants to sink it’s teeth in something - we slay the fluffy lambchops toy, we jump and sprint to the fur tied to the flirt toy, and we go to growl-laden town on ropey toy. If he’s clearly got too much energy - we say “go to your box”...

@carson4 No. It’s not about your dog, it’s about the other dogs around you. Always leash unless in a specific no-leash zone. Do not let your dog wander ahead. As someone with a reactive dog, I cannot begin to describe how much I detest owners that ignore leash laws.

@turtleena I want to add that the only times in my life when I have been able to jump the queue at the university med clinic is when I was bit by an animal that broke skin. Once by a rat in one of the labs, and the other by a bichon frise. The sooner you have the bite assessed and start...

@jk100991 Hey OP - I’m a psychologist and professor so I like to think I have a pretty solid background in behaviourism and the impacts of reinforcement and punishment. Here’s the thing with using punishers for learning - it doesn’t teach the correct behaviour that should be done in place of...

@rayofhislight Hey OP- 1) ALL ANIMAL BITES THAT BREAK SKIN REQUIRE MEDICAL TREATMENT. I cannot emphasize this enough. Do not fuck around with potential infection in the bloodstream. Every bite that opens skin requires antibiotics (no not polysporin, real oral antibiotics from a doctor). It is...

@freeofhsv1 Thanks. It was a huge deal when he listened midchase. He has a whippet friend and the two of them will run for hours. He was the fastest dog I had seen until we saw the whippet go full tilt. Beautiful to watch them run.

@freeofhsv1 I did not think a whippet would take on a deer by itself. I’m impressed. (I know it probably sucks for you as the owner). Our terrier is a rat assassin. Interesting thing though is he’s strangely attentive while hinting. We say “dead” when we want to call him off a rat and he...

@mellowesile I support you friend. Whatever you choose. I am sorry you are going through this. There is no shame in protecting your family and ensuring the safety of your household. That is what a protector and responsible adult does. Dogs that bite get put down. That’s the sad reality...

@monk58 My terrier is like that. Only interested in prey until he catches it.

@mellowesile Info: A) Is this the first bite of this severity? B) Are you scared for the safety of your friends and family (and maybe yourself) because of the dogs unpredictability? C) is your home still a safe place with this dog present?