Dog attacks lead to biting warning
Nelson animal control officers are warning dog owners not to tolerate aggressive behaviour, after two people were injured in separate attacks in the past four days.
A bull mastiff-argentinian dogo cross was shot on Monday, at the scene of an attack that hospitalised its Wakefield owner. (...)
He had yet to find out how many people the Wakefield woman's dog had previously bitten.
"If a dog bites, he'll never wind up licking - they get harder and harder," he said. "The public rely on owners doing the right thing when their dogs start biting."
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Mr Bergman said that in most circumstances, a dog should be put down the first time it bit a person, unless there were unusual circumstances, such as a dog defending the owner's property from illegal activity.
This kind of blatant claim that if a dog bites, put him down, really really yirks me. How many times have a read and heard from people's stories that kids start abusing the dog by NOT LEAVING alone. Then they blame the dog for bitting. Arghhhh!!!
There are as many reasons a dog bites as there some are circumstances. It's like saying, any person that robs a dairy store should get his hands chopped off! Helllo !!
However, Halifax Veterinary Centre veterinarian Hans Andersen disputed this claim, saying nearly all bad behaviour could be modified, except in cases where the dog was "mentally disturbed".
Owners should look for signs of aggression and seek help to change their animal's behaviour, he said.
Ah, a vet that talks sense...
I actually cut out WHO Mr Berbman actually is... he's a Tasman District Council dog control officer !! holy molly !! that's scary !! Perhap s our dog "control" officers should have a Certificate in Animal Care! And heaven forbid if they actually do and possess this opinion.
A bull mastiff-argentinian dogo cross was shot on Monday, at the scene of an attack that hospitalised its Wakefield owner. (...)
He had yet to find out how many people the Wakefield woman's dog had previously bitten.
"If a dog bites, he'll never wind up licking - they get harder and harder," he said. "The public rely on owners doing the right thing when their dogs start biting."
(...)
Mr Bergman said that in most circumstances, a dog should be put down the first time it bit a person, unless there were unusual circumstances, such as a dog defending the owner's property from illegal activity.
This kind of blatant claim that if a dog bites, put him down, really really yirks me. How many times have a read and heard from people's stories that kids start abusing the dog by NOT LEAVING alone. Then they blame the dog for bitting. Arghhhh!!!
There are as many reasons a dog bites as there some are circumstances. It's like saying, any person that robs a dairy store should get his hands chopped off! Helllo !!
However, Halifax Veterinary Centre veterinarian Hans Andersen disputed this claim, saying nearly all bad behaviour could be modified, except in cases where the dog was "mentally disturbed".
Owners should look for signs of aggression and seek help to change their animal's behaviour, he said.
Ah, a vet that talks sense...
I actually cut out WHO Mr Berbman actually is... he's a Tasman District Council dog control officer !! holy molly !! that's scary !! Perhap s our dog "control" officers should have a Certificate in Animal Care! And heaven forbid if they actually do and possess this opinion.
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