20/03/2024
This video does not belong to us or the page it is being shared from but it highlights exactly how “good dogs turn bad”.
There is nothing bad about this dog’s behaviour or actions here, as bad as I feel for the child, children should be taught be ADULTS that dogs are not toys and playthings. The dog here is being held in place by an adult present.
We are a dogs guardian and should be giving their actions a voice where they cannot. It is on us to do better and to read the very clear signals and to communicate for the dogs. As well as teaching children good dog etiquette. And to have enough sense to not put dogs in positions like this for some social media likes!
What is most sad about this situation is if you watch the lead up to the warning bite this dogs body language and signals were literally SCREAMING “please stop and let me leave”. But he was ignored! Dog knows what happened to the poor dog after this event. I can only hope he wasn’t further punished for using the only communication tool he had left!
Yet family dogs that “turn bad” are the ones to suffer. The old nonsense about “once they’ve bitten or tasted blood” comes out and the dog usually pays with their life!
I still think owning a dog should come with some form of test like driving a car! A dog theory test if you will!
What do you think? Let me know!
