Like what? What has he done? Not everyone wants a dog to breed or one from a breeder. There's more to it. If you feel strongly about it, sure, give advice, but don't patronise him or others as if they haven't got a clue about dogs.
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Like what? What has he done? Not everyone wants a dog to breed or one from a breeder. There's more to it. If you feel strongly about it, sure, give advice, but don't patronise him or others as if they haven't got a clue about dogs.
LOL this is what I did because im at uni from 7 to 12 most days.
Problem is now my dog does not listen to me at all and never wants to play with me. All they ever do is play fight all day and sleep
Actually most owners don't have a clue, that's why they feed them on commercial dog food and wonder why since the 80s cancer in dogs has nearly doubled. Why they start to get that "doggy" smell, why white westies develop the "browning" around there eyes and mouth due to lack of nutrition in there diet.
Why people let staffies in the same room as young children then wonder why they killed the kid.
Why people don't check the condition of the puppy before they buy them and end up funding puppy farms. (not saying the op did)
Why the RSPCA get more dogs in due to behaviour conditions and being unable to control the dog due to there diet, lack of training and complete unwillingness to understand that a puppy is just that, a puppy.
The owners that insist "my dogs fine with other dogs" lets them run loose and it attacks others, then says "its never done that before".
The owners that just let there dogs run around the streets, have no care on what there doing and then blame the dog wardens for doing there job.
So yeah, people don't know how to look after dogs.
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I agree ,whats the point
Its just annoying for the neighbours when it barks ,I see it as a sign of ignorance !
A dog should be with the rest of the family !
I agree ,whats the point
Its just annoying for the neighbours when it barks ,I see it as a sign of ignorance !
A dog should be with the rest of the family !
what about when at work?
Cobblers.
When I was a boy, the people next door had a lab and an alsation. They were trusted with dogs that had been rescued from abuse and neglect - they knew how to raise dogs. The alsation was in a dreadful state, physically and mentally, when they got it, but they nursed it into a happy and vigorous dog.
Their dogs lived outside most of the time, in some comfy kennels they'd built in their large back garden, though the dogs also had sleeping quarters in the house. Indoors is too small for a big dog, especially when they are young enough to enjoy running around. A forty foot garden was enough for them in between their twice-daily walks and runs around the fields.
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Someone else without a clue about staffords, they aren't violent dogs at all and are renowned for being good with children and adults, where do you think they got the nickname "nanny dog"
What the hell?
Since when was it "disgusting to keep a dog outside"? Personally, I think it's worse to keep a dog inside. Dogs needs fresh air and room to move - particularly larger ones, like labs and retrievers. They belong outside, not indoors.
Where I come from, it's customary to keep dogs outside (more hygienic, too!) and the RSPCA would laugh you off the phone if you tried to report someone who didn't keep their dog indoors all the time.
God damn, do I have to
No wonder he looks so unhappy
I've failed you, God. Failed you.
"whut u say? i can NOT has cheezburger now?"
He's adorable mate, but he's gonna be a big boy when he grows up.
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What the hell?
Since when was it "disgusting to keep a dog outside"? Personally, I think it's worse to keep a dog inside. Dogs needs fresh air and room to move - particularly larger ones, like labs and retrievers. They belong outside, not indoors.
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I dont think there is anything wrong with keeping a dog outside while you're at work (although i wouldn't do it as i'd be worried about how safe they are or if they would be stolen).
Dogs love companionship and in my eyes keeping them outside permanently is cruel. large dogs do need room to move, they need to be walked twice a day for a minimum of 30 minutes a time which most people overlook when choosing a dog.
As a dog lover and former dog owner myself, I agree that regular attention is vital; they are pack animals after all, and they need a social network. Bringing your dog inside occasionally (or even regularly, after work) is not a bad thing; I used to do it myself. But I see no reason why they should live there on a permanent basis.
People seem to be forgetting that a human house is not the natural environment of a dog (even a domesticated one). A dog's natural environment is... well, a natural environment.
It is not cruel to have your dog living outside, whether permanently or not. Dogs survived perfectly well in the wild before they became canis familiaris, and still do. Dingoes have been running around Australia for at least 3,500 years. A healthy outdoor lifestyle doesn't seem to have done them any harm. And guess what? Dingoes actually descended from domesticated dogs; it was only later that they turned feral. Which proves that even a domestic species can thrive in the wild.
Plenty of other domestic animals are kept outdoors; why should dogs be any different? People get clucky about dogs because they are easily anthropomorphised. The desire to keep dogs permanently enclosed within an unnatural (and unsuitable) environment has more to do with human emotion than canine needs.
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My dogs have the run of the house and garden all day aswell as being walked every day and i can say without a doubt given the choice my dogs would be inside every night and most of the day, its not about me thinking my dog is a person, dogs dont like being seperated from their owners.
I just dont think people who have pets that are kept outside permanently genuinely want a pet, they just like the idea of having one (i think the same of people who keep their pets inside all the time too).
and comparing a dog to a dingo is pretty carp tbh, would you take a wild dingo and keep it inside all day?
I just dont think people who have pets that are kept outside permanently genuinely want a pet, they just like the idea of having one (i think the same of people who keep their pets inside all the time too).
and comparing a dog to a dingo is pretty carp tbh, would you take a wild dingo and keep it inside all day?
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To a degree i agree with you, but at the end of the day they are fighting dogs and were bred for fighting, so they are aggresive when bred.
So many times have i been walking a dog and see people walking them in the park with either mussels on or they are on a lead snarling at other dogs. When i walk my dog i avoid them like the plague.
Well the op will be leaving it for 5 hours a day, outside, that in my opinion is completely wrong, infact its just wrong even if it was in the house. I dont quite think he understands whats could happen with the dog.
First of dogs kept out side dont learn play bite properly.
In cold conditions they can develop freeze tail which is extremely painful.
The dog already has conjuctivitius, which can be caused from cold getting into the eye of the dog, thats how my dog got it.
In the end ask your self, do you want a dog as part of the familly or do you w ant it for when you feel like having one?
Seems to be a very big trend of babies on demand and dogs on demand in this country and more people are accepting it as the social norm.
This 'crusade' you appear to be on to educate people on this board about dogs is now showing how little knowledge you actually have.
Staffordshire Bull Terriers were actually bred for the killing of rodents NOT for fighting. Argue all you want on this, you are 100% wrong.
I'm not on a "Crusade" to educate peope and i've never once admitted to knowing anything about staffies nor would i ever want one.
They are still bred for hunting/killing and how is the lock jaw not for fighting?
The locking of the jaw is an absolute myth, there is no physical capability of ANY dog that can 'lock it's jaw' into place.
And to say "They are still bred for hunting/killing" is totally different to "bred for fighting". Most domesticated dogs were hundreds of years ago bred for hunting/killing to assist human in it's own hunt. Even your own labrador was bred to retrieve pray back to it's master.
While your knowledge on the food is admirable, this belief about bull-type dogs really is naive and as a bullie owner myself (pure bred bull terrier) it's this attitude that I meet face to face on a daily basis and have to re-educate people on this breed of dog.
There is no such thing as a dog with a locking jaw, whatever their breed. "lock jaw" is a common name for tetanus infection.
It is true that Staffordshire bull terriers were commonly used as fighting dogs for a while, but they weren't bred for it. They're noted for aggression towards other dogs. They're also noted for a lack of aggression towards people. I wouldn't leave any child with any dog, but it's safer to do it with a Staffordshire bull terrier than with many breeds.
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The problem with staffords is their notoriety as by gone fighting dogs, as a result of this their are many many irresponsible breeders and owners, not to mention all the crossbreeds. a true stafford, bred well and cared for responsibly is no more violent than a poodle.
judge the deed not the breed
judge the deed not the breed
my dogs live inside and have the run of the house when we are not there, but thats not very often as i work 3 nights and my other half 3 hours but we just cover up the sofa and chairs when they are on their own and they just slob out , they return the favour when im working by guarding my partner , no way id leave them outside unless they could come back in at will
