Dogue De Bordeaux and Baby - What's Wrong Here?

 
What's Wrong Here?
A Lot!

First, after you watch the video above, please promise me that you would never, ever, allow this with your dog or your child.  Please.

The dog is chewing a treat bone. It's not good for a small child to be moving around this dog and close to his face and mouth. Dogs do not like to share their food and treats and can perceive this as threatening and may cause the dog to bite or even attack. A small child doesn't stand a chance around  any kind of dog that decides to attack.  I kept one eye closed and  squinted the other while watching this because I was so afraid for this child. The owner apparently didn't know any better.
Dogs don't always "plan" their attack. Dogs are animals. They may be domesticated animals, but animals none the less. Animals move on instinct and are unpredictable. In an instant, a dog can bite a child, then immediately feel remorse because he did. Instinct caused him to react, and even though he probably knew this behavior wasn't allowed or accepted, he couldn't stop himself.

I am using this video as an example. I am aware that the Dogue De Bordeaux is known for it's gentle nature. With that said, children are unpredictable. 

  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, 
4.7 million people get bit by dogs annually. 

 The biggest victims? Children, of course. 

The most common place to get bit? The face.

People should think about this before trusting their infant or small child to their dog.

Secondly,  lets be concerned about the dog too. Notice the child sitting on the dogs back.....on his spine? Then notice how the child sort of jumps up and down, with the careless encouragement of the adult? The dog turns round a few times which tells me he felt the pressure or pain on his spine. The child may be small, but she is big enough to cause stress fractures in the dogs spine. Dogs are not horses. They are dogs. Dogs are not meant for riding.

Please don't allow this, for your dogs safety, as well as your child's.

I think every child should have a dog at some time in their childhood. But it is important to teach a child how to properly interact with a live animal. Children should be taught to respect animals and dogs particularly, and vice versa,  so they both may know and enjoy the many benefits of a shared friendship.

Dog Shoots His Man!

Well I thought that I had heard it all....until this morning when I read online news headlines that said, "Dog Shoots Man, Honest!" I read it again. Dog....Shoots....Man....Honest!

 After a slight guilty giggle, I had to read this article. The story is over 3 years old, but I had not heard it before. Yep, sure enough, a dog shot his man! The guy left his gun laying on the ground while he stepped away to retrieve a pheasant. Next thing you know, the dog steps on the gun, pulls back the trigger (accidentally) and shoots his hunter  who ended up with over 100 pellets in his calf. Well, at least they think it was accidental! Doesn't this make an excellent point for teaching your dogs to retrieve? At first, I thought, that must have been really embarrassing, in the emergency room. "Uh,  Yes, uh.... My dog shot me!"  But when I read the article, it stated that the spokesman for the Iowa Natural Resources Dept. said that he actually hears of this happening a couple times a year! Really??......REALLY??

They really need to have some hunter safety classes so this never happens again.
Anybody know where I can sign my dog up??



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Dog Shoots Man, Honest!

Dead Puppy/Heat Exhaustion

I recently heard that some guy left a puppy in the car while he went to a movie. WHAT??? The temperature rose, the puppy over heated and died. I can't stress this enough. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR CHILD OR PET IN A LOCKED CAR UNATTENDED. Even on a semi cool day, the sun can come out, unexpectedly, and heat up the vehicle. It's amazing how low of a temp., and how short of time, it takes to take the life of a child or animal. It's not worth it!

posted by Karen Thomason on Jul 6 1:19 AM

Loose Dog in a Vehicle....Dumb!

Dan and I were driving home today when we came up on a truck who had 2 beautiful Golden Retrievers in the bed of the truck. They were not tied or secured in any way. Both were moving from side to side and watching the cars go by. All I could think of was, "please don't fall out". I was so afraid we might run over them. That's usually what happens when a dog jumps out of the truck bed. If he's lucky enough to not get hit, there's still a good chance that he'll be beat to pieces from the black top or gravel. It's so easy to put them in a kennel, or make a tie down in the bed of the truck. It could save money, in vet bills, and most of all, save your dog from such a terrible accident. I wish more people would THINK before they put their dog in the bed of a truck, loose, and then proceed to drive 55 mph down the highway.

posted by Karen Thomason on Jul 6 1:07 AM