My sister is trying to lock down a good villa for Christmas (YES) vacation, so she got my dates from me, and was trying to get my (RETIRED) parents to say they were good with going the week of Christmas.
They baulked, apparently, because my mother didn't want to commit to dates until the results of the colon scan came back, since the doctor's initial examination had been worrisome.
I'M SORRY, WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER THE NOISE OF NOT COMMUNICATING.
They didn't tell my sister, though, until she asked for Christmas dates. So I can't feel any way.
I am alarmed that a dachshund ate a diabetic woman's toe!
Also,yikes, ita!
Argh, ita. Family!!
I bet there are cases when it's very believable that the dog didn't show any aggression before.
Of course. I'm sure it goes both ways. But I doubt there are very many never-before-aggressive dogs that severely attack people that aren't doing anything toward them (intentionally aggressive or not).
Oh dear ita, you didn't need this on your plate. I'm sorry.
Aw, ita. I'm sorry. Parents are so frustrating when they try to protect us from news.
Yikes, ita. Maybe they wanted something more definitive before they discussed it?
I've known delightful rotties and one scary one. While the labs I've known have been delightful, they've been really popular over the last few decades, and breeding with an eye to temperament didn't always happen. So I'm not that surprised to see a few on the list, alas.
I don't know if it's just because it's been one of those weeks for me, but this tweet of Joss' got the old allergies acting up.
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We had an American Eskimo puppy that was found abandoned on the side of the road, riddled with mange. Mum took him in and got him back to good health. He was an awesome dog, but it was apparent that he'd been abused (pointing a finger or stick at him, and also saying "bang" while doing so resulted in a anger and fear). Several years on, no amount of love could overcome that early ingrained trauma and he soon started snapping at my mum, whom he adored above all else.
What I mean to say is: sometimes the nurture part can be fucked up before you even get into the picture. Mum had to put Sammy down after he bit her, and it broke her heart. But if he was the dude that protected her, and he turned on her, it was over. Nothing was sacred or safe.
I still remember walking the little dude through the park, and our streams have this weird foamy build up, and there was this nook that collected a lot of the foam, and he thought it was dry land, and leapt . . . wet doggy was hilarious! (Oddly, he had a habit of falling into water unexpectedly, and I ended up carrying his frozen ass up the hill after he fell through the ice on a creek).
And isn't saying that the dog was "so nice and gentle" akin to saying how polite and quiet the serial killer was? It's an exception. Otherwise, the answer is to write off the whole breed, to me.
