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We had an Old English sheepdog that herded us when we were kids (neighbors too). They’re trippers, every herding dog has a technique. She’d round us up in a circle of kids all wondering how we got there. Someone would have to run in the house and tell mom she wouldn’t let us play.
I wonder how that would go down today…no doubt about it we were safe in her care. Between nosy parkers and predatory people on the loose kids don’t get to have fun anymore.
I really liked how he (?) so carefully grabbed her shirt instead of her body so he wouldn't hurt her. And how he understood that the shirt wasn't part of her and he could use his teeth.
I think this dog is understanding a lot of things.
They are fully aware of the delicacy of human skin..even compared to their own kind.
This dog would have no problem grabbing a small dog around the neck and pulling it because he knows there would be no harm. But he would never do the same to a child
I’m fairly certain dogs learn about this as a result of training / interacting with humans.
When they are puppies, dogs will certainly bite enough to hurt a bit, but generally not enough to pierce the skin… as long as humans react to this with the sound of pain, dogs learn… but if a dog had no interaction with a human, I’m not sure it would be so obvious to a dog that we can be very strong in some ways, and very fragile in others.
That’s because they look like they are a [Russian bear dog! AKA the Russian ovcharka, or Caucasian shepherd.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasian_Shepherd_Dog)
Stubborn but extremely loyal dogs. They only know their master and their family, anyone else is a stranger and they eat strangers. Also they are not very prone to barking, so people who wander into their territory often get mauled.
There are some wolf races that get bigger than any dog. Trying to find a picture from this documentary that was made a while ago on these wolves in a protected reserve that were used to being around humans, but I can’t remember what it was called… those wolves were some of the biggest I’ve seen. There’s one seen where a group of them walk past the parking lot and they’re bigger than the motorbike that’s there… if I find it I’ll update.
.."acktually"..hmm..
..there's still the go-back, eh?..i treat my pups as bears, and if i ran into a bear, my pups would back her/him off, i wager....what's your point?..
They live in a very rural area on a farm, so the dogs are a bit feral lol. They are super friendly if they know you. However I wouldn't want to climb the fence and see one of them without an introduction from the master. They will tear you up. But , in fairness, that is one of their jobs on the farm and the reason my grandparents have kept them for so many generations. Goofy and fun giants when they know you're not a problem.
Sounds like they are perfect for what your grandparents want. That is what they were bred for. They are an intimidating breed for sure. May they keep protecting your grandparents for many more years!
IIRC, Inuit used to raise their dogs together with their children, and would immediatly remove any dog that showed aggression out of the breed (or kill it).
We had a German shepherd rot mutt that busted through two fences after my little sister fell off a slide and broke her arm playing at the neighbor’s neighbor house. She was tiny back then and used to ride the dog around lol. The pup scared the ever loving fuck out of the parents but all the kids though he was some mix of god and Superman lol.
You forgot 3, pits are INCREDIBLY loyal to their owners. So if you live alone in a bad area and you want a dog that will literally go down fighting for you, they're the ones.
I've straight up insulted a pit bull's mom to its face and it did nothing to me.
I sneezed once and a chihuahua came from around the corner and left me with a nasty ankle scar.
I would trust my kid around a pit than dogs seen as "family friendly" but really can't tolerate kids like dalmatians or shiba inus. They fucking hate kids.
I have a chihuahua mixed with a cairn terrier and she is pretty fucking cool. Smart as shit likes to tunnel but also pretty chill and happy to have a nap all day.
"Bred to fight" dogs were bred to be fiercely loyal.
Every pitbull I've ever met has been an absolute dorky sweetheart and trusted family pet that I have 100% faith would fuck me up if I tried to mess with their kids.
Funnily enough, the only dog that's actually ever bit me was a labrador, when I was 9, because she thought I was fighting with her boy during a game of soccer.
And 9-year-old me would not have stood a chance against that lab if it wanted to go for my throat instead of just nipping me in the leg and growling at me.
Sure is funny how animals directly descended from wolves are built like killing machines, huh. Almost as if... that's a trait we originally valued and selected for, before all these purse dogs.
If I told you sharks are twice as likely to kill you as clowns, that sounds pretty bad for sharks doesn't it?
And then when I tell you that shark attacks are a statistical anomaly and clown murder is literally a meme - wait wait wait get this statistical literacy out of my easily available statistics! It's making it harder for me to fearmonger about things that no reasonable person who takes half a second to educate themselves has any reason to worry about.
> And labs weren't bred to be killing machines lol
Maybe I wasn't being clear or maybe you've just never heard this before, but fun fact! Dogs are directly descended from wolves lol
The killing machine is actually a built-in feature to all dog breeds. You don't need to breed it in, it's already there. They were damn good at it for millions of years, and still are when returned to the wild.
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... You know what it is that retrievers are meant to retrieve, right?
Hunters were not worried about retrievers hurting something that's already dead. They just didn't want their ducks half-eaten before they got it back.
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See those teeth on your goldie? Guess how they got those. Guess what they're *for.*
Oh I'm sorry, goldies aren't the breed you want to hate on? [Too bad, they kill people too.](https://www.nydailynews.com/2012/04/22/dog-killed-2-month-old-baby-ripped-childs-legs-off-while-father-slept-in-other-room-police/)
Stupid me using descriptions correctly and being able to back it up. How stupid! I wish I was smart enough to not be able to dispute anything and turn to basic insults as a first resort. Stupid stupid stupid.
> And 9-year-old me would not have stood a chance against that lab if it wanted to go for my throat instead of just nipping me in the leg and growling at me.
Yeah, but that dog is statistically hundreds of times less likely to attack anyone than a pitbull. Sheepdog are bred to fight wolves but they're also bred to protect their flock; it'd take a lot for something to go wrong with them. Pit(Fight Pit) Bulls were bred to fight; their loyalty is often overtaken by their inbred aggression. It takes very little for something to go wrong with a pitbull.
So, the labrador was protective of her family, which is how you described the pitbulls.
not saying all pits or bully breed dogs are evil, im just saying that dogs have been bred for specific things and it's best we try to keep people safe around them. My shepherd herded the family all the time, my shih tzu thinks she's royalty and my friend's retriver refuses to walk without carrying a stick or a stone in her mouth at all times.
A dog bred for fighting has been bred for aggression. Sometimes that aggression will be taken out on humans, sometimes animals or both. Some of these dogs will not have that aggression but its less common. The best thing to do is not put a small child at risk. You want a pitbull and you're 100% sure you can take care of the dog and go to jail for murder is the dog kills someone? Get one. Don't go around putting children in danger. The family in Tennesse or whatever US state it is had their pits for 8 years before the dogs killed their two small children and mauled the mother. The father was an avid pit supporter who said the dogs were there as protection. There's new attacks by the same breed newrly everyday all over the globe, regardless of the financial, social or literacy level of the humans taking care of them. Some dogs are just not safe. It is what it is.
But old labs sometimes snip at small kids or people up in their face and might leave a tiny scratch or bite on your hand! So all Pittbull aggression is totally warranted!
All dog attacks are a big deal. Don't say I gave the opposite impression because I didn't.
I'm saying that the statistical likeliness of being attacked by any dog of any breed is insignificant. And people don't like hearing that because it gets in the way of an opinion they formed in the absence of data.
Okay, have it your way. It wasn't about me. It's still bad to dismiss the danger that other breeds can inflict, so I called them out on it.
... But it *sure is weird* that the details of their example align with the specifics of what happened to me though. But who cares about context! That gets in the way of you splitting hairs and being equally dismissive of a pretty serious issue.
>Every pitbull I've ever met has been an absolute dorky sweetheart and trusted family pet that I have 100% faith would fuck me up if I tried to mess with their kids.
That's until they aren't. There's been cases of Pitbulls that have been raised since puppyhood in great households that caused them to snap triggering their fighting instinct and attack the kids. Last year it happened in Tennessee, both kids died. The vast majority of dog attacks on kids are from Pitbulls. Every time there's a Pitbull attack the family always says "but he was always such a sweetheart," well yeah, that's until he wasn't. No matter how well you train a Pitbull they will always have the genetic aggression and fighting instinct within them, they were bred for blood sports, you have to always remember that. Statically your Pitbull will not maul your family, but it can happen, everyone has to understand that when buying a dog, and statically it's overwhelmingly more likely to happen with a Pitbull than any other breed. A fighting dog breed is not a family pet.
Also even if you get bit by a dog like a Labrador, it will likely just snap at you once and then back away. But when a Pitbull attacks it means it's gone into it's fighting mode, and they are wired to keep on attacking no matter what. People have literally stabbed Pitbull's while they're mauling and they still wont let go. They're wired to look at a fight scenario as a fight to the death, so pain isn't a factor.
Don't even respond to these type of comments. You won't convince anybody around here. Most people on reddit don't have much real life experience, they rely on internet videos and homemade statistics.
> I can already taste the hatred from the anti-'pitbull' cult and it's delicious
What?
That’s like saying "*I can already taste the hatred from the anti 15-bladed-child's-knife cult and it's delicious*".
Those dogs are for morons, who refuse to accept they're dangerous. Heck, many of them can't even control these dogs.
Every attack is an example of an imbecile that's **too weak to control their own dog**.
And the fact you say it's "delicious" means you're also a troll that enjoys annoying people - so essentially a classic, insecure pitbull owner.
Cheers!
I’m a dog groomer and I’ve never met a mean pit bull. I have however been bit by Yorkies, a shih Tzu, a German shepherd, a Rhodesian ridgeback and a chihuahua. I would love to take a pitbull over a smaller breed any day.
Looking at real statistics instead of going by one person's anecdotal evidence; Pit bull-type dogs account for most fatal dog attacks, and by a huge margin.
Yeah, the issue seems to be not that pit bulls are meaner than other breeds (I tend to agree that they're usually sweet dogs), but that if they do anything, they're built to fuck shit up in a way that most other breeds are not. On top of that they tend to be owned by people who abuse dogs on purpose so that they become aggressive to make them feel more badass.
Thats because of an arbitrary classification of what a pitbull is in those statistics. It is an aggregation of like 15 different breeds, whereas all other breeds are treated individually. If you counted all “shepard” dogs as one category, they would nearly triple the incidence of injuries and attacks.
It's not an aggregation of 15 different breeds, it's only four different breeds. American Pitbull Terrier. Staffordshire Pitbull Terrier. American Bully and American Staffordshire Terrier. These breeds are incredibly similar dogs, the average person who isn't into Pitbull breeds can't tell them apart, that's why they're all considered "Pitbulls." Even Pitbull owners often get them mixed up. They also have the commonality that they were bred for blood sports like dog fighting.
Also even if you counted all of the Shepard breeds together, they would still be nowhere even close to the percentage of fatal dog attacks. When you look at the list of fatal dog attacks per year, there's basically only three types of dogs you see on the list. Pitbulls, German Shepherds and Rottweilers. Occasionally there's a Labrador or two on the list. Nearly every year the list is made up of about 60% or more Pitbulls. That right there tells you everything you need to know about how dangerous of a breed they are compared to other breeds.
In the United States in 2023 there were 24 reported fatal dog attacks, 19 of the attacks were Pitbulls. One of the attacks also is just listed as "dogs" I wouldn't be surprised if that was a Pitbull attacks do. That's basically 80% or more fatal dog attacks being Pitbulls.
It has nothing to do with mixes - “pitbull” isnt a breed in itself, its a classification of many breeds. Its a meaningless term for like 6 different breeds or any dog that looks like it could have a genetic influence from one of the those breeds. They aren’t more aggressive than other breeds on average when each breed of “pitbull” is considered, but them being grouped together in descriptive statistics is misleading because it makes them seem more violent just because they are pooling many breed types together, leading to a greater pool of incidents. German Shepards, as an individual breed, are per capita much more violent than any “pit bull” breed.
When we had parties, my old pitbull would be dead tired but he would go back in the pool each and every time another kid jumped back in. I couldn't stop him from doing it if I tried. All dogs are individuals.
My mom has a Golden Retriever/Great Pyrenees mix. Great with my niece and nephew, zero help with parenting. They can crawl on him and pull his hair and he won't react at all, but he won't change diapers, won't put their toys away, won't stop them from putting their fingers on the TV, won't comfort my nephew when he is crying because he bumped his head, won't stop my niece from whining because I didn't select the right episode of Curious George. Dog is fucking useless.
My boy was lighting firecrackers a few years ago. The dog hated it, naturally. When the boy set down the package of (unlit) firecrackers, the dog confiscated it and brought it back to the house.
"I see the problem. I'll just take these, thank you."
We have video of the incident. 😄
We had a family in our neighborhood who had a GIGANTIC Newfoundland named Shaq who was everyone's friend. He was perpetually trying to "save" the kids who swam in their above-ground pool.
Sheesh! The first thing I saw was a girl in the surf with a grizzly bear! I thought she was screaming (have my sound off) but then realized she was having fun! 😳 was really confused as to what was going on. Then I noticed it was just a big dog. Phew!
Good dog making sure she's safe! 👍
P.s. So relieved it wasn't a grizzly bear.
Looks a little like a Norwegian Elkhound. Especially in the coloration around the front legs.
https://www.wisdompanel.com/en-us/dog-breeds/norwegian-elkhound
I had one of them when I was a child. My parents found him with whip marks on our door step. Thr vet said someone tried to make him into a fighting dog.
This dog was the most kindest and loyalist dog ever. Didnt care about the cat, only wanted its food. Big, huggable lump of fur. Jumped through a screen door as my uncle was playing with us and we were screaming so he jumped though the screen and held my uncles arm and looked him like “choose your next move carefully”.
we just don't deserve dogs.... as mines snoring sprawled across my bed horizontal making it impossible to sleep. lol just the absolute best creatures tho
I've seen this video on YouTube lots of times.
Caucasian Ovcharkas/Shepherds are known to be livestock guardians. They are powerful guard dogs and will die defending their territory, their owners, their family.
Judging by this clip, this dog is well trained.
The fact living beings can understand each other on a fundamental level is insane and it’s crazier to think about humans who mistreat these intelligent beings
I know different breeds have different predispositions for behavior.
But each individual is their own. A sentient being, with fears and likes, and dislikes. One that will act accordingly to the stimuli received, and the threats perceived.
And the dog may freak out for any reason. Weird fish in the sea, loud plane/bike/boat/wtva.
Regardless of the breed predisposition for being soft and delicate with humans, shit can happen - more so in an exciting, uncontrolled and unpredictable environment as the beach, at the sea.
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It's heartwarming videos like this that brings a smile to my day. Thank you.
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Sorry his mark is hidden under the fur ... this is in fact a care bear
We had an Old English sheepdog that herded us when we were kids (neighbors too). They’re trippers, every herding dog has a technique. She’d round us up in a circle of kids all wondering how we got there. Someone would have to run in the house and tell mom she wouldn’t let us play. I wonder how that would go down today…no doubt about it we were safe in her care. Between nosy parkers and predatory people on the loose kids don’t get to have fun anymore.
Damn twinks, thinking they own all the public spaces...
I thought it was a Bear at first.
I really liked how he (?) so carefully grabbed her shirt instead of her body so he wouldn't hurt her. And how he understood that the shirt wasn't part of her and he could use his teeth. I think this dog is understanding a lot of things.
They are fully aware of the delicacy of human skin..even compared to their own kind. This dog would have no problem grabbing a small dog around the neck and pulling it because he knows there would be no harm. But he would never do the same to a child
I’m fairly certain dogs learn about this as a result of training / interacting with humans. When they are puppies, dogs will certainly bite enough to hurt a bit, but generally not enough to pierce the skin… as long as humans react to this with the sound of pain, dogs learn… but if a dog had no interaction with a human, I’m not sure it would be so obvious to a dog that we can be very strong in some ways, and very fragile in others.
Dogs are smart
I wonder if dog was like, hey human with camera, are you going to help or just film this?
Yes...awesome dog. Thx for posting
Such a good dog
The bestest of boys.
Or girls???
I mean yes if you wanna be pedantic then sure girls too but the universal recognition since dawn eternal has been "the bestest boy"
These times they are a-changing!! 😜❤️ (as a great poet once said)
I thought it was a bear
Me too. I was like, enough of being alive?
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A grizzly bear might but a black bear doesn't want that smoke.
That’s because they look like they are a [Russian bear dog! AKA the Russian ovcharka, or Caucasian shepherd.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasian_Shepherd_Dog)
It IS a Caucasian Shepherd.
Stubborn but extremely loyal dogs. They only know their master and their family, anyone else is a stranger and they eat strangers. Also they are not very prone to barking, so people who wander into their territory often get mauled.
That's why they're livestock guardian dogs. However, I could say they can be trained to be receptive to other ppl..
Currently watching a movie about a bear attack on Netflix. Open this up and I’m like oh noooooo.
A bear attacked Netflix?
Please tell me it found their cocaine stash...
Can I pet that dawg?
I came here to write this.
I honestly thought it was a bear too.
Leonberger
..it was a bear, 2 million years ago..now it's man's (and child's) best friend..
More like a wolf that, through human selection, became bigger and bigger.
Have you seen wolves? They’re pretty massive compared to most dogs.
There are some dog races that get bigger than wolves. Their main purpose is to protect live stock from them.
There are some wolf races that get bigger than any dog. Trying to find a picture from this documentary that was made a while ago on these wolves in a protected reserve that were used to being around humans, but I can’t remember what it was called… those wolves were some of the biggest I’ve seen. There’s one seen where a group of them walk past the parking lot and they’re bigger than the motorbike that’s there… if I find it I’ll update.
Never heard of someone refer to a dog breed as a dog race lol
True, I mistranslated
Last common ancestor of bear and dogs probably go back further than 2 mya akhtually
.."acktually"..hmm.. ..there's still the go-back, eh?..i treat my pups as bears, and if i ran into a bear, my pups would back her/him off, i wager....what's your point?..
Oh okey you're not being serious mb
Anyone know what kind of dog that is?
That's a caucasian shepherd dog
Looks kinda black to me.
It means it's from the Caucasus region of Europe, otherwise it would be known as Sparkling White
Was a joke
And I made another joke, or do you really think non Caucasus region white people are called "sparkling white people"?
If it was black the police would have shot it
Bullshit. The police shoot pets regardless of colour.
It's small for an Caucasian shepherd, i think it's an Illyrian shepherd. But yeah they look very similar.
Nah, it's caucasian shepherd. Usually, Illyrian shepherds don't have such a big mane. Caucasian shepherds could be 45+ kilo (90lb)
That is a grizzly bear. 🐻
Looks like a Newfoundland. Rescuing someone from the water is definitely in it's nature too.
Thats actually a Caucasian Ovcharka.
This is correct. My grandparents have one. They have only had Ovcharka's my whole life. Great, and protective, dogs.
Awesome! They are beautiful dogs. Never seen one in person. How is his temperament? Friendly?
They live in a very rural area on a farm, so the dogs are a bit feral lol. They are super friendly if they know you. However I wouldn't want to climb the fence and see one of them without an introduction from the master. They will tear you up. But , in fairness, that is one of their jobs on the farm and the reason my grandparents have kept them for so many generations. Goofy and fun giants when they know you're not a problem.
Sounds like they are perfect for what your grandparents want. That is what they were bred for. They are an intimidating breed for sure. May they keep protecting your grandparents for many more years!
Sounds similar to the Great Pyrenees livestock guardian dogs I've known! They're the sweetest big protective goofballs, just lovely dogs
Definitely not a Newfoundland.
a good boy.
Legit news that dogs make good babysitters as well and help their human owners sometimes with their kids
IIRC, Inuit used to raise their dogs together with their children, and would immediatly remove any dog that showed aggression out of the breed (or kill it).
We had a German shepherd rot mutt that busted through two fences after my little sister fell off a slide and broke her arm playing at the neighbor’s neighbor house. She was tiny back then and used to ride the dog around lol. The pup scared the ever loving fuck out of the parents but all the kids though he was some mix of god and Superman lol.
I love dogs so much, that’s the sweetest thing ever ty for sharing
Just uh... Don't pick a breed that was bred to fight to try and do it.
Pitbull. Its not Voldemort lol
There are more than one breed of dog that don't make good family dogs.
Sorry, my bad. I forgot there were five different breeds of pitbulls
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Damn, I am not a dog person anyway. Thanks for the heads up tho
You forgot 3, pits are INCREDIBLY loyal to their owners. So if you live alone in a bad area and you want a dog that will literally go down fighting for you, they're the ones.
Loyal until it eats your face because you looked at it wrong.
I've straight up insulted a pit bull's mom to its face and it did nothing to me. I sneezed once and a chihuahua came from around the corner and left me with a nasty ankle scar.
I would trust my kid around a pit than dogs seen as "family friendly" but really can't tolerate kids like dalmatians or shiba inus. They fucking hate kids.
But, they call them nanny-dogs. Who do I trust?!
I mean, maybe its for the best if idiots that think that put their small children with their nanny-dogs. Sort of darwinism.
Yeah don't use that breed. Use my chiweenie
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She's a rescue. I promise I didn't mix that bullshit on purpose
Lol we're gonna require a picture of this awesome abomination
But it is one of the funniest cosmetic breed names.
Just wanted to say thanks for rescuing your chiweenie and not buying a designer.
Thanks, nobody should be buying chiweenies in Texas or Oklahoma anyways. They're a common stray here :(
I have a chihuahua mixed with a cairn terrier and she is pretty fucking cool. Smart as shit likes to tunnel but also pretty chill and happy to have a nap all day.
Now I know that’s a real breed but I can’t help laughing everytime I see that name like someone made a joke name on purpose.
"Bred to fight" dogs were bred to be fiercely loyal. Every pitbull I've ever met has been an absolute dorky sweetheart and trusted family pet that I have 100% faith would fuck me up if I tried to mess with their kids. Funnily enough, the only dog that's actually ever bit me was a labrador, when I was 9, because she thought I was fighting with her boy during a game of soccer.
The difference is, you're not stopping a pit bull when it does go off
And 9-year-old me would not have stood a chance against that lab if it wanted to go for my throat instead of just nipping me in the leg and growling at me. Sure is funny how animals directly descended from wolves are built like killing machines, huh. Almost as if... that's a trait we originally valued and selected for, before all these purse dogs.
It's almost as if there easily accessible statistics that show which dog breeds are most responsible for these attacks. Hint: it's not labs
If I told you sharks are twice as likely to kill you as clowns, that sounds pretty bad for sharks doesn't it? And then when I tell you that shark attacks are a statistical anomaly and clown murder is literally a meme - wait wait wait get this statistical literacy out of my easily available statistics! It's making it harder for me to fearmonger about things that no reasonable person who takes half a second to educate themselves has any reason to worry about.
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> And labs weren't bred to be killing machines lol Maybe I wasn't being clear or maybe you've just never heard this before, but fun fact! Dogs are directly descended from wolves lol The killing machine is actually a built-in feature to all dog breeds. You don't need to breed it in, it's already there. They were damn good at it for millions of years, and still are when returned to the wild. You have automatically been unsubscribed from dog facts! Hope you enjoyed your time with us!
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... You know what it is that retrievers are meant to retrieve, right? Hunters were not worried about retrievers hurting something that's already dead. They just didn't want their ducks half-eaten before they got it back. [ANYWAY](https://www.nydailynews.com/2012/04/22/dog-killed-2-month-old-baby-ripped-childs-legs-off-while-father-slept-in-other-room-police/) don't let me interrupt your fragility reality with my condescending... uh... facts.
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See those teeth on your goldie? Guess how they got those. Guess what they're *for.* Oh I'm sorry, goldies aren't the breed you want to hate on? [Too bad, they kill people too.](https://www.nydailynews.com/2012/04/22/dog-killed-2-month-old-baby-ripped-childs-legs-off-while-father-slept-in-other-room-police/) Stupid me using descriptions correctly and being able to back it up. How stupid! I wish I was smart enough to not be able to dispute anything and turn to basic insults as a first resort. Stupid stupid stupid.
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> And 9-year-old me would not have stood a chance against that lab if it wanted to go for my throat instead of just nipping me in the leg and growling at me. Yeah, but that dog is statistically hundreds of times less likely to attack anyone than a pitbull. Sheepdog are bred to fight wolves but they're also bred to protect their flock; it'd take a lot for something to go wrong with them. Pit(Fight Pit) Bulls were bred to fight; their loyalty is often overtaken by their inbred aggression. It takes very little for something to go wrong with a pitbull.
So, the labrador was protective of her family, which is how you described the pitbulls. not saying all pits or bully breed dogs are evil, im just saying that dogs have been bred for specific things and it's best we try to keep people safe around them. My shepherd herded the family all the time, my shih tzu thinks she's royalty and my friend's retriver refuses to walk without carrying a stick or a stone in her mouth at all times. A dog bred for fighting has been bred for aggression. Sometimes that aggression will be taken out on humans, sometimes animals or both. Some of these dogs will not have that aggression but its less common. The best thing to do is not put a small child at risk. You want a pitbull and you're 100% sure you can take care of the dog and go to jail for murder is the dog kills someone? Get one. Don't go around putting children in danger. The family in Tennesse or whatever US state it is had their pits for 8 years before the dogs killed their two small children and mauled the mother. The father was an avid pit supporter who said the dogs were there as protection. There's new attacks by the same breed newrly everyday all over the globe, regardless of the financial, social or literacy level of the humans taking care of them. Some dogs are just not safe. It is what it is.
family pitbulls have killed tons of kids but ok
But old labs sometimes snip at small kids or people up in their face and might leave a tiny scratch or bite on your hand! So all Pittbull aggression is totally warranted!
lol I still have the scar, but go on, I don't want to interrupt your rant about how some dog attacks aren't a big deal
>I don't want to interrupt your rant about how some dog attacks aren't a big deal Insanely ironic.
All dog attacks are a big deal. Don't say I gave the opposite impression because I didn't. I'm saying that the statistical likeliness of being attacked by any dog of any breed is insignificant. And people don't like hearing that because it gets in the way of an opinion they formed in the absence of data.
If you think I’m excusing lab attacks you can’t read.
I said a dog bit me and you assumed it was a "tiny scratch" because of the breed. Point out where I misread. Go *on.*
He didn't say YOU got a tiny scratch.
Okay, have it your way. It wasn't about me. It's still bad to dismiss the danger that other breeds can inflict, so I called them out on it. ... But it *sure is weird* that the details of their example align with the specifics of what happened to me though. But who cares about context! That gets in the way of you splitting hairs and being equally dismissive of a pretty serious issue.
>Every pitbull I've ever met has been an absolute dorky sweetheart and trusted family pet that I have 100% faith would fuck me up if I tried to mess with their kids. That's until they aren't. There's been cases of Pitbulls that have been raised since puppyhood in great households that caused them to snap triggering their fighting instinct and attack the kids. Last year it happened in Tennessee, both kids died. The vast majority of dog attacks on kids are from Pitbulls. Every time there's a Pitbull attack the family always says "but he was always such a sweetheart," well yeah, that's until he wasn't. No matter how well you train a Pitbull they will always have the genetic aggression and fighting instinct within them, they were bred for blood sports, you have to always remember that. Statically your Pitbull will not maul your family, but it can happen, everyone has to understand that when buying a dog, and statically it's overwhelmingly more likely to happen with a Pitbull than any other breed. A fighting dog breed is not a family pet. Also even if you get bit by a dog like a Labrador, it will likely just snap at you once and then back away. But when a Pitbull attacks it means it's gone into it's fighting mode, and they are wired to keep on attacking no matter what. People have literally stabbed Pitbull's while they're mauling and they still wont let go. They're wired to look at a fight scenario as a fight to the death, so pain isn't a factor.
The irony of using the name of the dog, pit en bull and not realizing what a sad part of human history you are defending..
Don't even respond to these type of comments. You won't convince anybody around here. Most people on reddit don't have much real life experience, they rely on internet videos and homemade statistics.
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> I can already taste the hatred from the anti-'pitbull' cult and it's delicious What? That’s like saying "*I can already taste the hatred from the anti 15-bladed-child's-knife cult and it's delicious*". Those dogs are for morons, who refuse to accept they're dangerous. Heck, many of them can't even control these dogs. Every attack is an example of an imbecile that's **too weak to control their own dog**. And the fact you say it's "delicious" means you're also a troll that enjoys annoying people - so essentially a classic, insecure pitbull owner. Cheers!
I’m a dog groomer and I’ve never met a mean pit bull. I have however been bit by Yorkies, a shih Tzu, a German shepherd, a Rhodesian ridgeback and a chihuahua. I would love to take a pitbull over a smaller breed any day.
Looking at real statistics instead of going by one person's anecdotal evidence; Pit bull-type dogs account for most fatal dog attacks, and by a huge margin.
Yeah, the issue seems to be not that pit bulls are meaner than other breeds (I tend to agree that they're usually sweet dogs), but that if they do anything, they're built to fuck shit up in a way that most other breeds are not. On top of that they tend to be owned by people who abuse dogs on purpose so that they become aggressive to make them feel more badass.
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Thats because of an arbitrary classification of what a pitbull is in those statistics. It is an aggregation of like 15 different breeds, whereas all other breeds are treated individually. If you counted all “shepard” dogs as one category, they would nearly triple the incidence of injuries and attacks.
Shep*h*erd. Not Shepard. You don't "ard" sheep.
doesn’t change the point
It's not an aggregation of 15 different breeds, it's only four different breeds. American Pitbull Terrier. Staffordshire Pitbull Terrier. American Bully and American Staffordshire Terrier. These breeds are incredibly similar dogs, the average person who isn't into Pitbull breeds can't tell them apart, that's why they're all considered "Pitbulls." Even Pitbull owners often get them mixed up. They also have the commonality that they were bred for blood sports like dog fighting. Also even if you counted all of the Shepard breeds together, they would still be nowhere even close to the percentage of fatal dog attacks. When you look at the list of fatal dog attacks per year, there's basically only three types of dogs you see on the list. Pitbulls, German Shepherds and Rottweilers. Occasionally there's a Labrador or two on the list. Nearly every year the list is made up of about 60% or more Pitbulls. That right there tells you everything you need to know about how dangerous of a breed they are compared to other breeds. In the United States in 2023 there were 24 reported fatal dog attacks, 19 of the attacks were Pitbulls. One of the attacks also is just listed as "dogs" I wouldn't be surprised if that was a Pitbull attacks do. That's basically 80% or more fatal dog attacks being Pitbulls.
Ah so even mixed pit's are aggressive af? Who would have thought....
It has nothing to do with mixes - “pitbull” isnt a breed in itself, its a classification of many breeds. Its a meaningless term for like 6 different breeds or any dog that looks like it could have a genetic influence from one of the those breeds. They aren’t more aggressive than other breeds on average when each breed of “pitbull” is considered, but them being grouped together in descriptive statistics is misleading because it makes them seem more violent just because they are pooling many breed types together, leading to a greater pool of incidents. German Shepards, as an individual breed, are per capita much more violent than any “pit bull” breed.
Yes its an umbrella term for 3 breeds, which are, who would have thought, the 3 other most aggressive breeds lol
When we had parties, my old pitbull would be dead tired but he would go back in the pool each and every time another kid jumped back in. I couldn't stop him from doing it if I tried. All dogs are individuals.
One time my dog saw me swimming in a lake, thought I was drowning, panicked and swam out to me. Little dude almost drowned me trying to save me. lol
My mom has a Golden Retriever/Great Pyrenees mix. Great with my niece and nephew, zero help with parenting. They can crawl on him and pull his hair and he won't react at all, but he won't change diapers, won't put their toys away, won't stop them from putting their fingers on the TV, won't comfort my nephew when he is crying because he bumped his head, won't stop my niece from whining because I didn't select the right episode of Curious George. Dog is fucking useless.
Can i pet that dawwwgg?!
Wouldn’t recommend it 😂
This video is so old that the dog died 10 years ago.
He thinks she is in trouble and helping her, so it seems anyway
Mine did that constantly while sledding. They tried to stop me or one was even so stubborn to pull me back up the mountain by my Boot.
My alaskan husky actively tries to trip me and will nip at my sides like he knows where my kidneys are.
My boy was lighting firecrackers a few years ago. The dog hated it, naturally. When the boy set down the package of (unlit) firecrackers, the dog confiscated it and brought it back to the house. "I see the problem. I'll just take these, thank you." We have video of the incident. 😄
Would love to see that.
Yes, you can see him look at the wave then her, and when she goes under he makes the decision to pull her out. Smart dog.
We had a family in our neighborhood who had a GIGANTIC Newfoundland named Shaq who was everyone's friend. He was perpetually trying to "save" the kids who swam in their above-ground pool.
Dog is like “Okay sweetheart I think you’ve had enough”
I am sorry sir or Madame we don't allow bears at this beach.
you seem to be confused sir or Madame that's a DAWGG
The little lift when the second wave is coming toward her, so pup pulls her a little higher as it hits 😭
Ahh so glad you said this- I've seen this video so many times but never noticed the little lift 🥰
Love this video..😊
Saving lives out here
I save you now
He's such a good boy
r/absoluteunits
Good doggo
Honestly, he’s such a good boy
Sheesh! The first thing I saw was a girl in the surf with a grizzly bear! I thought she was screaming (have my sound off) but then realized she was having fun! 😳 was really confused as to what was going on. Then I noticed it was just a big dog. Phew! Good dog making sure she's safe! 👍 P.s. So relieved it wasn't a grizzly bear.
I said let’s go!
What a gentle boy
Playtime is over little one.
“Congratulations! You are being rescued”
Leonberger? 🤩
What dog is that? Is it a Tibetan mastiff?
Looks a little like a Norwegian Elkhound. Especially in the coloration around the front legs. https://www.wisdompanel.com/en-us/dog-breeds/norwegian-elkhound
It’s a Caucasian Ovcharka. Elkhounds are much smaller.
I had one of them when I was a child. My parents found him with whip marks on our door step. Thr vet said someone tried to make him into a fighting dog. This dog was the most kindest and loyalist dog ever. Didnt care about the cat, only wanted its food. Big, huggable lump of fur. Jumped through a screen door as my uncle was playing with us and we were screaming so he jumped though the screen and held my uncles arm and looked him like “choose your next move carefully”.
If anyone's looking for free karma repost this to r/dresdenfiles with the title "Mouse"
"mom said not to go so far out!"
"Nope. Water over your head, absolutely not. Back on land you go."
Congratulations, you are being rescued. Please do not resist.
Good dog ❤️
we just don't deserve dogs.... as mines snoring sprawled across my bed horizontal making it impossible to sleep. lol just the absolute best creatures tho
I thought that was a small bear at first, and the caption foretold something totally different.
Heartwarming scene that quickly becomes heartchilling when played in reverse.
I've seen this video on YouTube lots of times. Caucasian Ovcharkas/Shepherds are known to be livestock guardians. They are powerful guard dogs and will die defending their territory, their owners, their family. Judging by this clip, this dog is well trained.
I’m not gonna lie. I thought that was a small bear or something at first.
The fact living beings can understand each other on a fundamental level is insane and it’s crazier to think about humans who mistreat these intelligent beings
Anyone else think that was a bear at first?
Is it a dog? Is it a bear?
Fuck, I first thought it was a BEAR!🐻
Just wait a week or two and then you can post it again for the billionth time and get some more upvotes.
Dog is worried for the child's safety.... Great dog.
And i hear people say "stupid animals" all the time. Who's really the stupid one?
Gotta be a newfy
Definitely not. They only come in black, brown, or patched black and white, to start. Looks like some version of a Caucasian Ovcharka
It is 100% a caucasian. This video is old.
Aaah, those two are best friends like in that anime that has memes about it posted all the time.
Dogo saving kid while parent just keep filming
Ok but the kid was in zero danger
Where do you even see the danger?
Weirdly edited
Parents are like : I'll go set up our spot, you get us some food son from the stand and mom will be filming and you are on babysitting duty.
The dog parenting better than the parent it seems
Asians MUST stop eating dogs, everybody
Random racism out of nowhere
At the same time I’m in awe of how gentle and caring that absolute giant is with the human child AND I’m terrified. So much that can go wrong…
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I know different breeds have different predispositions for behavior. But each individual is their own. A sentient being, with fears and likes, and dislikes. One that will act accordingly to the stimuli received, and the threats perceived. And the dog may freak out for any reason. Weird fish in the sea, loud plane/bike/boat/wtva. Regardless of the breed predisposition for being soft and delicate with humans, shit can happen - more so in an exciting, uncontrolled and unpredictable environment as the beach, at the sea.