View Full Version : Ure rhidge back will kill someone
mrose_s
11-10-2005, 03:04 AM
A friend of mine owns a whodesian rhidgeback. He is 7 years old and just the sweetest thing. he runs around when I come over and is so kind and lovable.lol.
My friend was saying today that soemone told her that "if you let your dog out of the yard, you know it will kill someone"
WHATS WITH THAT?
they have a big brown fence that they leave open a when they are home because he just hangs around in the yard. He is the least vicous dog I have ever met. Just another person discriminating agaisnt him due to his breed.
nedim
11-10-2005, 03:12 AM
A friend of mine owns a whodesian rhidgeback. He is 7 years old and just the sweetest thing. he runs around when I come over and is so kind and lovable.lol.
My friend was saying today that soemone told her that "if you let your dog out of the yard, you know it will kill someone"
WHATS WITH THAT?
they have a big brown fence that they leave open a when they are home because he just hangs around in the yard. He is the least vicous dog I have ever met. Just another person discriminating agaisnt him due to his breed.
What can you do? We try to inform people and educate them, them it seems to be to no avail sometimes. The person who told her that is obviously not a dog person and shouldnt be taken seriously.
DinoAndana
11-10-2005, 06:55 AM
Another example of prejudice towards certain dog breeds. Im sure any really violent dog could harm someone if they tried, but obviously the dog in question is one of the least likely to do anything agressive. Only when people in general become more 'in the know' about dogs will this stop.
Dino
Amstaffer
11-10-2005, 09:20 AM
Some people are just scared of dogs. I am Teacher and we went on field trip (9th graders) and when we were coming out of McDonalds, some lady was walking by with a big puppy (Golden mix about 5-6 months old) and my kids freaked out as if the lady was walking a alligator.
Some people are just convinced that dogs are on this planet to attack all strangers....:(
panzer426
11-10-2005, 10:13 AM
maybe whoever said that only knows that rhodesian ridgebacks were bred to hunt lions? they are supposed to be good watchdogs (barking at possible intruders, 2 and 4 legged kind and probably winged kind too) but most are very unaggressive towards people. sure they are powerful dogs so if they wanted to kill someone they could, but so could a golden, or even a chihuahua. of course the chihuahua would have to aim for the jugular or something :)
some people think what they want and will never learn better no matter what anyone tells them.
maybe whoever said that only knows that rhodesian ridgebacks were bred to hunt lions? they are supposed to be good watchdogs (barking at possible intruders, 2 and 4 legged kind and probably winged kind too) but most are very unaggressive towards people. sure they are powerful dogs so if they wanted to kill someone they could, but so could a golden, or even a chihuahua. of course the chihuahua would have to aim for the jugular or something :)
some people think what they want and will never learn better no matter what anyone tells them.
as horrible as it sounds... if i read a headline in the newspaper that said 'woman killed in vicious attack by chihuahua' i think i'd laugh at her
Amstaffer
11-10-2005, 01:12 PM
as horrible as it sounds... if i read a headline in the newspaper that said 'woman killed in vicious attack by chihuahua' i think i'd laugh at her
Can a Chihuahua bite through denim?
gaddylovesdogs
11-10-2005, 01:39 PM
Some people look at Tippy, my border collie/shepherd mix and freak out. I think I've been asked at least once or twice, "Will she bite me?" while she stands there, wagging her tail, like, "Oh, pleeeease pet me! Pet me, please!" Yeah...she's gonna rip your arm off. I think the reason some people think she's mean is because of her size and color...you've got a dog with black and tan and suddenly it's vicious. :rolleyes:
Gempress
11-10-2005, 02:20 PM
It's sad that people make those kind of assumptions about dogs they don't even know. There's a guy at my work who thinks dalmations "like to bite children."
And I know what you mean, Gaddy. When I had my rott/husky, I got asked "is he mean?" all the time. Even my golden retreiver sometimes got that question. Strangely, I don't have that problem with Zeus, even though he's the tallest dog I've ever had. I guess he just has that "wouldn't hurt a fly" face or something, LoL.
loislane
11-10-2005, 03:13 PM
I enjoyed this topic. We get asked about 2 times a day if our dog bites, and like Gaddy's dog, Rocky is usually standing there wiggling all over to get attention.
juliefurry
12-01-2005, 04:04 PM
When we took our 3 dogs (Mack: Pit mix, Shelby: Husky, and Hannah: black lab) to the park with our daughter people were constantly afraid of Mack and Shelby. Well ofcourse Mack was the red and white (ridgeback colors basically) and he just looked intimidating and Shelby didn't look like she could hurt a fly. Plus our daughter was always hanging on one of them and people were making their kids avoid our dogs (except Hannah who at the time was the most dangerous because she jumped on and scratched little kids). It's wierd how some people think.
Renee750il
12-01-2005, 04:53 PM
I think dogs need protecting from people far more often than people need to be protected from dogs :rolleyes:
But this is funny . . . When Charley had Joe, a big Bull Mastiff someone dumped, a guy in a rough redneck (now that's redundant) bar asked him if Joe would bite. Charley just looked and him and said, "Naw, he just carries all those big teeth around for the *&#$ of it . . ."
casablanca1
12-01-2005, 04:56 PM
The comment was phrased without reference to the breed or type of dog, just to the owner's habit of letting it run loose.
soemone told her that "if you let your dog out of the yard, you know it will kill someone" WHATS WITH THAT? they have a big brown fence that they leave open a when they are home because he just hangs around in the yard. He is the least vicous dog I have ever met. Just another person discriminating agaisnt him due to his breed.
Letting any dog roam is bad, but letting a dog the size and personality (and by that I mean not that the Rhodesian Ridgeback is vicious, but that they're usually fairly self-confident, assertive dogs) of this breed loose in his yard is asking for trouble. The dog may be loveable and kind, but:
A) passersby don't know that, and the dog's owner doesn't have the right to essentially turn his street/road into a no-go zone for anyone phobic about dogs or cautious about taking their smaller pet or children near a loose large dog.
B) even the most affable family pet can and will guard its property from others, and a loose dog always has a larger sense of ownership than it's human, and will consider people on sidewalks, curbs, and across the street from it's human owner's legal property to be trespassers. A big dog can kill a smaller or gentler dog in moments, a child as quickly. Serious attacks are not too common, but even a half-hearted rush by a genial dog making a show of defending its turf is enough to make walking past the house a misery, especially for childre, the elderly, or anyone walking their own pet on a leash.
C) the loose dog, of course, runs the constant risk of running away, being hit by a car, and being attacked by other animals or humans.
The dog in this case may be lovable and kind, but his owner leaves a lot to be desired.
Amstaffer
12-01-2005, 07:23 PM
I think dogs need protecting from people far more often than people need to be protected from dogs :rolleyes:
Truth alert!! :D
bubbatd
12-01-2005, 10:11 PM
It saddened me today when Chip and I visited my Grandson Nash's preschool class ... there was a boy and a girl who were terrified to touch him ( out of 12 ).... but by the end of the visit , both patted him. It was fun to watch the girl as it took her about 10 minutes to pat his tail , then his back , and finally his head. The boy just managed a quick head pat..... I wonder what his story is as all boys need a dog !
vanillasugar
12-02-2005, 02:12 AM
I had a customer call and ask about muzzles. We do custom fit leather muzzles now (really nice ones) due to the Ontario ban, might as well make the pitties as comfy as possible. But I got the feeling this woman didn't have a pittie. Well after talking to her about it for a few minutes, I get the whole story and was completley shocked. She takes the dog to school in the afternoon to pick up her kids, and was asked by the principle to muzzle her dog because some parents and children were scared of him due to his size. He's a NEWFOUNDLAND!! Newfs are known for their incredible temperments! The school said if she didn't muzzle him she couldn't bring him anymore. I thought that was pretty disgusting.
mrose_s
12-06-2005, 12:16 PM
heaps. thats awful. we took sophie to school once, she just lay there, she is massive but doesnt have a mean bone in her body and loved kids so much. yet every small child that walked past was dragged back by the nearsest adult. would we really bring a vicous dog to a primary school??? really.
oh. i was sitting in the darkroom at school today with a couple of friends, we are thinking of moving in togther at the end of school. we all agreed we need a dog as soon as we move in. we all have our dogs now and none of us will feel safe without them. lol. Noni has 4 dogs, 3 are very protective, expecially of the kids in the family. we have threee dogsall are protective, and kirstie has a maltese X. still she is very much a dog person and recently had to give away her husky :(.
I dont know how people dont have pets, I dont know what I would do without mine.
I had a customer call and ask about muzzles . . . He's a NEWFOUNDLAND!! Newfs are known for their incredible temperments! The school said if she didn't muzzle him she couldn't bring him anymore. I
Well, maybe they thought the muzzle would help hold back the drool. ;)
Renee750il
12-07-2005, 05:25 PM
I had a customer call and ask about muzzles. We do custom fit leather muzzles now (really nice ones) due to the Ontario ban, might as well make the pitties as comfy as possible. But I got the feeling this woman didn't have a pittie. Well after talking to her about it for a few minutes, I get the whole story and was completley shocked. She takes the dog to school in the afternoon to pick up her kids, and was asked by the principle to muzzle her dog because some parents and children were scared of him due to his size. He's a NEWFOUNDLAND!! Newfs are known for their incredible temperments! The school said if she didn't muzzle him she couldn't bring him anymore. I thought that was pretty disgusting.
I don't know if I'd be able to resist having one made to fit a human - maybe a la Hannibal Lecter, taking it to the school, and suggesting they hand them out to people who spout such vicious nonsense :rolleyes:
Sirius
12-07-2005, 09:32 PM
People are scared of Darwin, my cat :rolleyes:
I love Ridgebacks. If I couldn't get a bouvier, I was getting one of those. Ridgebacks are a very powerful breed, and if trained properly, wouldn't hurt a fly. ;)
vanillasugar
12-08-2005, 12:10 AM
I don't know if I'd be able to resist having one made to fit a human - maybe a la Hannibal Lecter, taking it to the school, and suggesting they hand them out to people who spout such vicious nonsense :rolleyes:
LOL that practically made me spit out my drink!
malabui
12-09-2005, 09:11 AM
What wrong with Ridgebacks? They look rather like a thickset version of the Vizzlar.
Amusingly when my dog Bramble (very soft Red setter) was in the park this woman was actully standing onto of a picnic table wanting me to get the dog away from her. The dog wasn't actully anywhere near her!
Also I had to explain to someone else that Bramble really wasn't going to bite them because she had the ball in her mouth and if she was going to bite she'd have to drop the ball and Bramble didn't want to let go of it :P