Canine Discipline.
 

Hey folks got a bit of a situation this morning.

Normally I feel pretty confident in my abilities to relate to my dog and train her appropriately. This morning, before I even woke up, she got my neighbors cat...its a mess.

It's so far past the incident now that disciplining would do no good, I'm taking measures to see that it doesn't happen again, dog run etc etc. I'm just worried shes already got it in her that it's done and was fun.

So I'm taking steps where shes doesn't have as much freedom, im just wondering if anyone else has a dog with bloodlust or if they now a good way to cure them of it.

Besides a bullet please =p

Thanks.

That's pretty horrible. I have a dog, but can't relate in this way... My dog (golden retriever) is the most harmless dog I've ever encountered. I've previously had boxers and a pit bull/german shepard mix and they were great non-agressive dogs but not in the way my dog now is. My dog literally wouldn't harm a fly, I've seen her play with bugs. She's carried bugs in her mouth very gently to be sure not to harm them...

I don't know what to say besides maybe contact a dog obedience expert, maybe there is one on the forums but I wouldn't count on it. I've heard it's a serious issue once a dog kills something like that for the reasons you stated... They think it's fun or whatever. I'm not sure if that's true but it would probably be best to seek a consultation with somebody that knows dog behaviour well.

Yeah shes a pitt but has been amazing the 2 years i've had her, never growls at people or anything and I'm sure she was just playing with it at first but now that shes gotten a taste im not sure she'll be able to stop.

I just wanted to post here to see if anyone else had any similar experiences before i go spend a few hundred dollars

They're illegal in the UK and for a good reason, its like there's some sort of "switch" in them that suddenly turns them bad. Loads of stories in the 1980s here of pitbulls attacking kids and stuff, you don't have any small children around do you?

The city I'm currently in has a ton of macho dogs which aren't kept for any other reason than trying to make the owner look hard/intimidating. I hope she calms down but I think you're right, once she's done it once she might have developed a taste...definitely a job for a dog obedience expert, or at the very least a look on YouTube to see if you can do it yourself :(

It's quite bullshit and there is 0 evidence that they have a "switch" that turns them agressive. There is a ton of bad press for pits out there that is completly founded on ignorance and sensationalism... Most of the dog attack news out there that's attributed to pits is complete bullshit and the breed of the dog isn't known or is some type of mutt they automatically say is a pit to get attention. Don't spread your anti pit propaganda here.

If you're interested in real pit bull facts check out this article. http://www.examiner.com/article/anti...-and-not-facts

I've rescued mean dogs before and brought them back, we had a bulldog that was horribly abused and for the first few months NO ONE could even sit next to him without him lunging and snapping. Took a while but I got the fear out of that dog. Ever dog and ever person is different that bully and I had a bond like no other I can't reach my pitt sometimes...

Ive had her for 2 years her personality is amazing ive never seen her once growl or even have her fur raise towards a person, shes amazing with little kids loves to play and cuddle the only worry around kids is shell jump up on them to lick their face and knock them down.

Shes just extremely playful with dogs and other things but ive been there to stop her and this time she just went to far and i have to wonder if shes giong to go out of her way looking for it now. She's caught wild turkeys and rabbits but like i said i was right there to call her off before she could kill them.

Pitts get a bad name but they get used horribly. Take a look at those little mini dogs chihwahas ( not even going to bother to spell it right ) etc. those little dogs are about 10x more aggressive than any normal sized dog ive seen, granted they cant do anything... but they are mean mofos...

Agreed, why should it be allowed to attack other animals and get to live? How badly injured was the cat? Are you footing its vet bills (assuming it didnt die)?

Also Xenu, as much as I love that sig... you need to resize it. Rogean is talking about a max height of 150 pixels, I don't want him to do it but right there is the reason he'll do it :(

Smaller version: http://i.minus.com/ib1m63K9IuiKsY.gif

Thanks a TON hitch that was an amazing read i learned a ton!

I have to agree with you here miller, ever since I got her my mother feels the need to tell me about every pitt attack she hears about...

Xenu, I didn't get this dog at pup age I adopted her from the vet at about a year and a half someone found her wandering down the road as a stray. I kind of agree as harsh as it sounds my first instinct was put her down just because it opened my eyes i didnt think she was capable well I knew she was capable but I didnt think she actually would do it, now im thinking there are too many what ifs.

I'm not worried about her attacking people or kids, i just dont want her bringing home a neighbors cat everyday and them bitching at me having the courts force me to put her down after paying $500 for a stupid cat

wow...did i just..wow...

To you it might just be a stupid cat. To someone else, that cat meant as much to them as your dog does to you.

EDIT: Sorry that does sound preachy, but I like cats about as much as I hate killer dogs :p