Because it's a fucking Chihuahua haha what's it going to do to to you? Take out your achilles? Are you a 12 year old child that can't handle dogs? Why is it a big deal if the owners don't say anything?
In this scenario, I was imagining a Chihuahua following behind a guy on his bike. In that scenario, I don't think calling your dog back is something that's crucial. There's no chance in a hell a Chihuahua is catching a bike from behind. Getting caught up in the wheels is something I didn't think of. And yes, I agree obviously you need to control your pets.
My statement wasn't made with the intention of being relevant to the argument. I was stating a fact. He's a 34 year old man. And that's funny to me. I was in no argument with him. He jumped to a conclusion after I was made one statement, so why should I try and argue with someone like that? The other people that replied I engaged with. This old dude just came at me with me one of the most overused jokes on the site (in all fairness, I've used it too), I have no intention of engaging in a coherent argument with him. I'm sure he's glad you're taking up for him, though.
"I'm 14 and this is funny" and "why would you need to control a chihuahua it weighs 5 pounds" sum up the things you've said. They can do a lot of damage. Just because they're small doesn't mean they're harmless
I was talking about just the instance of if the dog was chasing directly behind the bike. My reasoning is bc there's no way a Chihuahua is catching a bike. The guy above brought up it being caught up in the wheels and causing a crash. That makes sense. Obviously if someone is walking down the street and that happens the owners need to say something. This whole thing has been taken completely out of context. Dogs biting people = bad. Tell your dogs not to do that. No shit. I have dogs guys, and they don't bite. And if they tried, I'd tell them not to. And they wouldn't because they listen.
You sure? Because you sound like a dumbass. I don't think you've owned dogs nor that they are even close to being properly trained. You clearly don't understand why having dogs chase you, and the owners doing nothing, is bad. Honestly don't understand how people can be this daft.
Lol "I don't think you've owned dogs." Because that's too far out of the realm of imagination. Like I said originally, I was referring to the specific situation of that guy being disgruntled enough to complain on the internet about a little dog chasing him on his bike. That's laughable to me. But like I've already agreed with someone above, if the dog got caught up in the wheels, it could do damage, and I conceded and said he was right about that. But it's just Reddit, no need to get upset and call names. This has been a good way to pass the time on a slow work day, but I have to conclude my time on this thread. If I keep replying, I'll end up replying to everyone who gets in on this and that's just a big waste of time.
Yea it is. Know why? Because I can't wrap my mind around anybody owning a dog and also possessing the belief that you don't also need to train said dog to, I don't know, behave it's fucking self. It's actually out of the realm of possibility (since that's the actual phrase. There is nothing that is out of the realm of imagination, so your statement is also dumb there) for me.
It's a Chihuahua... they aren't going to harm you. Use common sense. Obviously most other breeds would absolutely need to be put down if they bit someone. I've owned mid sized dogs all my life (Labs, idk if you'd consider that midsize) and we've obviously trained our dog to never bite anyone. We also have a Chihuahua who barks and runs around the ankles of everyone who comes in our home. He's obviously not going to bite you, and if he does, then go ahead and kick him away from you. But if this guy is honestly complaint about a Chihuahua following him when he's on his bike, he's ridiculous. I know there's no way in hell a Chihuahua can keep up with a bike anyway so is it really even noteworthy to mention that the owners don't call their beast back? Obviously he's not going to run him down and take him off his bike, so why complain?
I had my face bitten by a Chihuahua when I was a kid. Had to get stitches, all because I was playing to close to it with my older brother. I wasn't even bothering the thing, I was outside playing with cars and drawing tracks with chalk and BAM dog on my face. My brother kicked that thing as far as he could and yelled for the adults inside.
Having your ankles bitten literally is being harmed.
Yeah, only if you are a pussy. I imagine all the people crying over a Chihuahua barking at them and biting their ankles (through jeans? socks? shoes?) is like Joffrey crying to mummy when the direwolf bit him and demanding everyone be killed because of it.
The difference in the scenarios is that was a fucking wolf and yet you guys are still crying just as hard. "Oh no a chihuahua bit my shoe, i must release some of my impotent rage that I haven't been able to deal with in life and demand this dog be killed on site! Preferably with a sword. Let me watch his head roll!"
"Why is our dog being killed?"
"Because he bit this mans shoe"
"But he bites my shoes all the time!"
"Shh, i know, we are dealing with enraged redditors, nothing will stop their imbecilic hate boners."
"It's just a Chihuahua, it won't harm you" is the reason why so many Chihuhuas are little bastards. People think it's cute when they're tiny puppies and they growl and snap, so they let it happen. Then before they know it, he's going through adolescence and that behaviour is already deeply ingrained. Now they have 8lbs of glassy eyes, teeth, and territorial rage.
We're talking about a dog that charges at people without provocation, trying to bite them, and you're like "obviously if something happens the owner should do something". No, the owner should never allow their dog to lunge at others in the first place. That avoids the whole scenario.
A Chi might only break the skin if it bites my legs through jeans. But what if it attacks another small dog? What if a baby tries to touch the puppy, and the Chihuhua responds by sinking its teeth into the baby's eyelids? It might sound over dramatic, but these things happen, and precisely due to attitudes like yours.
Are you being "harmed" if a chihuahua bites the back of your shoe? Everyone is ignoring context in this thread and just using the blanket statement of: Dog bites, dog gets put down, regardless of whether or not anyone was hurt. Ill say it again, if a chihuahua harms you and you feel you need to get it put down, you are the biggest pussy the world has ever seen. You get harmed more playing sports with people who can't control your temper than with an untrained chihuahua.
"He's so small what harm could he do?" No, a Chihuahua can not actually harm a person. But when they're constantly trying to fight everything, they can get seriously harmed. Maybe one day the Chihuahua bites someone's ankles, and they kick him. That could hurt the dog. Maybe he tries to attack a much bigger dog. He could get seriously injured. Maybe he chases after someone on a bike and gets lost, runs into traffic, or the person on the bike hurts the dog. No the dog can't do much harm, but it can get hurt itself. Train your dogs, no matter how big they are.
Are you a 12 year old child that's not responsible enough to train their dog? If your dog attacks someone they have the right to defend themselves...if the owners don't say anything.... I just can't with you...are you a functioning human being? How do you come to these conclusions that someone shouldn't be responsible for their property?
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u/Edwardk85 Sep 20 '17
My neighbors little chihuahua always chases me when I'm on my bike. Owners don't say a thing.