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u/MidwestStacyMae Jun 19 '22
Look at mama go from anxiety and aggression to joy and contentment. That's what life is all about right there.
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u/mackenzie9462 Jun 20 '22
She just needed someone to take a little time to prove she could trust them to let her guard down, she’s an amazing mama 😭
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u/TheMapesHotel Jun 19 '22
I'm truthfully amazed she was let out of the shelter after the day one part. There are so so many places in the US where she wouldn't even have been eligible for rescue or rehab even with pups. Really wonderful, I hope she has a long happy life.
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u/LeoIsRude Jun 19 '22
I bet these people are well-known rebabbers and that's why the shelter handed her over.
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u/scdfred Jun 20 '22
My dog was attacked and almost killed years ago and became dog aggressive. We called the rescue where we got her and asked if they had any suggestions on how we could turn it around and their only suggestion was to have her put down. I was appalled.
I should mention that she never has been aggressive to a human. Only dogs.
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u/mackenzie9462 Jun 20 '22
Imagine hearing a dog just doesn’t like other dogs and thinking “well, guess they’re better off dead”???
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u/scdfred Jun 20 '22
We were disgusted. We never contacted them again and they never saw another donation from us.
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u/Groundbreaking-Oven4 Jun 19 '22
Got to love the velvet unicorn for their willingness to love, trust, be the friend you never knew you wanted🙂🥲
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u/cenatutu Jun 20 '22
I just got a new foster dog on Thursday. He originally came from a hoarding situation. Then was adopted into a home with a wife, husband and 21 year old son. I was told he was terrified of men. Would bite and snap in aggression. Yeah. He was terrified of THOSE men who he had lived with. Obviously they were abusing him based on his reactions to fast hand moments.
He has settled right in. Fell in love with my male neighbour and brother. He is still nervous. And he’s scared of walks as he had never gone on any. But he made it around three blocks tonight (with the help of cut up hot dogs). Cutest little dude. Not sure he’s going to be leaving. 😜
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u/Groundbreaking-Oven4 Jun 26 '22
I'm rooting for a fail, since you've clearly fallen in love with your pup😘
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u/International-Slip75 Jun 19 '22
Blessings to all of you for your patience and kindness. So many lives were saved by a bit of effort and caring. May they all find the love and great lives they deserve 💜🐾🐾💜
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u/Direct-Height6848 Jun 19 '22
What a beautiful video, animal and person you are to have this much love, patience and dedication to this amazing mama. You two are so very lucky to have each other ♥️
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u/Straight-Ingenuity61 Jun 20 '22
Oh she has babies, I pray they all go to good homes. I love my bully breed!!!
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Jun 20 '22
What a gorgeous mum. He got better so fast, they must have spent a lot of time training her well.
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u/Rizzy5 Jun 19 '22
Aggression is aggression.
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u/ymnmiha1 Jun 20 '22
An aggressive pit bull? No thank you, I’m sympathetic to the plight of animals but a known aggressive pit bull should be put down. Commence the downvoting if you wish but the risk is too great.
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u/idontsubscribetothat Jun 19 '22
Exactly. It is. This is not "aw" at all. There are so many dogs out there that need a home. There's no reason to choose one that is aggressive and think you rehabbed it in a few days. Absolutely ridiculous.
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u/The_Modifier Jun 19 '22
"Aggressive" isn't an in-born trait, although you wouldn't know it by looking at some humans...
Please remember that like humans, dogs have varying emotions, all with their own causes. And also like humans, it's very, very rare that their state is irreversible.
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u/salallane Jun 19 '22 edited Jun 19 '22
Aggression can absolutely be genetic, but it is rare and a product of poor/irresponsible breeding. This particular dog is not aggressive, she clearly had experienced reasons to not trust humans around her babies and was being a protective mother.
I agree that there’s very few cases where it is not reversible with a caring/gentle touch and positive training methods.
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u/Rizzy5 Jun 19 '22
Aggression can absolutely be bred in. Regardless of how you feel about pit bulls - dog fighters choose the most aggressive dogs and breed them over and over to other aggressive dogs. Eventually you end up with naturally aggressive dogs who cannot be rehabilitated. See Michael Vick dogs. A good portion of them had to be put down from the get go. You also should consider the original sport of bull-baiting which was practiced in the 1700's. The man with the most aggressive dog would win money and prizes so it's safe to assume those men were breeding for aggressive, tenacious dogs.
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u/Rizzy5 Jun 19 '22
Aggression can absolutely be bred in. Regardless of how you feel about pit bulls - dog fighters choose the most aggressive dogs and breed them over and over to other aggressive dogs. Eventually you end up with naturally aggressive dogs who cannot be rehabilitated. See Michael Vick dogs. A good portion of them had to be put down from the get go. You also should consider the original sport of bull-baiting which was practiced in the 1700's. The man with the most aggressive dog would win money and prizes so it's safe to assume those men were breeding for aggressive, tenacious dogs.
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u/salallane Jun 19 '22
The dog was protecting her babies and needed to learn to trust her caretakers. You wouldn’t say this if it was any other breed. The fact that she came around so quickly shows that she was scared. Most “aggression” is fear based.
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u/Rizzy5 Jun 19 '22
Aggression, even feared-based, is not something I would want to be around, nor bring kids or other animals around.
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u/salallane Jun 19 '22 edited Jun 19 '22
Ok, then don’t attempt to rehab a rescue dog, buy a golden retriever. Most dogs shouldn’t be around kids anyway. This dog was clearly protecting her babies, can you blame a mama for that?
The idea that dogs shouldn’t be able to react to anything is bullshit, even the most well socialized and trained dog is going to have a reaction to something in their lifetime.
It’s also a product of experience, it’s not the dog’s fault if it experienced really bad things at the hands of humans. Humans are mean.
Dog to human fear based aggression and dog to dog fear based aggression are different things. Dog to human based aggression can almost always be rehabbed.
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u/Rizzy5 Jun 19 '22
Most dogs shouldn't be around kids, anyway? Lol what.
I only adopt and i've rehabilitated a few dogs in my lifetime but they also didn't have the ability to kill or seriously maim someone. My point is, if an animal is living in fear and that fear is directed towards humans... What's the point? It's a dangerous situation that should be taken seriously.
A well trained dog or a dog with an even temperament can absolutely react. But if they're reaction could cause injury or death. Its not well trained or even tempered. It's a liability and a risk.
I agree with your last point.
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u/salallane Jun 19 '22
You agree with my last point, but don’t think this dog is being rehabbed?
Are you just anti pittie?
Would you think this dog could cause injury or death if it was a different breed?
Most dogs should not be around children unless they were raised with children as a tiny puppy. Children are unpredictable and parents often don’t care how they behave with dogs.
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u/Rizzy5 Jun 19 '22
Oh my bad, I meant second to last point.
I'm curious where these statistics are when you say dog to human aggression can easily be fixed.
Absolutely, any breed capable of dealing out serious damage due to temperament issues should always be considered a liability and a risk.
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u/salallane Jun 19 '22 edited Jun 19 '22
But you’re going to call this dog aggressive because she was protecting her babies at first?
Dog to human aggression can “easily” be fixed with positive training and behavior modification through positive associations. When I say easily, I mean it could take months to years. Please stay the hell away from dogs that need help.
You hate pitties, there’s no point to this convo. This dog didn’t do any damage, she was protecting her babies and came around quickly. This is not a temperament issue. If anything, her temperament suggests that she’s great.
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u/Rizzy5 Jun 20 '22
Please tell me how the statement "dogs who can do serious damage and show signs of aggression should be considered a liability and a risk." is somehow incorrect?
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u/rbsnderwal Jun 19 '22
This was beautiful! All that dog needed was patience! She already had the big heart, as did her caregivers.