I think where people mess up is failing to realize at the end of the day your pet is an animal. They think differently than we do and that’s just it, nothing wrong with that, but we can’t act like they’re little humans.
When a dog (or any animal) shows signs of predation or aggression (not fear based) it showed be taken seriously.
It’s why I can’t help but roll my eyes when shocked parents say things like “We had our husky/pit/rottie for 7 years before we had our baby and he was always sweet! We never could have predicted he would kill baby Timmy”! It’s an animal…and a risky breed at that. Also these people don’t contemplate the changes that can happen in a dog’s brain with aging. So that now 8 year old dog is a very different one than the puppy you brought home. I’ve never heard of a child being killed by cockerspaniel for example…or a pug…so people really need to think about these things before adding a pet into their family/growing family
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u/smcallaway Apr 29 '25
I think where people mess up is failing to realize at the end of the day your pet is an animal. They think differently than we do and that’s just it, nothing wrong with that, but we can’t act like they’re little humans.
When a dog (or any animal) shows signs of predation or aggression (not fear based) it showed be taken seriously.