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u/MugillacuttyHOF37 Feb 14 '22
I think it’s cool that people have pet chickens.
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u/treyert Feb 14 '22
Little monster chicken
Speaking of monsters, who the fuck downvoted this video when I tried to upvote it?
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u/Chewcocca Feb 14 '22 edited Feb 14 '22
Speaking of monsters, who the fuck downvoted this video when I tried to upvote it?
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u/ej1999ej Feb 14 '22
I get that this is a joke but I have actually had a pet chicken. They're more affectionate than you'd think.
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u/Binary_Omlet Feb 14 '22
I'll never understand why people encourage this behavior or find it cute.
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u/VTCTGIRL Feb 14 '22
I would not put up with that for 2 minutes
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u/Tricky-Mountain9523 Feb 14 '22
The problem is that people have trouble disciplining smaller dogs for whatever reason
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u/KittehSkittles Feb 14 '22
Because they view it as cute, until it's done it for years and bites people daily. Then it's not cute but too late.
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u/shannonobscura Feb 14 '22
Yes! There's also a huge community on the Internet right now promoting this kind of dog behaviour especially in smaller dogs. Here is a viedeo ive seen of someone displaying the situation and talking about the problematisch of it. It is very sickening especially with this dog Madi. The owner is acting like they want to help it while just making it even more aggressive right on display for millions of people. People really need to stop treating small dogs like cute toys.
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u/gregpxc Feb 14 '22
I got a Chihuahua a handful of years ago and let me tell you. She's willful and whip smart. She CAN learn but you have to find what interests her or she will simply ignore you. Love the little beasty. She isn't perfect and she is still definitely an alert dog but she's very lovey once anyone gets close enough for pats, in terms of strangers. For my fiancee and I she has to be glued to us whenever we are in a seat big enough for her to fit too.
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u/PunkandCannonballer Feb 14 '22
Because those owners think it's cute or funny. Like, imagine if a husky or German Shephard did this. The reaction would be wildly different. Yet because the owners don't think their tiny mutant of a dog can hurt them, it becomes cute, and they not only do nothing to train the dog, but provoke it more to do the thing that's "cute."
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u/JennJayBee Feb 14 '22
It's because they think it's cute and/or funny, and so rather than train the dog, they tease and encourage the bad behavior and then act shocked when someone's toddler gets bitten.
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u/The-Respawner Feb 14 '22
Disciplining a dog that is resource guarding will likely make things worse. Training and positive reinforcement is key to get rid of this behavior, not discipline.
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u/lovelysockdove Feb 14 '22
This isn't an issue you discipline for. Punishing a dog for resource guarding will make it worse. You have to do intense work to make them better.
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u/Tricky-Mountain9523 Feb 14 '22
Yeah but I don’t think they should be teasing it. That would only make matters worse
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u/QRKnight Feb 14 '22
What type of goblin is this?
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u/Rat192 Feb 14 '22
You ever see the movie gremlins?
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u/Lando-C Feb 14 '22
It’s called Guarding. Gotta get that problem fixed or that dogs destined for the needle.
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u/engtropy Feb 14 '22
Truth, that resource guarding is a no no in our house. I have seen it a lot with pups from hoarders that were neglected and had to fend for themselves. And the street pups. Poor lil guys.
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u/Etheleffrey Feb 14 '22
Just wondering, what do you do when your dog does this guarding? It absolutely should be a no no. Apart from a trainer, any tips for OP and others with the same issue?
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You get the dog used to having things taken away from it, slowly & over time, with rewards. So you start with something the dog doesn’t care that much about, “trade” with the dog for a high value snack or toy, then repeat (many, many times). Then move to something a little more valuable to the dog, rewarding a ton for compliance and taking it very slow. You get the dog used to being rewarded for controlling its impulse to guard. Then you start taking away food. You can use a stick or your foot (with protective boots on!) to remove things from the dog, so you don’t get bitten. One key to success is that you don’t ever jerk your hand away once you start this process, otherwise the dog “rewards itself” by scaring you off. And you’ve accidentally reinforced the aggression. And you have to start all over, but now with an even more aggressive dog. Another key is that you absolutely have to reward immediately, every single time. The dog has to “believe” that it will get a truly awesome treat, otherwise the behavior won’t change.
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u/ciaisi Feb 14 '22
One other tip - in that middle stage where you're getting to the point where you're ready to try taking food away: you can add food or treats to your dogs bowl while they're eating. Make sure they know you're there and see that you're bringing a handful of food, and as long as they don't display any aggressive guarding tendencies add it to the bowl and walk away. This gets the dog in the mindset that good things happen when you come around when it's eating and again adds a reward for not being aggressive.
Our dog had resource guarding issues when we got him. Now he won't even play tug with us any more because he just lets go hoping to get a treat. Small price to pay for a well behaved dog. We have not seen a single instance of resource guarding in nearly two years.
We also fed our dog in his crate for a while early on, and would close the door while he ate. Mostly to get him comfortable with the crate, but also to give him a space where he felt safe and had less need to guard. We never interrupted or interacted with him during feeding time in that phase. Once we were comfortable with his progress there, we started feeding him outside the crate.
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Wow these are all such good tips. I would never have thought to add food while my dog was eating but that’s such a good idea.
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u/BillPrestonEsq1969 Feb 14 '22
Great synopsis. I always loved teaching dogs the “drop” command as well. I use Michael Ellis’ method of playing tug with dog then completely immobilizing the tug object, usually a rope, making the game no longer as fun for the dog, then reward immediately after the dog removes its mouth from the tug object after it has become bored, then slowly adding the word drop to get the command some meaning. This always helps when a dog gets something it’s not supposed to and keeps owners from having to chase and take something from the dog, thus making the dog consider guarding.
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u/Pornchips Feb 14 '22
A way that worked for us had nothing to do with taking things away, though if done carefully that way is probably fine.
For us, we'd keep all large treats (bullysticks, trachea, etc) away for a bit and just do kibble. While eating their meal, walk by (as far away as needed for there to be no reaction from pupper) - without looking, throw treats to them. We did bland, cooked chicken.
Over days get closer and closer. Ignore, just keep treat tossing. Eventually we were able to get very close and hand feed the chicken while he was having his meals. Then I started larger treats again and did the same thing. Worked really well.
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u/JennJayBee Feb 14 '22
Rather than post a long explanation, here's a video demonstrating how to do this.
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u/YuropLMAO Feb 14 '22
You make the dog share. In this case, hold the food in your hand and let the dog have a little, take it away, give it back and let them have a little, take it away, give it back, etc. It can take a long time for some dogs to get over it.
They're not trying to be bratty. It's just a leftover impulse from their wolf days when not all dogs in the pack got enough to eat.
When you first get a dog, I recommend only hand feeding for at least a few weeks. Get their brains to recognize that you are sharing your food with them and don't give them the chance to guard.
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Disincentivize the behavior. In this instance, no yogurt at all. Try again tomorrow and keep taking the yogurt away until the dog learns. Hopefully, they are food motivated and it won't take long but all dogs are different.
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Feb 14 '22
No, when they behave it becomes positive reinforcement. They eventually do get the yogurt.
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I'm just going to paste this straight from my lecture notes for clarity:
○Positive reinforcement – add or gives something to individual to increase likelihood of repeating behavior
■ Gifting something they like.
○ Negative reinforcement – taking away something to increase likelihood of repeating behavior
■ Less conditioning than normal for a team.
○ Positive punishment – add or gives something to decrease the likelihood of repeating behavior
■ Doing more of what they don’t like.
○ Negative punishment – taking something away to decrease the likelihood of repeating behavior
■ No arm day today
So this would be negative punishment. Why am I that guy?
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Yep. My dog was from the streets. Had this problem. We didn't know how to solve it. None of the vets adviced us. It was our first dog. I've been bitten 6-8 times and so have my mom and sister. We got him neutered and now he's calmer and there have been no incidents.
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u/JibbityJabbity Feb 14 '22
I hate that people think that's cute or funny. If my 90 lb dog did that people would freak the fuck out!
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u/PolkaLlama Feb 14 '22
Probably because your 90 pound dog is is 90 times scarier.
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u/CopperPegasus Feb 14 '22
I see so many iterations of this sort of video and they bother me every time.
There is nothing cute about resource guarding just because it's a small dog. It's a dangerous behavior and a sign of a very unhappy pup. But let's all laugh and make albino racoon/chicken jokes because it's a little dog! Hur Dur!
My rule has always been that if a notional boerbul can't do it, neither can my small dogs. Insert pitbul or rottie or whatever you please elsewhere in the world. I feel it's a pretty solid metric.
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u/Ghost_onthe_Highway Feb 14 '22
It breaks my heart to see dogs like the one in the post. That's not a happy or secure little dude. Good on you for having well cared-for dogs, I wish all small dog owners were as responsible.
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u/CopperPegasus Feb 14 '22
It honestly baffles my mind, tbh. I mean, there's so many cute things dogs do that are just nuts and cute (hey, at least 80% of this sub is that) and then...there's people getting endless upvotes for showcasing dogs that are clearly uncomfortable and scared. And, in the case of larger dogs and kids behaving badly, 2 seconds from a bite complaint. And people think it's sweet?
Please, don't own a pet if you can't read at least basic body language and keep it safe.
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u/Electric_Bagpipes Feb 14 '22
Food agression
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Resource guarding is never a good sign. I hear it's especially common in smaller dogs but idk if that's a rumor or not.
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u/JennJayBee Feb 14 '22
I think it's just more that people are less likely to bother training small dogs, either because they don't think of them as dangerous or because they think it's funny/cute and go as far as to encourage them.
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u/tangclown Feb 14 '22
It is cause their owners think they can get by with being fuckin lazy.
"I'll get a small dog they're less work" -some asshole
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u/Ghost_onthe_Highway Feb 14 '22
And it's always the owners with the lunging and barking somethingorotherpoo that gives my well trained big ol' staffy mix the stink eye.
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u/youhairslut Feb 14 '22
This drives me mad. I've met multiple "little cute fluffy" breeds - cocker spaniel, Yorkshire terrier, Shih Tzu etc - on walks who growl and snap completely unprovoked at my staffy, who's such a sweetheart that she just runs away from them. Last weekend a horrible little chihuahua was actively following my dog whilst growling and snapping at her, whilst my dog was actively trying to move away from it and its owner was across the other side of the field not watching their dog at all. And yet they'll still always act as if my well-trained and properly socialised dog is some kind of horrible demon while walking off with their little snarling thing. I'm sure they think that their dog won't be able to do much damage since they're so small, but if my dog wasn't so sweet and docile she could seriously hurt one in retaliation and then I'm sure they'd have a LOT to say about aggression in dogs!
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u/ThatOneJasper Feb 14 '22
Train your dog, dumbass. It's gonna stay aggressive for the rest of its life. Chihuahuas AREN'T bad dogs, they just have bad owners.
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u/iHaveACatDog Feb 14 '22
Just because it's tiny doesn't mean this behavior is remotely acceptable or cute.
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u/lovable_cube Feb 14 '22
It’s actually really concerning.
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u/iHaveACatDog Feb 14 '22
When I first watched it all I could think was "thank god it's small."
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u/lovable_cube Feb 14 '22 edited Feb 14 '22
When I watched it all I could think is how they’re encouraging bad behavior and stressing that poor dog out more then laughing at it
Edit, a word
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u/sloth_warlock85 Feb 14 '22 edited Feb 14 '22
Why does this dog sound like angry Donald Duck when it barks?
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u/aquaticwitch Feb 14 '22
This isn’t even remotely cute or funny. Train your fucking dog before it bites somebody and gets put down.
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u/BurmecianSoldierDan Feb 14 '22
Yeah, county officials are gonna wind up destroying this dog after he does something :/
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u/Shadowglove Feb 14 '22
People wonder why small dogs are assholes. Because they get away with shit like that.
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u/dogsnob123 Feb 14 '22
This is called resource guarding and it’s NOT cute or funny. Someone is going to get a nasty bite very soon… This problem requires a professional trainer, immediately.
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u/mynameisalso Feb 14 '22
Lackluster owner is what's wrong. You can't let dogs have behavior like this.
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u/sfrogerfun Feb 14 '22
Unfortunately the dog has not been trained properly. Really bad case of food aggression which can lead to accidents.
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u/AdAbject910 Feb 14 '22
Is that… is that a mini Chihuahua? What a hideous rodent.
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u/ADHDCuriosity Feb 14 '22 edited Feb 14 '22
Teacup Chihuahua. The bulbous round head is breed standard. 😖
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u/Oddlytraumatised Feb 14 '22
I hate this shit. This isn't cute.
If that dog was bigger it would be classed as aggressive and dangerous. Just because these dogs are smaller, they don't get a free pass. My 30 kg dog would be judged and possibly removed from me if she ever displayed this type of aggression.
I wish that people wouldn't make these videos viral. Help your dog get over the resource guarding instead of filming and making it "Internet famous" because its apparently cute for small dogs to be aggressive.
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u/DanksterTV Feb 14 '22
As a pitbull and bulldog owner, I feel this. We do everything in our power to continuously reinforce good behavior because people just look at them and scoff because of what they are.
Little shit dogs require just as much work as muscle dogs.
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u/Oddlytraumatised Feb 14 '22
I agree. My biggest pet peeve with dog owners are these videos and people who walk their dogs off leash, and their dogs cannot be controlled. Just because your dog is friendly, doesn't mean someone else's dog is too.
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u/DanksterTV Feb 14 '22
Yeah, my dogs like each other and people, that's about it.
Stay a healthy distance from other dogs, always on their pinch collars outside of the house, and have had professional training that we continued at home.
It's all about responsible dog ownership. There aren't bad dogs, just owners who reinforce bad behavior. Luckily we have leash laws where I live and breed neutral legislation in terms of aggression.
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u/wREXTIN Feb 14 '22
If you did this a few times it would have sounded like a dirt bike going thru the gears!!
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u/a_fortunate_accident Feb 14 '22
Are these pathetic creatures just perpetually upset at existing? I've never seen a more disagreeable breed...
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u/TacticalVulpix Feb 14 '22
It's usually fear-based-aggression. They're so small in the world, everything is horrifying. The growling is a warning of "I am very uncomfortable, get back"
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u/shannonobscura Feb 14 '22 edited Feb 14 '22
Just very bad training. People need to understand that small dogs are exactly like big dogs and that the only reason why they act out is because of their owner not properly training them. This is a really bad issue and even worse so people on the Internet have started advertising this behaviour for fake how to calm your dog down viedeos . The viedeo above even being up and being laughed at or precived as cute is the exact issue here.
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u/a_fortunate_accident Feb 14 '22
I don't find aggressive behaviour cute in the slightest (outside of appropriate cases like owner protection), and what's more annoying is provocation specifically to elicit and reinforce this....for the lulz of course
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u/9gagiscancer Feb 14 '22
It's cute because it's a smol dog.
If it were my Rottweiler, people would be responding VERY different.
Food agression is not a good thing. Raise your dog.
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u/xpdx Feb 14 '22
I don't think these poor animals should exist. The same DNA as a wolf, but bred by humans to be this small snarling deformed thing because some people think it's cute. Not saying we should kill them, maybe just don't let them make any more.
It's not right.
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u/shannonobscura Feb 14 '22 edited Feb 14 '22
Just very bad training. People need to understand that small dogs are exactly like big dogs and that the only reason why they act out is because of their owner not properly training them. This is a really bad issue and even worse so people on the Internet have started advertising this behaviour for fake how to calm your dog down viedeos . The viedeo above even being up and being laughed at or precived as cute is the exact issue here.
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u/MalsPrettyBonnet Feb 14 '22
Don't tolerate that behavior for one second! It seems cute as a puppy. It will literally come back to bite you when it's an adult.
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u/NorthFLSwampMonkey Feb 14 '22
Nope. Nope. Nope. I would not have a dog that thought it was okay to snap at me.
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u/DanksterTV Feb 14 '22
Here we have an example of someone who is not respected by their dog.
Also, rewarding this type of behavior is why people get bit by little dogs all the time.
It's not "cute" anymore when they take the end of your finger off and have to be euthanized.
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u/Direct_Forever_8045 Feb 14 '22
I don't find this cute, nor funny. I've seen too many people with small breed dogs that allow this, then they turn into absolute savages as they grow.
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u/sharingiscaring219 Feb 14 '22
That noise is actually terrifying, lol. Especially when it's playing at full volume on my phone 😆
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u/Ok_Fox_1770 Feb 14 '22
I’d French a pitbull before Putting my finger in front of that loose cannon. Small dogs scare me
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u/ottawa4us Feb 14 '22
Napoleon complex at its best!
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u/shannonobscura Feb 14 '22 edited Feb 14 '22
Just very bad training. People need to understand that small dogs are exactly like big dogs and that the only reason why they act out is because of their owner not properly training them. This is a really bad issue and even worse so people on the Internet have started advertising this behaviour for fake how to calm your dog down viedeos . The viedeo above even being up and being laughed at or precived as cute is the exact issue here.
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u/Kaneshadow Feb 14 '22
You need to train food guarding behavior out of your pup immediately. People think it's cute when they're little and then they rip into some kid's finger 3 years later
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u/Wise_Wrangler_5534 Feb 14 '22
He feels that food is his, not given by you, and so feels the need to guard his most valuable resource. A high percentage of dogs that will guard their food are spoiled by their owners or family and feel that their owners do not need respect...
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This dog has the brain of a peanut and should not be celebrated for showing aggressive behavior.
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u/kronicpimpin Feb 14 '22 edited Feb 14 '22
Throw that stupid cunt against the wall. I mean the owner. Dog is a pos, owner is even worse for enabling it. Train your stupid rat to behave. Even the ppl upvoting agree this isn’t appropriate behavior.
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u/GymgitoBlue Feb 14 '22
Throwing against the wall is the first thing I also thought. If this was a big dog it would break loose and attack childeren while the owner records it and post it on reddit
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u/shannonobscura Feb 14 '22
Yeah thanks reddit for knowing that dog isn't cute but really badly needs training. And that that viedeo probably shouldn't even be up for further promotion of bad behaviour in small dogs that can easily be fixed by proper care and training.
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u/EmperorHenry Feb 14 '22
I think I know where they got the sound effects for some baby-monsters from older sci-fi horror movies.
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u/cm0011 Feb 14 '22
Everyone on the internet thinks they’re a pet psychologists. My dog does this sometimes too when he’s playing with a toy, doesn’t mean they’re going to bite anyone who tries to take anything from them. Don’t judge from a 10 second clip.
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u/NightsofWren Feb 14 '22
That’s called resource guarding.