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Is that how you would treat YOUR dog? (Dog Obedience and Training class)







konfewsed_katie
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Dec 21, 2004, 5:55 AM

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On Sunday I attended the Dog Obedience and Training class at Taman Desa Community Park. It was really great to see so many dogs and dog-lovers. What made me sick, however, was how all these "dog-lovers" treated a stray dog that wandered happily into the park.

Firstly, the dog was very friendly. If you truly love your dog, you would know when your dog is being friendly or aggressive. Heck, it takes no genius-- when a dog wags his tail, you know he's friendly. Secondly, the stray seemed really happy to see so many dogs and so many people. He just wanted to play with the other dogs. He was crouching on the ground and playfully jumping around, with his tail wagging non stop, at other dogs and at people.

But what did the dog owners do? One of them WHIPPED the stray dog with a leash. I heard the *thwack* sound, and you can tell it was a really hard whip. The stray yelped and ran away from that man. Then as the stray was nearing another dog (a large breed like himself), the owner stood up and SCREAMED LOUDLY at the dog "HOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!" and returned with a heroic face, like he saved the day.

I was appalled by their behaviour. The stray wasn't displaying any signs of aggression. The least, maybe, is standing up against people with his front paws on your stomach, but his tail was wagging and wagging away. My dog does that too, when she's really happy to see someone. The stray wasn't even trying to rape any other dog. He wasn't attacking anyone. He just wanted some affection.

I believe he used to belong to someone else, who would pat him on the head and say sweet things to him when he stood up against that person. Most probably he had other doggie pals too; either that or he really loves socialising with other dogs.

To all the dog lovers who was there that day and treated the stray dog horribly (especially those two I mentioned), what is your defense? Why is it ok for your dog to mingle and play with your friend's dog, but when a friendly stray comes up, you chase it away as if the dog intended to tear you apart? Maybe you would state that the stray dog had a big ugly patch on its hind leg, and maybe you thought it was infectious and it will infect you and your precious dog and you will both die of rabies. Well if you take a closer look, it's just a scar. If your dog was hurt badly, maybe scalded by hot water, are you going to hold back your love for him/her? Or maybe you would say "Oh that stray dog probably has ticks and my precious pooch doesn't have a single one" Let me tell you that God has a funny way of working out things. And maybe you've only had small-sized dogs all your life, and you're not used to big dogs coming near you. Well ok, that's understandable... but a dog's tail never lies when it's wagging SO hard.

Mother Theresa once said, "The greatest suffering is being lonely, feeling unloved, having no one." No human should have to go through that, and no animal too. Especially animals who protect, love, and care for their masters. If you won't treat your own dog in a cruel way, please don't treat friendly strays like that.


minglmy
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Dec 21, 2004, 6:08 AM

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Hi !

Not sure if we saw the same dog or not... but I saw one that looks like a GSD mixed or some sort like that. What time did u see the dog ? I was only there at abt 6 pm till 7.30pm...is this the same dog ur mentioning ?

cheers,
minglmy

(This post was edited by minglmy on Dec 21, 2004, 6:09 AM)


konfewsed_katie
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Dec 21, 2004, 6:39 AM

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Hi !

Not sure if we saw the same dog or not... but I saw one that looks like a GSD mixed or some sort like that. What time did u see the dog ? I was only there at abt 6 pm till 7.30pm...is this the same dog ur mentioning ?


hi minglmy, i went back around 5 something after class ended coz it started raining. it's a big breed, mostly brown with some black streaks, male. is that the one?


minglmy
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Dec 21, 2004, 4:51 PM

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Oh I guess u was in the earlier class as mine starts at 5.30 and we had our training after the rain. There was this dog that looks something like a GSD yes brown n black but not as big as a GSD dog at abt 6 - 7.30 pm time. I guess we might be talking abt the same dog afterall.

The dog came too...during our training time but no one whack him or anything like that. We just make some noise like "shoo" and the dog just ran away. He was scared and playful but at one point while he was crouching wanted to play with some other dogs, he was partly growling, baring his teeth and wagging his tail. Poor him ya being left alone to fend for himself.

cheers,
minglmy


Bailey
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Dec 21, 2004, 7:39 PM

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Interesting.. May I ask what was your reaction then towards this stray dog at that time? Did you stand up to tell the other dog owners and condemn them for their actions since you felt so strongly about it?

Puppy Power

Bailey

"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated" - Mahatma Gandhi


konfewsed_katie
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Dec 21, 2004, 9:01 PM

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Bailey, I wish I did! :( But no, I couldn't muster up enough courage, the most I did was show my angry face. I had a bad sore throat, so I dindn't have any voice. But if it happens again next week, YEAH I'm gonna march up to whoever who mistreats the dog and whip them back!! Mad

Me and my friend walked up to the stray dog and petted him and talked to him... hope he knows that not all humans only intend to hurt him. He was really friendly, and sometimes he'd whine while we're petting and scratching his head, and he'd look at us with sad doggie eyes-- I'm sure you can imagine what he was saying. He followed us around for a short while, then it started to rain and class ended, so we all had to leave. Last we saw, he was just running in the rain as all of us left with our dogs in our cars.


minglmy
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Dec 23, 2004, 2:19 AM

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I guess the person who whack the doggie's was in the earlier session coz i didnt see anything like that happened. poor him.... hope someday he might be lucky n gets adopted instead. then at least he got a roof over his / her head instead.

cheers,
minglmy

 
 




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