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**jumpinjarhead** · 23-10-2009, 15:39

Originally Posted by Monty417

For those who have never seen it. A video of a dog risking it's own life to rescue his dog friend who has been badly hit in traffic. I would like to think the dog survived, but being in Chile, who knows. Pretty amazing anyway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v

gjyhKN_35g

A heart wrenching but affirming clip. I will never forget the horrible scene I encountered in rural North Carolina when I stopped in a small town. There was a dog with her litter of newborn pups by the road and a derelict car stopped, 2 trashy teen age girls jumped out and scooped up a puppy each, jumped in the car and sped off. The mother dog let out such a horrible wail it chills me to this day.

**k13eod** · 23-10-2009, 17:42

Cnut for having an out of control dog. Cnut for allowing it to maul a child. Cnut for killing his own dog. Cnut for not facing up to his failings. Cnut, cnut, cnut.

http://news.aol.co.uk/man-strangles-...23093309990001

**Monty417** · 23-10-2009, 18:23

Originally Posted by k13eod

Cnut for having an out of control dog. Cnut for allowing it to maul a child. Cnut for killing his own dog. Cnut for not facing up to his failings. Cnut, cnut, cnut.

http://news.aol.co.uk/man-strangles-...23093309990001

Indeed he is mate. Here is a succinct condemnation from a guy on Pet Forums.

Originally Posted by Johnderondon.
Dogs, and bull breeds in particular, are not naturally aggressive towards humans. This dog, whether in play, fear or aggression, inflicited a minor injury to a small boy. This was not a sustained attack by a vicious animal but it is a failing of the owner - a failing either in socialising and raising a stable temperament dog or a failing in controlling, leashing or muzzling an unstable, unpredictable dog. Either way the owner failed in his duty to both dog and public.

In such cases we are faced with a various alternatives - we can ackowledge our failing and seek to address it. We can attend training, we can initiate controlled socialisation, we can seek management through physical restrictions like muzzles and leads, we can look to rehome the dog into a more suitable or experienced enviroment or, in the most extreme cases, we may find ourselves unable to find any practicable alternative to destruction of the dog. However if such a course is taken then lets be absolutely clear - crystal clear - what is happening. A dog is dying because it was failed not once but twice. A dog is dying because the owner failed to prevent the incident and then failed to find a workable solution. It is a course of action that should be approached with great sadness, after exhaustive deliberations and in the full knowledge that we are killing to mitigate our own faults. That a dog's life is being sacrificed to our shortcomings.

Don't imagine for an instant that this owner was dispensing justice. That's one big crock. Don't lets fool ourselves into thinking this was for the public good or that this was anything other than a barbaric act of retribution against a dog by an owner that couldn't control it.

**DavidBOC** · 23-10-2009, 18:43

Originally Posted by Monty417

For those who have never seen it. A video of a dog risking it's own life to rescue his dog friend who has been badly hit in traffic. I would like to think the dog survived, but being in Chile, who knows. Pretty amazing anyway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v

gjyhKN_35g

Amazing video Monty. Thanks for posting. Also amazing is that no one stopped or even seemed to slow down except for the highway crew. I would stop but then the car I drive the most has blue strobes which would provide a bit of protection (although you might be surprised about how many people will ignore them)

Last year, on a road I drive every day I saw traffic stopping and moving around a stopped car. A woman had stopped for a turtle crossing the road, big fella with a shell about a foot across. She was not a kid, a woman in her fifties but she was protecting that turtle. Nice she did as that type of turtle lives in only one county in Massachusetts and only about a thousand are left.

Dogs do know a lot though. There used to be a big ginger cat near my house that watched the world from the top of a brick wall. My old dog liked cats and would try to make friends with the cat. One time we saw the cat while walking to Harvard Square. On the way back the cat was dead at the side of the road. Lizzy sniffed it and then started this really strange crying sound. She knew an animal she knew was dead.

**Monty417** · 23-10-2009, 19:11

Originally Posted by DavidBOC

Originally Posted by Monty417

For those who have never seen it. A video of a dog risking it's own life to rescue his dog friend who has been badly hit in traffic. I would like to think the dog survived, but being in Chile, who knows. Pretty amazing anyway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v

gjyhKN_35g

Amazing video Monty. Thanks for posting. Also amazing is that no one stopped or even seemed to slow down except for the highway crew. I would stop but then the car I drive the most has blue strobes which would provide a bit of protection (although you might be surprised about how many people will ignore them)

Last year, on a road I drive every day I saw traffic stopping and moving around a stopped car. A woman had stopped for a turtle crossing the road, big fella with a shell about a foot across. She was not a kid, a woman in her fifties but she was protecting that turtle. Nice she did as that type of turtle lives in only one county in Massachusetts and only about a thousand are left.

Dogs do know a lot though. There used to be a big ginger cat near my house that watched the world from the top of a brick wall. My old dog liked cats and would try to make friends with the cat. One time we saw the cat while walking to Harvard Square. On the way back the cat was dead at the side of the road. Lizzy sniffed it and then started this really strange crying sound. She knew an animal she knew was dead.

That is very sad and must have been pretty upsetting for you as well.

If you want a bit of light entertainment, have a look at this video of a bull breed type dog tackling a bull, on the face of it to save this guy from being crippled or killed, which it definately did. I personally can't abide bull fighting or baiting and am very happy to see the bull slot his tormentor, this dog had other ideas though. I don't have much Spanish, but I guess he's bloody grateful.
Edited to add all three seemed ok at the end.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iA9pw...eature=related

**CDO-HARALDO** · 23-10-2009, 19:19

Milo-this was when he was about 3 months old. He is now 5 months and coming on a real treat. I almost regret not taking two pups from the litter!!
Although he is very rarely on his own, I can't help feeling a companion would be the best thing for him....and to keep him in line!!

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**Monty417** · 23-10-2009, 19:34

Originally Posted by CDO-HARALDO

Milo-this was when he was about 3 months old. He is now 5 months and coming on a real treat. I almost regret not taking two pups from the litter!!
Although he is very rarely on his own, I can't help feeling a companion would be the best thing for him....and to keep him in line!!

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Nice puppy. We've always had a dog and a bitch. Having their own kind as a companion, helps them to behave like an intelligent animal in the animal world, rather than a spoiled child in the human world.

**Miner** · 23-10-2009, 19:35

Originally Posted by NevG

Elliot the Patterdale terrier browsing

And an arty farty photo I took at Abersoch this year. He's nearly 15 still catches the odd rabbit and rat.

I used to work him and his sister in a beat line and use him as a pigeon retriever when out shooting. Now sleeps most of the day.

Lovely looking dog.
Nice to know there are other ARRSE'rs with Paterdale's.
Very clever little dogs. Ours manipulates us lovely with our Border Collie to get her way. The little bugger. :D

**RCT(V)** · 24-10-2009, 12:29

Originally Posted by Monty417

For those who have never seen it. A video of a dog risking it's own life to rescue his dog friend who has been badly hit in traffic. I would like to think the dog survived, but being in Chile, who knows. Pretty amazing anyway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v

gjyhKN_35g

Monty,

I share your sentiments, but following your link, an adjacent video of the same incident is titled "Hero Dog Tries to Help Mortally Wounded Dog - Chileâ€

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofpYR...eature=related

**Monty417** · 24-10-2009, 14:20

Originally Posted by RCT(V)

Originally Posted by Monty417

For those who have never seen it. A video of a dog risking it's own life to rescue his dog friend who has been badly hit in traffic. I would like to think the dog survived, but being in Chile, who knows. Pretty amazing anyway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v

gjyhKN_35g

Monty,

I share your sentiments, but following your link, an adjacent video of the same incident is titled "Hero Dog Tries to Help Mortally Wounded Dog - Chileâ€

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofpYR...eature=related

Thanks a lot for that. :D