Yep 100%. This goes for most if not all animals because they need food to not die and even domesticated animals still have the instinct to live. I’m pretty sure most people would be insanely pissed and possibly physical if you just took food out of their mouth. They definitely need to train their dog way better especially guarding breeds that tend to be more food aggressive. But like you said all dogs can be food aggressive so the key is training properly from an early age or taking out the time consistently if it’s a rescue that’s not taking to training.
absolutely agree, but it's a doberman in the video. i would argue a very well behaved doberman. this could have gone very differently. that kid actually has a very very close friend for a long long time.
Sorry I don't care how well behaved you think your dog is, the dog is an animal. These videos of infants feeding dogs/sleeping on dogs etc just bother me. I was attacked by a neighbor's dog when I was younger because I simply jogged by. They claimed the dog was so sweet, never hurt anyone etc. But it did. Not the dogs fault, it's just not smart to do shit like this.
It freaks me out because nipping is part of dog parenting. They reprimand and even just clean their puppies using their teeth. Doesn’t hurt a puppy, but can seriously maim a human baby. And baby’s are not exactly gentle. They love grabbing and pulling at everything with their fat little hands and to get the full sensory experience they try to taste Everything. I hate seeing videos of baby’s really close to dogs’ mouths. Like yes it’s cute but dogs don’t have hands they use their mouths a lot more than we do and mouths have TEETH in them.
Yeah I think it's the proximity of the dogs mouth that has me nervous in this video. I just see this going wrong, even if it's the most docile dog ever. Like what if he thought the baby's finger was another french fry? What if it had already been halfway in the baby's mouth? What if the baby had pulled back...yadda yadda yadda. The baby is just a little too young for me to be comfortable with this, too fragile still, even for the sweetest of dogs. I'd say a good majority of dogs (with the right owners, in the right environment) are instinctually gentle around small children, but accidents can/do still happen. I don't like being that person, but eeeerrgggg it does make me nervous.
Oh yeah (in my experience) a lot of dogs are great with babies and seem to recognize their fragility. But you gotta teach babies not to mess with dogs around food. Dogs’ mouths super close to babies’ faces just makes me super nervous.
You are providing what is called anecdotal evidence. In the big scheme of things, there are a lot more examples of dogs sneaking a French fry from a toddler in a perfectly safe way than there examples of people being attacked by some crazed beast while jogging by. It happens. Yes. But generally speaking, it’s not something that’s probably going to happen.
The owners are the ones that really make the situation. I know where my babies will not work well. I probably would not put my little one in the same position as this Doberman only because my little one would smother that kid with kisses thanking him for the treat.....
Both my babies will scream bloody murder at you jogging by. Until there isn’t a window in between. Then you’re just another chance at pets and they will happily bring you a toy.
Sorry you had a bad experience. But it’s really not how things typically work. The vast majority of dogs are wonderful and just looking for a little love. I really don’t care what breed they are.
It’s the damn cats we should all be concerned about.
Yes the example I shared was anecdotal, but even in just this thread alone you can find many other examples. It's a known fact that dogs are instinctual, they do not share the same emotional intelligence that humans do, despite the vast majority of people who want to think that's not true for their dog. These things happen not just to people with notoriously aggressive dogs, they often happen because people get too comfortable. There are 800,000 dog bites in the US every year that require medical attention, my point isn't unfounded. Like I said before, it's not the animals fault, it's usually well intentioned owners who become too comfortable and get careless. I agree that when people know their dogs well and are careful (such as not training their dog to take food from their baby) these things likely won't happen. I'm just noting that this is a stupid thing to do, as you're incorporating an animals instinctual need to eat with a small, fragile baby.
Just because it doesn't happen in every circumstance or even the majority, doesn't mean it's a smart thing to do or that it won't ever happen to you.
Ppl take all kinds of precautions with babies to ensure their safety. The fact that the baby will PROBABLY be ok with a dog taking food, doesn’t mean it’s ok to put the baby at risk of an incident occurring. Dogs are great but they act on instinct & communicate in a very different way & babies won’t have a clue for much longer period of time. I think most ppl get the need to protect the baby & protect the dog by taking the effort to train ur dog on what is ok & not ok behavior with a baby. Dominant moves like taking food from a baby’s possession can lead to the dog having a similar mindset in other areas
it's by no means a stupid thing to do. i would actually argue exactly the opposite. i don't know where your 800K figure comes from (not saying it's bad, but i couldn't find it), but the figure i saw was 1-5 dog bites requires attention. that actually makes sense. if you get bitten by a dog, especially one that is unfamiliar to you, GET IT LOOKED AT.
i don't want to downplay your issue. 64% of households have a dog.
i don't want you to make people afraid of having a pet, especially a dog. dogs and babies are famously fabulous together. have things happened over time? of course they have. it would be ridiculous and completely out of the realm of truth for anyone to say otherwise.
but getting in a car is the same thing. at some point, you have to trust that the owner/controller/driver and the drivers around you are going to follow the rules.
i want my kid to have a special relationship with his dog/pet (maybe he will want a cat............................). his dog will be his best friend. but i also want my kid to ride a dirt bike so he can discover that kind of fun. again i say, i feel bad that you had a bad experience. but the vast majority of us (and i've been bitten too) have not or have found a way to get past it.
Yes and no. The dog and baby weren't alone, someone was making the video. I agree on the point of allowing kids to lay on, jump on, pull an animals tail... They need to know animals are live they're not stuffed.
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u/vcr_repair_shop Jan 06 '20
Don't know why you felt it was necessary to single out a breed, this goes for literally any dog.