2 faced dog?

BlitzKrieg

Hey...


need help with this.


last saturday a man came to our house just after our own dog (a dalmation) returned home injured. the man accused our dog of being a leader of a pack of dogs which have been attacking sheep other dogs and generally being evil, and that a farmer had just tried to run him down. He wants to put our dog down. Now we dont believe this cause our dog is first very old somewhere around 14-15 years old. he is half blind and deaf. yet supposable our dog killed a younger dog last year and returned home without a drop of blood or a scratch. We've had numerous animals in our house including lambs cats rabbits. yet this dog has never touched any of them.


none of us can figure out if it's even possible for our dog to do this. Is there anyway we can be sure without putting the dog down. He is very dear to us a well taken care of dalmation. yet this is man is demanding we put the dog down.


personnally i dont believe a word of it. But can a dog act all sweet at its home and then at night become some kind of rapid monster?


i know it sounds stupid but i just need to hear opinions from people who have not met my dog cause most deny the possiblity of the accusations from just seeing the dog alone.

ballooba

happened to us before.

We put the dog down and then it became apparent that it was bullshít. Dog had been chained in the yard at the time he was supposedly interfering with sheep.

Next time he comes round stick cotton wool around your mouth with tomato sauce before answering the door.

Nala

BlitzKrieg wrote:

Hey...
the man accused our dog of being a leader of a pack of dogs which have been attacking sheep other dogs and generally being evil

What, a Dalmatian? They're a boistrous breed, but not vicious. And considering they're mostly white you would definitely have seen blood on him.

I know a family in Tipp that have a Dalmatian and he's the most friendly dog ever. Mad as a hatter, but by no means vicious. Lets their 5-year-old sit on his back!

Batbat

bloody farmers!

bug

BlitzKrieg wrote:

last saturday a man came to our house just after our own dog (a dalmation) returned home injured. the man accused our dog of being a leader of a pack of dogs which have been attacking sheep other dogs and generally being evil, and that a farmer had just tried to run him down. He wants to put our dog down.

Bit of a odd story.
Who is this man? A farmer wouldnt try and "run" him down if he was worrying sheep he would have just shot him.
So..this man was an observer to a farmer trying to run over your dog???
how odd.
guaranteed you'll find this guy is a house proud germanium owner who takes unkindly to your blind dog ****ting in his garden.

oh and take him to the Vet to see if any of his injuries look like tyre marks. ffs. I'd say this guy is talking crap but definitley bring your dog to the Vet and ask his opinion...do you live in a rural area with lots of farms?

BlitzKrieg

the farmer who tried to run the dog down is a *friend* of the guy who came to our door. our dog (who i say again is very old) has been outrunning the farmers guns...which again smells of BS! to me.


the worse our dog has ever done was 10 years ago it robbed a loaf of bread from the Anner hotel up the road from us. but he has never killed.

if the man comes back with garda demanding the dog be put down what would be the best approach to keep the dog from being put down?

IanluvsKathleen

a lot of people have weddings in the anner

BlitzKrieg

i know but we were there when it stole the loaf. and we paid them back and apologised...it hasnt done anything like that since.

Jip

I also know of a case where a famer complained that their dog was attacking sheep. The family got the dog put down and it turned out later it was never their dog that done

luckat

1) Keep your dog in at night.

2) Bring your dog to the vet and get a written report about his age and decrepitude. Bring this to your local garda station and get them to date-stamp it.

3) Next time the guy turns up ask him for contact details for the farmer, and go and sort it out with him personally.

Our man in Havana

This has happend to me too - the only thing I will say is to NEVER let the dog out on his own. Gardi will warn you first there has to be 100% before they can make you destroy your own pet - If a dog is caught in fields with livestock famers can shoot to kill! SO please please please keep your pet indoors.

dudara

Speaking as a farmer's daughter here, rambling dogs are incredibly dangerous, especially once they accumulate a pack. A dog on his own is fine, but if they get a pack going then the mentality changes completely. They just get caught up in the moment.

We have two border collies at home for farm work, but one is always kept tied on alternate days. They're well trained, but if they got the notion to ramble, nothing is going to change that.