Raven

Since this happened, I've been pondering. I look at my dogs...four shih tzus and a corgy/lab mix.

One of my shih tzus, an old bitch, attacks other dogs. Fortunately, she weighs 10 lbs and can easily be controlled.

My male shih tzu attached himself to Cayman's hind leg one day.
Fortunately, my Bandit is a pansy and Cayman is good natured.

What makes a dog go after another dog?

I know there are all kinds of theories about the breed, the owners; but, my dogs are the most pampered animals on the face of the earth. They own us.

I'm sure there are many people here who know exactly what I'm talking about...sometimes the dogs are better loved than the kids. My son surely knows his place in life as the playtoy for the puppies. It's just the way of things.

So what makes dogs attack? For real? I've been reading stories all day about the golden retriever, allegedly the most loving, kid friendly dog who ate a two year old....

The lab who mauled the baby. The german shepherd who picked the baby up by its head to take to the parents. The American pit bull who killed a baby. The, believe it or not, beagle who ate through a fence and killed two dachshounds.

Many of these dogs do come from loving homes. Certainly, my dogs were never bred for war or protection. They are shih tzus. They were bred to be adored and they know it. Yet, mine tried to take out Cayman.

We can attack and defend all we want here. But, let's not lose sight of what happened yesterday.

A sweet dog was mauled and damaged, both physically and psychologically.
That's what's going on here. Two dogs were permitted to run free and kill and these dogs have killed before. The blame game may start with the owners and go all the way up to the state and its dog laws....but in the end, Cayman got hurt. Badly. This is a very sad day....

Not to mention losing his balls.....gotta tell you, Aaron, when he comes off the drugs and goes to lick them, he's gonna be asking you some pointed questions.

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