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danelover Member  Posts: 29 |
posted 06-16-2003 09:27 PM
 
I have at the race track today,,in the parking lot someone was walking a pit bull. I went up to them and asked if I could pet him,the owner said yes he is great with people.Well he loved to when I was petting him,,but then all of a sudden he snaped at me!!scared the s*** out of me,, the owner was very supprised,said he has never done this before. Why would a Pit Bull or any dog for that matter do this??I jumped away, so he didn't get me, and he was fine after that. He didn't growl or give any sign that he was anoyed. I was just very supprised,,I have never seen any dog do this. IP: Logged |
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goob Member Posts: 186 |
posted 06-17-2003 01:21 PM
I'm not trying to make excuses for the dog, but are you sure he was actually snapping, rather than just turning to mouth you? The new addition to our house likes to have things in her mouth, and if a toy isn't available, she'll sometimes grab at clothes or even "hold" an arm/hand (she most likely was taken from her litter before she had a chance to learn any bite inhibition, and then I know she was allowed/encouraged to do this type of thing from the time she was 8 months until she was almost 2 1/2 yrs old). It can scare people if they're not used to dogs doing things like that (which most non-dog people aren't), so we're working right now to teach her more acceptable outlets for her mouthyness. I trust that you know enough to be able to tell whether he was playing or serious, just wanted to bring up that possibility. If he was snapping at you, that's NOT characteristic of the breed, and without seeing what actually happened, I couldn't begin to tell you why he may have done it. There are unstable pit bulls out there (as in any breed), so it's possible that you were unfortunate enough to meet one of them. Things that come to mind that may have triggered that response from him are that maybe he didn't like you standing over him, or that he may have had a (bug) bite or something along those lines that you couldn't see, but were rubbing as you petted him, or that he didn't like the way/where you were petting him. Whatever it was, it's not acceptable for an APBT do act that way, and such a reaction from a dog who was "great with people", would have landed him in the vets for further testing and/or the behaviorist for a temperament test if he were mine. Sorry you had to go through that [This message has been edited by goob (edited 06-17-2003).] IP: Logged |
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danelover Member Posts: 29 |
posted 06-17-2003 03:48 PM
goob,,he really jumped and snapped,,scared the owners also. My Dane will mouth you, so i'm used to that. This is the fist time any kind of dog ever snapped at me,it just suprised me,cause dog know who likes the most of the time. IP: Logged |
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rattleyourcagekennels New Member  Posts: 2 |
posted 07-05-2003 06:53 PM
We have 3 pitbulls at this time usually there great but our female doesn't care for other female dogs it could be that dog smelled something on you it didn;t care for or maybe it wasn't feeling well. my sister in laws bassett hound has very bad ears and is a very good dog but when his ears hurt watch out because he'll snap at anyone ! I hope you don't hold it against all apbts. IP: Logged |
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smiles202smiles New Member Posts: 2 |
posted 07-21-2003 12:49 PM
danelover, i'm not trying to insult you but i've been raising pits for about 5 yrs now and i've been trough about 30 of them and for some odd reason they have never really liked a person with a mental dissorder. i'm not saying your a retard but just the littelest thing might have set it off or were you a little weary of petting it. you know a little scared. that kind of gets them. next time you go to pet a strange dog to you look it in the eyes and don't look away until it does, this kind of lets them know that you are bigger and they eas up on you later IP: Logged |
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goob Member Posts: 186 |
posted 07-23-2003 03:50 AM
Staring a dog (ESPECIALLY a strange dog) down as you walk up to it is a good way to get bit. NO dog that is even semi dominant is going to stand for that, unless their owner has a real good handle on their dominance. I can think of several dogs (intact lab x down the street from us being one of them) who would have no problem attacking a person if they thought they were being challenged in any way. You may get away with that type of thing with a pit bull, as most are fairly soft in temperament and not dominant towards humans, but it's NOT something that a person can "get away with" with every dog they meet. And even if a person petting a dog IS nervous or afraid, that's NO reason for the dog to snap at them. If the dog happens to be a pit bull, that's almost a guarantee of bad temperament. IP: Logged |
Jas Moderator Posts: 163 |
posted 07-24-2003 01:46 AM
I agree with Goob. Never stare a strange dog down. Dogs can very well percieve your intentions even by your slightest body language. Staring a dog down is threatening for that dog. With strange dogs I have always knelt down avoiding direct eye contact and allow them to approach me. if I feel they will let me pet I do not pet over their head but rub their chest or shoulder - a non-threatening area. Dane; some things that come to mind - the dog wasn't socialized much, had a bad disposition - owner may well be aware and making excuses or owner ignorant & because of that unaware. Maybe the dog has a sore spot or injury (again owner may be unaware) or is fearful. From the sounds of it you are great with dogs and that this situation was not your doing, but perhaps the result of an unstable dog.
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PassionforPitbulls New Member Posts: 8 |
posted 09-02-2003 09:41 PM
Hello: I am just curious about your posture when the dog snapped at you? Maybe the dog felt threatened by you? Just a thought, What did the dog do after he/she snapped? You might have been in a dominant position and the dog felt threatened??? Next theory, the dog felt a need to protect his/her owner by letting you know that you are close enough. Here is a great link I think many people will enjoy reading and learn from. http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/dog/dog.htm ------------------ - Sigmund Freud IP: Logged |
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the_maine_pitbull Member Posts: 50 |
posted 09-03-2003 11:45 PM
HEY!!! I have mental disorders.. (BPD and MDD) I have never had a PItty or any dog for that matter dislike me.. shit.. I have had 75 pound black labs fall in love with me.. (LITERALLY-- maybe it was lust, I got humped!! DON'T LAUGH!!!) Anyhow.. I find some dogs feel they need to protect if someone strange comes up to them and makes them feel uncomfortable. It is strange person with the smell of other dog(s) on them, just walk up after sayign a few words.. it makes them nervous. I always kneel down eye level with a dog so they do not feel threatened or that I am trying to dominate, I am right there at their level and submitting to them pretty much.. I talk gently to them. And hold my hand out but not to them.. just out so they can walk to me and smell, that way I am not pushing myself onto them making them feel threatened or that they are in any danger or their owner is in danger. I would not ever walk up to a strange dog, any breed and just pet it without letting it decide if it wants to come to me to be pet.. It is just a rule with sstrange dogs.. everyone should do this.. it prevents many dog bites.. IP: Logged |
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