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Comment on Do You Believe Dogs Can Experience Human Emotions Like Jealousy? by Nicole

Nicole — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 03:09:34 +0000

You know, I wrote a comprehensive answer to this and then had the system say my e-mail was rejected. I’d make this second reply simple: the “scientists” cited are quite worrisome. I don’t know who does a behavioral study about food rewards and calls it a jealousy study. The non-professionals who answered the question here have all hit the question on the nose by giving examples of jealousy over AFFECTION. And, by definition, that’s what jealousy most acutely is: the perception that someone is taking affection you think should be yours. We see it in dogs all the time. What bozo needed to do a study? And then tried to do it with food? Wow.

Comment on Should We Muzzle ALL Dogs In Public? by Name Phil of W-S-M

Name Phil of W-S-M — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 07:56:55 +0000

I totally disagree with the blanket use of the muzzle of any similar device, as has already been mentioned it send out an instant message that my dog is dangerous keep away.

Yes it is terrible when you see on the TV that a dog has savagely attacked someone, invariably it is a child. What should be controlled is the age at which a child is allowed to take what are recorded as dangerous dogs for walk. All to often you see or hear about young adults going around with their Rottie as a status symbol, making them look hard with their piers. Surley this should be something that is acted upon.

Dogs and Cats are all hunter and live outdoors, but us Dog owners are constantly hve legislation placed on us, when your dog has a pooh in public we have to pick it up or we stand to get fined, what about the cat owner. Admittedly there are exceptions but in general cats are free to come and go when and where they like, they pooh everywhere and the owners are not held accountable.

It is not nice to see Dog or Cat pooh laying on the ground in public places so we should all be treated the same. Cat owners should have accountability the same as we Dog owners and lovers.

All too often you hear that dog owners are being stigmatised, lets have a level playing field please.

Rant over.

Comment on Are People Who Buy From Puppy Farms as Much to Blame as The Puppy Farmers? by Ruth

Ruth — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:04:37 +0000

DONT BREED OR BUY WHILST OTHERS DIE……

Comment on Do You Believe Dogs Can Experience Human Emotions Like Jealousy? by Helen Austin

Helen Austin — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:26:42 +0000

Well we have a 6month old Staffordshire Bull terrier bitch (Tia) and all i can say is that whenever my husband is giving either one, or both of our children who are 3yrs and 6yrs, a cuddle on his lap, Tia wimpers and tries to jump up as well and push the children off. Whenever we go to my sister-in-laws house, who has a fourch terrier (westie x yorkie) called Yogi, Tia tries to be the centre of attention getting the strokes from all humans in her company. She’s not aggressive if you pay her no attention but she does let you know that she’s not happy by making this wimpery,whining sort of noise and wagging her tail like mad. Now i would say this is like a jealousy type of behaviour but thats because i am human and don’t speak Dog, maybe there’s another explanation for this….who knows.

Comment on Are People Who Buy From Puppy Farms as Much to Blame as The Puppy Farmers? by Helen Austin

Helen Austin — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:13:41 +0000

All i have to say on the matter is where ever there’s a market for this sort of thing ie while ever people buy from these puppy farms, breeders will continue to farm puppies….simple as.

Comment on Do You Believe Dogs Can Experience Human Emotions Like Jealousy? by Lynne

Lynne — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 13:17:20 +0000

I would say that Mischa is a VERY jealous dog. We are at present staying with my son who has Mischa’s brother, Bailey. If I or my husband show any attention to Bailey, Mischa attacks him. Similarly, when Bailey has a ball, Mischa does everything in her power to take it from him and she will then sit with it between her paws, goading him to try and take it back. We gave them both a chewy bone yesterday and Mischa dropped hers and took Bailey’s off him then went back to her own and sat with them both between her paws.

Comment on Do You Believe Dogs Can Experience Human Emotions Like Jealousy? by Name (required)

Name (required) — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:18:00 +0000

ofcourse dogs feel emotions all animals do

Comment on Should We Muzzle ALL Dogs In Public? by Name Helen Austin

Name Helen Austin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:55:24 +0000

What do you have to say? I dont think that muzzling is the way forward. I can see the pros for muzzling but i believe if a dog is treated correctly and with respect it will not be necessary. I do believe in responsible ownership and maybe we should bring back the dog licence.
An owner is always responsible for the dog and if that dog shows a particular tendency for certain behaviours then its the owners responsibility to control the dog ie keeping away from certain situations known to cause the dog distress. I know this is not always possible but muzzling is NOT the answer.

Comment on Are People Who Buy From Puppy Farms as Much to Blame as The Puppy Farmers? by Name luz

Name luz — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:50:42 +0000

I really don’t like people who use animals to make money out of them. I hate to say this but my two dogs came from a breeder who used to live near where i live. we had another dog called Kirk who was a 3 year old rescue German Sheppard who the previuos owner left him tied up to a tree outside a shop,some friends of us called the rspca and was taken away as we were looking for a dog our friends told us about it and we got in touch with the rspca after waiting for a week in case someone claim the dog back the rspca contact us and we fetch him he was only 6 months old.
My husband and I gave him a lovely home and he gave us three years of loving until he got cancer in the brain and we had to let him go . i was so upset, i still get upset when i think of him like i’m now writting this . After a month of his death was my birthday and my husband and friends organised a birthday party surprise for me, and as i was talking to some of the guess my husband come out from the room with a little carton box with a puppy on it i just cry in front of everyone , after the party and everyone gone i ask my husband where he got the puppy and told me about this person selling them and he also told my that he had bougth another one from the same person as aparently was a litter of 6 puppies i told my husband i wasn’t happy he bought them i told him a would prefered to save another dog from the dogs home . well to cut my story short my two dogs were the only dogs this person sold as i was told, and the rspca got involve and took away the rest of the puppies who knows what happened to them i hope they fund loving homes . I love my dogs very much, and i will make sure that next time we need a dog it doesn’t come from a breeder. so lets stop buying dogs from them and rescue the ones that really need a home There is too many dogs in rescue centers so please, please, give them a loving home thank you

Comment on Should We Muzzle ALL Dogs In Public? by Dr Jez Rose

Dr Jez Rose — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:42:04 +0000

I have recently launched a national Responsible Dog Owners Campaign which has support from the likes of Dr Ian Dunbar, Joe Inglis and Keep Britain Tidy.

The aim of the campaign is to reduce dog attacks on people – and other dogs – and reduce the amount of dog fouling left in public. The main tactic is education. Ryan is right in the article: inform and prepare all owners. Look at previous Government-led campaigns. Have they worked? Obviously not; the incidence of attacks has risen in the past 10 years. We need to look at why this hasn’t worked to show dog owners and the general public alike that any dog can be dangerous.

Please do support the campaign by visiting the website: http://www.nationaldogcampaign.co.uk and signing the Government petition. All details are confidential and solely for the authentication of the petition.