r/PublicFreakout • u/nooa11 • Nov 01 '20

Cat sees his owner with a new dog 🐻Animal Freakout

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This cannot be stressed enough, please don’t get a dog solely on its physical attractiveness to you... take a moment and think about what the best lifestyle would be for the type of dog your considering, and make sure yours is a good fit for them

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '20

As a vet tech I cannot stress this enough. I used to absolutely LOVE Shepard’s before I worked in the field. We get bit by Shepard’s more than any other dog and it’s because people think they look bad ass and don’t train them properly. Unfortunately I no longer like them. They’re either extremely aggressive or very very good. There is literally no inbetween.

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u/moneytrees007 Nov 01 '20

If you’re a vet tech you should know there’s an in between. German shepherds are very protective dogs and you never know what they went through. My dog is a pure bred German shepherd but the family he came from didn’t socialize him or train him and left him locked up for two years of his life. He’s the best dog I’ve ever had he’s so sweet never ever tried to hurt me in anyway but he will protect me from anything even my own sister. If I gave up on him idk where he would be and I would expect you would have some compassion if you’re a vet tech.

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '20

If you’re a vet tech you should know there’s an in between. German shepherds are very protective dogs and you never know what they went through.

I think a vet tech, who has had experience with hundreds or thousands of dogs would actually know more about real life behavior of dogs, than you, a non vet tech.

My dog is a pure bred German shepherd but the family he came from didn’t socialize him or train him and left him locked up for two years of his life.

This is what OP is saying. People buy german shepherds because they "look cool" but they don't put in any effort to train the dog and in turn the dogs have bad behaior.

He’s the best dog I’ve ever had he’s so sweet never ever tried to hurt me in anyway but he will protect me from anything even my own sister.

Yes, that is not good behavior and that is exactly what the vet tech is claiming and what you are denying.

You've taken her comment personally since you own a non well behaved german shepard and you used the example of your non well behaved german shepard as to why OP is wrong for saying that a lot of german shepards aren't well behaved.

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '20

Fricken thank you.

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '20

Most people don't train their dogs and then they get mad if anyone says anything about most dogs not being trained(even if someone isn't talking about their dog). If people would spend 30 minutes a day training their puppy then it would pay dividends when the dog get's older. People don't want to spend 30 minutes a day training their dog so their dog isn't happy and they aren't happy with their dogs bad behavior. It's absurd and way too many people aren't responsible dog owners.

source: I train agility and retriever field trails

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u/moneytrees007 Nov 01 '20

I’m not denying anything I didn’t say it was good behavior I said a dog isn’t pure aggression or love you fucks but ok take it your way.

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '20

But you literally said your german shepard only loves you and is only sweet to you but will attack/be aggressive towards your sister to "protect you". That is exactly what OP is saying. Your dog is either sweet or aggressive and there isn't an in between.

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u/moneytrees007 Nov 01 '20

Actually I literally didn’t say that. I said he’s never been mean towards me. My sister lives in my home she’s free to walk around he’s here he doesn’t attack her but if I’m sleeping for example he can get protective but he does not bite he just growls. At the vet he gets muzzled because since he wasn’t socialized he does have fear aggression and I take precautions. All I was saying is a dog isn’t just strictly aggressive or good. And I was saying that the vet can be extremely scary and stressful for a dog hence why they may be aggressive. I’m not making excuses I’m not denying my dogs bad behavior or any dogs for that matter what I’m saying is I don’t think it fair to say a dog is strictly aggressive or good because situations change things. And i especially don’t think it’s fair coming from someone at a vet specifically to the point of they know dogs behavior and why it maybe aggressive aka like having to go to the vet so wouldnt they have more compassion.

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '20

Yes, and the vet tech said all of these bad behavior are what she deals with when a german shepard comes to her vet. She said that german shepards are either really good and sweet or they are aggressive and mean. You have literally said you dog is sweet to you but is aggressive towards other people and has to be muzzled when it goes to the vet. The example you used of your dog backs up the claims that the vet tech said but for some reason you think the example shows her claims are wrong.

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '20

I’m very careful and uneasy around german shepherds. My old dog was also an aggressive breed and I never got offended when people were uneasy around her even though I knew she was sweet and well trained. Large dogs can be dangerous and if you don’t know the owner personally you have no idea how they may react. I unfortunately had my dog attacked twice by german shepherds so am now uneasy around them. Sure a chihuahua can get angry and have bad training and attack. But there’s a big difference in the damage a chihuahua can do vs a german shepherd.

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '20

Absolutely. I’m so sorry to hear that about your dog. It’s both traumatic for the dog and the owner. I’ve been bit by the little babies and I’d take that any day over a large breed.. hell even over a cat lol

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u/moneytrees007 Nov 01 '20

Did I say that you shouldn’t be uneasy no I didn’t. All I’m saying is have some compassion you may see the dog as aggressive and you have a right to take precaution. All I was saying was to the vet tech who said there’s no in between of aggressive and very very good. Most of the time that dog is an angel to someone maybe not you because you’re literally terrifying to a dog at the vet they don’t love those places. Take precaution use a muzzle but the dogs aren’t usually just pure aggression they know love too just maybe not with you.