was the dog a stray for 11 years? or just owned by someone? I'm not following what actually happened
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Woman who never stopped updating her lost dog's chip reunites with him after 11y
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Re: Woman who never stopped updating her lost dog's chip reunites with him after 11y
#82I wear one of these chips on my wristwatch since the 125 kHz RFID lets me open doors and use the elevator in my building without needing to pull out my keys. It’s entirely passive so I’m guessing that the chip in question carries an ID that is read by a reader and points to an ID on some pet identification database. So she was “updating the chip” less and “keeping the database up to date” more. Ubiquitous microchips…
Thanks it was super confusing until this.
Re: Woman who never stopped updating her lost dog's chip reunites with him after 11y
#83Earlier quoted context omitted.
The dumbest thing I’ve done in the last ten years was stick my hands in the mouth of a “docile and friendly” pitty to extract a screaming puppy. Only afterward did I realized I almost destroyed my livelihood. My partner Google stalked the owner and discovered that he’d been force to surrender another pit bull two years earlier.
The lucky ones learn about the finger in the butt and hind leg wheel barrow maneuvers before they have to use them.
I've seen the video where all these methods were tried to no avail, so I don't have much faith in them. The safest solution is to put the animal down, but of course you have to have something on hand to do that. A 4x2 to the temple should do it. That'll end the aggressor and save the victim.
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#84Re: Woman who never stopped updating her lost dog's chip reunites with him after 11y
#85> her beloved pit bull, Forty-Cal, had been missing for 11 years. > He's super docile and friendly. Always has been. Are pit bulls known for being docile?
Nothing stopping them from being great with kids. All dogs can be great with kids.
Pit bulls have a long history as family dogs -- they're loyal, affectionate, and incredibly gentle with kids. The whole 'nanny dog' reputation exists for a reason.
An example... https://www.luccishouse.org/post/misunderstood-angels-the-hi...
My pit mix was actually a therapy dog for autistic children through a program at a local hospital in Austin. The kids would read to her while she cuddled up next to them, putting her paw on them gently when they were nervous or frustrated. The program was designed to help the kids build confidence by providing a social interaction where they wouldn't feel judged. And she was great at it. It was the highlight of her week getting to go to the therapy center.
I've had a lot of dogs in my life, and I've never had one more sweet or gentle than she was.
But look, any dog can be awful or wonderful. That comes down to the owner, the environment, and the individual animal way more than the breed -- and honestly, the whole concept of 'breeds' is a bit silly to begin with. But I get that people need to classify things. It's just dumb.
So, stop being a dog racist. (=
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#86Earlier quoted context omitted.
The lucky ones learn about the finger in the butt and hind leg wheel barrow maneuvers before they have to use them.
I've seen the video where all these methods were tried to no avail, so I don't have much faith in them. The safest solution is to put the animal down, but of course you have to have something on hand to do that. A 4x2 to the temple should do it. That'll end the aggressor and save the victim.
Do you know where I can find that video?
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#87Earlier quoted context omitted.
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> I'm looking after for my cat's wellbeing, not some bird's What a selfish way to look at things. So you think it's fine to bring invasive species into a new environment and let them damage the local ecosystem? Cool cool cool. If you were truly looking after your cat's well-being, you'd keep them inside in the first place. Their attachment to roaming about is not as strong or essential as you seem to think it is.
Suppose someone were arguing that you should imprison your own child for their entire life, because every time they go outside, they kill ants. Would you still consider it selfish to disagree?
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#88Earlier quoted context omitted.
I suspect the reasons are (generously) keeping them out of the hands of people who would treat them poorly and perpetuate the stereotypes, or (less generously) ignorance and fear.
There are plenty of statistical studies out there that pit bulls specifically cause both a significant plurality of dog bites and significantly worse injuries than other dog breeds. For example: https://blog.dogsbite.org/2016/10/table-retrospective-level-... https://www.dogsbite.org/dog-bite-statistics-studies-level-1...
Correlation/causation
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#89Earlier quoted context omitted.
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> If you're not going to bother putting in any effort into the debate, please don't participate at all. you are "debating" against a fictional argument. no one is saying that it is okay to steal or "remove by force" someones pet. they presented you with several citations about how damaging house cats are (and there are several more, you can start at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_predation_on_wildlife ) and you sa…
Once again: You kill flies. Sometimes dozens of them. Your conscience is clear. That's wildly selfish of you, yet you don't seem to care about the flies. Why not? They're just as much a part of the ecosystem as the birds.
Also, this entire discussion is off-topic. The point was for vets to verify microchips, something directly related to the article.
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#90Earlier quoted context omitted.
The lucky ones learn about the finger in the butt and hind leg wheel barrow maneuvers before they have to use them.
I've seen the video where all these methods were tried to no avail, so I don't have much faith in them. The safest solution is to put the animal down, but of course you have to have something on hand to do that. A 4x2 to the temple should do it. That'll end the aggressor and save the victim.
"Should", maybe, but I've seen a pretty disturbing video where a pit bull took a lot more than one hit... it was multiple minutes of hits. And it only let go after it died, I've never seen anything like it.