I think you done great leaving, I take my dogs with me a lot when I go places to hang out with friends. I am a very bold person and everybody knows how I feel about my dogs and if I tell them not to bother my dog, they know to leave it alone because I'll defend my dog to the hilt so they dont have to feel they need to defend themselves so much and they tend to not have too many problems. Dont be afraid to step in and control the situation, especially when it comes to someone who's drunk because it could save them from gettin bit and save your dog from such a bad experience.

You are now ''officially'' a dog person! http://www.pitbull-chat.com/images/smilies/lol.gif

I would have left as soon as I found out the guy was drunk and going to be a jerk... I can't stand drunk jerks!

Don't take your dog around that person anymore, but have him around other people to get him used to it... but this jerk... I would be "busy" every time he calls for the rest of my life, but that's just me.

Welcome to the club. You'd think an 18 year old would have a sweet, party filled life...ahem...not always http://www.pitbull-chat.com/images/smilies/tongue.png

Half my friends know now that if my dog cant come im not goin lol

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Yea ive had enough partying until im 21.. got burnt out and tired of gettin in trouble.


Lol. Somebody asked me the other day what id do if my g/f told me i had to get rid of king, i told him id tell her id get rid of her instead

Stand up for your animal. You are its protector, Next time be it!!

What if King bit him hard. Your dog would be PTS, you would probaly be sued and worst of all its another strike on the breed!!

who the hell are you? Someone who just showed up on the forum and have no idea whats goin on? Someone who doesn't even know my situation? Yea thanks. now please go throw your computer out the window

In my honest opinion, I wouldn't be worried about the dog because that was one of its last defenses. First he hid then tried to leave the area and was stopped, so I too would have snapped at him. You stopped it there so its good if you would have allowed it to escallate to a situation where the dog felt the need to bite then its your bad. And I'd be pissed. But you saw the signs.....a little late but chalk it up to a learning experience. Thus far you have made the adjustments so good deal, nice work.

For the rude reply on the first page last post. WTF. Read through first then make an educated reply. If you aren't going to help out then butt out! Your comment was negative and uncalled for.

mriggs, you did good & learned a little something that day. We're always learning; only a stupid person thinks they have nothing left to learn.

Since this was first posted, something's been rolling around in my head, so I feel like I should share it. I hadn't up until now, because I screwed up & I'm a bit shamed by it. But I learned a lesson, so I'll share it.

IMO, Dogs & Drinking are not a good combo. I think the dogs know when we're compromised - they know there's something "wrong" w/ us.

Earlier this summer, we went camping. It's an annual camping trip that we do every year w/ a big group of friends. There's usually a couple other dogs in the group, but everyone does good & minds their dogs.

Well, one night, everyone got really drunk. I had Debo w/ me, on leash. Him and another dog must have been giving eachother the stink eye or something & I was standing too close to them & they got into it. It only lasted a second, & luckily my BF was right there. He just picked Debo up from behind, completely off the ground. The dogs weren't fully engaged, so that was the end of it.

Lesson learned: when inebriated, my focus is not there & my reaction time is way too slow. And Debo knows it & IMO, I think he feels like he needs to "take matters into his own hands", so to speak. That is not the time I should be handling my dog around other dogs. Bad choice. In the future, if I find myself in that position again, I'll be putting Debo away somewhere safe where he can just snooze.

Hey, our Lugz is very shy and anxious around new people. We are always explaining to people how to get to know him and that it takes quite a bit of time. Most people aren't that patient; but the ones that are patient enough are greatly rewarded with his love and affection.

I know that for us; when we go riding/camping that we have to take Lugz with us most of the time because the three people that he trusts and that are trusted to take care of him are usually all going. The other dogs are left in the neighbor's care. We know that that Lugz get anxious in these situations but we always take his kennel with us so that we can put him in it when he has had enough of people and/or the noises. It takes a special kind of person to look after and take care of shy/anxious dogs. My best advice is to just be patient and love your dog and keep your dog safe.

thanks alot guys, ive noticed king is kinda like that..those who take the time he loves forever and will always go right up to them and then come back for more http://www.pitbull-chat.com/images/smilies/smile.png

I have learned to get away from Drunks.Not good for me or, my Animals.It is nothing but, aggravation

I have lurked here for awile. I have been around the breed probaly longer than youve been on this earth.

Its just sad that you would let somebody pick on your dog. Step up sooner in the future.

Oooh sShHiIeT!!!! http://www.pitbull-chat.com/images/s...eerleader3.gif lol jk

So what are you trying to get across? Being around the breed along time doesnt say a thing about you. From the looks of your last post it DOES say your ignorant. If your trying to get across that you know something besides how to be an asshole, then post some useful tips. Put in some good input that actually helps someone instead of jumping to conclusions and trying to be a know it all. People like you just get me going. I dont know anything about you and you dont know anything about me..if you would honestly like to know my personal information or my exact thoughts at the time this happened then feel free to ask. dont jump to conclusions

You said your dog hasn't shown any DA mriggs? Do you have any friends with a really outgoing, people lovin' dog? You know the type... a total love slut? http://www.pitbull-chat.com/images/smilies/lol.gif One of the things that seemed to really make a difference with Venus and her shyness, was when I got Marz. Marz was the COMPLETE opposite of Venus. TOTALLY outgoing, fearless, friendly to the point it was almost a mental issue http://www.pitbull-chat.com/images/smilies/lol.gif.... Just having them out together.... Marz would barrel past Venus to soak up any love of on coming people. I think it kinda helped in two ways. One, Venus got to see that strangers weren't something to fear, as well, she kinda got to sit back in the shadows while Marz was the center of attention and come forward at her own time and comfort level. You might be able to use someone elses dog as a confidence builder especially because you said he liked to play with other dogs he may be more focused on his enjoyment of the other dog and forget about his his self conciousness for awhile, even if strangers are around.

hahahahah rofl if you typed that the way i heard it in my head. hahahahahaha.

Yea i could try that..Hes played with my friends 2yo apbt a few times, other than that i know someone else who has an unruly 5mo and i mean unruly lol. that lil thing is absolutely terrible! Thats all i can think of really, i dont have many friends that are into dogs. Scratch that i dont have any friends into dogs. those mentioned hardly ever pay attention to theirs, its kinda sad really

stupidass people
 

So me and my dog were at a friends today and king is really shy around people he's never met. This one guy over there just couldnt get over how skiddish he was. I told him that its probably because your drunk and yelling and making quick movements, etc. etc. Well he was shaking an object at king trying to get him to come up to him and he wouldnt, so when king went past him he grabbed his collar and held him in place while king was trying to get loose. After a few seconds of not being able to get loose king snapped at him. Ik this is partly my fault becuase i should have controlled the situation but i didnt exactly know what to do i was yelling at him telling him to let him go..Is this normal that king snapped outta fear? should i be worried? A lil later that night the guy got down and king came up to him and let him pet him and seemed just fine. My dog has never snapped at anyone like this, but then again hasnt been put in a fearful situation like that either. I mean hes great with kids my neice and nephew have hung all over him and hes just fine. One kid at my girlfriends work even grabbed his face while king was sitting there and kissed him, all king did was lick him back

Well, a sound APBT should not snap under and condition. However, being the owner of a dog who recently growled at her(not in a playful way), I understand that it's really not that easy.

I would work on having new people offer him a treat and then just ignoring him. From now on I would also refrain from taking him places where crazy drunk strangers will be http://www.pitbull-chat.com/images/smilies/wink.png