Is your dog racist?
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Anonymous
Np to your last comment. Training is good but you sometimes can't train it out of a dog. A dog should be allowed preferences as long as they don't act on them. |
Anonymous
How can dog be racist? They don't understand! |
Anonymous
Barking is acting, and acting poorly-trained at that. It doesn't get preferences on who to bark at or when to bark. It barks, you train it to knock it the eff off unless cued/directed to bark at your command/training. You 100% can train reactive, unsolicited barking out of a dog. |
Anonymous
Dogs can be reactive. Humans ascribe human values to these reactions instead of training their dogs to stop reacting. No, a dog can't be "racist". Reactive toward people of certain races, maybe, but that's simple reactivity, not "racism" as humans would define it. |
Anonymous
| Ours prefers Latino families and men. We’re white. I’m not kidding. I think her first family must have been brown or perhaps a favored trainer at the shelter. It’s sweet. |
Anonymous
I disagree. Barking is communication and all dogs bark. If someone came to your housr to rob it wouldn't you want 'unsolicited' barking? |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
The sort of person who says these things upfront, while keeping their reactive rescue the eff away from others, is believable, and likely a responsible owner working with a dog who probably won't stay reactive for long because it has competent handling from a qualified trainer. Some dogs are reactive, and most can be trained out of it with good handling. The sort of person who says these things as an excuse, perpetually, while doing absolutely nothing to address their dog's crappy behavior, as if "my dog is a rescue" and or "my dog is reactive" is some kind of pass, is an irresponsible jerk who probably shouldn't own dogs and definitely doesn't know how to train them. Truly reactive dogs don't magically retrain themselves, so if I hear you claiming "reactivity" but don't see you actively training to address it, your "diagnosis" of your dog's behavior becomes little more than a lazy owner's excuse. |
Anonymous
"There are a limited handful of circumstances where your dog barking at a person might be acceptable: 1) An intruder in your home 2) A single "alert bark" to let you know someone is at the door (though most owners find this obnoxious and train dogs out of it) 3) A single "back off" bark if someone is encroaching on your space or the dog's space w/o consent 4) A growl or bark to protect its offspring (instinct gonna instinct). If your leashed dog is barking at humans, you have a owner error issue. Train your dog." Follow the thread. |
Anonymous
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We brought a 5 year old dog here from overseas, from a small rural area. He had never seen anything but white people, all very light skinned, mostly.
Yeah, he pretty much couldn't handle black or Asian people, very afraid and suspicious, but over time, he was ok. He was a great amiable dog who loved everyone, but it was something about the eyes he kept looking at- contrast, probably and shape. Of course he never bit anyone, but, yes, his demeanor changed, and there was growling. |
Anonymous
| God my dog won’t be mean to anyone. I could be terrified and he would wag his tail and be thrilled to see them. He’s not the protective type. |
Anonymous
| My dog hates people covering their face. Be it masks, veils, or hoodies |
Anonymous
I think this one is pretty common. Mine had a hard time working through those big motorcycle helmets that cover your face. |
Anonymous
Yes. We had a cat who hated women after being seriously abused. In 10+ years, I was never able to touch her without a trip to urgent care for antibiotics. But I would never consider her sexist. |