Anonymous
03/19/2025 10:01
Subject: Is your dog racist?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If a dog is racist, it's owners are too. If not the current owners, then the previous ones.
This is simply not true. Some dogs are absolutely racist and it had nothing to with the virtues of their owners.
How can dog be racist? They don't understand!
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.
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.
Anonymous
03/19/2025 09:59
Subject: Is your dog racist?
Anonymous wrote:My dog hates people covering their face. Be it masks, veils, or hoodies
I think this one is pretty common. Mine had a hard time working through those big motorcycle helmets that cover your face.
Anonymous
03/19/2025 09:19
Subject: Is your dog racist?
My dog hates people covering their face. Be it masks, veils, or hoodies
Anonymous
03/16/2025 22:20
Subject: Is your dog racist?
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
03/16/2025 17:23
Subject: Is your dog racist?
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.
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
03/16/2025 16:05
Subject: Re:Is your dog racist?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:lol wut
On the off chance you're serious... No. Dogs are not inherently racist. Dogs can/do respond to the emotional state of their people. So if you're scared of differently-melanated folx, and your dog picks up on that and barks, welp...
But excusing your dog's bad behavior because you've convinced yourself they just don't like members of a certain race or other group is hot nonsense. Your dog is a dog. It doesn't get to dictate wants/likes/feelings toward humans. It can have them, and it should still be fully under your control and responsive to your commands. It's your job to train your dog to STFU and not bark.
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.
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.
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.
I disagree. Barking is communication and all dogs bark. If someone came to your housr to rob it wouldn't you want 'unsolicited' barking?
"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
03/16/2025 16:02
Subject: Is your dog racist?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What kind of training is given to a dog to make them an "-ist"?
Human personificiation/projection onto the animal used as an excuse for poor behavior the owner is "trying to understand" rather than correcting. It's something garbage owners say to justify their dog's barking, pulling/lunging, growling, etc. They want understanding from other humans so they don't have to teach their dog how to understand and abide by proper handling standards.
See also: "my dog is reactive" and "s/he's a rescue".
Are you saying we are making things up when ee say my dog is rescue and is reactive?
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
03/16/2025 15:40
Subject: Is your dog racist?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What kind of training is given to a dog to make them an "-ist"?
Human personificiation/projection onto the animal used as an excuse for poor behavior the owner is "trying to understand" rather than correcting. It's something garbage owners say to justify their dog's barking, pulling/lunging, growling, etc. They want understanding from other humans so they don't have to teach their dog how to understand and abide by proper handling standards.
See also: "my dog is reactive" and "s/he's a rescue".
Are you saying we are making things up when ee say my dog is rescue and is reactive?
Anonymous
03/16/2025 15:37
Subject: Re:Is your dog racist?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:lol wut
On the off chance you're serious... No. Dogs are not inherently racist. Dogs can/do respond to the emotional state of their people. So if you're scared of differently-melanated folx, and your dog picks up on that and barks, welp...
But excusing your dog's bad behavior because you've convinced yourself they just don't like members of a certain race or other group is hot nonsense. Your dog is a dog. It doesn't get to dictate wants/likes/feelings toward humans. It can have them, and it should still be fully under your control and responsive to your commands. It's your job to train your dog to STFU and not bark.
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.
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.
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.
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
03/16/2025 15:29
Subject: Is your dog racist?
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
03/16/2025 15:22
Subject: Is your dog racist?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If a dog is racist, it's owners are too. If not the current owners, then the previous ones.
This is simply not true. Some dogs are absolutely racist and it had nothing to with the virtues of their owners.
How can dog be racist? They don't understand!
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
03/16/2025 15:21
Subject: Re:Is your dog racist?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:lol wut
On the off chance you're serious... No. Dogs are not inherently racist. Dogs can/do respond to the emotional state of their people. So if you're scared of differently-melanated folx, and your dog picks up on that and barks, welp...
But excusing your dog's bad behavior because you've convinced yourself they just don't like members of a certain race or other group is hot nonsense. Your dog is a dog. It doesn't get to dictate wants/likes/feelings toward humans. It can have them, and it should still be fully under your control and responsive to your commands. It's your job to train your dog to STFU and not bark.
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.
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.
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
03/16/2025 12:03
Subject: Is your dog racist?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If a dog is racist, it's owners are too. If not the current owners, then the previous ones.
This is simply not true. Some dogs are absolutely racist and it had nothing to with the virtues of their owners.
How can dog be racist? They don't understand!
Anonymous
03/16/2025 12:01
Subject: Re:Is your dog racist?
Anonymous wrote:lol wut
On the off chance you're serious... No. Dogs are not inherently racist. Dogs can/do respond to the emotional state of their people. So if you're scared of differently-melanated folx, and your dog picks up on that and barks, welp...
But excusing your dog's bad behavior because you've convinced yourself they just don't like members of a certain race or other group is hot nonsense. Your dog is a dog. It doesn't get to dictate wants/likes/feelings toward humans. It can have them, and it should still be fully under your control and responsive to your commands. It's your job to train your dog to STFU and not bark.
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.
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.