tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438680005944241920.post7339604958796457159..comments2023-12-20T02:17:30.482-05:00Comments on Dogs Deserve Freedom: News Reel - Police dog attack on childDogsDeserveFreedomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619788290016287585noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438680005944241920.post-13715216306059409922009-11-11T10:14:37.530-05:002009-11-11T10:14:37.530-05:00GoLightly ...
All questions I asked myself. Regar...GoLightly ...<br /><br />All questions I asked myself. Regardless of how "quiet" the neighbourhood is, I would not trust my child to be out alone on the street (note -- I include sidewalk in "street"). You never know what kind of crazies are in the area. It has nothing to do with whether or not I trust the neighbours or the child.<br /><br />Melissa ... <br /><br />I like thisDogsDeserveFreedomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01619788290016287585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438680005944241920.post-39164815287689696032009-11-10T14:14:39.669-05:002009-11-10T14:14:39.669-05:00You're exactly right. Even the most highly tra...You're exactly right. Even the most highly trained animals are still animals. They won't be perfect. They don't have a human grasp of 'circumstances', and will sometimes misread them. When a dog trained to attack people makes that mistake, yeah, the result can be really, really bad. I wouldn't pass judgment on this particular situation without a LOT more information (Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03123088409163215102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438680005944241920.post-50188148212819685832009-11-09T18:46:34.691-05:002009-11-09T18:46:34.691-05:00This was human error, it seems to me, and it was a...This was human error, it seems to me, and it was a matter of the handler not reading his dog.<br /><br />It was an unexpected, new situation. Handler didn't see it coming.<br />He should have.<br />easy to say, I know. But with a handicapped kid in the neighbourhood, (why was it an electric scooter?)<br />(Why was she unsupervised?)<br />Was she riding it on the road?<br /><br />A GoLightlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18283690734019490983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438680005944241920.post-82986435071964248462009-11-09T16:00:30.455-05:002009-11-09T16:00:30.455-05:00You are absolutely right Splash. Everyone assumes ...You are absolutely right Splash. Everyone assumes that a service dog is a well trained dog. <br /><br />A well trained dog isn't necessarily trained how to deal with life's curve-balls. Just because he was a member of a police K9 unit doesn't mean he knows how to deal with the child on a scooter.<br /><br />Training is lifelong. This is a good reminder of that. That's why I wantedDogsDeserveFreedomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01619788290016287585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438680005944241920.post-28083744033553033552009-11-09T12:09:37.231-05:002009-11-09T12:09:37.231-05:00Why does everyone seem to make the assumption that...Why does everyone seem to make the assumption that all police dogs are highly trained? The ones in my area are trained by the officers themselves, who may or may not have a lot of experience with dog handling and training.<br /><br />I'm not implying this dog/handler team was not well trained. I'm just challenging the assumptions we all seem to make.<br /><br />We all seem to assume Splashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01823935079491937894noreply@blogger.com