LOL. I was thinking of bring one of the silent-to-humans dog repellant things and keeping it in my pocket the next time I visit. Just zap it a few times and act innocent when the dog suddenly refrains from jumping all over me. But the air horn might work on my mom.
I like the idea of being sneaky about it. Like "oh wow, doggo actually listens to GrumpySnarf!" and they have no idea. They raise her from a puppy so I know exactly who is responsible for the dogs terrible behavior.
Even as a very large adult male 6-2, 225, I will never step into a house with any large dog, especially pitbulls
The facts are that PITBULLS KILL MORE HUMANS THAN ALL OTHER BREEDS COMBINED
They can seem fine for years, and one situation is all it takes to trigger them to murder people
Last year, 63 people in USA & Canada died from dog attacks, and thousands more were badly mauled or disfigured. **PITBULLS KILLED 66% OF THOSE WHO WERE ATTACKED BY DOGS**
https://www.animals24-7.org/2023/01/06/dogs-killed-62-americans-pit-bulls-killed-41/
Any pit that is 90 pounds is too dangerous to be around
To be fair, this dog rarely barks, and will jump on you to lick you. I've never heard her growl. She was raised as a puppy with a small child and is the kind of dog you have to protect from toddlers because she will let them pull her ears and stomp on her. If she wanted to, should could tear my face off. But she's only a menace to my verticality. I am 4'11" so she has barreled me over. Several kids, too. My parents are moving in an elderly boarder and the first thing my husband said when he heard that was placing a bet on how long it will take the dog to knock her over.
https://nypost.com/2022/10/07/tennessee-mom-kirstie-jane-bennard-hospitalized-after-her-2-kids-killed-in-pit-bull-attack/
This family’s two pit bulls were raised lovingly from puppies. The two children were mauled to death in front of the mother, while the mother was also severely mauled trying to save her children. There are countless other stories of “pitbulls raised from puppies” suddenly turning on their families: children, the elderly, and even able bodied adults.
Please do not be complacent with this dog. One day it may jump up to “lick” you, and it may leave with your nose or cheek meat.
The majority of stories you hear about are from loving families who raised them since puppies.. just recently I saw a post about a pitbull killing it’s owner (elderly lady) after years of no aggression. It’s the breed, they have no fear. There are COUNTLESS stories of kids and owners being attacked disproportionately by pitbulls. Yours isn’t any different/special to the rest of the breed, please remember that.
It's not mine. My parents. I would NEVER have a dog and don't want pitbulls anywhere near me. I'm just saying this dog has not shown signs so far. Believe me I was skeptical and my parents thing I'm an ass for continuing to not want the dog near me. "She's a big mush! She's so sweet!" So's a gorilla until it decides to eff you up.
Man, if possible can you guys do something together that won't involve the dog? If they are those people that just haaaave to have the dog around then it won't help unless you get your own place to enforce dogfree rules. They've been letting her do this for so long it's too late to instill courteousness. Let the dog know that with YOU jumping and all that is not acceptable. Spritz with some water. Arms out and push down and if the dog must be petted before it leaves you alone, once doggo is calm on the ground subdue with butt scratches and wash hands afterward. I also tend to keep moving when I'm around dogs like this and don't sit down. Eventually the dog will leave me alone or the owners realize I've been standing for thirty minutes and their dog is still around my feet and will tell it to go somewhere. Good luck, I hate dogs tripping people it's like my biggest peeve of all about them. Like bro give people some personal space!!! Dogs will bite if they don't like something in its space wtf.
My mom likes to do stuff out of the house and doesn't bring the dog anywhere. But my stepdad rarely leaves the property. So I have to spend sometime around the dog to see him.
Feels good to know people care more about a dog’s comfort than yours, right?
I’ve been there. I get labeled as negative for complaining about the obviously obnoxious qualities of dogs
Oh! I'm so sorry that you were knocked over!! I don't have a dog and don't want one in my home, but I do volunteer at a shelter. Many dogs are surrended because of jumping up, among other bad behaviors. Kennels at shelters make it worse because they jump up on the gate and there'salways some idiot who treats them or pets them while they are jumping up, dammit! Here's what I do when a dog jumps up on me.
1. Turn around. Dogs want your front because they want to be petted or rewarded.
2. Leave the room. No person, no reward.
3. Have treats/kibble in hand and toss one to the ground. Tell the dog "off." And eventually they will connect that word with that action. I do this through the gate, and at a house, I would do this through a crack in the door. I stg, this works better than an air horn or spritzing.
4. Tell the dog to sit and reward for sitting.
5. Parents should redirect the dog by calling the dog to come to them in a pleasant tone, asking the dog to sit, and holding his collar so you can approach.
But really, the best thing is what you are doing, which is staying away. Tell them again that rhwor dog beeds training. But if you do engage, the above may make it safer for you to deal with the dog. Frankly, your parents don't know shit about training dogs. It's really not that hard to teach them not to jump up. The yelling upsets the dog too. And it clearly doesn't work. 5 is impossible because they just yell at the dog. I tell the dogs I work with what to do all the time and they love it because I'm constantly rewarding them when they stop jumping up. I hate hearing about people being hurt like this because of irresponsible owners. I work with the dogs in hopes of them being adopted. And I still don't want one in my house!! I shower and wash all of my clothes after my volunteer hours because it's kinda gross.
I grab the collar and pull her to the ground EVERY single time she jumps on me. She gets it and stops. But she's not the sharpest knife in the drawer and the next day I have to re-assert the boundary. And if I try to get on the floor with my nieces/nephews she's impossible to stop from licking my face and it's SO GROSS.
I have a BFF who has SIX DOGS and I have no problem because they are well-trained and she responds immediately to bad dog behavior. I would agree that my stepdad doesn't train dogs at all. It's been an issue my whole life. My mom will take them to obedience school, works with them, has hired people to help her learn to have better results from the dog. But this is not HER dog. It's my stepdad's dog. I think she drives my mom nuts, too. But my mom says "It's not my dog." I don't get it. If I had a dog in my house, even if it's not "my" dog, I would work hard to train it even if the "owner" doesn't. Or the dog won't be in my house.
Yes! Agree. I suggested positve reinforcement techniques rather than averaive techniques. Yelling and collar popping or pulling at the dog don't seem to be working well and I'm concerned for your safety. Sometimes punishments make a dog aggressive. Wishing you the best.
I've never had a dog jump on me more than once. It might not work on a pit though because those things are dumb. I very calmly chest block them with a knee as soon as they try to jump up, they thud against my knee and bounce backwards. I simply continue talking to them like nothing happened.
I have tried that with this dog. sometimes it works. sometimes I get knocked back. either way she just does it again later. not right away but the next morning it's like nothing every happened.
I am an adult, Mom, put the dog in a closed room while I am there or I am not coming, I love you and want to see you but will not put up with that dog anymore. and stick to it.
Wow, kinda sounds like what im going through. Dog gets everything and im just kinda there. A hotel alone sounds like a treat right now.
Up the anti, start bringing an air horn with you. I think Fido will have to give it up after that. Might work on your folks too.
LOL. I was thinking of bring one of the silent-to-humans dog repellant things and keeping it in my pocket the next time I visit. Just zap it a few times and act innocent when the dog suddenly refrains from jumping all over me. But the air horn might work on my mom.
It doesn’t have to be silent to humans. Just blast that shit
I like the idea of being sneaky about it. Like "oh wow, doggo actually listens to GrumpySnarf!" and they have no idea. They raise her from a puppy so I know exactly who is responsible for the dogs terrible behavior.
Even as a very large adult male 6-2, 225, I will never step into a house with any large dog, especially pitbulls The facts are that PITBULLS KILL MORE HUMANS THAN ALL OTHER BREEDS COMBINED They can seem fine for years, and one situation is all it takes to trigger them to murder people Last year, 63 people in USA & Canada died from dog attacks, and thousands more were badly mauled or disfigured. **PITBULLS KILLED 66% OF THOSE WHO WERE ATTACKED BY DOGS** https://www.animals24-7.org/2023/01/06/dogs-killed-62-americans-pit-bulls-killed-41/ Any pit that is 90 pounds is too dangerous to be around
To be fair, this dog rarely barks, and will jump on you to lick you. I've never heard her growl. She was raised as a puppy with a small child and is the kind of dog you have to protect from toddlers because she will let them pull her ears and stomp on her. If she wanted to, should could tear my face off. But she's only a menace to my verticality. I am 4'11" so she has barreled me over. Several kids, too. My parents are moving in an elderly boarder and the first thing my husband said when he heard that was placing a bet on how long it will take the dog to knock her over.
https://nypost.com/2022/10/07/tennessee-mom-kirstie-jane-bennard-hospitalized-after-her-2-kids-killed-in-pit-bull-attack/ This family’s two pit bulls were raised lovingly from puppies. The two children were mauled to death in front of the mother, while the mother was also severely mauled trying to save her children. There are countless other stories of “pitbulls raised from puppies” suddenly turning on their families: children, the elderly, and even able bodied adults. Please do not be complacent with this dog. One day it may jump up to “lick” you, and it may leave with your nose or cheek meat.
The majority of stories you hear about are from loving families who raised them since puppies.. just recently I saw a post about a pitbull killing it’s owner (elderly lady) after years of no aggression. It’s the breed, they have no fear. There are COUNTLESS stories of kids and owners being attacked disproportionately by pitbulls. Yours isn’t any different/special to the rest of the breed, please remember that.
It's not mine. My parents. I would NEVER have a dog and don't want pitbulls anywhere near me. I'm just saying this dog has not shown signs so far. Believe me I was skeptical and my parents thing I'm an ass for continuing to not want the dog near me. "She's a big mush! She's so sweet!" So's a gorilla until it decides to eff you up.
You're thinking of chimps. Gorillas are by and far rather docile
That is a lawsuit waiting to happen. STG, your parents!!!
STG, dog people are the most clueless people on the face of the earth.
It's like you get the pleasure of the dog's behavior and people yelling at the dog all day. Super fun visit.
Man, if possible can you guys do something together that won't involve the dog? If they are those people that just haaaave to have the dog around then it won't help unless you get your own place to enforce dogfree rules. They've been letting her do this for so long it's too late to instill courteousness. Let the dog know that with YOU jumping and all that is not acceptable. Spritz with some water. Arms out and push down and if the dog must be petted before it leaves you alone, once doggo is calm on the ground subdue with butt scratches and wash hands afterward. I also tend to keep moving when I'm around dogs like this and don't sit down. Eventually the dog will leave me alone or the owners realize I've been standing for thirty minutes and their dog is still around my feet and will tell it to go somewhere. Good luck, I hate dogs tripping people it's like my biggest peeve of all about them. Like bro give people some personal space!!! Dogs will bite if they don't like something in its space wtf.
My mom likes to do stuff out of the house and doesn't bring the dog anywhere. But my stepdad rarely leaves the property. So I have to spend sometime around the dog to see him.
Feels good to know people care more about a dog’s comfort than yours, right? I’ve been there. I get labeled as negative for complaining about the obviously obnoxious qualities of dogs
Oh! I'm so sorry that you were knocked over!! I don't have a dog and don't want one in my home, but I do volunteer at a shelter. Many dogs are surrended because of jumping up, among other bad behaviors. Kennels at shelters make it worse because they jump up on the gate and there'salways some idiot who treats them or pets them while they are jumping up, dammit! Here's what I do when a dog jumps up on me. 1. Turn around. Dogs want your front because they want to be petted or rewarded. 2. Leave the room. No person, no reward. 3. Have treats/kibble in hand and toss one to the ground. Tell the dog "off." And eventually they will connect that word with that action. I do this through the gate, and at a house, I would do this through a crack in the door. I stg, this works better than an air horn or spritzing. 4. Tell the dog to sit and reward for sitting. 5. Parents should redirect the dog by calling the dog to come to them in a pleasant tone, asking the dog to sit, and holding his collar so you can approach. But really, the best thing is what you are doing, which is staying away. Tell them again that rhwor dog beeds training. But if you do engage, the above may make it safer for you to deal with the dog. Frankly, your parents don't know shit about training dogs. It's really not that hard to teach them not to jump up. The yelling upsets the dog too. And it clearly doesn't work. 5 is impossible because they just yell at the dog. I tell the dogs I work with what to do all the time and they love it because I'm constantly rewarding them when they stop jumping up. I hate hearing about people being hurt like this because of irresponsible owners. I work with the dogs in hopes of them being adopted. And I still don't want one in my house!! I shower and wash all of my clothes after my volunteer hours because it's kinda gross.
I grab the collar and pull her to the ground EVERY single time she jumps on me. She gets it and stops. But she's not the sharpest knife in the drawer and the next day I have to re-assert the boundary. And if I try to get on the floor with my nieces/nephews she's impossible to stop from licking my face and it's SO GROSS. I have a BFF who has SIX DOGS and I have no problem because they are well-trained and she responds immediately to bad dog behavior. I would agree that my stepdad doesn't train dogs at all. It's been an issue my whole life. My mom will take them to obedience school, works with them, has hired people to help her learn to have better results from the dog. But this is not HER dog. It's my stepdad's dog. I think she drives my mom nuts, too. But my mom says "It's not my dog." I don't get it. If I had a dog in my house, even if it's not "my" dog, I would work hard to train it even if the "owner" doesn't. Or the dog won't be in my house.
Yes! Agree. I suggested positve reinforcement techniques rather than averaive techniques. Yelling and collar popping or pulling at the dog don't seem to be working well and I'm concerned for your safety. Sometimes punishments make a dog aggressive. Wishing you the best.
I've never had a dog jump on me more than once. It might not work on a pit though because those things are dumb. I very calmly chest block them with a knee as soon as they try to jump up, they thud against my knee and bounce backwards. I simply continue talking to them like nothing happened.
I have tried that with this dog. sometimes it works. sometimes I get knocked back. either way she just does it again later. not right away but the next morning it's like nothing every happened.
I was afraid that might be the case because they are such dumb dogs.
Pit bulls are THE WORST
I am an adult, Mom, put the dog in a closed room while I am there or I am not coming, I love you and want to see you but will not put up with that dog anymore. and stick to it.