Neighbour suspected in attack on dog (2 stories) UPDATE #14

[Laura's Babies]

My sister had a Great Pyrenees and the one she had was big as a horse, gentle as a kitten and was just the sweetiest thing you ever saw. The beauty of the one she had was inside and outside. Just the sweetiest soul you ever met!

That man put himself in that dogs territory, KNOWING the dog was there so he invited whatever happened to him. While a barking dog is annoying, there are other methods to deal with it other than the method he choose. He made some VERY bad choices and will just have to suffer the consequences of those choices. Let's hope that justice is swift!

[Karen]

I feel the sorriest for the dog, who was obviously left outside by itself to be barking for three hours, or constantly barking as neighbors are claiming. It is not the dog's fault. It is the owner's fault and the neighbor's fault. And Great Pyrenees are wonderful dogs, but they are strong guardians of their flock - bred to protect their territory. You'd have to be pretty stupid to invade one's yard uninvited.

[Daisy and Delilah]

Candace, I'll bet the neighbor is one of those people as ignorant as the guy that beat the dog. You know how people will back people just to act like they are on that person's side? Blowhards, as I guess we could call these types. I don't put much faith in what he says.

I agree with Karen. It's the fault of the owner and the neighbor. It's a crying shame the poor dog had to take the punishment. He thinks barking is okay because nobody has trained him to not bark all the time. The owner is defending his baby much like I would. However, he needs to take responsibility as well. If he had trained the poor doggie, this probably wouldn't have happened.

I can imagine that the neighbor that beat the dog is regretful of going berserk at this point. Who knows? He might have just gotten angrier and continues to blow off steam to anyone that will listen. What a terrible situation.

[Medusa]

Evryone is culpable in this situation. Dogs bark; that's what they do. But if they bark incessantly, it's the owner's responsibility to handle it. Why have a dog if you're going to keep it chained in the yard all day w/out proper attention and love? The neighbor may have had a legitimate complaint but to hit an animal for any reason is not the answer. Yes, it's a pain to go through the proper channels but I feel worse for the dog than anyone else. He didn't/doesn't know any better than what he was taught or, more likely in this case, just left to do. It's shameful all the way around and that dog is the biggest loser in all of it. Pity.