I'm just wondering whats your thought on chaining a dog?

[Candy317]

Why does someone saying they have a breed of choice send red flags?

I own small dogs! Red flags, red flags, I must be Paris Hilton! Yes ankle-biting, yappy, purse dogs!

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I didn't quote Marty as starting the controversy, did I? Check my post again.

I dont need to recheck your post, I rolled my eyes because you contributed to an imagined controversy.

And that's not right, either. One wrong does not justify another.

I didnt say it was right, nor did I try to justify chaining a dog to a tree. But wait, Marty isnt talking about chaining dogs to trees is he? Properly chaining a dog isnt inherently any more evil then keeping one kenneled its whole life.

I don't live around professional mushers, so I obviously am not an expert on the topic. The person we really need to ask is Glacier. But a hundred dogs? Really? Is that common? Sorry, but I do NOT consider someone who owns a hundred staked-out dogs a good example of why chaining up dog is ok. How can a hundred dogs ever be "well-socialized" when they are chained up alone? Why would anyone ever need to own a hundred dogs to run a sled team? Again, not claiming to be an expert on sled dogs, but that sounds like a terrible situation to me.

I live in the Home of the Iditarod, Ill try and get some pics from professional mushers dog yards in the area.

My understanding of the need for a large number of dogs is limited but here we go anyway...

Not every race is going to run the same team, shorter races will run dogs that sprint, longer races will run dogs that have endurance. Not every pup is going to be suited for racing, I dont know how many mushers have their own breeding program but I would bet about half do. As for socializing, I cant say but some of the larger mushers have volunteers and interns who help take care of the dogs upkeep and socializing. Some kennels also do mushing tours for tourists winter and summer, if a kennel does 4 or more tours in a day Ild assume they wouldnt run the same team for every tour day in, day out.


Since this thread is about chaining, I cant say that chaining a dog with water, food, proper shelter, and plenty of attention is any worse then a dog kenneled under the same conditions.

[Twisterdog]

I dont need to recheck your post, I rolled my eyes because you contributed to an imagined controversy.

Is it imagined? Or has it simply not come to a full-blown head yet? Hmmm ....

You are correct ... this thread is phrased in a civil manner. However, did all of you happen to catch the OP's introduction thread? You can read it here, be sure to read it all.

Perhaps it's just me ... and we are all entitled to our opinions, aren't we ... but this introduction did not strike me as friendly. It struck me as defensive and inflamatory. Marty, my apologies if that's not the tone you intended to take ... but like you said, you are not a newbie. You know your way around message boards, right? Therefore I believe you knew exactly the tone you were taking.

I don't by any means agree with all of Lady's Human post, by I do agree with this, sadly:

I'm wondering what's your thoughts on someone who comes into a website and starts threads purposefully for the sole purpose of confrontation?

Several of you came to this forum after a thread about someone acting somewhat questionably with their dog and then posting in a rather rude manner about one of the responses they got.

Just like the sudden influx of APBT owners on this board aren't here for good intentions, but rather to cause issues.

Sorry, I'm not going to extend the warm fuzzy greeting, witnessed too many troll saturations on too many websites, and frankly, unlike my sister, I'm not of the opinion that warm welcomes change anything.

Want to be welcomed?

Stop posting threads that are blatant challenges, post pics of the pups, stories about the pups, and join in.

Love the pics of the pups, hate the blatant trolling that's behind them.

So there are a few people on here that don't care for the APBT breed. So what? I'm sure there are people on here who think JRT's are obnoxious little yappers with ADHD. So what? I love my JRT; you don't have to, she's not your dog. I don't get angry about it. In general, the people on this board are open-minded, friendly and kind. That's a rarity on the web. And most of us on here are not newbies either, but we are nice to them. We may not own ABPT's, but we admire and like them. What's the problem?

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in my own case.. I don´t have them chained but my husky girls have to be separated 24/7 or its´blood shed.. literally.

My understanding that is the case with husky b!tches.

Is it imagined? Or has it simply not come to a full-blown head yet? Hmmm ....

Yes it is. The controversy probably started at post #9 but more likely post #10.

You are correct ... this thread is phrased in a civil manner. However, did all of you happen to catch the OP's introduction thread? You can read it here, be sure to read it all.

Ive read it a few times and for the life of me I cant figure out why you would object to it or find it offensive, nobody who posted there did.

Perhaps it's just me ... but we are all entitled to our opinions, aren't we ... but this introduction did not strike me as friendly. It struck me as defensive and inflamatory. Marty, my apologies if that's not the tone you intended to take ... but like you said, you are not a newbie. You know your way around message boards, right? Therefore I believe you knew exactly the tone you were taking.

Perhaps you should have posted that in his introduction thread. In this thread Marty wasnt confrontational, unlike some other posters.

I don't by any means agree with all of Lady's Human post, by I do agree with this, sadly:

I'm wondering what's your thoughts on someone who comes into a website and starts threads purposefully for the sole purpose of confrontation?

Several of you came to this forum after a thread about someone acting somewhat questionably with their dog and then posting in a rather rude manner about one of the responses they got.

Just like the sudden influx of APBT owners on this board aren't here for good intentions, but rather to cause issues.

Anytime someone starts talking in catch phrases like "breed of choice", it sends red flags up. My breed of choice is whatever mutt happens to catch my attention when I'm looking for a pup (right, Lady?). The phrase is itself is nothing more than a challenge. It's MY CHOICE, what right do YOU have to disagree with me.

Sorry, I'm not going to extend the warm fuzzy greeting, witnessed too many troll saturations on too many websites, and frankly, unlike my sister, I'm not of the opinion that warm welcomes change anything.

Want to be welcomed?

Stop posting threads that are blatant challenges, post pics of the pups, stories about the pups, and join in.

If the threads continue, my ignore list is going to go back into use.

Love the pics of the pups, hate the blatant trolling that's behind them.

So there are a few people on here that don't care for the APBT breed. So what? I'm sure there are people on here who think JRT's are obnoxious little yappers with ADHD. So what? I love my JRT; you don't have to, she's not your dog. I don't get angry about it. In general, the people on this board are open-minded, friendly and kind. That's a rarity on the web. And most of us on here are not newbies either, but we are nice to them. We may not own ABPT's, but we admire and like them. What's the problem?

So APBT owners are trolls?! Am I a troll because Verde is likely a APBT X? Granted she may be a Plott Hound X but that aint bloody likely.

[MonicanHonda]

I am just throwing it in here that I did find this thread confrontational.

But, I did just answer the question that was asked and went along my merry way.

[Candy317]

Wait no, no, no....ok had it be me and my obviously in a gang afflication, would you report my dogs in Lowes too? The horrors of me 'wanting attention' and my 'bad intentions' in a Lowes store with my dogs, hehe.













Even have matching motorcycle gang jackets...shame.


The bad intentions......gang inititation!!


Lucky, the pup, failed however and was not welcomed in the gang.

[Candy317]

The horrors, the carebear gang!! Everyone be afraid, be very afraid!


Its ok Pepe will pray for us, lol.





Sorry for the thread-hijack, couldn't resist...hope you enjoy the pics though!