Dog attacks

[Freedom]

It is so very sad. But I think, if you've had both dogs for some time, and then something happens, you just make things work, keeping them separated. As long as you don't travel and have some one else have to come in, it works.

I have a friend with 5 dogs, and 2 of them must be apart. She's been doing this for years now, and the dogs actually KNOW the routine. If the one in the kitchen doesn't get moved to the living room at the right time: Bark, bark, BARK!

[Taz_Zoee]

Some people have the ability to keep the dogs separate. I believe (and correct me if I'm wrong) but Isabel (Husky_mom) has two Huskies that cannot be together. She still has both of them (as far as I know) but just keeps them apart. She is able to do this. Other people may not have the set up to be able to keep them apart. I couldn't at my house.

I think it is very sad, and very scary, reading about the recent attacks. Each one brought tears to my eyes. Glaciers and Mooshi's because it was their own dogs that attacked another of their own. And dab_20 because poor Sammy was minding his own business when he was attacked.
When I hear dogs fight I instantly get tears in my eyes. Once at my moms we were outside and I heard dogs fighting over at my brothers. Come to find out their puppies had been playing and Abby got her mouth caught on Jakes collar. She wouldn't let my brother or SIL get near her to help. My niece had to come out and get them. I was practically crying just from the sound.

My heart aches for the people who had to go through this. Especially Glacier who not only lost the dog that was attacked, but the two that attacked as well.

I honestly don't know what I would do if my two turned on each other. And I hope to never find out.

[sana]

***Phew!***
in my house lives, ONLY one dog, One Down, who doesn't usually fight with other dogs as he hasn't spent much time with other dogs.
In my other home..my German Shepherd lives alone and cannot fight with another dog, but, don't worry, she has lots to explore in that home She isn't alone or doesn't get bored or anything, she guards our home and with that, she enjoys running around the home, so my pets are away from fighting with each other or the street dogs

Sorry to hear about the other PT dogs and their deaths and fight... Prayers for their owners and hopefully everything will be settled soon, extremely soon.

[sasvermont]

I agree with many of the posting folks. My household cannot tolerate two animals trying to kill each other .... and/or anything similar. Re-homing is an option for cats, for sure. Dogs, I am not sure it works quite as easily. I know that when taking my sweet dog to the dog park, there are dogs she hates to be around for some reason. I don't speak dog and will never know. I keep her away from those dogs.

Each person has their own level of tolerance when it comes to rearranging their life to accommodate their animals. I for one, would never feel safe, keeping dogs apart, knowing that some day I might slip up and someone would get hurt. I would also worry about the liability of owning a dog that bites. How long before a person takes the wrong step and is bitten.

Mother nature dictates the urge to dominate/kill/eliminate the other. We, as humans, kill each other during war and crimes. Dogs/cats etc. do the same. It is part of nature. Survival of the fittest. King of the hill. Whatever you want to call it.

All that said, I have owned a cat (Bengal) and had to re-home him because he had it in for one of my female Aby cats. He was fine at first then became obsessed with Miley, the Aby. He attacked her one day while I was at work and cause a great deal of damage to Miley. I kept them apart until I found just the right home for him. He is now with another Bengal, male (and was a kitten), and two dogs. He is doing just fine and living happily ever after.

I have never had to re-ome a dog, but suspect there are homes/people out there who would want only one dog and would keep the dog away from other animals.

I feel so sorry for the folks having to deal with situations like this, knowing how frustrating it can be for all involved.

I have been lucky that my three cats and the dog respect each other just enough to make it through an occasional spat or confrontation, and no one gets hurt.

[Asiel]

I have to agree that I could never live with dogs who sought to fight each other to the point of harming or killing each other. If all my dogs couldn't live in harmony then I would have to do some shuffling around to see who would be getting rehomed. That said dogs that are used to starting fights with other dogs might not be too adoptable, no one wants to take in a dangerous dog so I would have to make sure it goes to a one dog family only. Living in a home where you have to be on guard 24/7 would be too much for me.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Although I don't have dogs, I too wouldn't be able to live with dogs that didn't get along and could potentially hurt/kill each other. I actually had to rehome one of my cats,Cirrus, because he and Storm would fight daily and over time the fights got worse. I had to do something before they really hurt each other and since Storm was there first Cirrus had to go.

Cirrus also started trying to attack Sky who is the mellowist cat in the world. He only seemed to like Sunny. I found out later that all of his siblings were doing the same thing. They all were alpha cats. They needed to be only cats or in a place with a lot of room so they could be away from the other cats. Cirrus was adopted by a wonderful lady and he had a much better life with her than he could've had with me. Now both he and Sunny have been reunited again because they're both up at the Rainbow Bridge.