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.

[Catty1]

http://www.calgaryherald.com/Life/Ne...246/story.html

Neighbourliness goes both ways

Calgary Herald
May 20, 2009

There are no winners in the case of the Okotoks man charged with beating his neighbour's dog, but there is certainly a cautionary tale for those on both sides of the dispute.

Nigel Warren, 64, will be up on charges of injuring an animal when he goes to court June 16, after he bashed Bo, a Great Pyrenees, over the head with his cane. Bo lost eight teeth as a result of the beating.

Fed up with the dog's allegedly ceaseless barking, Warren went over to Matthew Pacaud's house last Tuesday to complain.

"It's bedtime and we hear bark, bark, bark. It's morning time, bark, bark, bark. The dogs bellow all day long. It's ruining our lives," Warren said later.

Finding nobody at home, Warren said he hit the dog with his cane in self-defence, afraid it would bite him.

Neighbourliness works both ways. Warren should have left the premises without touching the dog and waited until Pacaud returned to discuss the matter with him.

However, Pacaud should have shown some consideration for his neighbour and dealt with his dog's barking long before matters escalated to their current state.

Dog owners need to take note. Part of responsible pet ownership is ensuring your dog does not torment your neighbours with its behaviour, including barking. Few things are more annoying than the jarring notes of a dog's repetitive barking. Well, maybe there is one thing more annoying --an inconsiderate dog owner who allows it to go on.
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[Daisy and Delilah]

I really hope alot of people read this story and take notice to the outcome. Negligence is never good in any situation. People have to take responsibility.

The guy that beat poor Bo, will probably be sent to anger management classes and that's it.
I can't stop thinking of how hard he had to hit him to inflict that much damage. OMG!! It's making me sick!!

[sasvermont]

We all know that dogs bark from time to time. What I don't understand is why owners think it's ok to allow their beloved pet to disturb neighbors for hours on end.

If the owner of this poor pupster was a responsible owner in the first place, he/they would have taken steps to quiet the dog. The neighbor doing the damage to the dog SHOULD BE BLAMED and punished FOR THE DAMAGE, but I think the dog owner's negligence needs to be addressed as well.

The poor dog. I have a neighbor with this breed of dog and yes, their dog barks when someone walks by the house. He does bark loudly and for as long as someone is passing by. He spends a fair amount of time outside, but is primarily an inside dog. As far as I know, no neighbor has ever complained.

I would have been on the phone to the local authorities every fifteen minutes if that dog lived next to me and barked for hours on end. I would never have harmed the dog. I suppose I would have asked the owner to quiet the dog before calling the authorities. I am not sure about that......

I wish dog AND cat owners were always responsible, but that is unrealistic, at best.

Here's hoping the dog's owner wakes up and keeps the dog inside and/or spends time with the dog so that it is not alone and barking. Maybe finding this pup a new home would benefit everyone.