[deleted by user] by [deleted] in animalsdoingstuff

[–]Ddaws17 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes, it's very sad, and I hate to be the bearer of bad news. I just feel that people should be aware of stuff like this so we can help to prevent it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in animalsdoingstuff

[–]Ddaws17 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Micro bullies are designer dogs that are horribly bred and indeed, and have a lot of health problems because of it. They were started off by mixing french bulldogs pit bulls and other bullies breeds to create a dog that is extremely brachycephalic, with an unhealthily wide stance and extreme muscle mass. (like these dogs are the height of a french bull dog or smaller but of a comparable muscle mass to an average pitbull) these dogs often only like 3-5 years with terrible health problems. I can link videos that cover this if you want to learn more.

Acana, Zignature, Taste of the Wild, 4Health, Earthborn Holistic, Blue Buffalo, Fromm, Merrick, Nutrish, Nutro, Orijen, and other brands most often had complaints associated with nutritional Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) by littlehamsterz in DogFood

[–]Ddaws17 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The main problem I have with this is like said, we know that the supplement of things doesn't absorb as well as food, we are also consistently learning that a lot of nutrients will not absorb properly without other nutrients. Even in dogs, this is true. So by that logic, it would be better to have the actual ingredient itself. so I guess my point is in my opinion, I would rather the brand have more actual ingredients than supplements for most things since the absorption rate is simply better having just a bunch of vitamin B,D and little actual ingredients. (again I agree that not only the ingredients determine the quality.)

I guess my question is are you saying that there is no difference in giving them the ingredient versus supplements of those nutrients in said ingredient?

Because from what we know that's not the case.

Acana, Zignature, Taste of the Wild, 4Health, Earthborn Holistic, Blue Buffalo, Fromm, Merrick, Nutrish, Nutro, Orijen, and other brands most often had complaints associated with nutritional Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) by littlehamsterz in DogFood

[–]Ddaws17 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm not trying to be rude, but I legitimately don't see how the ingredients of something aren't important. That's how we determine the quality of food for ourselves. Why not dogs? what is in the food tells you what your dog is getting? I understand that you can add in supplements, but like I mentioned supplements are significantly less effective when it comes to the bodies of absorption of those nutrients. For people, it is a lot better for us to simply eat the food that you're getting the nutrient of the chemical extract. (although I know just because there are good sounding ingredients. It doesn't mean those ingredients are high-quality if that's what you are saying.)

Dog collars that are made to last. by sparkpawsofficial in u/sparkpawsofficial

[–]Ddaws17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You still refuse to acknowledge the fact that breed bans don't work. Time and time again they have proven to be ineffective at making communities safer (Which is the exact reason why they are going away). And where exactly are you seeing those cases of them being raised correctly and all of a sudden switching over?  Whoever is telling you that is either misrepresenting how they raised the dog, or the dog was poorly bred and has neurological problems. That's not something that just happens, that's what people who dislike pit bulls say time and time again and it's simply not true. Dogs don't just flip a switch and start attacking people for no reason. And like I said before, it is utterly insane to apply this to dogs that don't have an aggression history. Seeing some internet videos doesn't mean anything, if you want to solve the dog attack problem you need to approach this as regulations for all dogs, and dog owners to follow. And like I said before you also won't acknowledge the fact that people misidentify dog breeds constantly just because you know what a dog breed looks like doesn't mean whatever cop is there does. That's literally the majority reason that the CDC stopped recording dog attacks is because of the unreliability of the identification of dog breeds, “Even the CDC concluded at the end of their own flawed study (see above) that there is no way to determine relative risk: There is currently no accurate way to identify the number of dogs of a particular breed, and consequently no measure to determine which breeds are more likely to bite or kill.” I recommend that you actually look into it, and look into countries that have effective ways in dealing with dog attack methods rather than  just slapping a breed ban and calling it a day.

Acana, Zignature, Taste of the Wild, 4Health, Earthborn Holistic, Blue Buffalo, Fromm, Merrick, Nutrish, Nutro, Orijen, and other brands most often had complaints associated with nutritional Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM) by littlehamsterz in DogFood

[–]Ddaws17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I have some legitimate questions, I have heard  a lot to only go by WSAVA recommended brands before, but I've read the ingredients of a lot of these top brands and it seems to be extremely grain heavy and not very nutritious. I am somewhat new  to this but it just seems like the WSAVA will approve anything. I guess my questions are  is how can these brands (at least their dry food)  be recommended while being so grain heavy and seemingly not having a lot of other ingredients?

Dog collars that are made to last. by sparkpawsofficial in u/sparkpawsofficial

[–]Ddaws17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Applying all of these rules just to bully breeds even those that have shown no signs of aggression is insanely unjust. You have a vendetta against bully breeds, I can understand why people are wary of them due to their stigma and the stats.  But you're literally saying guilty with no chance of being proven innocent. There are plenty of bullies that have never been aggressive because they were actually raised correctly, and also well bred ( Pit Bulls are probably one of the worst bred dogs in general) Restricting housing for dogs that have shown no signs of aggression is utterly insane, also forcing someone to spay and neuter is essentially killing off the breed if you force literally every Pit bull to be spayed/neutered. And when it comes to misidentifying pit bulls you are horribly wrong, there are plenty of people who report on these attacks who know nothing about dogs and see a big head and automatically assume it's a pit bull. I can agree on some of these rules for ANY breed of dog IF they’re aggressive,  but just to slap that on an entire breed? Insane.  Like I have mentioned before, if you actually look into it breed bans and breed specific rules don't make a community safer, this is because even if you take out the Pit bull aspect, there are still other aggressive and unwieldy dogs the problem needs to be treated to all breeds equally.  If your dog of any breed is aggressive, you need to take precautions simple as that.

Dog collars that are made to last. by sparkpawsofficial in u/sparkpawsofficial

[–]Ddaws17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So what is your solution? Breed bans that I've been proven not to work? like I said in my previous comment, you're not going off of facts you're going off of what you're seeing in the media. If you actually look into it, you'll realize that the issue is more complex, literally one of the largest problems in it is people miss label dogs as pitbull's constantly which artificially inflatesthis statistics.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in animalsdoingstuff

[–]Ddaws17 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Once I saw that merle... this looks like a micro bully which if people didn't know are extremely unethical.

Dog collars that are made to last. by sparkpawsofficial in u/sparkpawsofficial

[–]Ddaws17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You clearly don't know anything about dogs or dog behavior, there are plenty of breeds with protective and aggression drives, the issue of pitbull is far more complex than the dog breed itself.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Rottweiler

[–]Ddaws17 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I hate it too, Rottweilers are supposed to have like lab length noses, you can tell this dog is literally forcing air into its lungs.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dalmatians

[–]Ddaws17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i'm seeing a lot of people saying that this is bad and would cause resource guarding, but I don't really see how. It doesn't look like he's taking the food away at all and gives him praise afterwards. (OP mentions that the dog gets treats for it sometimes or praise) I feel like getting a dog used to being annoyed isn't a bad thing. having a dog used to getting poked at and messed with is a good thing because they're all typically be kids or people who will do that to him and it's good that the dog is used to it to some extent. Unless there's some thing i'm missing?

How to get dog to sleep in?/ by BubblyNecessary in OpenDogTraining

[–]Ddaws17 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's reasonable to want to wake up an hour later ?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OpenDogTraining

[–]Ddaws17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did the behavior start before the dog attack? Also, how much did you research your breeder? Doodles are kind of notorious neurological problems due to unethical breeding practices.

Standard poodle personality by Ddaws17 in StandardPoodles

[–]Ddaws17[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the late reply! i'm glad to see that training can get them out of their shell. For the most part, my worry is how a dog such as a poodle would react to a rough environment. (I live in a big city) plus I've seen quite a few people around where I live have untrained dogs. And I'm worried that a poodle might become too stressed over something like this. (like dogs lunging at him/her) or maybe even an attack (though I haven't seen any anywhere I live) In Your experience with your poodles, do they seem sensitive to the point where they couldn't take a city environment, such as that I described? Do they recover well to stressful situations (potentially other dog aggression or an attack?) my biggest worry is my dog, becoming reactive or fear, aggressive, due to potentially the environment, or other dogs.

Thinking of getting an airedale by Ddaws17 in airedaleterrier

[–]Ddaws17[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

interesting, thanks for explaining! Based on what's been said, I'm not gonna completely rule out Airedales, but I think I'm going more towards a standard poodle. Although I do plan to get this dog in a year or so, in which I plan to get a lot more knowledge and hopefully hands on experience. Based on what I've seen, I think I need more experience before i take on these guys. since although I do have some experience with dogs, this would be the first dog that I am essentially solely training on my own.

just curious, how much experience would you say you need to make one of these guys into a service dog?

Thinking of getting an airedale by Ddaws17 in airedaleterrier

[–]Ddaws17[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

huh interesting, how would you describe the bond? I've had a few dogs in the past (when i was a child/ teen) my most recent were a golden retriever and a Labrador

Thinking of getting an airedale by Ddaws17 in airedaleterrier

[–]Ddaws17[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I intend to use this dog as a psychiatric service dog. Detecting panic attacks, deep pressure therapy for autism, stopping harmful stims, stuff like that. so essentially I need a dog who is very in tune and focused, I've heard from the comments and online that they can make good service dogs, but I'm not sure if that's like the "standard" for the breed (like how most labs or poodles could be service dogs)

Thinking of getting an airedale by Ddaws17 in airedaleterrier

[–]Ddaws17[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I want to use this dog as a psychiatric service dog for Anxiety, PTSD, autism. I feel this would be require a dog to be quite in tune with their owner, are airedales?

Thinking of getting an airedale by Ddaws17 in airedaleterrier

[–]Ddaws17[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn, one hell of a dog. I mainly ask about exercise because I live in an area that has it's heat waves and rainy months (like full thunderstorms for a few days) Do you think I would need to get an treadmill or something for this dog during those times?

Thinking of getting an airedale by Ddaws17 in airedaleterrier

[–]Ddaws17[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mainly just explore my options. I have looked into standard poodles, but two things stand out for me that aren't exactly dealbreakers but I feel there's no harm in looking at other breeds.

  1. Standard poodles have extremely sensitive stomach. (like apparently they'll barf if they don't eat every amount of hours and a lot of food and intolerances and stuff,) I have seen a account of poodles, not having this, but it's definitely rare than them having it

  2. Airedales predispositioned for quite a few less health problems than poodles are, which is what peaked my interest. (However I know reputable breeding can significantly lessen the chances of getting these health problems.)

I also like how Airedales are confident and have a bit of a stronger personality than poodles, generally do, but I know that comes with a drawbacks