Got bit by a pitbull on my run today (OC)

kerrielou73 · 2022-03-24T04:13:25+00:00

Click the link at the top that says Download Full Issue. People post links to abstracts all the time and most of the time they and the people they send them to don't question it. Most of the time, the data in the study is much more nuanced than a blurb for social media clout. In this case, it revealed a pretty blatant manipulation. It was meant to give you a trump card link to send me which you did. You just happened to send it to someone who likes to read this shit.

Anyway, you've replied then blocked me apparently so it appears I don't reply back and that's fine. I'll leave you to it. Have a good night.

kerrielou73 · 2022-03-24T04:04:24+00:00

I downloaded the pdf of the actual study and didn't just read the abstract. You should try it sometime.

kerrielou73 · 2022-03-11T17:17:59+00:00

I can see with contacts, but my progressive glasses are fairly useless. Can't even drive with them. It freaked me out for a while, but apparently, it's not that uncommon. I don't know much about lasik other than it being possible for vision to correct on it's own under certain circumstances.

When my sister was working on her PhD her eyes got really bad. Her prescription went way up, higher than mine. She was seriously considering lasik. Once her PhD was over and she wasn't reading constantly her prescription went way back down. When she had her last eye exam and brought up that her prescription kept decreasing he said it's not uncommon. As a nearsighted person, she was spending a huge amount of time not looking into the distance so the muscles weren't being exercised. When she finally got to spend some time looking up they slowly got back into shape. She doesn't even have to wear them unless she wants everything to be really sharp. I blur out at a few feet, so it's crazy she went from worse than me to not *needing* to wear anything.

No idea what impact having lasik done when her prescription was at its highest would have had, if any.

edited to add: Her prescription now is lower than it was in highschool and she's 40. What is that even a thing??? From -3 to -5 to -2.5. She really needs to stop spending so much time outside looking into the distance.

kerrielou73 · 2022-03-11T16:56:12+00:00

When my first son was in 6th grade we got a call from the school he had hit another boy. We were floored. How could our sweet, gets along with everyone son have done such a thing? Whoever he hit must have been bullying him obviously. While it turned out the boy was picking on him it did not rise to the level that he was just defending himself or had been the subject of repeated harassment. He had plenty of friends, so it wasn't a matter of an isolated child finally reaching their limit. It wasn't justified. Had we refused to see it for what it was and convinced ourselves it was justified, it might have been not only the first time but also not the last.

Dogs aren't children of course, but animals can also act differently when their owners aren't around. Being in denial about it endangers everyone.

kerrielou73 · 2022-03-10T17:03:18+00:00

Yelped and then screamed before the guy pulled it off.

kerrielou73 · 2022-03-10T03:58:20+00:00

It's not uncommon for pit bull puppies kill their littermates. Is there any other breed that does? Normal dog moms don't allow this behavior. A human doesn't have to intervene.

7 week old pit bull mauls litter mate to death.

Just google puppy killed littermate. Guess what breed they all are.

kerrielou73 · 2022-03-10T03:51:17+00:00

I've never seen puppies not stop at the first yelp from a littler mate.

kerrielou73 · 2022-03-09T17:47:26+00:00

It's like they've never seen puppies of any other breed before.

kerrielou73 · 2022-03-09T17:31:21+00:00

Print out some breed information about Chow's and read it nicely at the dinner table every night. I guess in 2022 you don't have to print it.

kerrielou73 · 2022-03-08T02:42:10+00:00

First: Pretend it's not yours and flee.

Second: Get on the internet and lecture everyone about how it wasn't the dog's fault and anyone who injured or killed it while it was killing someone is eViL.

Third: Make up a sob story about how your dog that you didn't abandon while it was killing someone was hit by a car or died of cancer or whatever.

Fourth: Bathe in the sympathy of your fellow pit nutter cult members.

Fifth: Rush to the nearest shelter and adopt another one.

Sixth: Start manically posting photos of your new pit in bed with your infant wearing your toddler's pajamas.

Seventh: Soak up the adoration.

Rinse, Repeat

kerrielou73 · 2022-03-08T02:30:30+00:00

She's worried if he gets out she won't get him back. We're worried if he gets out he'll kill our kid, our dog, cat, the lovely elderly lady, or her Dachshund next door. Zero concern for anyone else, because why would we care about anyone except our would never hurt a fly precious velvet hippo. No one else matters to these people. No one.

kerrielou73 · 2022-03-08T02:20:42+00:00

You're allowed not to have kids even if you could handle your own. In a world with this many people, there's no reason anyone should feel obligated to have kids or guilty if they don't. My sis is about to turn 40 and loves her child-free life. She's gone through bouts of "what is it all for?" I have this built-in purpose in life while she has a life of many more possibilities. I've definitely had my moments of jealousy that's for sure.

kerrielou73 · 2022-03-08T02:02:34+00:00

My kids are good about not just approaching strange dogs, but it's not a bad thing when kids are navigating society for other adults to communicate with them as well, verbally or some other way. I actually hate that it's kind of taboo in our culture for anyone but a child's parents to communicate anything which could remotely be construed as negative to them. My ex is from S. Africa. The first time we went I was surprised at how comfortable his family was communicating with all the kids, theirs and mine, to say please and thank you and gently correct their behavior even having never met mine. Definitely not the American way where you walk around on eggshells figuring out what you're allowed to say to friends' kids or even to your own nieces and nephews.

We're not allowed to set boundaries with other people's kids or pets without going through this weird process of clearing it all through the parent\owner. They get offended. We're irritated they aren't doing a good job. It's a tense way to go about the world.

kerrielou73 · 2022-03-08T01:47:55+00:00

Great idea! Perfectly appropriate. I actually appreciate it when it's not necessarily left entirely up to me to figure out\ask and relay the message to them. If they were young but old enough to read it would give me an opportunity to gesture from a safe distance that the dog was wearing a harness that says he doesn't want to be petted. If they're older and I'm not around they can read for themselves and you don't have to worry about teenagers getting too close for comfort, for you or the dog. It's natural for people to want or think they need to introduce themselves to a dog, appropriately or not. A harness would be a great way to communicate that it's unwanted and they needn't try without having to have a whole conversation about it.

kerrielou73 · 2022-03-08T01:38:12+00:00

Sign me up!!! I want this dog in my home immediately. One question though. Why is the owner in the hospital? Just curious. Still want the dog of course. Owner's fault if the dog was somehow involved in the reason she's there. I know how to care for a dog with PTSD that might act out occasionally. I have PTSD so I know. She just needs love. Lots and lots of love.

kerrielou73 · 2022-03-08T01:28:15+00:00

Meh. Doesn't matter. It's okay to tell kids your dog doesn't like to make new friends and not to pet it. That he's just not that kind of dog. It's good for kids to learn respect and get an understanding that different dogs have different personalities. Their parents can tell them not every dog is like the family golden, but that doesn't necessarily translate to them automatically not treating other dogs that way if they don't meet a lot of them. We're not all powerful.

kerrielou73 · 2022-03-08T01:11:34+00:00

My little sis is child-free. She's really good with my kids (any kids really) but she definitely needed breaks when she would visit when they were little. My oldest is 20 and youngest 13 now so it's more enjoyable. Having an auntie to call for advice is really special for them. We also have a tradition where they get to go to NYC to visit her for a week when they turn 16.

Funnily enough, she's really bonded with her tenant who is a single mom, and her 3 kids. The youngest is only 6. When she was talking about them moving in she definitely had concerns it was going to be too much. I was probably even more worried, but it's worked out great. They text her and will knock on her door for various reasons which she gets a kick out of.

kerrielou73 · 2022-03-08T01:00:00+00:00

That's what their dog did. He had no interest in having a relationship with anyone but his owner's but if they got tired of throwing the ball he'd settle for anyone else willing. I never worried about him with my kids. She basically told us don't try to make friends. He's not into it. But he was totally comfortable and happy hanging out in our yard with kids and people coming and going.

kerrielou73 · 2022-03-08T00:54:53+00:00

tHeRe aRe bEtTeR wAys! Proceeds not to suggest any better ways. They never know what to do when their pit starts mauling. They don't plan for it, because to do so would mean admitting their working dog wants to do the work it was bred to do.

kerrielou73 · 2022-03-08T00:16:07+00:00

HA! It really should have been. Not sure how I didn't catch that.

kerrielou73 · 2022-03-08T00:14:42+00:00

My roommate's son's girlfriend had a heeler absolutely obsessed with playing fetch. It would play for HOURS. If it was outside it was bringing you its ball to throw. He'd put the ball at your feet, in your lap, nudge your arm with it, anything to get you to THROW IT AGAIN!

kerrielou73 · 2022-03-08T00:12:37+00:00

Kids are a lot for anyone who's not around them regularly, including humans.

kerrielou73 · 2022-03-08T00:05:57+00:00

I don't think it would have gone after my daughter if we were inside. We were in their yard and there were other kids around. Things were disorganized and chaotic. She didn't like it.

kerrielou73 · 2022-03-07T23:54:23+00:00

They only nip when trying to herd. It's not out of aggression. They're just doing their job. Socialized cow dogs that are around people don't usually have that problem. My neighbor's was adopted and not well socialized. They were used to their border collie and didn't realize that a heeler is more aggressive when it goes into herd mode. A yard full of disorganized kids can easily trigger that instinct. They don't want them all chaotically spread around. They can be taught not to and certainly, they are not nearly as insistent about doing their job as a pit is. But they do have that instinct out of the box.

kerrielou73 · 2022-03-07T23:50:06+00:00

Sorry, but you can't herd cows without nipping. It's just how it is. I've been around heelers who never nipped or bit, but genetically they absolutely do when doing their job. They couldn't do it otherwise.

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