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West Ender · 26-09-2006, 16:43

A dog is a pack animal. However much you love and trust a dog you should never lose sight of that fact.

I've had dogs all my life and I always trained them, from puppyhood, to be obedient and even-tempered. All my dogs were cat-friendly and people-friendly (apart from one who hated postmen). They knew their place in the family/pack pecking order and it was at the bottom, even though they were loved to bits.

A well-trained dog is a joy to have around and a great companion but too many people treat their animals as if they were people. They may often behave as though they are "human" but a dog is a dog and it's often a far happier dog for that fact being recognised. We don't know anything about the dogs in this case, how they were regarded and treated in the family etc., but there were 2 of them and it's pretty obvious the pack instinct kicked in when this dreadful tragedy happened. It's always there somewhere under the surface.

26-09-2006, 16:43	#38
West Ender Passed away 25-11-09 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lymm, Cheshire Posts: 2,674 Blog Entries: 147 Liked: 2 times Rep Power: 193	Re: Iresponsible Parents A dog is a pack animal. However much you love and trust a dog you should never lose sight of that fact. I've had dogs all my life and I always trained them, from puppyhood, to be obedient and even-tempered. All my dogs were cat-friendly and people-friendly (apart from one who hated postmen). They knew their place in the family/pack pecking order and it was at the bottom, even though they were loved to bits. A well-trained dog is a joy to have around and a great companion but too many people treat their animals as if they were people. They may often behave as though they are "human" but a dog is a dog and it's often a far happier dog for that fact being recognised. We don't know anything about the dogs in this case, how they were regarded and treated in the family etc., but there were 2 of them and it's pretty obvious the pack instinct kicked in when this dreadful tragedy happened. It's always there somewhere under the surface. __________________ * Some cinemas let the flying monkeys in............and some don't.