When you guys walk your dog, do you let them kill other living creatures?

[thickster]

Reason I am bringing this up because there are times when I am walking my Dog (Golden Retriever), and sometimes he tries to kill things such as lizards, frogs, mice, etc. It's animal instincts, but i feed my dog well, so I don't take any joy in him killing other living creatures.

So here is what happened last week. I was taking my dog for a walk around the Ravine near our house. It was a nice day and pretty dry outside. So what I usually do is let my dog loose of his leech to roll around the grass and stuff. But after I took off his leech my dog was a couple feet away from me and I noticed he was fixated on something, so I looked to the ground and noticed a toad. At this moment I say my dog starting to move his head to pick the toad up with his mouth, but then I screamed "NOOOOOO!!!!" and cupped my hand over the toad and my dog ended up biting my fingers pretty hard. I could tell he looked a bit sad after, but I did not hit him or anything. I then checked on the toad and it was okay, so I ended up taking it to the pond nearby and let it down near the water but not in it since I wasen't sure it was okay in water or not?

How about you guys? I'm sorry if what I did seems pansy like or whatever, but I am an animal lover. It doesn't matter if it's a reptile or dog or cat. They all still feel pain and I don't believe should be hurt or eaten in situations that are not necessary. If stray dog's so that in the wild, then that is fine. But I feed my Dog well, and I'm not gonna let that happen. My hand isn't even that hurt, but if it was I would not of regretted what I did.

 

[GregCentauro]

I sometimes borrow the neighbor's pit bull and let him loose on a schoolyard. Afterwards I let him fetch the severed limbs.

 

[DJCowboy]

I usually don't let my dog do that either, mainly because the animal might have a disease or something. I've never seen my dog go after anything other than a squirrel or a rabbit, though

 

[roronoa3000]

I screamed "NOOOOOO!!!!" and cupped my hand over the toad and my dog ended up biting my fingers pretty hard. I could tell he looked a bit sad after, but I did not hit him or anything. I then checked on the toad and it was okay, so I ended up taking it to the pond nearby and let it down near the water but not in it since I wasen't sure it was okay in water or not?

lol

 

[RicoSuave25]

Well, there you go, now you both got warts!

 

[Ace Bandage]

My dog ate a moose and mauled a puma during our last neighborhood stroll. Somebody else has to be in charge of controlling the animal population now that Bob Barker retired...

 

[thickster]

Well, there you go, now you both got warts!

I'm surprised I did not get any warts. I guess that is an old wives tale.

 

[jtcarra]

I never had that problem ive brought my boxer camping many times she just chased alot of creature but didnt really kill anything if that was to happen i guess I would try to stop her but is it really our place thats a great subject I will have to ponder on

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

I not only allow it, I encourage it. Especially bunnies and kittens.

 

[RicoSuave25]

I'm surprised I did not get any warts. I guess that is an old wives tale.

It is an old wive's tale. It was my attempt at a joke, albeit a lame one. :o

 

[jtcarra]

now if your dog or any pet kills something and brings it to you its a sign of love

 

[Nokternal]

If I hadn't already killed my dog, yes I would let him kill other animals.

 

[snowbeachbum]

Anything but SKUNKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:2 cents:

 

[roronoa3000]

Only people. Infants and elder mostly. They fight back to least.

 

[jod0565]

If I had a dog, I would.

 

[The Grasshopper]

I once was walking with a friend and his dog Sam, a doberman. Good walk. About a quarter mile into the walk a neighbour dog Roy, a pitbull, comes around the corner. Friendly as fuck with everyone, good dog. Then he spots Sam. Good bye Sam, he catches him in the throat like that. My boy defends his dog with a huge rock to Roy's head and he's like :wtf: I thought we were bro's.

Yeah, I like telling that story to people, without mentioning Sam and Roy are dogs at first but a little more in depth.

 

[Shadowfax 10]

I try not to let my dog chase animals but I don't think I pick up the toad considering the last time I pick up a toad, the toad pees on me. By then I never knew the toads hold that much wee in their body.

 

[Petra]

I sometimes borrow the neighbor's pit bull and let him loose on a schoolyard. Afterwards I let him fetch the severed limbs.

Cthulhu would approve.

But, growing up we had a Chesapeake Bay Retriever since my dad used to duck and pheasant hunt (until WA state changed the laws). Mind, a chesapeake is a bird dog and they have the natural insinct to bring their paws down on a bird's neck to kill it. That's what makes them excellent bird hunting dogs.

So...my family has an apple orchard (the whole property was fenced in when we had the dog) and of course we let the dog run as she pleased. However, the neighbors had ducks and chickens that they refused to keep in a pen and they'd hop the fence to peck around the orchard. The dog was forever bringing us ducks and chickens with broken necks (even a pheasant once). We stopped her if we saw it happening but we couldn't really punish her since this was "her property" and any bird on it was fair game. She had a mission in life to keep all wildlife gone and did pretty good at it.

I do remember one time that she caught but didn't kill the neighbors chicken. She plucked every single feather off though...my mom rescued it before it was killed and had to take the neighbor their naked chicken.

 

[hedonis]

I think it shows a lack of ability to control one's pet that you can't stop the dog from killing things when you take it for a walk. If- with a simple yank of the leash and some training, you can't get the dog to follow your commands and make it not do what IT wants to do, but rather, what you will or will not let it do, you have some more work to do with the dog.

Because what may be toads, lizards, etc. now could be someone's kid one of these days.

 

[LukeEl]

My dog and I live in a pretty urbanized area so with the exception of other dogs..my dog has been known to snarl and bark at the occassional rat...but once he get's a taste for human flesh I am afraid I cannot contain his carnivorous urges, he'll be like that dog in the Lance Henriksen classic "Man's Best Friend".