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emmyvet: The dog is not well socialized by the careless owner.

I wouldn't blame everything on the owner. Sure he ought to have introduced the dogs to the children but the parents may have refused to allow that for fear of their children being harmed, ironically. The children may also have been in the habit of teasing the dogs while they were chained down, because bored children frequently do this. No amount of socialization will prevent a guard dog worth anything from chasing someone that regularly agitates him when an opportunity presents itself. A real investigation should involve the following questions: (1) why were the dogs not chained that day? (2) was it the first time? (3) did the mother not notice that the dogs were not chained when she left for the market? (4) If she did, why did she not tell her children to stay in the house? (5) If she did and the children disobeyed, as children often do, whose fault is this? The owner is partly to blame, but the children and their parents should share in the blame too. It's very likely that they were all careless.

Seun: Aggressive dogs are dangerous. Packs of aggressive dogs are exponentially more dangerous. They are especially dangerous around children.

This is partly because children are vulnerable, but mostly because children can be very stupid. If they're not trained on how to deal with dogs, they will usually do the wrong things. Children like to tease dogs. They like to throw stones at them, shout at them, pull their ears, try to take bones from them, etc., making the dogs very angry. Then when the dogs gets aggressive they tend to turn their backs and run, while screaming like wounded rabbits, which triggers the dogs' natural prey drive. With aggressive dogs, this is a recipe for maimed or dead children.

If children must live with aggressive dogs, then they must be trained on how to behave around dogs. "Don't provoke a dog by shouting at it or pestering it or playing rough with the dog. If a dog get's mad at you, don't turn your back and run. Make no sound, turn your face away from the dog, and slowly back away. If the dog jumps on you, drop down and cover your neck and be as quiet and still as possible, like a corpse"

Also, it's good to involve the children of the house in the training of your dogs so the dogs will recognize them as masters and obey them too.

I feel very sorry for this kid and I hope he makes a full recovery. I also feel for the owner of the dogs because I'm sure he feels very bad too.

Hello mr seun, i have been observing you and yous comments, please just answer me this, do you have a dog?

Seun: I wouldn't blame everything on the owner. Sure he ought to have introduced the dogs to the children but the parents may have refused to allow that for fear of their children being harmed, ironically. The children may also have been in the habit of teasing the dogs while they were chained down, because bored children frequently do this. No amount of socialization will prevent a guard dog worth anything from chasing someone that regularly agitates him when an opportunity presents itself. A real investigation should involve the following questions: (1) why were the dogs not chained that day? (2) was it the first time? (3) did the mother not notice that the dogs were not chained when she left for the market? (4) If she did, why did she not tell her children to stay in the house? (5) If she did and the children disobeyed, as children often do, whose fault is this? The owner is partly to blame, but the children and their parents should share in the blame too. It's very likely that they were all careless.

Careless? I really wouldn't blame the parents, in Nigeria there is dis popular mentality dat most people ve which is "dnt own a dog wen leaving wit tenants" because nt everybody might approve of it or lyk dogs, sum landlords after building house for tenants, they stil get a dog since they re lovers nd d tenants ve no say because its nt their house, fyn its nt a must to rent a particular place if u re nt comfortable bt still people re seeking for gud accomodation nd if d accomodation is nice, they would take it but dere would be rules nd regulations in d house lyk "the dogs would be caged all tru d day nd be released at a particular tym during d nite which is normally 10 in most houses dt I knw of dt own dogs wit tenants wit d exception of taking them for walks or wen no one is in d compound or at extreme cases wen it is known dt robbers ve cum everywhr in dt community nd dt tym a new rule is set" not all nigerians hav knowledge abt dogs even majority of d people dt own dogs here in 9ja fails to take tym to study dem b4 jumping into being an owner, so in a case whr d dog owner is nt enlightened enuf not to leave a security dog offleash where kids cum to play occasionally, hw do we expect the parents who may nt be dog lovers to knw? Well I wuldnt rily blame the owners because accidents can apen bt again they shuld ve had it in mind that they have tenants in d house nd their dog shuldnt be left unsupervised in d day tym wen offleash

Seun: I wouldn't blame everything on the owner. Sure he ought to have introduced the dogs to the children but the parents may have refused to allow that for fear of their children being harmed, ironically. The children may also have been in the habit of teasing the dogs while they were chained down, because bored children frequently do this. No amount of socialization will prevent a guard dog worth anything from chasing someone that regularly agitates him when an opportunity presents itself. A real investigation should involve the following questions: (1) why were the dogs not chained that day? (2) was it the first time? (3) did the mother not notice that the dogs were not chained when she left for the market? (4) If she did, why did she not tell her children to stay in the house? (5) If she did and the children disobeyed, as children often do, whose fault is this? The owner is partly to blame, but the children and their parents should share in the blame too. It's very likely that they were all careless.

Well you maybe correct in saying the socialization of the dog is not the fault of the owner but maybe that of the parent or probably that of the kids.
But am blaming the owner for not chaining two adult dogs at atime he is not around forgetting that kids are in his compound.

Such a sweet little boy

Seun: I wouldn't blame everything on the owner. Sure he ought to have introduced the dogs to the children but the parents may have refused to allow that for fear of their children being harmed, ironically. The children may also have been in the habit of teasing the dogs while they were chained down, because bored children frequently do this. No amount of socialization will prevent a guard dog worth anything from chasing someone that regularly agitates him when an opportunity presents itself. A real investigation should involve the following questions: (1) why were the dogs not chained that day? (2) was it the first time? (3) did the mother not notice that the dogs were not chained when she left for the market? (4) If she did, why did she not tell her children to stay in the house? (5) If she did and the children disobeyed, as children often do, whose fault is this? The owner is partly to blame, but the children and their parents should share in the blame too. It's very likely that they were all careless.

You get a hefty thumbs down for this post. All the blame rest squarely on the shoulders of owner. Those dogs should not be in a compound with defenseless children. Even the calmest dogs will attack if a child walks up and startles them. Children should be free to ride their bicycles and run around in a yard without the fear of being eaten by an animal. The parents of the child have no control of how the dogs are trained. The best they can do is tell a child to ask for permission to pet a dog before they try to touch it. human beings sign lease agreements not dogs

Dogs are wild animals, it doesn't matter how u tame them.

Keep them away frm children.

The number of children dogs have killed this year eh? Na God go help us

sweetlady4real:
I love dogs and was thinking of getting one in the future but seeing this, I have to think twice about it . Wish the boy quick recovery, thank God for his mum.

Dogs are meant to be kept by people living alone without other tenants and should only be released at night when your visitors are informed of the presence of these dogs.Put them back in their kennel once its 6am to be released at 10pm.

Kirinwa:
Dogs are meant to be kept by people living alone without other tenants and should only be released at night when your visitors are informed of the presence of these dogs.Put them back in their kennel once its 6am to be released at 10pm.

It's cruel to lock dogs up for 16 hours daily. Such dogs are more likely to injure people when they're mistakenly released at the wrong time.

"Never Underestimate the power of a mother's love, or their willingness to put themselves in danger for the live and safety of their children"


This is the very reason why Lord Voldemort failed,he can never comprehend love.

He failed to learn from his mistake when Lily Potter sacrificed herself to save Harry Porter!!

he failed to understand that in the middle of war,Narcissa Malfoy also only had one thing on her mind, Is her son alive?


I feel for that kid..

This shouldn't be on pet section, if their is anything like Wild section here, that's where they should be. Or better still, they should feature in NatGeoWild.



Cos those dogs ain't pets the moment they attacked that harmless boy..

I hate dogs

Seun:
It's cruel to lock dogs up for 16 hours daily. Such dogs are more likely to injure people when they're mistakenly released at the wrong time.

Bro unban me na

Yungwizzzy:
Bro unban me na

Are you ready to confess?

Seun:
I wouldn't blame everything on the owner. Sure he ought to have introduced the dogs to the children but the parents may have refused to allow that for fear of their children being harmed, ironically. The children may also have been in the habit of teasing the dogs while they were chained down, because bored children frequently do this. No amount of socialization will prevent a guard dog worth anything from chasing someone that regularly agitates him when an opportunity presents itself. A real investigation should involve the following questions: (1) why were the dogs not chained that day? (2) was it the first time? (3) did the mother not notice that the dogs were not chained when she left for the market? (4) If she did, why did she not tell her children to stay in the house? (5) If she did and the children disobeyed, as children often do, whose fault is this? The owner is partly to blame, but the children and their parents should share in the blame too. It's very likely that they were all careless.

But Seun come to think of it why will a man have 3 dogs in a compound where kids also thrives ?

Samoranopapa:
But Seun come to think of it why will a man have 3 dogs in a compound where kids also thrives ?

To protect the kids?

Seun:
To protect the kids?

Chewing the head of the child he is supposed to protect is part of the protection?

Ishilove:
Chewing the head of the child he is supposed to protect is part of the protection?

Obviously things didn't go according to the plan.

Seun:
To protect the kids?

now end up in harming the kids,No I don't agree with u

Samoranopapa:
now end up in harming the kids,No I don't agree with u

More kids have been protected by dogs in Nigeria than those who have been harmed by them. This is the 1st case of harm I've heard about.

*In my Igbo dialect * Oju nkita anya otagbuo onye nwe ya

priscaoge:
Oju nkita anya otagbuo onye nwe ya

What does it mean?

Seun:
What does it mean?

It means "Once it enriches the dog's eye,it can bite the owner"

Do u understand now?

Seun:
What does it mean?

e mean,if dog eye don full,im go bite the owner. Lolz

soulglo:
You get a hefty thumbs down for this post. All the blame rest squarely on the shoulders of owner. Those dogs should not be in a compound with defenseless children. Even the calmest dogs will attack if a child walks up and startles them. Children should be free to ride their bicycles and run around in a yard without the fear of being eaten by an animal. The parents of the child have no control of how the dogs are trained. The best they can do is tell a child to ask for permission to pet a dog before they try to touch it. human beings sign lease agreements not dogs

I think parents are responsible for the safety of their children. The parents could have asked their children not to play outside. Why didn't they?

Seun:
I think parents are responsible for the safety of their children. The parents could have asked their children not to play outside. Why didn't they?

Did that dog sign a lease agreement? The children's parents did. I cannot believe you think it's a reasonable defense. You are being ridiculous.

Seun:
I think parents are responsible for the safety of their children. The parents could have asked their children not to play outside. Why didn't they?

Unbelievable! Your 'petvocacy' is becoming ridiculous!
So kids shouldn't play outside anymore because of some dogs? The implication of your post is that dogs are dangerous to man and shouldn't be kept in the house!

Seun:
More kids have been protected by dogs in Nigeria than those who have been harmed by them. This is the 1st case of harm I've heard about.

yeah the first case u have heard,but av seen 3-4cases but not as brutal as this though and people ordered that the dogs should be killed immediately.as for me I see that dog do intimidate kids alot

Samoranopapa:
yeah the first case u have heard,but av seen 3-4cases but not as brutal as this though and people ordered that the dogs should be killed immediately.as for me I see that dog do intimidate kids alot

absolutely true.. Dey kindf intimidate children a lot..

Dis dogs posted are close to my houz.. A face-me houz whr children are more dan adult living der.. Immediately I saw dis dog ish, I juz sed I hope it won't apen here some day cuz d dogs are juz 6months old once dey mature and become wicked, its gona be terrible.