Poll: Are good dogs better than people?

[Holy War]

You can beat your dog in the morning on your way out to work ....



when you get home the dog will love you like nothing happened....



find a person that will put up with that...

youve never been to Arkansas have you?

 

[SBassman]

jokes about beating dogs =

 

[TheDarkReaver]

Yeah, if it was your neighbors dog that'd be weird, but if it's your dog.......

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[electracoyote]

jokes about beating dogs =

+1

I can think of a few people who could use a good beating, but a dog? Rarely if ever.

 

[BartmanPDX]

Shenandoah is better behaved in public than many people FWIW. However, she is highly trained.

Humans should be better than dogs, but that's not always the case. There are some incredible dogs, and some despicable people.

Anyone who beats a dog has no knowledge of how to train them, and no business interacting with them.

 

[Gard]

I'm an atheist, however this bumper sticker sums it up:

Lord, help me to be the person my dog thinks I am.

I will typically take a bad dog over a good person. You always know where you stand with the dog.

 

[SBassman]

+1 on the last 3 posts.

Anyone who feels the need to beat a dog should consider beating - themselves instead.

 

[Mortiis]

Whoever says that a relationship with a dog can match that of a human needs to get out more.

 

[Gard]

Whoever says that a relationship with a dog can match that of a human needs to get out more.

Yeah, you're right, there is no comparison.

The one with the dog is typically much better, certainly more honest. I've been twice divorced, so I am speaking from experience.

Don't roll your eyes at me. :scowl:

 

[Mortiis]

+1 on the last 3 posts.

Anyone who feels the need to beat a dog should consider beating - themselves instead.

Wait...so you would train a dog by beating it...but you would train a human that way?

 

[Gard]

Wait...so you would train a dog by beating it...but you would train a human that way?

Whaaaa....how did you get THAT out of this post?

No matter the species, if you are trying to "train" it and need to use violence to do so, you are a functional idiot.

 

[Mortiis]

Well basically said people who think about beating dogs should be beaten. If you're beating them it must be a punishment, which would be a form of negative reinforcement. You're punishing in order to modify behaviour, in this case not to beat dogs.

 

[Pilgrim]

People are people, dogs are dogs. If you have no people in your life, a relationship with a dog can compensate.

 

[MatticusMania]

You can beat your dog in the morning on your way out to work ....



when you get home the dog will love you like nothing happened....



find a person that will put up with that...

Ive seen many women exhibit this kind of behavior.



not towards me

 

[Jonyak]

i dont like dogs . They whine, they bark , they howel and screech ..they make all kinds of disgusting noises and they crap all over the place. They also can and will kill babies,attack a human, carry rabies and eat your livestock..
People are no better really though I have little use for your garden variety person.

wow, you've know some pretty crappy dogs.

 

[Gard]

wow, you've know some pretty crappy dogs.

Correction, he has known some poor dogs that were not properly trained, cared for, and loved by some pretty crappy people.

Dogs are pack animals, their human/owner is SUPPOSED to be their pack leader, and anything that animal does or doesn't do is the fault and ultimate responsibility of their pack leader. Period.

A dog that causes harm, or acts in some anti-social manner is a dog that is owned by an @$$hole, idiot, or both.

I get sick and freakin' tired of people blaming a particular breed of dog for an issue that is caused by the humans around it. If you can't put the time and effort into having a child, you shouldn't have a dog either.

 

[LilRay]

Correction, he has known some poor dogs that were not properly trained, cared for, and loved by some pretty crappy people.

Dogs are pack animals, their human/owner is SUPPOSED to be their pack leader, and anything that animal does or doesn't do is the fault and ultimate responsibility of their pack leader. Period.

A dog that causes harm, or acts in some anti-social manner is a dog that is owned by an @$$hole, idiot, or both.

I get sick and freakin' tired of people blaming a particular breed of dog for an issue that is caused by the humans around it. If you can't put the time and effort into having a child, you shouldn't have a dog either.

I agree. Being in my situation I've known lots of "service dogs" and I can say dogs love to work, and please their human master.

IMO a dog shouldn't be treated any lesser than a human friend, as far as time/attention goes.

They are incredibly intellegent creatures, moreso than their human caretakers give them credit for.

God Bless, Ray

 

[Gard]

I agree. Being in my situation I've known lots of "service dogs" and I can say dogs love to work, and please their human master.

IMO a dog shouldn't be treated any lesser than a human friend, as far as time/attention goes.

They are incredibly intellegent creatures, moreso than a sad percentage of their human caretakers.

God Bless, Ray

Fixed it for you.

 

[LilRay]

Fixed it for you.

I concede.



God Bless, Ray