Brother/Family update

[littledrow]

It isn't a pitbull puppy they are getting. It is a fully grown 3-5 year old pitbull from the Humane Society that isn't spade yet. That's the reason why they can't take her until the 18th. So they will be getting this dog fresh from surgery then five days later taking her into the chaos that will be Thanksgiving

Comments

[leaper182]

Would that necessarily be a bad thing, though?

[littledrow]

There'd be an investigation, questioning and "don't leave town". It'd be a pain. LOL

[crooked_halo]

Wow. Just... wow.

Not sure what the laws are where they live, but in some communities up here, it's illegal to even own a pitbull because they're dangerous dogs. WTF are they thinking on any of this?

And honestly, I don't know many people who own dogs who would bring them along when traveling to stay at a family member's house. That's just weird to me.

But then, I'm not a dog person. At all. So if someone tried to tell me they were going to come to my house and bring a dog I'd be all "ummm, NO." and then I wouldn't answer the door if they showed up anyway. :)

[littledrow]

Pitbulls aren't illegal to own there. Unfortunately, a few years back a dog fighting ring got broken up. If you knew how small a town Milton is you'd understand how freakin' weird that is to me

[crooked_halo]

Yeah, that's just it. If you're not responsible with raising them, as you said, any dog can be dangerous. And bringing a dog into chaos when you haven't had the time to train them and get a feel for their temperament is extremely irresponsible and dangerous.

My main issue with dogs is that I haven't met many well-trained dogs. Most people I know who own dogs don't seem to be responsible about training them, which is very frustrating. Case in point-my friend who has 3 dogs. I visited her house while pregnant with my son and she could not stop her dog from trying to jump on my pregnant belly or from growling at me. Which is both a potential hazard to my baby and does not create a home environment where guests can visit and relax.

[littledrow]

I don't think my brother has what it takes to train a dog like this. Pits are technically a terrier breed and they are ALWAYS stubborn. We have problems with Scarlet because she's young and stubborn.

We're teaching her not to jump because Trish's son is slightly scared of dogs. He's gotten a lot better for being around my dog which was why Trish decided to try out their own puppy. It really helped that he got to help raise her from a puppy, y'know? This is a grown dog they are bringing into their family. And he doesn't have experience training a dog period where Trish and I do.

Stupid brothers.