Comments on: Why Do So Many People Torture Golden Retrievers On YouTube?

By: Clowie

Clowie — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 14:40:27 +0000

I’m glad I’m not alone in hating so many of the “cute” videos. I cringe when I see toddlers taking the dog’s food, dog’s being allowed to tug on a crawling baby’s clothes, the list is endless…
My bipeds are often told how “lucky” they are that I’m well behaved when we’re out and about. They usually tell people politely that it takes a lot of time and training. The other thing we often hear is that big dogs are naturally well behaved. When asked how they’ve arrived at that conclusion the person usually says that they never see naughty big dogs out and about. Then my bipeds tell the person to go and look in the local rescue centre where there are loads of big dogs that are there because they haven’t been trained and they can’t be managed by the time they get to nine months old.

By: DZ Dogs

DZ Dogs — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 18:53:18 +0000

GREAT POST!!
This is terribly true, we unfortunately are on the opposite spectrum. Bully breeds are just starting to be given more credit but I still run into a lot of people who like to tell me horrible stories about a “pit bull” that they or someone else knew that had a good pit bull that just “turned” one day and bit someone, and how I have to watch my back because you just never know…They can’t be trusted, ever of course…
AURGH!! Makes me want to pull my hair out and scream!!!
Every dog bite is preceded by warning signals regardless of breed, and no one breed is more apt to bite. It just has to do with training, and socialization like you said with Honey. Our foster border collie had resource guarding, and food aggression issues. She bit both the hubby and I while we worked her through those issues – she would have bitten a child easily if they came around her food dish, toy, or treat. Now she lives with 2 young kids and is happy and no longer is concerned about her food. But they also respect her and don’t tease her with food, and leave her alone when she’s eating.
The other dog that bit me, was a lost dog who as it turns out – even his own family was afraid of him! They never touched him for fear of being bitten, just bribed him around and ignored him. CAN WE SAY, LACK OF SOCIALIZATION?
My bullies? No food/toy/or treat issues, you can give them a treat, take it away, shove fingers in their mouths, hands in mouth, and no biting. EVER. Because we worked hard teaching them that mouth play had to be gentle, and we want to look at their teeth without being nibbled on. I had a friend with a 3 year old who was shocked when her daughter decided to give Dante a cookie. Her version of giving him a cookie involved shoving her whole hand in his mouth with the cookie! Her mom nearly flipped! Funny though, Dante seemed pretty shocked too at such a tiny hand completely in his mouth. He didn’t hurt her though, he gently took the cookie and proceeded to clean her face in the process. It was pretty funny. 🙂 I know a lot of bully advocates who fail to train their dogs, this makes them a nuisance just because they tend to be a handful. I wish people researched breeds properly, understand energy levels and how much training is required. All dogs need training to an extent, some more than others if they have higher exercise needs. And to go with that, dogs are individuals – sure some breeds are more tolerant than others, but individual dogs within a breed can also be more/less tolerant. I too can’t stand to see most dog videos on youtube, the body language is awful and the poor dogs are subjected to the most ridiculous things thanks to ignorant owners.
Sorry about the long post…

By: one person's view

one person's view — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 14:11:04 +0000

I was incredibly lucky with my dog in ways I didn’t realize at the time. I got him when he was almost a year, wandering the streets, most likely abused. He had a lot of fear aggression and cowered when we took out a broom. But he had ZERO food aggression– you can take his bowl away while he’s eating, the cats steal kibble with impunity, and so can other dogs. I can’t take any credit for that, he was like that when we got him. I wish I could get him a job, though; his energy levels are through the roof, and when it’s -27 outside, his humans can’t walk him long enough to expend it all. 🙁

By: Groovy Goldendoodles

Groovy Goldendoodles — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 16:24:41 +0000

Long ago I put a stop to people running up to Harley w/o asking getting ready to rub, pet or hug him. I put up my hand and say, “hold on” Just because he looks like a cotton ball come to life, let’s respect that fact that he is real, and he would prefer an introduction before moving straight into heavy petting BOL

By: Lauranne

Lauranne — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 10:39:54 +0000

Yes, just yes. Everything you say I agree with. I am so sick of people not thinking about their dogs needs, or wants… I could rant about it all day. But you did it so much better than I could!

By: Elaine

Elaine — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 02:21:26 +0000

It’s true, people think Goldens (and Labs) are born sweet and tolerant and that they can do pretty much anything without fear of any type of backlash from the dog. It’s sad to see some of these videos with dogs and babies where the dog looks stressed or uncomfortable and then read hundreds of comments about how sweet the video is.

By: Kimberly Gauthier

Kimberly Gauthier — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 04:58:20 +0000

People are attracted to Scout and Zoey because of their markings, but they keep a distance, because our puppies are protective and if you approach without permission, they’re going to very loudly protest.

People think I either have horribly trained dogs or very protective dogs. It’s the later 🙂

By: Emma

Emma — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 20:06:37 +0000

I think looks are the first thing humans use to judge most anything. I enjoy being a rare breed. I think most of the GBGV videos on youtube are probably mine!

By: It's Dog or Nothing

It's Dog or Nothing — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 19:54:08 +0000

People don’t realize how much work it takes to have such a well-behaved dog. Heck Mauja is TWO and we are still working on it. Partly because she still hasn’t matured, and partly because it takes a long freaking time! I love showing Mauja and Atka off as breed ambassadors, but people don’t consider how hard we’ve worked to get there. They see a well-behaved dog and in turn think that breed is just naturally well-behaved.

By: jan

jan — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 18:37:43 +0000

I got my dogs as adults so I can’t take much credit and I’d rather not take much blame for them. Misty is incapable of bad behavior and Timmy has bitten a person that he thought was threatening me. I thought the human needed a lesson in socialization,