jwaltos
Legionnaire
We adopted the dog below that was rescued from a South Korean dog meat farm by the International Humane Society. The fellow beside our dog is a UK celebrity whose name is Peter. The dog was named Peter by him. When we brought him to our house he was terrified. At one point he just collapsed on our floor after a heart rending wail that could only have meant that he gave up. He was about a year old, flat feet and could not chew anything solid...he was in a cage the size of his body during his life. He was nurtured into a beautiful looking, strong (120 lbs), confident, inquisitive, intelligent and playful dog. With me, he would lie down beside me or find/make a space beside me if I was lying down on our couch, he would get a toy and push it at me letting me know he wanted to play and when walked he would be curious about everything.
Unfortunately, he tried to attack almost every dog he met and had attacked our Chocolate Lab (5 yrs. 100 lbs) three times out of the blue.
He had a prong collar when he was walked and had a muzzle when necessary. While we were in the Bahamas last month he attacked our Lab again (a fourth and final time) without provocation and this time my wife saw everything. Apparently both dogs bumped and he turned. We had named our dog Harvey (after Harvey Weinstein) before his nuts were nicked. Harvey was euthanized a few hours later and it had taken the vet 4X the regular dose to kill him because of his strength. Harvey was a Great Dane/Mastiff/Tosa mix ...with the Tosa behaviour predominating. Strength, intelligence, agility (like a panther) and quiet/stealthy when he was observing what he considered as prey. It has not yet been a month since he was killed and though deeply saddened and still missing him a lot it had to be done. Our Lab, Brady, is getting back to his old self but he was prematurely aged and now has gray around his mouth which he didn't have a month ago.
If I was 28-34 with the mindset I had at that time, Harvey would have been the perfect companion but he was brought into a family where his nature was at odds with his environment..he was bred as a fighting dog and that independence and self-willed thinking was incompatible with a peaceful and non-aggressive existence. I will upload a picture of Harvey as part of our family later in this thread showing just how gentle he could be and how secure and comfortable he must have felt.
If anyone is considering owning a dog please look at rescues first and try to understand what breed you are getting so that it will be a good fit. My wife and I did not know that we would be getting such a large dog and that it was part Tosa so have the facts first if you can.
Regarding dog meat, have a look at the documentary "Shadow Trade." I did not expect Thailand to be a part of the world where dog meat was available but it definitely is. If Joseph sees this post I hope he can provide some first hand insight on what is happening there regarding these animals. I've seen more than a few interesting stew pots containing monkeys, iguanas, snakes and other things in Guyane but they were taken without cruelty. In the documentary there is a kind of brutality and cruelty that I can only wish could be returned in kind to the perpetrators. My feelings here extend to poachers and other types that lack something that many animals have - that action for a swift and quick kill - instead of torture...because it's supposed to make the meat taste better.
Unfortunately, he tried to attack almost every dog he met and had attacked our Chocolate Lab (5 yrs. 100 lbs) three times out of the blue.
He had a prong collar when he was walked and had a muzzle when necessary. While we were in the Bahamas last month he attacked our Lab again (a fourth and final time) without provocation and this time my wife saw everything. Apparently both dogs bumped and he turned. We had named our dog Harvey (after Harvey Weinstein) before his nuts were nicked. Harvey was euthanized a few hours later and it had taken the vet 4X the regular dose to kill him because of his strength. Harvey was a Great Dane/Mastiff/Tosa mix ...with the Tosa behaviour predominating. Strength, intelligence, agility (like a panther) and quiet/stealthy when he was observing what he considered as prey. It has not yet been a month since he was killed and though deeply saddened and still missing him a lot it had to be done. Our Lab, Brady, is getting back to his old self but he was prematurely aged and now has gray around his mouth which he didn't have a month ago.
If I was 28-34 with the mindset I had at that time, Harvey would have been the perfect companion but he was brought into a family where his nature was at odds with his environment..he was bred as a fighting dog and that independence and self-willed thinking was incompatible with a peaceful and non-aggressive existence. I will upload a picture of Harvey as part of our family later in this thread showing just how gentle he could be and how secure and comfortable he must have felt.
If anyone is considering owning a dog please look at rescues first and try to understand what breed you are getting so that it will be a good fit. My wife and I did not know that we would be getting such a large dog and that it was part Tosa so have the facts first if you can.
Regarding dog meat, have a look at the documentary "Shadow Trade." I did not expect Thailand to be a part of the world where dog meat was available but it definitely is. If Joseph sees this post I hope he can provide some first hand insight on what is happening there regarding these animals. I've seen more than a few interesting stew pots containing monkeys, iguanas, snakes and other things in Guyane but they were taken without cruelty. In the documentary there is a kind of brutality and cruelty that I can only wish could be returned in kind to the perpetrators. My feelings here extend to poachers and other types that lack something that many animals have - that action for a swift and quick kill - instead of torture...because it's supposed to make the meat taste better.
