Wow. Well, that's... pretty intense. I have to say I'm happy they attacked him and not some innocent kid or any innocent and unsuspecting walkerby.
Have to wonder how he did train them to be this bad, though. Some people train guard dogs to attack intruders, but they would still recognize the people of the household and never attack them! It makes me think maybe he was violent somehow to the dogs?
And by the way...
I don't see how the "but" is necessary. Are veterans supposed to be universally calm and happy or something? I mean, I get that they are idealized and everything.
Anyway, wonder what he learnt from all of this. Did he change somehow?
It was indeed a personal reference. They were the type that were always looking for ways to degrade others, never had a positive thing to say about anyone, just had this "nothing is good enough" attitude toward life.
My home was also home to cats and dogs who would otherwise be euthanized at our over crowded shelter. I never asked for re-homing fees or anything, I simply checked the next home and thanked the new owners. Even though I had a fenced in yard, my neighbors hated the fact that none of these dogs, including my own, were not in kennels. They were often vocal about it, to the point that the wife tried to give me paperwork about a leash law, in which I kindly asked her to leave my property. In return she did donuts in my front yard with her diesel truck.
I am not sure why the dogs attacked the man. I am in no way implying that he should be happy--after all he is a disabled military veteran. However, I did not see why they had to make every effort to make my life miserable. I am very thankful for his service and I always have been. But despite the kindness I tried to show these neighbors, there was no way to make peace with them. I should have known living beside them would not be enjoyable; one of the first things the wife told me in our first conversation was about how retarded my Australian Cattle Dogs/Blue Heelers were. Something about their nipping being in their genes and how Pitt Bulls are the smartest. I have no problem with Pitts, I just preferred my farm dogs, but I didn't argue.
I ignored her comments and what not, but like I said, she found every reason in the world to complain. Her husband even came over to my house one day and talked down to my husband in front of my son, threatened him and what because our dogs were too close to their fence. Which both yards were fenced, but apparently not far enough. Their "Baby" was out in the yard one day while the others were kenneled (may have been the reason for the dogs turning) and one of our fosters was at the fence sniffing him out. Their "Baby" got under their fence, and bit the lip of our foster through the fence. We couldn't get their dog to let go, and the neighbors just stood at the porch watching. Our foster literally had his lip ripped to get free.
Like I said, it was a personal reference. I never meant it as a comparison to all veterans. But something else that did cause a lot of tension--the fact that they wanted my dogs kenneled, and my dog got pregnant by their "Baby" twice. Our neighbors left us alone for the most part after I showed them the litter. But like I said, I have all the respect in the world for his service, and I understand he more than likely had mental trauma. But for both he and his wife to be so negative and down right mean all the time, it's no wonder their dogs turned. But that's not for me to say and honestly I moved soon after their dog attacked my foster. I have no idea how they are doing now.
This is a picture of on of the Blue Pitt-Australian Shepherd mix. She's a beautiful girl, a friend of mine adopted her.
