dangerous dogs

[Prezbucky]

molly would growl/bark at you. but she's 15 pounds -- not a big dog -- and she never has bitten anyone. We think she growls/barks at strangers for a couple possible reasons:

1) She's jealous of our attention and sees strangers as a challenge
2) She thinks she's protecting us
3) she is demanding the guest's attention

Recently an occupational friend of my GF has come over a few times. If the woman comes near (or makes a move toward) one of us, Molly jumps at her and barks/growls at her (all at the same time -- one fluid motion).

Subsequently she'll put h3er front paws on this woman and (seemingly) demand her attention.

It's like she's trying to protect us and demanding the toll fee from the visitor at the same time -- "Pet me!"

lol

So the friend pets Molly, and Molly growls at her anyway... sort of. It's hilarious.
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[NinaZara]

Brave friend your GF has. I would have fainted if I were her.
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[Prezbucky]

if you ignored her enough, Molly would force the issue by putting her nose in your lap -- that way you'd have to at least pay attention to her, if not pet her. hehe

But beyond the barking and growling, she's a sweet little bugger.
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[Jamie (K)]

[NinaZara]

Jamie, one Japanese friend told me if the dog barks with its tail wiggling, that means the dog is trying to say hello or play with you, and that its a friedly dog. But if it barks with its tail straight, you should be cautious, because it could be dangerous.

I have tried living with animals. At home we have 16 cats now. They don't go around the house, just because of one reason, I cannot stand them. So my father made sort of a cage for them, but it's big and spacious, they have place to jump and play around, and a big fan (my sister is afraid they get hot and asked to air-conditioned it but it was not practical, so my father put a big fan instead). My sisters always go in to play with them. She is a real cat lover, she thinks she was a cat in previous life. And she is the one who always brought stray kittens under her veil from school (to hide it from my mother).That was how we ended with so many cats!

And now we have two geese in our yard. Instead of dogs, we have them look after the house, they are vicious, only to me, because I am seldom home and they don't recognize me. You cannot imagine the problem I have around my own house when I am home. I have to make sure they are asleep or have somebody accompanied me around the yard to prevent them from attacking me. Some house guard I have.
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[Prezbucky]

if you want a friendly dog, Nina, several breeds are known for an almost total absence of "bad apples" -- Golden Retrievers and Labrador Retrievers are among such breeds.

But Jamie hit on something I want to confirm:

If you get a dog from a shelter, it's likely that your dog will be very grateful.

And any dog, of any breed, can be a good dog if you play with it, take it for walks, feed it regularly, give it at least a little bit of affection (try scratching its belly, around its neck or behind its ears -- most dogs love that).
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[BelajarEnglish]

In Indonesia, there is not particular regulation from government about the dog. The dogs are freely to go travel anywhere, no area is prohibit area for a dog. It can even jump into the crowded beach. They also did not categorize the "safe dog" or "dangerous dog". Where I think it is really crucial as it may increase the awareness of the citizen as they meet the "dangerous dog". The owner of the dog don't have to provide any certificate regarding the dog's health, consequently the dog is possible to be infected by the disease like PEST without knowing by the owner itself.