Topic : 03/30 Is This Normal?

the moment I saw the dalmatian picture I knew that there was going to be a comment about what a bad breed of dog they are.  

The part that say:  Dr. Phil notes that Chewy's breed, Dalmatian, is often incompatible with children. "They're just simply very high-strung dogs. They do react impulsively, they can get nervous, and they snap when they do. That does not mean they're evil dogs," - then what does Dr. Phil think they are?  

Dalmatians are wonderful, are hardly impulsive and with proper training of both the dog and kids are wonderful with children. they are hardly high-strung! They are in fact highly intelligent, they bond closely usually to one person, they require adequate stimulation and exercise. A deaf dalmatian can be a terrific pet; however the owners need to understand that they will startle easily and need special handling. this mother went wrong first by allowing her daughter to crawl over the dog set them both up for failure and by not starting very young teaching her daughter how to interact with their Dal.  

There are several basic rules of dog ownership and one is that you never let kids alone in a room with a dog, never let your kids do something to a dog that the dog could possibly perceive as an attack and you teach your children that they need to respect the instincts of any dog they come across.  

I have a goddaughter that was a baby when we got our Dal. From the moment those two met, we coached her on how to interact with him. she is incredibly gentle and respectful of him. We taught her about what startles him, what he considers an attack and how to build a relationship with him.  

We also never ever let a child be alone with our dogs! 

one dalmatian lover! 

What was Mom thinking?  I feel sorry for the entire family.  Yes mother needs to make sure that her child is safe and secure, letting your child climb all over a sleeping deaf dog, she was not payling attention and now the child and the dog must pay for her neglect?  This isn't about right or wrong, this is about making sure that this doesn't happen again.   

Barbara Woodhouse said it right, there are no bad dogs, only bad owners!  Pay attention. 

I am glad to hear that there is someone out there that loves dalmatians too. I can't get enough of them! I collect dalmatians. I raised a dalmatian from the time I was 8 years old till mine died this passed April due to Cancer at the age of 12. My dalmatian was brought up around kids since the time she was a puppy. You need to train your kids and dogs how to react towards each other.  

Dalmatian lover here~Kim 

I was a little dissapointed that Dr.Phil didn't let you finish your story about your grandmother when she was trying to tell you something. I know that people look at this kind of stuff as weird ( I have TOTALLY been there). I am not a psychic ( however it is spelled ) or medium or whatever you want to call it but I do know some things before they happen and I have also had strange encounters with stuff that people would call me crazy over. That shadow thing you were talking about? Been there, saw it, got the t-shirt. My brother and I on different occassions saw what we call a shadow man ( I also refer to it as pebble man, which I will explain in a minute ) We saw it in the house we grew up in. I was maybe....10 years old or so and I was sharing the bunk bed with my three sisters, my older sister and I were in the top bunk and my other sister on the bottom. I woke up to a strange noise in the hallway. I sat up and looked out into the hallway through our open door ( our parents didn't like our bedroom doors to be shut just in case of a fire so we could get out quickly ) and I saw a shadow of a man figure. With this shadow figure was also a shadow figure of a slingshot that he was pulling back and aiming towards me. He let it go and something hit the metal bedrail on the bed ( PING ). That scared me and I just fell back onto my bed and hid under the covers like most kids do. I don't know when, but sometime later I told my little brother about that and he told me that it happened to him too. My brother's old room had two doors to it but one was blocked off from an upright freezer for my family ( doesn't make much sense if there's a fire and the other door is blocked as well ). He said he heard something in the hallway as well one night and looked toward the door and he said the shadow man was looking at him and then ran around to the other side of the house to get to the other door to his bedroom. The shadow man climbed on top of the freezer and looked down at my brother and then used the sling shot to sling something at him also. On each occassion we woke up to find a marble on our bedroomfloors in the morning. I tend to call the shadow man pebble man because it sounded like a pebble hitting the metal bedrail when I was litlle.  

I think we must have some sort of 6th sense about us. I have excepted Jesus Christ into my life and He helps with through His Holy Spirit to deal with the things that are thrown at me. I try not to ask too many questions about why I see things before they happen or why is this happening to me. I just try to deal with it and I definitely do not tell many people because they look at me funny  and say I'm weird & stuff. ( except now a lot of people just read this )This is getting too long for me to be able to tell you all the things that have happened to me. I just pray and ask God to help me when something happens whether it is a vision or whatever. Too little is known about this kind of stuff because people like me don't  ( usually ) tell people about this. I would rather not have the namecalling and weird looks so I just don't tell people. Anyway.......I believe you!  He that is in me is greater than he that is in the world! Heather 

why blame the dog?  Where was the mother? A Dalmatian is already a hyper dog and DEAF on top of that.  Did the child startle the dog? Dogs can be temper mental, and a Dalmatian is like any other dog, it can have moods too, just like a human.  I own 15 boxers and would put a newborn baby down on the floor and know that EVERY SINGLE ONE would be perfectly fine around the child.  I dint agree with putting the dog out in the yard or making them leave the property.  Those are his kids (dogs) too. That would be like you accidentally hurting your child and the court sentencing you to never see your child again. How would you like that?  Steve, I have your back on this one. I have two boys, (they are 11 and 13), and I have had dogs since the day that they were born.  Yes it was a tragic accident, but it was an ACCIDENT!! If that was an attack, the child wouldn't have a face left. I DO NOT believe it was an attack!! A deaf dog can be startled easier than a dog that can hear. I don't believe Steve should NOT get rid of the dogs and they should NOT be kept at his moms house.  What kind of life is that? No excesses, no human contact, just thrown out in the yard to be cold and forgotten. My dogs are like my kids and they make mistakes, does that mean i love them any less? NO!!!  One of my boxers had her first litter, which consisted of one pup, my son was two at the time and he wanted to show his cat the new puppy. I was laying in the cage with the mom and the pup when he put the cat into the cage, she lunged for the cat to protect the pup, she missed the cat and split my nose down to the bone. Did I beat the dog? NO!! Did I have her put down because I had a young child in the house? NO!!! I put my nose back in place, stopped the bleeding and climbed right back in the cage with them. WHY???  BECAUSE IT WAS AN ACCIDENT!!!!!!!!!!  If it was my house those dogs would have been back in the house that night!! STEVE, put your pants back on and bring your dogs home!  ALL THIS MOTHER IS DOING IS CAUSING DAMAGE FOR LATER IN LIFE.  SHE IS MAKING HER AFRAID OF ALL DOGS AND IT IS GOING TO RUIN HER FOR THE REST OF THAT CHILD'S LIFE...THE BABY WILL FEED OFF OF AND REMEMBER THE MOTHERS FEAR OF DOGS LONGER THAN SHE WILL REMEMBER THE ATTACK ITS SELF.  Have some heart Suzie, Let the dogs come home!!!  Steve I will be praying for you! I got my fingers crossed for ya!  Give the dogs my love!!