Nintendogs Blamed for Enticing Real Dog to Attack Child
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Welcome to the Escapist. First off, I beg to differ. All we know is that she didn't do anything to the dog.Padwolf said:
I think it's a bit strange to have a Bull Mastiff that's not being watched and a 9 year-old girl in the same house. I feel nervous around them!
So why nintendogs?
If this dog was that quick to trigger.. why not when a tv ad with a dog barking? A show, movie, any sound bite from any OTHER media than the kids DS.
Bull Mastiff eh? There can be a lot of other reason, and just cause a dog grows up with a kid doesn't mean they love the kid. When the asserting dominance kicks in, they will still give a dog beat down to show who is higher in the pack. Sorry chuckles...
Parents need to be called on this, not the gameboy.
If this dog was that quick to trigger.. why not when a tv ad with a dog barking? A show, movie, any sound bite from any OTHER media than the kids DS.
Bull Mastiff eh? There can be a lot of other reason, and just cause a dog grows up with a kid doesn't mean they love the kid. When the asserting dominance kicks in, they will still give a dog beat down to show who is higher in the pack. Sorry chuckles...
Parents need to be called on this, not the gameboy.
my thoughts exactly how can they be so sure it was the game? next time before they blame they should check can they replicate the behavior ? I mean play the sound bite(s) for the dog a second time if it aggros again then go ahead and say it caused the attackCarlston said:
A perfectly nice and sweet dog will not simply up and bite a child because of a single trigger. Obviously, the dog was violent or untrained to begin with. Let's all have a good laugh at the stupid grandmother, eh?
Seriously though, it is quite unfortunate that a girl was bitten and a dog lost his life. Neuter your pets, everybody.
Seriously though, it is quite unfortunate that a girl was bitten and a dog lost his life. Neuter your pets, everybody.
Never mind the dog, that grandma has a severe case of the stupid. Seriously, the fact the game made a "barking noise" makes it the games fault?! What other innocent sounds must we not include ever in a game in fear they could accidently cause an accident. Could a siren cause people to believe there was a fire? Must we make sure no sound ever included in a game could possible trigger any kind of dangerous event. This is rediculous. You cant "blame" a game for having a normal every day sound on it. If this dog flips out whenever if hears barking and beginds to maul everyone nearby then game or no this dog is insane and dangerous... much like thi sstupid old grandma who says "game" like its an alien word and blames every tiny problem of society on things she doesnt understand. These people enrage me.Tom Goldman said:
I'm guessing that it was the game..
Though my dog is not killer in anyway it has gone crazy when I play nintendogs with the volume up.
Though my dog is not killer in anyway it has gone crazy when I play nintendogs with the volume up.
Christ on a bike...the Mail again.
As someone who has seen first-hand, a family Rottweiler being tender to almost motherly levels with the owners baby girl (it really was quite sweet to see a toddle cuddling a GIANT Rottie who leaned down to place a gentle lick on the girls head) and the former owner of a batshit Jack Russel that never once bit any of my young cousins (sadly both dogs are now no more through natural causes), breed generally doesn't mean shit - it's all in the raising. I have worked with dogs before (which lead to be being bitten in the knackers...by a mastiff, oddly enough!) and know that so-called "savage" breeds can be anything but if raised right.
Blaming the game for this attack is like blaming the gun company when someone shoots you. Blaming the breed is also a rather invalid argument and, as many people have said, mastiffs are somewhat placid unless severely provoked.
I feel for the girl and her parents, I really do, but to blame a game for this is just stupid.
Wardy
As someone who has seen first-hand, a family Rottweiler being tender to almost motherly levels with the owners baby girl (it really was quite sweet to see a toddle cuddling a GIANT Rottie who leaned down to place a gentle lick on the girls head) and the former owner of a batshit Jack Russel that never once bit any of my young cousins (sadly both dogs are now no more through natural causes), breed generally doesn't mean shit - it's all in the raising. I have worked with dogs before (which lead to be being bitten in the knackers...by a mastiff, oddly enough!) and know that so-called "savage" breeds can be anything but if raised right.
Blaming the game for this attack is like blaming the gun company when someone shoots you. Blaming the breed is also a rather invalid argument and, as many people have said, mastiffs are somewhat placid unless severely provoked.
I feel for the girl and her parents, I really do, but to blame a game for this is just stupid.
Wardy
i would hazard a guess that the story isnt complete
while yes its true the dog may have heard the other dogs on the game and attacked the part about how she may have kicked it suggests something:
kids that young lie if something like this happens, like when they put a dent in their parents car
maybe it was the game, but still think about it
while yes its true the dog may have heard the other dogs on the game and attacked the part about how she may have kicked it suggests something:
kids that young lie if something like this happens, like when they put a dent in their parents car
maybe it was the game, but still think about it
Now, I think that dogs are a better companion for a person than...another person.
Maybe the dog thought another dog had entered his home.
But if the dumb girl baited the dog, it's obviously going to fight back. The owner thinks she may have kicked him; hey! Wouldn't that annoy you? Wouldn't you do something to make the little twit stop?
Maybe the dog thought another dog had entered his home.
But if the dumb girl baited the dog, it's obviously going to fight back. The owner thinks she may have kicked him; hey! Wouldn't that annoy you? Wouldn't you do something to make the little twit stop?
And of course the fucking granny blames it on the game because "Video games are an evil poison that have corrupted the minds of our children!" What a load of bullshit. Purely coincidental. Plus the thing shouldn't have been in the house with the 9 year old there anyways.
This problem could have easily been avoided by having an Irish Wolfhound for a large dog, because then this would have never happened. Headphones are also an option.
It is sad case of an extreme coincidence and no basis for blaming it on the game. Yes the game was the trigger, but part of this is because of the nature of the breed of the individual dog I guarantee you an Irish Wolfhound would not have charged the room and attacked the girl. I have to think the dog is a bit blind and/or stupid to just attack the girl based on a noise when it saw nor smelled another dog. Yes I am making a very specific breed comparison, if only to give examples of similar situations where the result would not be the same (i.e. large dog breed hears noise but would not charge into the room and attack the girl). And the raising of the animal has a lot do with it too, if you don't work at quelling certain breed traits then those traits will manifest at some point and usually with negative results and some breeds, even large breeds, don't have the uprovoked/blind aggression trait.
Genetics and upbringing concerning the dog have more to do with this than the game itself.
It is sad case of an extreme coincidence and no basis for blaming it on the game. Yes the game was the trigger, but part of this is because of the nature of the breed of the individual dog I guarantee you an Irish Wolfhound would not have charged the room and attacked the girl. I have to think the dog is a bit blind and/or stupid to just attack the girl based on a noise when it saw nor smelled another dog. Yes I am making a very specific breed comparison, if only to give examples of similar situations where the result would not be the same (i.e. large dog breed hears noise but would not charge into the room and attack the girl). And the raising of the animal has a lot do with it too, if you don't work at quelling certain breed traits then those traits will manifest at some point and usually with negative results and some breeds, even large breeds, don't have the uprovoked/blind aggression trait.
Genetics and upbringing concerning the dog have more to do with this than the game itself.
This. In the future articles like this featured on The Escapist should come with the heading "Based on a Story From the Daily Mail". That way, we can either choose to ignore, or view the Mail's story same way you would view the ramblings of a angry drunk Frenchman. Why French? Just because.Homplok said:
Pity, another dog has to be put down due the stupidity of some human beings. Can't we start putting down the people instead? The world would probably be better off that way.
My dog hears dogs barking on the TV all the damn time, she doesent go trying to rip my neck out every time Lassie barks, this is a load of bull.