WTF....ADOPTED FAMILY DOG KILLS OWNER.......

It's a shame that people don't know what they're getting into with these big dogs. Most don't bother to train them and the people need training on how to handle the dogs.

Do people not realize dogs are carnivores with the brain the size of a lemon and we are made of meat?

They think with their heart instead of their head...

A dog just doesn't attack like that out of the blue. There is more to this story.

the fuck they don't ...what are you like 12

LOL!! So true. I love my doggie, but got one small enough that if a fight ensued, I'd (probably) win.

That is awful. Strange that is was adopted from family.

It could have something to do with too many dogs and alpha male complex. Food could also have been an issue.

I adopted a large 110 pound rott/lab and who knows what else mix. Definetlely cautious about his strength. He needs to lose weight but a little at a time. Last thing I want is him to get aggressive because he's hungry. There are also certain words that must have been used as punishment. These are avoided and alternative words are used without aggressive behavior.

When adopting a pet you just never know how they were treated.

Mastiffs and Rotties and Pitbulls are extremely unpredictable. Three is a crowd and a pack. Never mix together three of these types of dogs ever.

I know so many Mastiffs that people have had for years that have attitudes even when well looked after and trained. Not a dog that I would choose to own ever. They should never be rehomed after the fact. They are very much one person dogs. Unless they are still puppies they should just be put down before they are given away especially if they are older. They never really adapt to being with new owners after the fact.

Could have been a dog-fight ensued and she got in the middle of it trying to stop it...but once the fight is on
and one of the dogs jumps the person....it is on like donkey kong until the anger in the dogs subsides.

What a horrible was to go.

Why in the world would anybody have three large dogs like this corraled inside a home.

I feel really sad for the grieving husband.

All three of those dogs should be put down.

Surprisingly human.

I rescue big abused dogs and it's not a game for anyone to play with. You have to understand animal behavior and pack dynamics.
There is no one size fits all approach to handling large carnivores

Guessing the race of the dog before I click the link: Pitbull or Pitbull mix.

FUCKING NAILED IT

not always, it takes someone that knows what theyre doing.
I've had some that started with nothing, no socialization, no people skills, no neutering, no training of any sort other than collar scars, and they have become wonderful well socialized beings that went from vicious and aggressive to gentle and loving in an intentional and purposeful manner.
That being said, there are personality differences that need to be attended to if they occur. Powerful animals need powerful owners to keep their power directed towards positive goals.

End the thread on this post. unless you want to mention the only other things in that brain is hard coded pack hierarchy with no aversion to cannibalism.

Put that on top of a genetically engineered body, that could not survive on its own in the nature, and viola!

sincere prayers for the family.

probably the most likely case, as dogs will jockey for priority if it's not obvious from the offing.

I've been in that situation myself, and had to deal with over 200 pounds of crazy rotts going at each other for reals starkers right out of the shower.
In those situations the best thing you can do is take a THICK area rug like the cheaper chinese oriental wool kind, at least 4 by 6 ft and put that in front of you and jump on their heads and smother them until they stop while someone else takes the other away.

You have to know what youre doing to stop the aggression right fking now before someone gets hurt

I have a Mastweiler...Mastiff/Rottweiler. He is the biggest, laziest baby out of all of my dogs. He is a big teddy bear and has never hurt anyone, not even the peekapoo or the cats that he plays with constantly. You could take the food right out of his mouth and he wouldn't care. He is that gentle. It just depends how they are raised.

I have never 'owned' any animal that didn't injure me in some fashion. Whether it be a parrot [bite], cat [scratch] llama [thrown into a fence], chickens [rooster attack] horse [fell off], snake [bite], etc.

I love animals and also respect them. I never blamed any of them for any hurt on my part. Animals are not mini-humans, and should never be taken for granted.

This is a tragic story and I'm so sorry for this family.

I disagree. I raised turkeys for a while, they literally have lizard brains. If you try to break up a normal hierarchy duel, they can not understand the intention. The one you are "saving" will flank and attack YOU. In my case, after I withdrew from the conflict they literally resume the conflict for days, because they could not acquire me. A fight that would have been resolved in 10 minutes.

Let them fight it out. no human is worth getting injured over a dog, even a rescued animal. see also every bar room brawl scene in spaghetti westerns.

No you didn't, it was a Mastiff.

mastiffs are HUUUUUUUGGGGE! a large motel owner in my area has 2 and lets them roam the motel freely..big lazy curious dogs at times...they're scary but i think they wouldn't harm anyone or i'm sure he'd be out of business..one story motel w/grounds(not like a tower hotel or anything).

They don't say what triggered the dog to do this, supposedly it was not aggressive and that wasn't the reason the previous owners re-homed it.

What causes a black man to lose his temper and murder someone?

turkeys are indeed lizard brained, and they are raised to be eaten and have no other real capacity for bonding with humans for anything more than food.
Dogs, have a greater emotional makeup.
Not gonna let animals decide who's in charge in my pack, I'M IN CHARGE and the doggies know it and do what they are expected to do or they fear my wrath.
That keeps everyone happy and safe.

LOL

Brief misunderstood which line to stand in for brains and got, uh, 'briefed' -- consequently he wears his underwear on his head. See here:

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I seen his happen with a chow that was being fostered, waited for a few days to get the lay of the land, and then went after the other dogs and crippling one and seriously wounding another.

Dogs obsessivley seek to upgrade in a heirarchy and if one isnt made obvious at the start and enforced firmly at every attempt to challange, there will be hell to pay for weakness and wishywashyness on the part for the human,especially if confined in a small space.
I literally carry a weapon when I pick up a new animal because you never know

Sure but when your doggies are bloodlusted at each other, if you were truly in charge you would not need a carpet? forget the fact that it also obscures them from knowing it is you entering the fray.

Bahh, what do I know. I can't afford to have a dog right now. maybe later I can be educated enough to offer advice. peace brother. and peace to all gods creatures. may the good lord take this woman up.