tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213352484826083171.post7454810474747755954..comments2023-10-31T03:08:04.922-07:00Comments on The Mina Show: My dog failed her temp testAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977410602426080310noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213352484826083171.post-33778641031502974842010-12-16T06:05:56.989-08:002010-12-16T06:05:56.989-08:00This is a wonderful post. The things given are una...This is a wonderful post. The things given are unanimous and needs to be appreciated by everyone.<br />--------<br />dwilson1707<br /><a href="http://www.cars-vans.co.uk" rel="nofollow">Temporary Van Insurance</a>alpinto17https://www.blogger.com/profile/04459723547056014618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213352484826083171.post-8927199812700000852009-05-24T15:07:46.785-07:002009-05-24T15:07:46.785-07:00Anonymous, it is sad you feel that way, that you f...Anonymous, it is sad you feel that way, that you feel killing healthy, adoptable dogs is a better solution than fixing whatever minor problems they have.<br /><br />Most dogs don't bite. Most aren't aggressive. To argue that because a dog is shy or afraid of loud noises or guards their food they deserve death is incredibly unfortunate and is hardly fair to the millions of dogs in this country.<br /><br />The A does evaluations and uses those results to create a program for each dog. They don't do a 10-minute eval and then condemn a dog to death. Their evaluations are much longer and often include modification programs, when suitable. No, they aren't perfect, but neither do they immediately euth based on a short "evaluation". <br /><br />Yes, it takes more than 10 minutes to know people. You could know a person a lifetime and not know everything about them, their fears, their secrets, their hopes and dreams. I cannot honestly believe you'd think you could know a person in 10 minutes. That's rather silly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977410602426080310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213352484826083171.post-91367481874097859072009-05-24T13:37:31.263-07:002009-05-24T13:37:31.263-07:00I'm sorry, keeping these dogs costs money shelters...I'm sorry, keeping these dogs costs money shelters simply don't have. The ASPCA and any respectable company follows these rules to find out which dogs are suitable and which aren't. <br /><br />If that dog turned around tomorrow and ripped out someone's flesh then the shelter who allowed a dog to be adopted out ( in spite of failing a few simple tests ) would have a suit against them in a matter of hours.<br /><br />What do you expect? That the dogs get hours of evaluation each? I don't think so. It doesn't take more than 10 minutes for you to know if someone is a good person or if you would want a particular person to hang around your kids or family. The same thing goes with animals.<br /><br />I know it sounds cruel but unless you're funneling out money to keep potentially aggressive dogs alive you have no right to complain about their methods of controlling over breeding and lack of sympathy on society's end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213352484826083171.post-35158484651708892412009-05-23T08:54:18.157-07:002009-05-23T08:54:18.157-07:00Thanks for this.
I'm dismayed at how the temperam...Thanks for this.<br /><br />I'm dismayed at how the temperament tests have become an absolute, pass/fail thing for so many shelters and rescue groups.citydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12393779283354415286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213352484826083171.post-35998074369189391632009-05-18T05:10:00.000-07:002009-05-18T05:10:00.000-07:00Great story - and you are right we need better eva...Great story - and you are right we need better evaluations and more enrichment. My pitty-mix never would have passed that evaluation before foster care. And she is the perfect dog- loves kids, other dogs , and is petrified of cats. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213352484826083171.post-54582392111631190522009-05-13T07:30:00.000-07:002009-05-13T07:30:00.000-07:00If the cow costume were part of a temperament test...If the cow costume were part of a temperament test, surely Princess would fail while she was running around hugging every wall and object trying to 'scratch' it off of her. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing Mina's story and letting her enrich your life and continue to teach you lessons. Most dogs can bring so much to people if they let them and can find the right human. Thanks for being hers!Princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11152839908178506343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213352484826083171.post-4796221586853331862009-05-11T09:00:00.000-07:002009-05-11T09:00:00.000-07:00I agree, temp tests shouldn't be the sole factor i...I agree, temp tests shouldn't be the sole factor in life or death. Especially when so many dogs can't handle the shelter, or have been failed, as you nicely put it, by humans in the first place. <br />It is nice that you live near an area that actually let you adopt a pit bull from a shelter- some areas in Ohio won't let you adopt one if they get it in. It really makes me sick, so yes, we need changes and we need more people like you!PoochesForPeacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07012724747774782188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213352484826083171.post-50718552441732001142009-05-10T08:15:00.000-07:002009-05-10T08:15:00.000-07:00Temperament tests were not designed to be a PASS/F...Temperament tests were not designed to be a PASS/FAIL. They are supposed to be one (of many) tools used to determine what direction the dog needs to be pointed in for training and what type of home environment he'd do best in.YesBiscuit!https://www.blogger.com/profile/13827466504671715047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213352484826083171.post-16038828445740643152009-05-09T22:16:00.000-07:002009-05-09T22:16:00.000-07:00What a sweet, sad, worn face. I'm so glad you and...What a sweet, sad, worn face. I'm so glad you and she found each other.<br /><br />What you say is 110% correct and it is heart breaking. Sometimes I just get overwhelmed b/c it's the PEOPLE who are over-breeding, abusing, selling, buying, abandoning and perpetuating the Hell on Earth for these "pit bulls." So until we fix the people, the dogs will never stop being our victims...when?Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16699932126176395881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9213352484826083171.post-43451113441479661882009-05-09T19:53:00.000-07:002009-05-09T19:53:00.000-07:00This story really touched me. You are right, the w...This story really touched me. You are right, the world needs more Minas... and more Mina's moms. :)Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06279749639729618535noreply@blogger.com