Missing two-year-old girl who wandered off with her two family dogs is found

[Della]

I wonder if the dog was hostile to the man on the ATV who found the child? My friend was in a car accident with her Great Dane in the car and her dog (a wonderful sweet dog usually) wouldn't let the emergency squad near her for a while, no doubt the dog thought she was protecting her owner while she was too hurt to protect herself.

I also wonder why the dogs didn't nudge the little girl back home? I had a large herding dog, a Bearded Collie, who I couldn't take for a jog or a walk, because his whole focus was toward pushing me off the sidewalk away from the cars on the street.






Maybe Rottweilers don't herd as much as they protect, or maybe the dogs were lost, too?

I'm glad for the happy ending.

 

[Sippican]

This thread was started by RadisRose, as a happy story, not one
to be taken over by your comments about other breeds of bad
dogs, if you want to discuss those creatures, I suggest that you
start another thread, about bad dogs!

Mike.

Thats fair....if, you want to only hear the 'rainbows and butterfly' of a topic.
I think, because of the openness of the forum, all aspects could be discussed, because life isn't all 'rainbows and butterflys'.
Censoring free speech is frowned upon.

Where some people see happiness in the picture others see potential danger. We should be equally represented.

 

[Lilac]

You can say its not right, but try and get homeowners insurance here in the US with certain breeds.
There is a reason insurance companies won't insure homes with dangerous breeds.

I never said an animal needs to have insurance. Please re-read my posting. If still confused, I can clarify for you.
I said homeowners insurance, not animal insurance....big difference.
Actually, the logic does add up, its just you decided to take the side of potential danger over safety, for the sake of having a pet.
You see more horrific mutilation done to children by dangerous dogs rather than Golden Retrievers. There are dogs that are more prone to attacking than others, its been proven over and over again.
Interesting how Ohio is 2nd in dog bites in the US.

If you need more information see below:
How Does My Dog’s Breed Affect My Homeowner’s Insurance? - Ohio Valley Insurance
Do you have a dog that insurers may shun? (photos)

Out of all of the questions my agent asked for my homeowners policy, "what type of animals do you own & what are they?" wasn't one of them. Our agent has been aware we've had three German Shepherds over the years. The premium wasn't higher because we owned Shepherds than if we hadn't. I don't know of anyone whose been denied or has higher rates because they own certain dog breeds.

I spoke of liability insurance for a dangerous dog, not animal insurance. I also said if a dog has been adjudicated as dangerous, he should be put down. Any dog, no matter the breed, can attack.

Your link is to an agent who sells for several companies & his job is to sell insurance to make money. He spoke of "high-risk dogs" that probably will raise rates & "other incidents" that could happen on your property & having insurance for these. Is there a possibility that he was trying to play on people's fears & sell more insurance? Maybe he was, maybe he wasn't.

I still believe that little girl was lucky to have such faithful companions with her no matter what you may think. Have a pleasant day.

 

[Sippican]

Out of all of the questions my agent asked for my homeowners policy, "what type of animals do you own & what are they?" wasn't one of them. Our agent has been aware we've had three German Shepherds over the years. The premium wasn't higher because we owned Shepherds than if we hadn't. I don't know of anyone whose been denied or has higher rates because they own certain dog breeds.

I spoke of liability insurance for a dangerous dog, not animal insurance. I also said if a dog has been adjudicated as dangerous, he should be put down. Any dog, no matter the breed, can attack.

Your link is to an agent who sells for several companies & his job is to sell insurance to make money. He spoke of "high-risk dogs" that probably will raise rates & "other incidents" that could happen on your property & having insurance for these. Is there a possibility that he was trying to play on people's fears & sell more insurance? Maybe he was, maybe he wasn't.

I still believe that little girl was lucky to have such faithful companions with her no matter what you may think. Have a pleasant day.

That was just 2 links.....
I could flood the message forum with 100's of links across every state..
Sorry, that was just an example, I didn't want to overwhelm you with 100's or proof.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

Yep. Ditto on the insurance. We’ve had two large German shepherds and had many other breed dogs and not once have we ever been asked what type of dogs we have for our insurance . If a dog is vicious it’s not been raised/ trained well, may have been neglected or abused.

This is great news that the little girl is found. A happy ending is a good thing.

 

[Teacher Terry]

Thats fair....if, you want to only hear the 'rainbows and butterfly' of a topic.
I think, because of the openness of the forum, all aspects could be discussed, because life isn't all 'rainbows and butterflys'.
Censoring free speech is frowned upon.

Where some people see happiness in the picture others see potential danger. We should be equally represented.

That little girl was very lucky to have the dogs to protect her until she was found. That’s the moral of that story!!

 

[Sippican]

Just because an insurance didn't ask, doesn't mean they will they will honor a claim. Look at the fine print in your policies.
Insurance companies didn't get to be as successful as they are by opening themselves to exposure.