09-11-2012, 08:41 PM
As everyone has said, dogs are pack critters with a pecking order.
The chocolate one appears to be the leader of the dog side of the pack. In a human home (a loving, caring human home) the Dogs set up their hierarchy amongst themselves under a human hierarchy.
These two dogs sound like they are neglected. That is a terrible thing. As for that stray its definitely under severe neglect.
Dogs have been bred for countless dog generations to rely on humans to one extent or another.
Understand all breeds of dogs know to watch the human eyes, they know when a human's eyes are shut the human can't see, they know to watch and see where the human is looking to get an idea what the human is thinking. They also can learn and extensive vocabulary of spoken human language. They can also learn sign language - they can read it, not sign back.
No other species is that attuned to humans.
Personally I would encourage the stray to come home with me. I have the room, I love dogs. I always say that when I die and am reincarnated I want to be reincarnated as one of my dogs... Life is wayyyy to good for my dogs :biggrin:.
If the stray doesn't have a collar with a tag on it, then you might want to take your cell phone with you, and on your next encounter call animal control (if such exists there). I do not know how popular dog chips are where you live, now days lots of dogs and cats have microchips installed which is tied into a national data base.
That stray may be an accidental runaway, just needing a chip read to return him back to his humans.
As for those two Sheppards, it sounds like neglect. I'm the type of person who goes up and knocks on doors when I see neglect to get a feel for the situation. I have discovered older people, sick people who love their critter but who lack the energy or ability to bathe and keep up with their critter.
Until 5 years ago I regularly went over to bathe a neighbors dogs (5 of them!). After her husband died she was left pretty much on her own. Being on a cane she was unable to really keep up with their dips and bathing.
So you never know what the situation is at home, and you can't just say 'This is a mean human' there are may reasons why humans can't keep up.
The chocolate one appears to be the leader of the dog side of the pack. In a human home (a loving, caring human home) the Dogs set up their hierarchy amongst themselves under a human hierarchy.
These two dogs sound like they are neglected. That is a terrible thing. As for that stray its definitely under severe neglect.
Dogs have been bred for countless dog generations to rely on humans to one extent or another.
Understand all breeds of dogs know to watch the human eyes, they know when a human's eyes are shut the human can't see, they know to watch and see where the human is looking to get an idea what the human is thinking. They also can learn and extensive vocabulary of spoken human language. They can also learn sign language - they can read it, not sign back.
No other species is that attuned to humans.
Personally I would encourage the stray to come home with me. I have the room, I love dogs. I always say that when I die and am reincarnated I want to be reincarnated as one of my dogs... Life is wayyyy to good for my dogs :biggrin:.
If the stray doesn't have a collar with a tag on it, then you might want to take your cell phone with you, and on your next encounter call animal control (if such exists there). I do not know how popular dog chips are where you live, now days lots of dogs and cats have microchips installed which is tied into a national data base.
That stray may be an accidental runaway, just needing a chip read to return him back to his humans.
As for those two Sheppards, it sounds like neglect. I'm the type of person who goes up and knocks on doors when I see neglect to get a feel for the situation. I have discovered older people, sick people who love their critter but who lack the energy or ability to bathe and keep up with their critter.
Until 5 years ago I regularly went over to bathe a neighbors dogs (5 of them!). After her husband died she was left pretty much on her own. Being on a cane she was unable to really keep up with their dips and bathing.
So you never know what the situation is at home, and you can't just say 'This is a mean human' there are may reasons why humans can't keep up.
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