I was told by a breeder of championship German shepherds that dogs have the mentality of a 5 year old. Now I’ll admit that some 5 year olds are smarter than others… But still, who lets a 5 year old to get stung so they can get a video?
Poor puppy… But that dog learned a lesson that it could learn no other way. I’ll not condemn them very much though. Maybe they kept trying to train the puppy and it got to the point of “he’s determined to learn it the hard way. Get the Benadryl and the camera.”
While I didn’t allow it to happen, I wasn’t quick enough to stop it before bloodshed so my German Shepherd learned an extremely valuable life lesson about cats and pointy parts in a similar fashion! I did rescue my puppy in about 1.5 seconds.
That cat was fast! Got about 20 licks in before I could run 10 feet and scoop her up…
Such is life. Anybody want to wager that that dog is gonna have a lifelong hatred of bees and a complicated relationship with anything flavored with honey?
What kind of asshole video tapes the puppy instead of stopping him from eating bees. This was likely fatal due to shock and swelling cutting off ability to breathe or drink water.
The kind of asshole who’s raised kids and dogs and knows that some creatures just gotta learn the hard way. The kind of asshole that’s mentored enough younglings to realize that not all newbies are gonna make it on the job and their claim to fame in life is providing teachable moments to smarter young people…
That was exactly my first thought before seeing your post.
Don
When our golden puppy ate a few “jalapeno sky raisins” her face swelled up till she could barely see. I took her to the vet in a panic. They called it her “Shar-pei” look and told me to give her benedryl. She was back to normal in about 12 hours. She still thinks cats are for chasing though–she’s never had a face full of needle sharp kitty claws; I’m sure it would shock the hell out of her.
“Live and learn, or crash and burn” !
Could have stopped him after one or two and learned the same lesson.
Nope.
… but the puppy’s fine numb nuts.
Stuart, keep it civil.
Not to nitpick, but that’s two different dogs. The one eating the bees has a black nose, darker fur, and more white on it’s legs.
That said, I’d have stopped that with my dogs.
But the cat is another story. She can handle herself and they need to learn.
I was emptying trash in the wife’s office and the puppy (he’s 60 lbs) followed me but went into the bedroom where he came upon a mean old cat. I didn’t see the point of contact, but I heard it. All I saw were his back legs twitching. Looked like he was being electocuted.
It’s not the same puppy!
Not the same color nose. Not the same socks.
Well aren’t you the smart one.
The lesson’s the important part. Sorry you were so impressed with yourself you missed it.
I was told by a breeder of championship German shepherds that dogs have the mentality of a 5 year old. Now I’ll admit that some 5 year olds are smarter than others… But still, who lets a 5 year old to get stung so they can get a video?
Poor puppy… But that dog learned a lesson that it could learn no other way. I’ll not condemn them very much though. Maybe they kept trying to train the puppy and it got to the point of “he’s determined to learn it the hard way. Get the Benadryl and the camera.”
While I didn’t allow it to happen, I wasn’t quick enough to stop it before bloodshed so my German Shepherd learned an extremely valuable life lesson about cats and pointy parts in a similar fashion! I did rescue my puppy in about 1.5 seconds.
That cat was fast! Got about 20 licks in before I could run 10 feet and scoop her up…
Such is life. Anybody want to wager that that dog is gonna have a lifelong hatred of bees and a complicated relationship with anything flavored with honey?
What kind of asshole video tapes the puppy instead of stopping him from eating bees. This was likely fatal due to shock and swelling cutting off ability to breathe or drink water.
The kind of asshole who’s raised kids and dogs and knows that some creatures just gotta learn the hard way. The kind of asshole that’s mentored enough younglings to realize that not all newbies are gonna make it on the job and their claim to fame in life is providing teachable moments to smarter young people…
That was exactly my first thought before seeing your post.
Don
When our golden puppy ate a few “jalapeno sky raisins” her face swelled up till she could barely see. I took her to the vet in a panic. They called it her “Shar-pei” look and told me to give her benedryl. She was back to normal in about 12 hours. She still thinks cats are for chasing though–she’s never had a face full of needle sharp kitty claws; I’m sure it would shock the hell out of her.
“Live and learn, or crash and burn” !
Could have stopped him after one or two and learned the same lesson.
Nope.
… but the puppy’s fine numb nuts.
Stuart, keep it civil.
Not to nitpick, but that’s two different dogs. The one eating the bees has a black nose, darker fur, and more white on it’s legs.
That said, I’d have stopped that with my dogs.
But the cat is another story. She can handle herself and they need to learn.
I was emptying trash in the wife’s office and the puppy (he’s 60 lbs) followed me but went into the bedroom where he came upon a mean old cat. I didn’t see the point of contact, but I heard it. All I saw were his back legs twitching. Looked like he was being electocuted.
It’s not the same puppy!
Not the same color nose. Not the same socks.
Well aren’t you the smart one.
The lesson’s the important part. Sorry you were so impressed with yourself you missed it.
Second warning, there will not be a third.