HoundsGood: Chronicles of a Virtual Volunteer

I was reading through some of the pet information that they have on BuyDogBeds.org, and I came across a dog myth that was actually brought mentioned by a friend of mine over the weekend. His dog was grabbing for a treat a little too eagerly and bit his finger which bled. It was a total accident, but he felt that because his dog “tasted blood” he would be aggressive!

According to the site, this myth is busted. I was trying to find something in writing to show him, as he wasn’t keen on my anecdotes.

MYTH:

If a dog ever tastes blood it must be destroyed because it will become a killer
FACT:

Dogs are canines, not vampires. This is a very popular myth and one that has devastating consequences to dogs. There is not some genetic trigger that goes haywire if a dog tastes blood. This myth most likely got started because some aggressive dog bit several people and it was then decided that the blood itself was the what cause the dog to do this rather than the more probable cause which was likely the past mistreatment by humans. This myth is plain and simply not true.

I don’t know why people still believe this, and what perplexes me is that people who are otherwise very dog savvy still point to their grandparents’ old sayings and go with it as tried and true.  My dog had cut himself once, and licking himself certainly did not turn him into Cujo.

Are there any other common myths that you can’t believe are widely believed, or are there some that you have recently come to learn that are not true?

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