Ozzy1
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My bull terrier protects my tortoises. They are best of friends. That's my personal experience. But I put the effort in the training. View attachment 145248View attachment 145249View attachment 145250
Until you separated them, what happened.It was literally like this with mine until I separated them! X
Until you separated them, what happened.
Mine is left in the house together every day. The tortoises hit's the side of his tank to get out so he can snug into the dog lol
Well it sounded like you was in a bad position at home.
Honestly, having a family member repeatedly ignore your wishes to keep your pet safe and telling you to f-off had me worried for you too. Your situation is quite unusual and it sounded like you were in an unhealthy living situation. .
Wonderful pics! But I wouldn't take that for granted and ever leave them alone together. A tort is helpless, if, GOD forbid, it gets attacked by a dog.My bull terrier protects my tortoises. They are best of friends. That's my personal experience. But I put the effort in the training. View attachment 145248View attachment 145249View attachment 145250
Just to make sure we are on the same page here...Dogs near a tortoise isn't an issue WHEN SUPERVISED.
Right now I'm sitting in my backyard, my tortoise is roaming along the fence and my large dog is laying on the grass. He ignores the tortoise. I'm glad about that. But when I go inside, the dog comes too! I won't leave them alone, at all.
My dog is very well behaved and very obedient. People comment all the time on that. So even though my dog is super awesome and my tortoise free roams the yard, they are never alone together.
We spend lots of time in the garden/backyard together. Multiple times a day...But I'm always there.
When I'm not home the dog has his own fenced off section of the yard to make sure he can't access the tort.
If you and Nan are in the garden with tort and dog that's a different situation than the dog and tort together alone.
Since the dog shows heavy interest in the tortoise (the scratching incident) I'd probably leash the dog while in the garden together...But they don't need to be totally isolated.
Does this make sense?
What could I possibly have said that would make you worry for me?
I'm not pretending to have anything wrong with me I was merely seeking advice on whether dogs and torts could potentially get on or whether it's a no no?
I'm glad everything has been worked out. On behalf of the forum, I want to apologize if it appeared as though we were attacking your grandmother. That wasn't our intention. I believe emotions from learning about the situation may have taken over a bit and colored the way things were worded. I sincerely hope you will continue to be a member of the forum and learn as much as you can while also teaching us things you may know that we don't. I also hope to see pictures of your cutie shell-butt buddyI don't even know why it's still going on, everything is sorted now
Man. How are you loading those emojis. I have too have that one. So funny.The first words out of any dog owners mouth , after it has bitten someone and/or something is "Gee he has never done anything like that before !"
I don't see anything new or constructive left to be said here ?..................
I don't even know why it's still going on, everything is sorted now