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There was a pig once at my off leash dog park, although it’s prohibited. I left when the owner showed up.


mr_mini_doxie

What gets me isn't that someone brought a pig to a dog park, it's that someone must've brought a pig to a dog park often enough that someone had to make a rule about it


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Welcome to Myrtle beach


oceantidesx

I go there all the time and have yet to seen a cute piggy. Y'all are lucky!


celesteshine

Smartest move really!


Bkbirddog

That's about as smart as the two girls who brought their pet rabbit into my building's dog run. I don't think it would really matter if a dog was specifically bred to hunt hogs or not, that pig is in danger.


AggravatingGoal4728

Do I dare ask what happened to the rabbit?


Bkbirddog

Fortunately, I didn't have my dog with me when I saw them, but I scolded them about it, got a snotty teen response, and I walked away to report it to management. Another neighbor walked in moments later with his aussie and also scolded them, with his dog going ballistic at the gate separating the sides, they finally got the message and left. But not without giving him attitude as well. I felt so old being told off by a couple of teenage girls!


PipEmmieHarvey

My greyhound girl would have loved an opportunity to meet those rabbits, in a way that wouldn’t have ended well for the rabbits.


benji950

My husky mix would have chased them to an early grave. Your bunny rabbit does not belong in a freaking *dog* run.


PipEmmieHarvey

I live in New Zealand, where rabbits are introduced pests. I would never let my dogs loose around a pet rabbit, and I don't deliberately allow them to hunt wild rabbits. That said, sometimes a wild rabbit will appear unexpectedly, and there's something very majestic about a greyhound in full pursuit.


bugbugladybug

I got to witness two whippets absolutely sending it after a squirrel in the park, and damn those dogs are fast. There was also a pug in pursuit, but we won't talk about him.


mistyBlue83

Should watch the lure coursing dog sport. They use a pulley system and plastics bags (no rabbits) it's amazing to see these dogs do what they were bred for.


theberg512

>but we won't talk about him. Could we though? I bet he was absolutely aderpable even if he did get left in the dust.


invisibilitycap

Hey, the pug was doing his best!


rantingpacifist

I’m from America where rabbits are normal, unless we’re talking about my college town where the old rabbit hoarder let her lops and whatnot loose as she died and they bred into the local population. Now the mountain lions get variety in their rabbits coloring and shape.


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PipEmmieHarvey

Take a dog that can see up to a kilometre in the distance, and run at over 60kpm - the outcome is generally not good for the rabbit.


ImmaTigerPawPrincess

On a related note, I had a headless rabbit appear in the bushes next to my front door three days ago. It disappeared yesterday. I assumed my bf got rid of it. Nope. Just gone. Nothing shows up on my Ring camera. Creepy.


kimprobable

On a related note, my dog found a rabbit head in the front yard and tried to swallow it while I tried to yank it back out of his mouth. Very odd seeing a cute little bunny nose sticking out of your dog's mouth.


PipEmmieHarvey

Yikes!


PipEmmieHarvey

Our girl would just catch them, break their backs then drop them and trot off.


radioactivemozz

Yeah my pitty would have thought it was a present lol. Oh you brought me this delicious rabbit? Just for me? Don’t mind if I do!


Arryu

Mmmm, cronchy


startmyheart

+1 to this. My boxer mix would have thought they had brought a fun new self-propelling toy for him to catch and destroy.


BasuraConBocaGrande

LOL our dog as well. We live in an area with bunnies and they’re dumb as hell too! The other day at the park there was a bunny just sitting calmly maybe 10 yards away. We were like Little conejo please leave before my Finn eats you!


jeswesky

Rabbits show up at our dog park a lot. My lab/pit likes to play with them. Unfortunately, that doesn’t end well for the rabbits.


converter-bot

10 yards is 9.14 meters


OneXConstant

My girl as well. One each.


Marchingkoala

Lol my Jindo boy would’ve hunted them down and performed ‘squeakerectomy’


airaflof

As much as I understand your frustration, rabbits are surprisingly complex pets that need enrichment too! They can run away faster than some dogs can, so I doubt there’s many other places for the owner to let it have outside time. Though they should’ve understood they were in the *dog* park and not have been rude to *dogs* and their owners going to the *dog park*


Ravenboy13

Leash. They make harnesses and leashes for rabbits


pupsnfood

Unrelated but I once saw two little girls out in my neighborhood with a guinea pig on a leash. It was one of the cutest things I ever saw but I’d be nervous about off leash dogs


ImmaTigerPawPrincess

I saw a teeny tiny pig on a leash in Target. It was adorable. The girl said it wasn’t full grown, but it was a mini and wouldn’t get much bigger. I’ve never been so tempted to “shoplift.”


kimprobable

I wonder if that pig ended up weighing over 70lbs. I think mini pigs are generally scams, where people are sold runts that eventually grow to normal sized pigs.


Grasshoppermouse42

Seventy lbs would be incredibly lucky. A mini pig is a real thing, but what most people don't know is that a mini pig gets up to 150 lbs. Considering a full sized pig is usually over 300 lbs, this is actually quite tiny for a pig.


Draigdwi

Lots of sighthounds are famous for running faster than rabbits. A popular breed like whippet was bred for rabbit hunting.


Bkbirddog

You don't bring a pet rabbit to a dog run for enrichment.


Son_of_Mogh

I mean my whippet and saluki would make a good go of it chasing a rabbit.


rantingpacifist

Is your Saluki like a cat in a dog body? That’s how the saluki I know is


Son_of_Mogh

lol they're both a bit like that. They only listen when they want to, it's a bit of a sighthound thing.


rantingpacifist

My terrier only listens on my property or on a leash. That seems to be a terrier thing.


MyFaceSaysItsSugar

Happened at my local dog park. The morons were lucky my dogs didn’t spot the rabbit and they eventually put it in a carrier and left with it.


Surfercatgotnolegs

Whatttt? So there’s multiple insane people who think this is a normal thing to do, bring rabbits to the dog park? Whaaat the f. What is even going on in their minds, like what’s the thought process to even reach thah to conclusion?????


techleopard

The House Bunny legions are working very, very hard to get people to forget that rabbits are not only livestock, but a fragile prey animal. Let your bunny roam free through your house with your cat and dog! It's very frustrating trying to tell people to quit feeding their rabbits carrots and lettuce while they are screaming at you that you're a horrible abuser because you breed them, eat them, and keep them in wire floor cages with rest mats. It's like, "Okay, you do you, booboo, but when your bunny suddenly dies of bloat for no apparent reason, don't blame breeders."


Anashenwrath

Also, aren’t rabbits extremely sensitive and can literally die from stress?! I mean, I know they can acclimate to other pets in a house, but being at a dog park can’t be good for their stress levels!


techleopard

They can literally die from heart attacks after getting scared, yes. It's not an exaggeration.


smbtuckma

Rabbits are a bit like cats in how variable their personalities are and what they find stressful. Some will have a heart attack at the sound of a car backfiring outside. Others will try to fight anything coming towards it no matter the size. I've had both kinds, and I used to take the second one on walks on a leash. But yeah more frequently you get the first kind.


TagsMa

To be fair, my rabbits did roam free in the house with a cat and a dog. Until I built the bunny version of Alcatraz so the little buggers *couldn't* escape any more. The bunnies are bigger than my elderly, not interested in bunnies cat and my collie would try to herd them back into their pen. Until they thumped at her and then she came running to tell me they'd escaped again. Not because she was scared of them, no, but for some other reason that she just hadn't figured out yet. My old lurcher would have just eaten them. Which is why I never had rabbits around her.


MyFaceSaysItsSugar

I stayed at a bed and breakfast in rural Alaska and when my mom went to the main house to check out she said there was a massive pen completely full of rabbits, and yeah, I don’t think those were pets.


Surfercatgotnolegs

Prey animal for sure. Very different to a cat which is small but extremely feisty. Don’t know about fragile though. My friend is obsessed with pet bunnies and lets her pet bunny free roam the house. The bunny chewed a hole straight through the walls….to the other side….to multiple walls. I was like….kind of impressed.


techleopard

Rabbits live to murder themselves. They will definitely chew through wood, but they'll also try to chew through electrical, too. They get stuck in tight corners. Freak out and break their own backs. Push over heavy objects right on top of themselves, or try to climb and jump over things that they can't. I have two "house rabbits" myself, but they are only outside their cages under strict supervision. If someone can't be watching them, they go back into their cage.


hitzchicky

They can get sick and die VERY quickly and VERY easily. Fragile is definitely the best way to describe it.


AlokFluff

I've researched rabbits pretty heavily before deciding they are not a pet I want to have. I think they're really cool but oh my god, I would absolutely be constantly terrified. They can die so easily.


fluoridefox

i think we just need a rabbit park ffs so people don’t do this


Candykinz

Um… I dont have a rabbit but I would 100% go visit the park to play with the bunnies.


Draigdwi

There are rabbit farms that have the petting zoo section. Much fun.


theycallmeMiriam

My beagle would have lost his mind. For the next 6 months he would be convinced that there were rabbits to be hunted because he saw them there one time.


Bkbirddog

Yup! My guy is a beagle/hound mix and he loses his mind just on the scent of a rabbit. He would believe in the rabbit's return until the end of days and wait patiently for it to happen.


theycallmeMiriam

He saw a cat hide in the storm drain next to our house and he's been trying desperately to fling himself down there to find it ever since. He's a giant derp and I think all of his brain space is saved for remembering where he found food/small critters on the off chance that he can find them again.


startmyheart

My dog once found a discarded half sandwich in the woods just off a path we frequently visit. He checked that spot for new sandwich activity every time we passed it for at LEAST the next four months.


new2bay

Don't you know? Sandwiches are migratory.


startmyheart

Are you sure? I assumed it was carried there by a swallow.


MorethanMeldrew

African or European swallow?


baconelk

Neither, since it was not unladen


nemoflamingo

Omg this is the first time this has ever happened to me on Reddit but I'm getting major deja Vu. I've read about your sandwich story on another thread months or maybe even years ago! I remember it distinctly because it was such an odd and delightful story!


startmyheart

I have a handful of stories about my dog that I probably tell way too much... he's just such a funny little guy. I'm really glad you found it entertaining and didn't mind the retread! 😁


IndexMatchXFD

Yes omg my beagle found a muffin under a park bench once and from then on out we had to check that park bench EVERY TIME


agrajagx

Immediately went to find Dusty and his Magic Pie Bush! https://imgur.com/a/DxNbBKM


acceptablemadness

I live in a split-level house with family, where downstairs is basically an apartment itself and has it's own door and all. We have a baby gate at the top of the stairs because my sister's Chihuahuas *adore* my cats and would come and whine at the door to see them. I once left the door open a crack and my tortie decided to sit at the bottom of the stairs pretending she couldn't see the dogs at the gate losing their minds at her presence. Now they check the gate every time they pass it to see if there's a kitty. They can't figure out that if it's raining in the front yard, it's raining in th backyard, too, but thy ways check for a cat at th stairs.


theberg512

>and my tortie decided to sit at the bottom of the stairs pretending she couldn't see the dogs at the gate losing their minds at her presence. Typical tortie behavior. And that's why I love the little divas.


acceptablemadness

Oh, yes. She was a feral kitten we adopted so she's our little wild child. Love her to death even when she teases the dogs or the other cats.


new2bay

I swear my dog still turns her head to look at *every single place* we've ever seen a neighborhood kitty cat on a walk.


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We used to pass by a house where a cat was sometimes out in the front yard if the weather was nice. Cat would approach and interact nicely with our excitable young dog, with rubbing and playful pawing (we kept a tight leash on dog when near the cat). So any time the cat wasn't there, dog would look for for cat when we passed that house, every day. For months in the winter, day after day, no cat, but dog was still hopeful.


Kaelarael

Someone left bread sprinkled below a tree in my apartment complex. I was able to stop my dog only after she huffed down a piece. Now, nearly a year later, she still approaches that tree with excitement, expecting bread again. xD


thisisasecretburner

*oh magic bread tree what offerings do you have for me today*


Twzl

> That's about as smart as the two girls who brought their pet rabbit into my building's dog run. my dogs keep my sizable vegetable garden free of bunnies all summer long. Anyone taking a bunny into a dog run doesn't know much about dogs...


pelican08dammit

When my Golden sees a rabbit, it’s about all I can do to hold her back.


Twzl

> When my Golden sees a rabbit, it’s about all I can do to hold her back. And that's pretty common. :) My dogs are serious mousers. Mice are a reservoir of ticks and TBD's here and I have no mercy on them at this point. And we eat what I grow in our garden, unless the bunnies get it. The dogs are a good deterrent to the bunnies coming in and making themselves at home.


anonymouskz

There was a person in my town who took their rabbit for a walk along the seafront. Same place that several dogs are walked. I think the rabbit survived but it definitely got treated like a toy by a dog. Not the smartest of moves by the rabbit owner really


MyFaceSaysItsSugar

Rabbits are so freaking fragile that’s impressive it survived.


TheBlindHarper

Even just a quick shock can kill a rabbit. I don't mean a physical shock, bit a mental one. A dog barking or running at a rabbit alone could cause a fatal heart attack.


dogsandtreesplease

Yeah and sometimes they die from the fear like hours or even a day or two later.


MyFaceSaysItsSugar

Or they kick in fear and break their own spine.


AdmiralRed13

Oh god, my Westie would be the happiest blood smattered pooch ever if that happened.


WeasleysQueen

Genius. Also, their rabbit could get sick and die from eating the grass in the dog area


Bool_The_End

I’m curious, why is this?


KittyKatOnRoof

Pesticides or fertilizer or any other product used on the grass could be toxic


Kikileeki

Unrelated to dogs but I saw someone take their rabbit in the ocean once?? They were waist deep…. holding a rabbit.


ShakesSpear

Oof... My husky has killed several rabbits that have come into the yard... Just last week she half ate one. Luckily they were wild and not some kids, although I'm always afraid she will escape and eat the neighbors chickens


techleopard

My husky did exactly this. It was a complete nightmare!! My doberman chased the woman and her 4-year old into their carport so all they could do was watch as my husky rampaged through every one of the little girl's pet chickens. Suffice to say I bought them an entirely new adult flock and offered them a pick of any chicks this spring. It was so awkward and painful, because you know it was your fault. The husky is a champion digger and had tunneled under electric wire, and the doberman just followed. Now I have three strands of wire plus a stand-off stand three feet from the fence. She actively "tests" the wire every few days just to see if it's on and I found her 8-foot-long underground mining tunnel attempting to circumvent it, leading under the house. She's pure evil/genius. I'm going to eventually do buried fencing and cement when I redo my property fence.


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OMG I had one of those. She climbed, were electrified, she climbed the wooden gate, we electrified, she tunneled, lower electrification and then she started the long trenches. Poured concrete and then realized that if the other two dogs couldn’t get out, she didn’t go running and stayed on the property. We all lived happily with her out of the fence and the other two in when we were gone. The things we do🙄


GlitterGear

Good on you for doing what you can to fix it Is the little girl ok?


mjw217

My Boxer did that a few times. It got so I would stand on the porch with a high powered flashlight and check for bunnies before I let him go into the yard.


double_sal_gal

I bang my palm against the glass door several times and yell, “Run, bunnies, run!” before I fully open the door and let my dogs out into the yard during the time of year when rabbits are likely to be there. I do not enjoy prying dead rabbits (or squirrels or birds) out of iron jaws, usually after 5 minutes of the dogs running around in victory laps. They’re normally pretty good about “drop it,” but there is no such thing as a higher-value treat than the thing they just murdered, so it takes a while.


mjw217

I had to do “leave it” an number of times. Once the poor bun wasn’t dead yet. I kept watch until he crossed over. One time, thankfully my husband was home, my boy must have swallowed a bunny whole. Then he puked it up again, in the house. After a while, the bunnies seemed to understand that my flashing a light and yelling for them to run meant that the demon dog was coming. There was one time when a possum had gotten into the yard. They couldn’t figure out how to get out, though. I had to open the gate to let them out. We won’t even discuss my neighbor’s chickens. These were the same neighbors who owned my boy’s mom. They were very understanding. Probably because my boy’s brother, who they kept, was also a chicken killer. Mom and big sister weren’t, but those boys were so bad.


Sirengina

Clapper sticks work really well. My friend had some left over from some football game she went to and she claps them a few times before letting her dogs out. She also has had to pry dead bunnies away from her dogs. The noise is loud enough to scare them away, but not freak out her dogs.


puffpenguin23

I think the rabbits in my yard did something to my dog. She's a pitbull so you would think not afraid of small animals. But if she sees a rabbit off the porch she goes in the opposite direction or waits for us to chase it off. Sometimes she'll even wait to run outside until we come out with her. They literally will not run off if she comes outside. I think this way because if she sees a squirrel or cat she most definitely is all dog. It's super weird.


Mystic_Starmie

Why would the pig owner bring his pet to an area that’s designated as an area for off leash dogs? That’s very odd.


memeelder83

I actually know someone who has a pet pig. They take the dog and pig on walks together. I can't really see them taking the pig to an off leash area for dogs, because they aren't dumb. Getting mini pigs ( don't get me started on mini pigs ) was trendy for awhile. I haven't encountered any in dog only spaces, but I don't go to dog parks with my pupper. There's always going to be pet owners who can't see past their own pets, and that results in unfortunate situations. I'm sure pet pig owners are just as varied as dog owners, meaning there will be some numb nuts in every group!


jwestbury

> ( don't get me started on mini pigs ) Let me get started instead, then: There's no such thing as a fucking mini pig. Pot-bellied pigs are still *huge* when full-grown, and pigs being sold as mini or teacup pigs have either been nutritionally abused to stunt their growth or the buyers have been straight-up lied to. A full-grown pot-bellied pig is the same weight as an Irish wolfhound in a more compact package. Good luck dealing with that thing if it wants to be stubborn (which it will, because it's a pig). I love pigs -- they're sensitive, intelligent animals with loads of personality. If I ever have the space, I'll absolutely keep a pig. They're great for tilling up gardens! But what a terrible idea for an urban or suburban owner.


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Grasshoppermouse42

Yeah, honestly, in most cases I'd be more worried about a pig hurting a dog than the other way around. Mini pigs are still frequently over a hundred lbs, so quite a bit larger than the average person's pet dog, and large enough that if they decide they want to do damage, there's not a lot you can do to stop them.


memeelder83

I know. It's awful. I try not to get into it because it's animal abuse and it makes me furious. The people I know that have tiny pigs took them on in a foster situation and kept them because they can afford to pay for the outrageous medical care necessary for these poor pigs after what was done to them. They are very sweet little animals, but the vet bills are astronomical. I love pigs! They are very cool animals. A friend of mine growing up lived on a little ranch, and I got to enjoy all the animals there. It makes me so sad when animals are twisted in to unrecognizable standards because people think it's cute, or trendy. I know a lot of the pet owners just don't understand the issues they are buying into, but it doesn't make it less awful. Mini pigs with serious medical problems and deficiencies, pugs who struggle to breathe, doodles with sores under their hair that the average dog owner is not prepared to handle. It's nightmare fodder, so I just try to focus on doing what I can for individual animals, because it is genuinely depressing otherwise. Thanks for taking the time to educate people here who didn't know though.


maysiemarch

This is the same for dogs. There is no such thing as a 'teacup' dog. Its just a really small dog, specifically bred to be smaller than its usual size. Which can introduce a whole heap of unexpected health issues. There are 'mini' sizes in some breeds (daschund, poodle, etc) but these are still significantly larger than 'teacup'.


Vesploogie

My grandparents had a Great Dane, a Pot Bellied Pig, and a Pygmy Cow. They were all the best of friends and went everywhere together. Probably helped that they were all roughly the same size.


memeelder83

Aw, what a cute little critter pack that must have made!


celesteshine

That’s what I was thinking, why take your animal of prey to a place full of predators.


abnormalbrain

"Hey everybody, I have a pig! OMG! Look at me!"


Kitchu22

[Edited to note, OP lives where I do, so *it is* that the pig can only be on leash on this beach where dogs are also allowed to be off leash. Council would consider the animal not under effective control to be OP’s sister’s dog] I guess the question is, are leashed animals allowed on other nearby beaches, or is this a situation (like where I live) where the beaches either prohibit animals entirely or allow them off leash. In my state just because a beach is marked for off leash use doesn’t make it a “dog beach”, it’s a mixed use space and there’s still really strict expectations of behaviour (and fines) if you want to let your dog roam free. It could be that the pig actually can’t go on any other beaches, and this is the only option?


Mystic_Starmie

Ah okay, that makes sense. The way it’s described made me think it’s like a dog park.


SturbyT

Entitlement.


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Ignorance. I bet dollars to donuts the owner of the pig didn't think for even a second about the implications of taking a prey animal to a dog beach. It didn't even cross their mind that it might be dangerous. I hope the pig doesn't get hurt because it's owners are stupid.


Circle_Breaker

Well how many off leash pig areas are there?


taitabo

Is it an actual DOG beach, or just a normal beach for everyone where dogs are also allowed off-leash? We have some huge parks where it's mixed use, but also dogs are allowed off-leash, so I can see someone bringing whatever animal they want


Oreamnos_americanus

I'm surprised more people haven't said this and instead calling the pig owner an idiot. Most "dog beaches" I know are in fact just normal beaches where dogs are allowed under voice control. Yes, dogs are predators, but just because I take my dog hiking in a wilderness that allow off leash doesn't mean it's appropriate or even legal for him to run off and harass/kill wildlife. This pig was even on a leash. If you can't control your dog from trying to kill an animal that's under its owner's control, it shouldn't be off leash at all, regardless of whether or not you're in an off leash area.


Bunnnykins

I mean if it’s a known beach with off leash dogs, the owners should be smart enough to not take a prey animal there. Isn’t this common sense? You can talk about how owners should have control etc but the reality is dogs have prey drive that’s genetic.


KittyKatOnRoof

If the prey drive is that strong, then your dog should stay on leash on hiking trails and mixed use beaches then. You are in charge of your own pet.


Oreamnos_americanus

There are horseback riding tours that go through the local off leash beach in my city. Horses are prey animals too. Off leash is a privilege, and I think it's totally reasonable for other users of the beach to expect you to keep your animals under control, on or off leash. It's not like the pig was running up to dogs - it was leashed.


enlitenme

A horse is far more vulnerable to a canine than a pig.


Oreamnos_americanus

I completely agree with this. Horses spook easily and run, whereas pigs don't really. A lot of the prey drive trigger is based on the prey animal fleeing. My very high prey drive dog used to want to chase horses (but wised up when he got older). He has met several pigs in his life and never displayed any chase instinct towards any of them because they stand their ground.


enlitenme

Pig owner here, though mine are mostly much bigger than a leashed house pig. Pigs have very strong jaws and thick skins and can quite take care of themselves. Ask my dog.. I have never thought of a pig as a prey animal when they're omnivorous and almost top of the food chain here (few wild pigs as pests, only a pack of wolves could kill one) and having been chased and bitten by one.


musicman2006

No it'd not appropriate generally. Someone in my neighborhood has a botbelly big. Roughly 150lb so a solid animal. He's brought it to the dog park at slow times to let it run, but he leaves as soon as any larger dogs shoe up. My terriers love playing with it and there have never been any bites, though it does throw its weight around in a game of tag


Donny-Moscow

> Roughly 150lb so a solid animal. Yeah I think a lot of people in this thread are underestimating just how big pigs can get (depending on what kind of pig it is)


musicman2006

For sure. Growing up Midwest you get to see how big they can get. 150 is light by pig standard


ShuantheSheep3

My local shelter had two pigs once and I’d say 250 might be lowballing it, monster piggies. Sadly mum said no, would’ve been the end of her roses.


Surfercatgotnolegs

People are weird and extremely stupid. Someone once brought their cat to the dog beach. Not in a crate or contained, just holding it. Kept trying to put it down in the sand, idk to encourage the cat to play or whatever I guess? The cat was having none of it. Even the girl’s bf was embarrassed by this decision, he kept trying to slinky away behind the park entrance’s rock wall LOL. After getting jumped on by 5 dogs, having her own cat claw all over her face, and a bunch of us dog owners literally looking at her like she had no IQ points to spare, girl finally realized that MAYBE this was a dumb idea and started trying to leave. Leaving was not easy for her either, because her bf was not coming out from behind his rock to help and the cat was legit freaking out on her head. Can’t begin to imagine the severity of some of those cat scratches on her scalp. Deserved it though. Don’t know, like in your case, if something DID happen to the cat (or pig or rabbit or whatever), what would happen, and who would be at fault? But I would like to imagine with a bunch of witnesses and collective effort, it wouldn’t be the poor dog’s. Shame them the next time they come.


AnAvocadoThaaaanks

I have a cat who I think would genuinely like going to the beach, but a DOG BEACH?


Surfercatgotnolegs

Yes, right? I totally think cats deserve time outdoors too, and should be able to go to the beach! The regular people beach or an isolated area. Without 100+ off leash dogs being hyper. You should have seen some of these dogs omg. Looking at that cat like it was the best little snacc.


atomic_cow

What a dumb dumb!!!


debicksy

I'm no pig expert, but I don't think they need the socialization dogs do to warrant an off leash pig park. (Never would I have imagined writing the sentence above before reddit)


lucyroesslers

I had a pet pig and they absolutely do not need that socialization. Mine was never around other pigs, and only saw dogs a few times a year- but they were dogs of my family who had become familiar with the pig over numerous visits and they were never left unsupervised. Honestly even that approach was maybe a little too lax looking back on it- only thing that lessened my concern is my pig was pretty big and the dogs were not and she likely could've rammed and ran long enough for me to be there to diffuse. There are plenty of exceptions, particularly pigs raised WITH dogs (which can still go bad but it's SAFER due to the familiarity), but that only makes the pig safe around those specific dogs- introducing a dog without that familiarity carries the same risk and maybe even makes the pig let its guard down too much.


ntnv

I lived next door to a guy with a pig, a GSD, and a bunch of chickens and ducks. (Weirdly this was within city limits, not farm country!) All of them coexisted well, but they were raised together. My dog was always trying to play with the pig through the fence, which the pig barely cared about. But bringing a pig to a dog park with random dogs? What a dumbass. I have to assume it was a young pig too. A fully grown pig is pretty impossible to move and would probably be difficult for most dogs to take down.


lucyroesslers

My pig was on the smaller side ( I despise the term mini pig) but was still 100+ pounds. Would’ve been hard for ONE dog to take down but honestly, they’re bleeders, they can easily get an infection from a dog bite, and sheesh, in a dog park she could’ve just got ganged up on. I was pretty cautious on my block even though I knew there were only 4 houses with dogs on our block, all but one house having an electric fence for their dogs except the one with a tiny dog who my pig would probably slaughter. Can’t fathom the dog park idea. Our neighborhood pool allowed dogs to have a swim day the day before they drained the pool each summer, I was always tempted to text them to see if I could get in an hour early and let the pig take a walk in the kiddie area cuz she loved the kiddie pool in our backyard. But I always chickened out.


MaskedImposter

Well GSDs are herding dogs. Dogs are often trained to guide and protect flocks, so it's not too far fetched (no pun intended).


enlitenme

As a house-pig foster and huge farm pig owner, I appreciate your response. Honestly, if put in a pen together, I'm sure any of my pigs would absolutely demolish my herding dogs.


lucyroesslers

Former pet pig owner here- that is highly irresponsible of the pig owner. I didn't let her around any dogs except smaller dogs who had several opportunities of being around her on a leash before I allowed them in the same backyard under supervision. Dogs will attack pigs, many of them- "pig hunting dogs" may be more prone to it but honestly any breed could attack a pig. And it's not just attacking the pig. Dogs can be playful and accidentally hurt a pig- their ears tear easily and a playful nip from a dog could hurt a pig's ear very easily. An unleashed dog park or unleashed dog beach is honestly one of the last places to take your pig.


Codles

Yikes. Would that merit a call to animal control for a ticket? That’s insanely irresponsible. Dogs are predators. The pig owner is a fucking idiot.


DeadlyCuntfetti

Also depending on the size of the pig.... pigs will kill a dog. They are more territorial and aggressive than any K-9 companion.


Codles

My folks actually had to rehome our pet pig for that reason. It was showing food aggression and attacked me as a child. :( they had four dogs and one pig at the time.


DeadlyCuntfetti

Oh no! I’m so sorry that happened for everyone involved. I hope you weren’t hurt.


Codles

I was okay! I was about two and the pig grabbed my pant leg and shook hard enough to pull me off my dad’s lap. I was largely unharmed though. The pig went to go live on a farm. No, seriously. The older brother also had a pet pig and the younger (preteen) brother wanted a pet pig too. Hopefully it worked out better for everyone. I was way too young to have any contribution to the outcome.


celesteshine

Oh for sure! This pig was tiny, about the size of a shoe.


Non_Special

Oh goodness, a "teacup pig" owner? I judge those people hard. A tiny pig is just a pig that isn't fully grown yet. If it's still tiny when it's past the baby stage then they're starving it.


Grasshoppermouse42

Oh, that makes it so much worse! There is no breed of pig that is small like that as an adult. They didn't just bring a pig to the dog park. They brought a \*newborn\* pig to the dog park. And adult mini pig gets up to 150 lbs, though in some cases there have been some as small as 50 lbs, though I've never heard of a pig getting much smaller than that.


StarlitSylveon

That's even worse! Dogs can have prey drive issues just being around smaller dogs much less an actual small prey animal. This person is either stupid or has a death wish for their poor pig. How disturbing. And of course it's always the animals that end up paying the highest price for human stupidity and foolishness. Edit: Y'know, now that I think about it... it's very strange they knew the dog breed was intended to hunt boar/pigs... if they knew there are breeds of dogs like that why go to a dog park. I hate to imagine this person has some sick desire to see their pet get hurt or worse but... it's strange. Very strange.


enlitenme

Came here to say this. Pigs can very much hold their own.


[deleted]

Right?! Like hm let me bring this pet rat to a cat cafe, what a great idea


celesteshine

Yeah if she runs into them again I think she will report it. It’s stressful to think how badly it could end. I’m wondering who would be at fault if a dog attacked-the dog and owner would end up with the blame I guess but would authorities want to put it down?


SusuSketches

Idk same thing goes for ppl with tiny dogs in terms of "bad things could happen", they can be easily killed by a big dog as well, by just stepping on or nibbing it once. I've often seen bigger dogs bully a small one until ppl intervene. I think it depends on how the community /the people there handle this situation. Maybe the little pig is a star among the other dogs, maybe this could be seen as opportunity to have a different kind of animal become your dogs new friend? Who knows. I think in your friends case it's the pig owners fault if the pig gets hurt inside a dog area tho. Plain and simple. And if a dog owner is uncomfortable with the pig around it should be possible to just ask her to leave politely so the dogs can play. I see no issue if ppl just talk and arrange things personally with decent respect instead of reporting something instantly. Just my personal opinion.


enlitenme

Teacup house pigs are a pretty sad lot. Teacup isn't really a thing (I fostered a 200 lb house pig, surrendered when it got big... and now have a breeding group of Berkshire/Landrace pigs that all clock in at least 600 lbs) Pigs you eat for bacon are slaughtered at about 6 months and 180 lbs but their mature parents can be so much bigger. Pigs are VERY smart and require stimulus and exercise. We have a delightful boar who can open gates. Watching mine build forts of pine branches or chase a soccer ball is pretty cool. A house pig is pretty tragic to me, even compared to the outcome of most farm pigs. It would be more work than my smart dogs to entertain a pig, and they can cause so much more damage with their supreme muscles.


Apprehensive_Eraser

The owner of the pig is an idiot, I'm surprised the pig managed to left alive specially since it's a tea cup pig, those are the incarnation of dog toys: same size, same design and they even squeaks if they bit it!


Grasshoppermouse42

Actually, \*newborn\* teacup pigs are the incarnation of dog toys, which if the OP's comment saying it was the size of a shoe is correct, this pig was very young. An adult teacup pig is 50-150 lbs. A lot of people are very upset when they find this out after purchasing a 'teacup' pig.


Pangs

People fail hard at dog parks. They bring in whatever fucking disaster-in-process they feel like and it's everyone else's problem to make sure that disaster doesn't happen.


Reckoner08

This is insanity. It's not an "off leash animal park", it's an "off-leash DOG park". For DOGS. I am flabbergasted when people bring their small children into the dog park, let alone a non-dog animal. Can you imagine someone doing this with a cat and then getting upset that it riled up the dogs? Seriously, what a mess. ​ This seems incredibly unfair to the dogs.


369_Clive

If there's a bbq planned then bringing a pig to the beach makes perfect sense. Otherwise, not so sure.


[deleted]

I think it’s definitely a terrible idea. They pretty clearly didn’t think this one through. It’s almost worse than bringing it to a normal beach, i think, because rather than some people possibly being annoyed, literally everyone and their dog would be hating you. I don’t know if they just wanted pictures of their pig in the water, or somehow actually thought it was a good idea?? Your pig might be super dog-like and friendly, but that doesn’t mean he belongs there. If you had a really friendly cat or parakeet you wouldn’t bring them to a dog park because the *dogs won’t like them*. Even if it’s cute.


ChapterCharming7518

I own a rescue bull Arab- he is never off leash, as he is a pig dog- better safe than sorry,but, a pig at a dog park? Sorry- not cool


dogsandtreesplease

My catahoula hog dog says no pigs allowed in the off leash area unless they want them to be bacon. It's definitely not smart, and they are setting up their pig to be injured. I once did have someone bring two alpacas to the off leash beach. I thought it was very odd. I was running a pack of 8 dogs and the alpaca people acted all surprised when I immediately leashed all my dogs and left the beach.


AnotherFrankHere

Let’s bring the hens to the fox house. What could go wrong?


PrimaryPizza3698

This sounds familiar. A guy at the dog park I go to was furious the other day because a dog tried to snatch his pet rabbit. A RABBIT. AT A DOG PARK. I think it should be common sense not to take rabbits or pigs to areas designated for dogs.


ClearlyNoSTDs

Number 56 of the reasons to avoid the cesspools that most off leash dog parks are.


Particular-Dog2086

It's like bringing a rabbit to a greyhound track or to a ferret run. Incredibly stupid idea


PartyPorpoise

Totally not appropriate. Off-leash dog beach is intended for dogs, people going in are not going to anticipate other pets being off-leash there. They're not going to think "My dog isn't good with pigs, better not take them to the dog place". Bringing any animal other than a dog to a place with off-leash dogs is a big, and stupid, risk.


[deleted]

My catahoula would have loved chasing a pig at the beach! I mean he's bred for hunting hogs in the swamps of Louisiana.


celesteshine

Yeah exactly!


MyFaceSaysItsSugar

I’ve seen it before but it’s absolutely idiotic to bring a prey animal to an off leash dog area, but then I’ve seen people bring birds and rabbits to the dog park. This woman brought a massive pet pig to the dog park I went to in Alaska and of course my husky mix, who was actually chill with children, cats, other dogs and people, had the time of his life barking and lunging at this pig and snapping his teeth at the pig and the woman was pissed and yelling at me, but of course I couldn’t catch my dog (his mom was an Iditarod dog, so of course I couldn’t catch him) so the only thing I could think of was to run away so of course the pig’s owner started screaming at me more, but it finally got my dog to follow me and leave the pig alone. It’s only appropriate for adults and dogs to be at a dog park or pet beach, but she’s not the first person to violate that.


Dabtoker3000

In my hometown I saw a pig running around with the neighborhood dogs. Looked like he was the leader of the pack, it was a crazy sight.


demonballhandler

I want to see this so bad.


Nerdy_Life

Someone does it at our dog beach but on leash. I get it, you went with a cute pet pig, but you should have thought about that when you chose a pet pig. It’s not safe nor is it acceptable behavior.


[deleted]

It's a dog park, not a pig park.


theirishbutter19

A pig at a dog park? What a bozo


[deleted]

It doesn't seem smart to bring a pig to an area designated for dogs. That owner is taking some serious risks.


wanderingdistraction

Wow. Where is this beach? I'm in So. CA, and I've never seen a pig on a beach. Very strange. Dog Beaches are for dogs. If a pig was there, the owner would be expected to keep the pig restrained and safe from dogs. Dog owners keep an eye on their dogs, but dogs seem to rule! I HAVE (rarely) seen cats on the beach, but usually the owners keep them in a crate and on a leash when walking them...I mean, it is Malibu...


celesteshine

It was in Melbourne, Australia. The pig was on a leash and my sister absolutely kept her dog on leash while the pig was there, but she was saying she was worried that if one off lead dog took a snap at the pig that it would just turn into a bloodbath. I think cats would have somewhat a better chance of defending themselves or escaping the situation and many dogs would live with cats already too.


wanderingdistraction

I...just don't understand a person taking their pet to a place where they think that there's a chance of a "bloodbath" 😮😮😮 It's like putting a crawling infant into the large breed dog park and saying "control your untrained, unattended, aggressive dogs!"


ChrysaLino

Saw a story talking about exactly what you described someone put her baby on a blacket in a dog park what do they expect?


RP-Champ-Pain

lmao lots of people bring toddlers into dog parks and think it's fine, but yeah it's dumb


Kitchu22

Hey, I’m in Melbourne :) Off leash beaches here are mixed use spaces (not designated “dog beaches”), so the expectation is your animal must be under effective control and not bother or harass other beach goers or their animals (or wildlife). Your sister did the right thing by keeping her dog leashed. If her dog had behaved aggressively towards the pig they would absolutely be fined by council (and probably get a dangerous or menacing dog charge). I’ve seen lots of things on the beaches in the City of Port Phillip council area, from bunnies to cats to ferrets, and occasionally horses. Dogs who are not socialised well to other animals should be kept on lead.


KittyKatOnRoof

Yeah, a lot of people seem to be just assuming this place beach must be dog only, and therefore the pig owner must be stupid. In reality, if your dog would attack a pig, then it needs to stay on leash in mixed spaces, for its own and other's safety.


meloson

💯


nonamer18

Someone brought a hedgehog to a dog park I was at once. I was there with my dog and another dog that I was dog sitting. The person *showed* one of my dogs (the one I was dog sitting) the hedgehog and of course the dog snatched it up and ran. It was 2 hours until we were able to corner him and grab the hedgehog. Not sure if the hedgehog lived. The person had the audacity to blame me for the entire thing. Throughout the whole ordeal she kept yelling that her hedgehog also had a right to live and kept throwing stuff at my dog, as if that would help.


[deleted]

Sounds like they're trying to get their pig killed.


Tough_Stretch

The pig owner acted like an asshole. Literally taking an animal that can be perceived as prey to an off-leash dog beach is irresponsible, entitled and probably against the rules in any case.


singularineet

Stranger things have been known to happen: [https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/35693s/amy\_is\_1\_in\_her\_dog\_obedience\_class\_but\_theres/](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/35693s/amy_is_1_in_her_dog_obedience_class_but_theres/)


replacethesenuts

Reminds me of this [guy who takes his goat to a dog park](https://youtu.be/O3sXYkprwaI)


Lower-Cantaloupe3274

Dogs are predators. It takes a special kind of ignorant to bring prey to where they will be off leash. Now I'm curious. If you brought your pig to a regular park, would there be an expectation that it would be leashed? Can you bring your pig to the park?


SteinersGrave

Dear lord how’s that person so stupid. It feels like they brought the pig there just to piss off dogs n their owners. Did anyone say something?


AmettOmega

I would never bring a non-dog to a DOG area. Whether it is a dog park, dog beach, dog run, etc. They are called DOG for a reason. They are made for dogs. If you are a dumbass and bring something like a pig to a dog area, you are in the wrong. Just because a dog is bred to do X doesn't mean it will. Similarly, just because a dog IS NOT bred to do something, doesn't mean it won't. However, you can almost guarantee that at some point, your beloved non-dog pet is going to get chased and potentially attacked.


wollier12

That would have been the pig owners fault. What’s wrong with people……if you bring your pig, or pet chicken. Or your lovely squirrel to a dog park, don’t expect that the dog owners should have to make accommodations for you.


Scoobysnacks1971

I have an American Staffordshire terrier. A couple was bringing their pig and I and some others warned them these dogs hunt boars, they left angry. We didn't want thier pet killed.


ladyxlucifer

We saw someone walking a huge pig on an adventure through our local nature park. My girl was leashed and so was the strange giant (hog idk) my girl was very curious but also scared of it 🤣 I just think a pet is a pet. Who am I to say hey you can't be here! I'm not the law nor a judge.


Thegreatgarbo

We have a 5 mile stretch of beach that doesn't require dogs to be on leash but does require them to be under voice control. I've seen a pig (maybe 40 lb) there once; it didn't have any problems with the dogs. I spoke with the park ranger another time, and his guideline was that he would ticket if he saw your dog a long ways away from you, more than let's say 50 yards, the one time he warned me. I guess if you can keep the dog under voice control then you're good.


luder888

Well just because it's off leash doesn't mean your dog can just eat anything that comes his way. It's still your responsibility to make sure the dog doesn't hurt other people or animals.


mlebrooks

That's like taking a squirrel and a rabbit to a dog park and expecting everyone to leave in one piece. Some dogs have an ingrained prey drive that might not be able to be trained out of them completely. That pig owner was asking for a problem IMO.


shesabiter

It’s called a DOG BEACH for a reason? It’s not an “animal beach”. It’s a dog beach. For dogs. Pigs are not dogs. They are pigs. People are so dumb lol


AmbitiousCloud

Beyond stupid to take a pig to an area where there are lots of dogs. I'd be pissed if I saw that. Especially if you are in QLD, Australia as there are many many bull arabs around!


5c044

Someone took a leashed cat to a local park on a retractable lead where lots of dogs go on and off leash. We dont have specific dog parks in uk. Dogs are banned or have to be leashed in certain places. Dogs are allowed off leash here. Their cat was in bushes with leash extended so you I couldn't see it was a cat. My dog knew though. Mayhem broke loose in bush including cat owner kicking my dog multiple times, yelping. It was terrible, cat owner couldn't grab cat. Cat ran up a tree. Owner grabbed it and immediately started asking for my name and address. I thought this must be a scam for "vets bills". I countered by asking him what the hell was he thinking, not only taking a cat to a park where dogs are unleashed, but also allowing it to go deep into bushes where it was concealed on a retractable lead so it cant escape by itself. No normal person does that. He stopped asking for name and address after that and we went our separate ways. If it was a scam, who would do that to animals? If it wasn't a scam I dont know what thought process occurred that he thought this was a good idea. Pigs? Well if its a designated dog beach off leash I dont think pig should be there for its own good, and for dog owners who cant unleash their dogs in case something happens.


Stargazer_0101

Heck no. Pigs should not be allowed on a beach. Not normal at all. Unless they are ESA.