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rva-fantom t1_iy5ousa wrote

Reply to best chinese buffett? by fractalflatulence

Alright. This isn’t the best recommendation but this post looks a little dry.

Chinamans Buffet in Colonial Heights near South Park mall. I realize it’s a drive and honestly this place is a gamble. Stay away from any time they are doing crab legs as it’s a madhouse. But it definitely has all those items and like 70% of the time is a damn good experience…

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Stofficer2 t1_iy5ocbu wrote

Reply to comment by A_Big_Teletubby in [North Chesterfield] Virginia law enforcement worker killed in shootout with deputies after murdering family of teen he catfished, police say by archetype1

You’re welcome to move to a country that has no law and order. South Africa is a perfect example of what happens when identity politics takes over law and order. South Africa will welcome you with open arms…. As long as your not white. You’re not white, right?

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EJH-RVA t1_iy5mud9 wrote

Reply to comment by spaceforcefighter in No criminal charges for owner of pit bull that killed 88 year old woman by AphidGenocide

I read the article and still do not understand why she declined to charge the dog’s owner. Someone is dead now as a direct result of the owner’s choices and actions. Had she chosen a normal breed of dog, her neighbor would be alive right now. The dangers of pit bulls are statistically predictable, so why should there be no accountability when the consequences are deadly? Mrs. Brooks didn’t choose for her neighbor to bring a pit bull into the neighborhood, yet she paid the ultimate price for it. How is that fair?

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J-Colio t1_iy5mfmr wrote

Reply to No criminal charges for owner of pit bull that killed 88 year old woman by AphidGenocide

TL;DR

Lady was walking her dog early AM on an e-collar, not a leash.

88yo neighbor called out which startled both the lady and her dog. Dog attacks 88yo.

Lady tries shocking the dog which does not work, pulls her dog off mauled neighbor, and puts the dog inside. Lady returns to help neighbor.

Thoughts and opinions:

If you want an off-leash dog, then you need to occasionally train your dog off leash. Early morning and late at night are prime times to go about this training as there's less chances of running into people.

E-collars are like cell-phones for dogs - you need to train them to answer them. If you use an E-collar as a way to say, "no," to your dog instead of another form of recall, then you're not using the tool correctly. The article uses the term, "shock-collar," which is exactly how I'd expect someone who's using the collar as a preventative would describe it. It's not a taser. If you use the e-collar to say no, the dog will just think it's a piece of shit thing he has to wear that hurts occasionally.

If your dog's recall isn't 100% on point (even and especially in high excitement scenarios, like around other dogs and people), then it should almost never be allowed off leash. I can sympathize with the attempt, but the lack of execution in the training is apparent given the result. I own an e-collar, but I rarely use it because I had to deal with medical issues with my dog before I got the chance to train him with it. It's not a tool you blindly trust live. It takes weeks or months of training in a controlled environment before you take it out live.

Sounds like another example of a trainer giving the pittie breed a bad name.

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