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#377238 - 05/03/2013 10:04 AM |
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Hello everyone. I had a personal experience involving a dog attack. Thankfully, I wasn't bitten. The experience left me traumatized and with different emotions I had to channel positively, so I decided to write a book about my experience and to shed light on the responsibility required of dog owners. I would like to include pictures of victims of dog bites to emphasize the message behind the book, but it has been difficult getting permission to use the pictures I found. Does anyone have any ideas about how I can get pictures, or would anyone be willing to grant me permission to use pictures they may have? I am doing this all by myself and with limited resources, so I need all the help I can get.
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#377243 - 05/03/2013 12:11 PM |
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I would suggest contacting a veterinary college. Almost every one will have one professor who gives a lecture, accompanied by photos, of what happens if you don't respect your patients. Because these fellows are trying to make a point, the photos will be suitably gruesome --- like the car crash photos they show you in Driver's Education.
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#377245 - 05/03/2013 12:42 PM |
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Thank you so much Betty. Great suggestion. I'll follow up on that. Those are exactly the kind of photos I need. The one's I've seen haven't been comfortable to look at and I find myself unable to look at them for too long, but that's exactly the point I'm trying to get across in the book. There are of course circumstances out of one's control, where one has shown due diligence in securing the dog, but clearly, there are circumstances where the dog owner could have and should have taken more steps to avoid the harm. In my case, the dog owner watched from a distance with a sadistic grin on her face while I was in a helpless state. Again, I am one of the fortunate ones that didn't get bitten.
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#377247 - 05/03/2013 01:00 PM |
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Lanre;
Just curious, because I travel in dog circles and have little exposure to people that don't love/own dogs...
How do you feel about dogs in general? How about dog owners? Were you scared of dogs before this happened? Were you neutral, or were you a dog lover who has been traumatized to the point of no return?
Part of my curiosity is because my ex-wife and some of her family had a natural fear of dogs, without any traumatic catalyst, and I have a hard time understanding why someone would be scared without a specific reason. I know some people are scared of horses, and a visitor that I once had was scared of my extremely non-intimidating housecat.
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#377250 - 05/03/2013 02:02 PM |
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Hi Duane,
I'm glad you asked those questions. I love dogs and grew up owning dogs of my own, all of them becoming part of the family. I got along with dogs from a very young age, with no fear or discomfort. My only reservation with other dog owners is when they are not responsible with their ownership and care of their pets. A simple example will be not cleaning up after your dog when you're taking it for a walk. I remain a dog lover and my wife teases me about how I become a big baby around dogs.
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#377254 - 05/03/2013 04:04 PM |
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Well, I can assure you that most of the members here feel the same way about irresponsible dog owners.
ETA: I will admit, though, that part of my curiosity lies in the fear that you might stereotype or generalize all dog owners as being alike. I would also hope that you don't intend to stereotype dogs by breed, as well.
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#377272 - 05/04/2013 08:09 AM |
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Duane,
I truly appreciate your comments and for being candid. I always respect that, and that's the way it should be. A whole different story entirely is stereotype (a very dangerous phenomenom). Rest assured my experience has in no way left me with a stereotype or generalization of all dog owners or dog breeds. I think you'll enjoy my book when I get it published and I'm sure we'll get to chat some more thereafter.
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#377289 - 05/04/2013 08:09 PM |
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hi,
Don't suppose you would care to elaborate on this a bit
".In my case, the dog owner watched from a distance with a sadistic grin on her face while I was in a helpless state. Again, I am one of the fortunate ones that didn't get bitten. "
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#377339 - 05/05/2013 01:19 PM |
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I suppose I can understand this as a personal project to deal with emotional trauma.
But I'm curious who (specifically) you hope to be the target audience for this book. And then whether you've really thought through the strategy of whether this audience (or any audience) will buy or read a book that contains this kind of graphic photography---and what change of belief or behavior you are hoping to achieve with it.
Don't misunderstand--nobody wishes you more success than I do in a mission to make people more responsible dog owners. I just have some trouble understanding the strategy.
No responsible dog owner needs this message. No irresponsible dog owner would be open to it. It seems to me this kind of content would have to be force-fed to an audience for it to be useful (like the vet school students or drivers ed classes mentioned earlier.)
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#377341 - 05/05/2013 02:35 PM |
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...There are of course circumstances out of one's control, where one has shown due diligence in securing the dog, but clearly, there are circumstances where the dog owner could have and should have taken more steps to avoid the harm. In my case, the dog owner watched from a distance with a sadistic grin on her face while I was in a helpless state...
Are you a lawyer, by any chance?
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