I recall a doberman I used to see a few years ago when out and about with my dog. It was owned by a youngish European couple. I met it as a wee sweet puppy, wanting to play. The man sternly told it no and kept it on a short lead. Several weeks later I saw it again, it’s soft ears now carved into points and forced into stiff bandages. It still wanted to play, and was yanked away. I witnessed the couple marching the puppy in stiff circles, like a soldier on parade. I saw it again a few months later, much bigger. It had started barking at other dogs…
I sometimes saw it again from afar, never allowed to play, never allowed to sniff, or meet other dogs. About a year later my dog and I were exiting the park, and the dog and the woman appeared around the blind corner. It lunged for my dog, snarling. The woman shrieked ‘no!’ and it span around and went straight for her throat. She screamed, pushed it away, and shouted at it. It was growling and snarling horribly. It was barely a year old at this point, but already twisted in it’s mind by stupid owners and misguided training practices. I didn’t see what happened next as my dog was ready for a wwe smackdown and I had to pull him away. But I always wonder what happened to that dog…