Dog owners and shelters seem to use their own secret language to whitewash the dangerous reality of their animals. I think this leads to aggressive and dangerous animals in the community - which wouldn't have been tolerated 20+ years ago.
For example:
'Reactive' = Unpredictable, highly aggressive and dangerous dog. This may be due to known triggers or just any random event.
'Dog selective' = unpredictable and dangerous aggression towards dogs, which means the dog shouldn't/can't be around any other dogs. Which, in turn, means the dog shouldn't be walked in public without a muzzle (fat chance!).
'Human selective' = unpredictable and dangerous aggression towards people, which means the dog can't live safely in any community and shouldn't ever be taken outside the home.
'Best in a pet free home' = will try to kill all other animals.
'child free home needed' = will try to kill children.
What has happened to responsible dog ownership? Why aren't these dangerous dogs just put to sleep?
Does the language used just normalise what are ultimately very aggressive and dangerous dogs? If so, why do all dog owners seem to play along with this dangerous whitewashing?
AIBU?