Someone is not hiding his anger about having to leave Washington D.C.

[KathieG]

http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/The_First_Dog_Bites_Reporter.html

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/President_Bushs_dog_bites_Reuters_reporter_1106.html

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[baldguy]

1. Barney's more of a Bush than we've suspected.

[KathieG]

2. Yes...apparently Barney is not a big fan of the MSM.

[yellowcanine]

3. To be fair to Barney, it looks as if the reporter stuck his hand right up to Barney's face.

Not the way to pet a strange dog. You need to approach the dog slowly with the back of your hand extended toward the dog's nose so that he can sniff it and check you out. Thrust your hand at a strange dog's mouth in that way and you are going to get bit sometimes. It is viewed as an aggressive gesture by the dog and he is just defending himself.

[KathieG]

4. Absolutley...it wasn't a smart move, I'm surprised nobody tried to stop him.

[uponit7771]

5. The dogs demeaner is too aggressive. Kids do that all the time with dogs, I could imagine a

...small child wanting to pet Barney and the child getting bit and sent to gitmo.

There's no reason for the aggression if the dog has been exposed to that kind of attention.

[yellowcanine]

6. The dog is aggressive because the dumbass reporter shoved his hand in the dog's face.

Dogs interpret such sudden moves as aggressive - it is not the dog's fault. Children need to be taught how to approach strange dogs. Dogs are not stuffed animals to be petted by anyone who happens by. If a child wants to pet my dog I sit him down and talk to him quietly to let him know it is ok and instruct the child how to approach him. A dog does not trust a stranger but he does trust his handler so the stranger must follow the lead of the handler.

[MadBadger]

7. John Decker is an ass hole

And stupid.

[Epiales]

8. Barney's angry that he AGAIN was blamed for W pissing on the carpet. n/t

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

9. Yikes - he's more ferocious than the rabbit in Monty Python and the Holy Grail!

:scared:

[eshfemme]

10. I'm sorry but I can't blame Barney for his master.

So excuse me if I forgive Barney. I still find him cute (but that's because I find terriers so fucking adorable).

[theboss]

11. It looks like he stuck his hand in the dog's mouth

Which is pretty dumb.

[anneboleyn]

12. "he was snapping at everybody today" -- quote from video. Something is up with Barney.

Either he is not trained well or he is upset about the election, or both. The guy did reach out for him somewhat quickly, but Barney was awfully quick to snap and snarl. He must be used to being petted all the time by strangers, so this seems odd for poor Barney.

[Irishonly]

13. Idiot Reporter

You don't try to pet a tense dog. The fool needs to watch "Dog Whisperer".