Dog chews through man's Aston Martin - Polidicks

[QUOTE=Marzipas;43784975]he doesn't even fucking look bothered. [img]http://i.imgur.com/TQD1zbe.png[/img][/QUOTE] John Locke :v:

[QUOTE=Fuck_The_Pooch;43785486]Do people seriously still say "mutt" nowadays? What a way to show the world how twatty you are.[/QUOTE] sir you're an american why are you saying twat

[QUOTE=be;43788355]Why not? It's just a dog...[/QUOTE] people that say 'its just a dog' shouldn't own dogs. stick to cats

[QUOTE=Lachz0r;43795852]people that say 'its just a dog' shouldn't own dogs. stick to cats[/QUOTE] This guy owns a dog.

This is worse than Syria.

[QUOTE=Tmaxx;43785250]my dog gets love (...) i hate dogs.[/QUOTE] :) [editline]5th February 2014[/editline] Also, I think if you give your dog away for an object, I think you have strange priorities. (I am a dog owner and car guy) But I think a lot of people don't realize what they're getting into when they get a dog. It's not just some entertainment gadget that hobbles around your house wagging its tail, and you can pick it up when you need it, and leave it sitting in a corner when you don't. It's a living being with needs, feelings, yes, a personality. Getting a dog is like having a kid - first, a very smart one (compared to a baby), and then a very dumb one (compared to a three-year-old). And, yes, you can give away the dog if you decide to, and yes, the dog will get over it, but the same holds true for your three year old child. Doesn't mean it doesn't hurt. So, people, please cut the "just a dog" and "not a human" crap. We're aware that dogs are not humans. Yes, if I had to choose between saving a dog and saving a human, I'd probably save the human. Humans are more important to humans than animals. Doesn't make it okay not to care about a dog's feelings.

[QUOTE=Tmaxx;43785508]my house is rural, doesn't suck, and cost us 80k (in 2000)[/QUOTE] Oh, so you got the really good refrigerator box?

[QUOTE=katbug;43795316]It's like 90% of you have no fucking clue how to actually handle dogs.[/QUOTE] Dogs don't work like wolves because a dog isn't a wolf and they weren't domesticated from wolves. There is a step missing in that common misconception - a fairly biologically distinct animal called the pydog or pariah dog - a creature which split off wolves about the time we started having village middens when their ancestors started living off said middens. Dogs aren't hierarchical likes wolves because living off middens doesn't require the same social sophistication - such a drastically different lifestyle demanded a drastically different psyche. Dog social psyche revolves about having enough buddies to make more noise than the opposition can when the other dog mob - I use this term advisedly as the social dynamics are quite unlike the hierarchicalism of a wolfpack - starts horning in on their bit of the garbage tip. It's about having other dogs like you rather than being the biggest of the bunch. The only reason why dogs could be domesticated in the first place was that they developed a tolerance of people from being close to people as they scavenged. People didn't take in wolf cubs and breed them toward something that wouldn't bite or shit on the floor of the hut; they took in pydog pups which would already be quite along with the former and would be amiable to the latter. Dogs and wolves are quite distinct animals mentally and this is a fact that must be taken into mind when working with either.

Say what you want, I would do the same.

Don't the dogs teeth get fucked up from that?

[QUOTE=Fuck_The_Pooch;43787674]Crumple zones are good, but when it comes to fiberglass, a zone that crumples TOO much is totally not a good thing, survival space and all.[/QUOTE] Yeah, that's the thing though. As Aetna already stated, body panels have nothing to do with how a vehicle absorbs an impact. There's a frame underneath that houses the crumple-zones. [t]http://www.caradvice.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/content_allsites_images_610x224_the_cars_db9_100_aston_martin_d063decb-4674-4530-bb52-7b15e7d85f10.jpg[/t] There is a grain of truth though. Back in the olden days, cars body panels did take some of the force in crashes. Back when body panels were made of thick metal instead of fiberglass, carbon fiber, aluminium, etc. They normally featured crumple-zones together with the crumpling of the panels.

[QUOTE=Jackpody;43799599]Yeah, that's the thing though. As Aetna already stated, body panels have nothing to do with how a vehicle absorbs an impact. There's a frame underneath that houses the crumple-zones. [t]http://www.caradvice.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/content_allsites_images_610x224_the_cars_db9_100_aston_martin_d063decb-4674-4530-bb52-7b15e7d85f10.jpg[/t] There is a grain of truth though. Back in the olden days, cars body panels did take some of the force in crashes. Back when body panels were made of thick metal instead of fiberglass, carbon fiber, aluminium, etc. They normally featured crumple-zones together with the crumpling of the panels.[/QUOTE] thick metal is absolutely balls for absorbing forces

[QUOTE=rampageturke 2;43799639]thick metal is absolutely balls for absorbing forces[/QUOTE] Indeed, it was only used in old cars until body-panels had nothing to do with the crumpling. It did work alright if you mixed the two though, as some auto manufacturers did. Some cars relied solely on body panel strength (and maybe a bar somewhere behind the bumper) and that was it. Those cars did terrible in any collision test.

[QUOTE=pentium;43785032]For $80K what are you expecting? carbon fiber? Aluminum? :v:[/QUOTE] It's not $80,000. It's 80,000 GBP which is US$130,448/CA$144,810.

Man Facepunch can be cancerous sometimes. [QUOTE=pentium;43784977]Can't you see the tears in the dogs eyes? :([/QUOTE] ...I can't believe this many people don't know that dogs and cats don't cry from emotion. [QUOTE=GammaFive;43785158]Terrible owner, hopefully the dog goes to a home where they actually care about it.[/QUOTE] Why does this too have so many agrees? Does Facepunch work on nothing but mob mentality? what's the problem with giving a dog away if it's having trouble adapting to other dogs and is causing the owner too much trouble? Why is giving an animal away being a terrible owner, he'd be worse if he kept the dog even if he didn't like it. [QUOTE=DEMONSKUL;43785006]Are Aston Martins made out of cardboard or what?[/QUOTE] It's fiber glass. It's light, gives much better performance. It's not made to look good after being chewed on by a dog. [QUOTE=Fuck_The_Pooch;43785300]Good grief, the car is a death trap anyways. Hope the dog is doing fine with the new owners.[/QUOTE] An Aston Martin is a death trap now? Where do you people come up with this crap? [QUOTE=milkandcooki;43785318]Maybe this moron shoulda trained his dog better. He's got nobody to blame but himself.[/QUOTE] Read the article for heaven's sake, the dog never did it before. How was the owner to know? [QUOTE=Tiersin;43785048]Fiberglass. And its just a fender. If he can afford an Aston, he can afford a replacement fender....[/QUOTE] This is terrible logic. Having an expensive thing doesn't automatically make you rich, even if this particular guy is. Some people have cheap houses and expensive cars.

[QUOTE=Tmaxx;43785250]my dog gets love, attention, the whole nine fucking yards but if left alone for more than 2 minutes she fucking destroys the couch. sole reason i hate dogs.[/QUOTE] Seems like your dog is lacking physical or mental stimulation. Just walks don't really tire but the smallest dogs, and if the breed is even somewhat intelligent they're going to need mental stimulation as well. Hell, sometimes playing puzzles for 30 minutes with a dog will tire it much more effectively than a three hour walk. My dogs have insane endurance and two of them are dumb as bricks, but we still play games because even with a breed like the Alaskan Malamute who are pretty simple, they still greatly benefit from a bit of brainwork.

Aston Martin's are my absolute favourite cars in the entire world, this is heartbreaking to see this happen. That being said, I think getting rid of the poor dog may have been an overreaction. [QUOTE=Tiersin;43785048]Fiberglass. And its just a fender. If he can afford an Aston, he can afford a replacement fender....[/QUOTE] He'll likely be able to afford it but it won't come cheap in the slightest. Aston Martin make their cars out of as few separate body panels as possible, because they find that the less lines between the joining of the panels there are to break up the general shape of the car, the better. If you look, that panel goes from the front grill, past the wheel arch and the side of the bonnet, all the way to the door. That panel will probably cost him at least £5,000, not to mention the amount that Aston Martin charge for the servicing and fitting of the panel and so on.

[QUOTE=MR2;43800760] Read the article for heaven's sake, the dog never did it before. How was the owner to know? [/QUOTE] this is dumb logic, ive had 3 dogs and if you train them right or provide them with toys and spend time with them they wont just go around eating your car. From what it sounds like from the article the owner wasnt a very good dog owner and its atleast partially his fault that the dog ate his car

[QUOTE=katbug;43795316]and their brains are wired to work through a hierarchical dominance.[/QUOTE] no [url]http://www.apdt.com/petowners/choose/dominance.aspx[/url] my dog presumably came from a family using 'smack em up the dog can take it' as discipline and she's an absolute nervous wreck [editline]5th February 2014[/editline] but on the plus side we don't have to worry about her escaping because she's terrified of the outdoors

[QUOTE=EnlightenDead;43802025]this is dumb logic, ive had 3 dogs and if you train them right or provide them with toys and spend time with them they wont just go around eating your car. From what it sounds like from the article the owner wasnt a very good dog owner and its atleast partially his fault that the dog ate his car[/QUOTE] But this wasn't his only dog.

[QUOTE=Papcorn;43789431]Stick to metal cars, boys. Stick to metal.[/QUOTE] I want to learn how to make my own car parts from fiberglass and carbon fiber, they're really easy to work on and fix if you ever crack or break the material. It beats having to waste time trying to form metal back into shape (like uncrumpling balled up paper, it's impossible) to just make a new part and repaint to throw on. It's a perfectly fine material, it beats using normal plastic that's for sure.

I thought the Aston Martin was a innuendo for his dick.

The guy's a dick. The insurance company paid for all the repairs so what's he got to be pissed about... Hell, he should be thanking that dog since now he's got a nice new panel and paintjob. Clearly this dog wasn't 'family' but 'just another pet', how sad. I'd like to get my goat loose on that car... Guarantee the bodywork would be all gone in 20 mins.

[QUOTE=katbug;43795316]It's like 90% of you have no fucking clue how to actually handle dogs. They aren't china vases. They're some of the most resilient animals on the planet, that's why we keep the as pets- and their brains are wired to work through a hierarchical dominance. [editline]5th February 2014[/editline] O NO BUT DE PUPPI!!!!!! UR ABUSING YOUR ANIMALS!!!! GETTING RID OF AN ANIMAL YOU DON'T WANT IS ABOOZ! LOOK IT'S CRYING[/QUOTE] Its ridiculous how many people in the thread felt bad because the dog was "crying", shit like that accumulates on their faces all the fuckin time have you not seen a dog before [editline]6th February 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Lachz0r;43795852]people that say 'its just a dog' shouldn't own dogs. stick to cats[/QUOTE] cats arent deserving of love like dogs are i guess?

[QUOTE=RichyZ;43805924]fp gets obscenely defensive over cute pets[/QUOTE] It's just a shitty car... It's not even alive. I'd rather 'defend' a dog than some bloke's Aston.

[QUOTE=Sobek-;43807116]It's just a shitty car... It's not even alive. I'd rather 'defend' a dog than some bloke's Aston.[/QUOTE] i dont understand. you realize that he gave the dog away, right? he didn't kill it. quote from the article: "Mr Grimstead, from Chedzoy, Somerset, said he had already been considering re-homing the dog, which he said did not get along with his other dog, but the damage to the car was the final straw." he has obviously had previous problems with the dog. giving it away was probably the best thing that he could have done.

[QUOTE=Bazsil;43805907]cats arent deserving of love like dogs are i guess?[/QUOTE] weird way to take what i said. cats are far different from dogs, and if you're gonna say 'it's just a dog' you don't know anything about dogs. cats are very independent creatures and can live without the attention & care that a dog NEEDS.

The look on the dog... Priceless... Hope you're going to a better family.

[QUOTE=RichyZ;43805924]fp gets obscenely defensive over cute pets[/QUOTE] Well, not as much as 4chan does. Show them this article and they'd find the guy's address and ship him boxes of shit.

This is why you give your dogs chewing toys. I'm glad my dog isn't difficult on that point, all she ever did was chew my favorite guitar pick into a deformed piece of plastic. It was so sturdy, that good old pick of mine.