Mr. Holt Hamilton knows how much his films mean to me, and I predict this will be as important to me as well. Being a Native combat veteran, Mr. Hamilton's films have resonated with me from the first one I ever watched. He has a way of nailing my feelings and putting them on celluloid, or digital these days I suppose. Either way, Mr. Hamilton has my support for his work which honors my way of thinking and the things I was taught as a boy and put them up for everyone to appreciate.
I have a res dog that I found on the side of of a crazy busy road when I was driving out of the Grand Canyon - she's been my bff and the absolute best girl ever since. Watching this made me so thankful for her and my heart breaks for the poor pups that could of had the same love😢❤
I adopted a rez dog he's german shepherd golden retriever mix and he's the best dog ever. He had been at the shelter 7 times and the final time his owners decided they didn't want him. He had gotten in trouble chasing (not killing) chickens he was allowed to roam free and was in danger of being killed by farmers . We met him at the shelter and fell in love he's so good walks great on the leash and is happy being a true house dog. I live in a small town just a block away from a rural area he loves going out walking a few miles then comes home and sleeps on the couch. Could not ask for a better dog.
To all of you stating solutions, law changes, cruelty by the Navajo's, and other criticisms, you should remember that you are talking about a community of a completely different culture. Most of these people have to haul water, drive miles for groceries, no electricity or toilets. They are doing things their way, but they do listen and are trying. Just like everywhere. You can have people working hard to get the problem solved, but if anyone thinks they can go into this community and use more force than what they are doing, is sorely mistaken. I love the Navajo people. They are wonderful people!
At 37:00 they confiscated dogs that had just been spayed and neutered only to KILL them! That one poor Grandma's sweet dog begged to get her dog back and the guy was laughing about it. It makes NO sense how some of those animal control officers seem to enjoy taking away people's pets!! This is so sad. My niece adopted a Rez dog and saved his life.
Finally, a needed sophisticated video on this terribly sad epidemic!...so sorry for Kee Carl, severely injured & traumatized!..it’s a matter of time, before more FATAL attacks happen! Yes, the ugly selfishness of keeping vicious dogs definitely needs to be dealt with! Yes, simple moral values deplete more with time.. children neglected & abused; attacked at home! This sad over population of dogs is EVERYBODY’s problem, especially those in denial of it!
I have a Rez dog, I'm from Pine Ridge but was raised in Montana. Life is hard there so I came back to Montana, I went back for my Rez dog and he is here with me now. Mahtoe. We should set up feeders for them and get them checked out. I will work on this.
@@HoltHamiltonFilms I want to raise money with my bead work this summer to buy dog food from a store by The Navajo Reservation and have some people pick it up then take it to the Rez. This way we can have some food for them for the winter. No middle man or organization. I was thinking about Amazon, but it would be better to buy from a small business, maybe even one that is Indigenous owned. That way the money also helps the community. Hunger is a hard thing for any being. I think that if the dogs have security in food, the violence will go down.
@@CosmicAli_TheObserver sadly feeding them only worsens the problem causing more and more needing being fed vaccinated and sterilized strays, or problems wonky worsen greatly. I deal with this everywhere I’ve moved to with stray cat and dog hoarders.
Here in British Columbia I've seen a few places doing their "dog control". Up to 15 or so dogs,shot on sight.It's terrible that it ends like this but it is definitely is an issue that needs to be addressed..
Navajos need to be reminded that dogs were considered sacred (entrance guards) and aught to be treated with respect. Sponsor "Dog Shows" in communities, instilled love and care for dogs. Give rewards. Teach people to care for dogs.
Sad, every reservation is like that. I work frequently on the Wind River in Wyoming and see hundreds of them. A lot starve or freeze to death during the winter. Many are hit and died on the highways too, where they are promptly eaten by other dogs or the eagles. The ones that survive become very hardened.
Thanks for sharing. Yes it is sad and change can happen as good people like you and others continue to become aware of the issue and all work together to assist for the better of all.
There are two types of mange. That dog was in early stage of brought on by stress easily treated mange has had since birth, not deadly contracted and contract able to humans mange. It’d be great if these experts learned something about what they say. Simple cleaning with odoban area, as well as maybe diet water change, and bathing with dawn and cleaning vinegar in water stops the one type. The other needs stronger cleaner also, with stronger bathing, and mild medication, but more worry obviously about contact infection.
@25:18 educating the next generation of pet owners, an opportunity to pass on information and hopefully some will treat their animals and community with more respect. No one wants their child attacked, bitten or possibly killed, everyone loses even the animal involved. As dog owners we need to advocate for safety of not only our animal but for those in our community. My family has lost sheep to dog attacks, this was not on any reservation but an irresponsible neighbor, still we were profoundly affected by the loss of our flock.
They also need better trucks to transport the strays so the smaller and/or less dominant ones arent attacked when they gather them in the sweeps ! That was heart wrenching to watch. It was like watching a pack of wolves attack a lone coyote. Less talk and more action is needed from the officials.
Just heard last 15 minutes of “Fresh Air” interview with filmmaker Sterlin Harjo and so have not watched this yet. But interview was so welcome & informative
The conditions that WE have forced upon the Indigenous Peoples of this beautiful stolen land is both heartbreaking & nauseating to me...For this i am extremely sorry. i extend my empathy & apologies & pray that restitution will be forthcoming sooner than later. Shame on US.
Back in September 2019 I put together a project for Rez dogs because I was attacked I put together a team of Vets , Doctors, animal rights lawyers, sadly I didn't get the project woulda ya like to read my doc, ?
So sorry to say but up here in New Brunswick Canada the local reservations have the same problem unfortunately. I know here people are afraid to just go for a walk in the evening, scared they could get bitten or something. I think the key is to educate our youth and show them a better example of being responsible for all the creatures on this planet ♥️♥️♥️🇨🇦
This is so sad and brings tears to my eyes. Stop breeding and selling dogs until the existant strays are adopted. The real dog problems rest within coyotes, wolves and destructive killing animals like javelina and wild hogs. Anyone training a dog to be aggressive without a license for any reason should be fined and imprisoned and the fine should be enough to support the retraining of dogs and their livelihoods. To be a real fine, it should cost enough to cover five dogs for each dog that has been brought up aggressively unlicensed. People abandoning dogs should face the same thing - five or six dogs for each dog abandoned. We should respect and love our dogs and give them good homes. There are special needs people that need a dog and companies that need dogs for security and law enforcement that uses dogs should all contribute financially or in otner ways to support stray dogs. A business that needs a security dog must do the same. Appealing to public compassion for moey, food and donated land and buildings would really help a lot. All of these things I listed, working together with volunteers should be more than enough to handle the problem, if not charge a tax for each dog people own. We must have much more mercy and compassion for domestic animals, especially dogs.
Thank you for sharing and your kindness towards all living creatures. There are many variables at play in this documentary, many of which not many of us really understand. When you have a chance you should visit Navajoland and share your thoughts, maybe even donate sometime and learn more of how you can help. Thank you again for sharing your heart with us.
@@HoltHamiltonFilmsExactly. Maybe a local (or sort of local) Spay/Neuter Now can offer low cost services. This is terrible for all living creatures. Love your films!
At 46:00 that Animal Control Officer is being a Bastard to her - he is getting off on his power! She had her dogs have vaccines and neutered! What was his problem? She was Crying - she was NOT belligerent! What a creep he was to that poor woman and her little girl!! Awful!
Bringing in say,a person who trains dogs,..do a demonstration on what a trained dog is capable of,...i think it would Show the familys,Children with time,work,and dedication.....they can have an awesome family pet. Or,..train a few of these strays,and show the outcome.....
Educate the children in the schools. They will take the new attitude home to the families. Make it a law that you cannot have an animal on the rez unless it is spayed/neutered, vaccinated and the entire guardian family has taken a course. You can't say you respect animals if you don't take care of them when you have a responsibility to, or allow them to suffer. This also occurs on Canadian Reservations. When I was in Saskatchewan, there was a problem with them attacking and killing children and the reserves didn't have the resources to deal with the problem.
Education and action are powerful. Thank you for sharing. Have you seen the trailer for our next film? ruclips.net/video/mmteT6v6dBo/видео.htmlsi=ORWEhSIeQpOZbH5c
Why are there not more spay and neuter clinics? Free! Education folks. In Mexico it’s the same. People think puppies are cute then when they get bigger out the door they go to the street. Animal control needs to be coordinating and doing the foot work for these communities. If they can coordinate here in Mexico these clinics then they can do it. ITS NOY THE DOGS FAULT ITS HUMANS FAULT. THEY ARE INNOCENT AND NATURAL.
"Why are there not more spay and neuter clinics?" Natives think that neutering is cruel. They would rather have another litter of puppies to starve/freeze to death, get intentionally run over or shot. In other news: Animal cruelty laws are NEVER enforced in Native communities. Prove me wrong !
It’s harder to train the human than the dog. All they really want is to eat sleep play and love and protect there humans. I love Native American cultures/ beliefs, but this was hard to watch, I love dogs. Making me wish I could live on a Rez and have a big rescue in a small community. This hurt my heart…I’ve always admired our Native American and Mexican cultures for their mans best friend soul approach to dogs and respecting them as the first line of defense. I’m sad 😞. The Creator is weeping too. If you can abandon them and not be a responsible pet owner. Do not get one. But why not work with anyone who is willing to help every stray/ abandoned/ over population problem? Why waste that opportunity also, to just turn around and round them up and murder them…or deliberately run them down and murder them!? So many of them look like they would be great dogs.
when an issue is as explosive as this one, regarding stray animals, is presented, humans feel the need to divide themselves up on sides, put the other side down, or identify sides as the victims and bad-guy roles. This does not help to solve the issue. Every society has to deal with divisive issues, it isn’t just NDNs and their Rez Dogs/Cats. The whole video has caused me to think of ways that my own thinking may be a little off. Every society has their own approach to their own ways of living, some people from outside that particular set come in with their own ways of thinking and being to “help” the situation, at times it works but other times things can get worse. The bottom line is that all living things deserve to live with respect and dignity. The way the animals are treated during the filming of this documentary made me sad. The US government treated us the ways we are treating our four legged family members. I am glad that the Navajo nation exercised their sovereignty rights and maintained their cultural views, while at the same time recognizing that there is an issue with the undomesticated animal population. This issue is not unique among Tribal Nations, it premeates the mainstream also. The difference is out there in the mainstream they have the dollars it takes to “handle” or “control” their “aninal problem” by limiting the population. Not just of their problem animals, but people too. Best hopes for this post to create a discussion and not create more division among us. The words are intended to empathize with the Navajo Family as well as all other Tribal Nations. Stay strong and handle our own issues, we got this- in a good way-
Wow that's so sad how those dogs were being handled, towards the end of the video when they were putting the dogs in the shelter they were so mean and rough with them that u could see every dog peeing on the floor because they were so scared and they didn't have to be so cruel to them even the last dog tried hiding under the truck it was so sad and heartbreaking to watch. I wish I could do something to help these poor dogs and educate the communitys that have this problem on how to properly care for a dog. And that little tiny shelter isn't enough for that whole entire rez with as many dogs they say come in per week it's just to bad that no one can come together and put aside each others differences for once for the sake of their community and for those dogs, and maybe do a fundraiser to start a new shelter for the rez a bigger and nicer facility that can hold more animals so they have time to try and adopt them out instead of euthanizing them the same day the came in because there to full and maybe they should test all the dogs to see which ones are viscous and to faral to be around humans first before just euthanizing them and I'm sure that would help the community by giving them more jobs opening up a new shelter. I really hope they have figured something out by now.
Too many dogs now because everyone is always buzzed to care for their animals I personal still care for my animals I'm strict with it at my place my dogs still have a job they got their own flock of sheep..in traditional ways were told to think and provide for ur animals were u learn to b responsible jiniooo
Omg take that puppy out of the truck with the aggressive dogs fighting. I'm fostering some rez dogs, they are so smart training has been fun to see them quickly becoming well mannered and obedient ❤
Do yall know about falling rock signs? It's Indian folk lore to me. I was taught that do to my family always on the. H.w. we ran away from our m.c. riding daddy who sold many substances
14:09 I can imagine someone is breeding those dogs and then dumping them there after they are through with them all those animals don't just mystically magically show up if it is a corporeal thing they have been dumping on the American Indians and many different colorful ways for over 500 years I wouldn't doubt that this was a new ploy and considering most of them are dogs and not puppies...
"I can imagine someone is breeding those dogs and then dumping them there" Here we go. I hear this bs all the time on the rez; "Evil White man comes here dumps off his unwanted dogs" And then in the next breath; "Evil White man comes here and steals all our dogs". Lol, make up your mind !
@@redhen2470I’ve seen many people dump off truck full of grown large litter of pups, sometimes with one or more litters themselves, onto reservations in areas. They are also dumped around ranches farms and tourist towns. Sevierville Tn this was extremely sadly popular to do by dog breeders that hadn’t sold lots of puppies. So maybe you should look more into this. I’ve also seen healthy seeming dogs stolen off tribal lands that looked pure enough, or people just took because they say they could give better life being on a couch for couple years before died of diabetes etc excruciatingly. Having worked with dogs etc animals most of my life, I’ve sadly seen much of horrors how people believe and treat fellow creatures. Dogs don’t need to be fat and lethargic to be happy, and a healthy dog should show only though one to three ribs depending on breed and lifestyle.
The U.S. govt. Sends millions to other countries but refuses to step in and help our first Americans (Native Peaple) in our own country. But by gosh go to church Sunday and be thankful your many blessings.
Depends on the person who is friends with them and can talk to them , they are apart of mesh next to other wild/domestic animals , when the neighborhood dogs were howling during the siren i knew someone passed ,.. i would stand up with them while laying my cig on the ground , ( they know when people have died , instantly) have mesh with wildlife , feed these magpies one dead deer and they follow everywhere 😂
😢 I'm a pet lover, had a Labrador for 18 yrs.who we rescued from the cold winter as a puppy. People need to take more responsibility, have your pets neutered or Spayed. If you can't take care of it, don't have one. This video was hard breaking to watch. Nation nation get billions of dollars, they can provide for these animal control shelter. 💔💔 If they know it's a serious problem. Just posting my thoughts.🤔🤔
We worked with good people making this film. It is a very hard situation and one that is ongoing. Positive change is still happening as good people in the organizations are doing what they can. Still lots to be done for sure...
The only time Navajo Nation does something is when ther on camera, other than that they dont care,come out and flim the rangers and nnpd in secret..most of the time they just shoot them or just tell us to shoot them..
Jesus that one poor sheep was still alive ..Can they not put it out of it's misery!! Sickening story Victims always the damn victims.. Can't blame white man for this problem but we need to help you right? They have the same problem in CANADA every reservation. Take a new pup and just get rid of the older dog.AT least these dogs are fat here they are sick with Mange no hair sores and skinny and just get kicked around.
You don't have any real insight into this situation, you just want to cast blame and excuse white people's behavior. You might want to watch this again, slowly.
@@noelledonnelly699 HUH? that sheep was dead?? I saw it suffering and trying to lift it's poor head up and crying? WHY did they not kill it they had time to call some one for an interview and yap and yap. and ignore it. What does this have to do with white people ? I am totally lost here or one of us is insane
@@lindamorgan2678 "Sickening story Victims always the damn victims.. Can't blame white man for this problem but we need to help you right?" So clearly I'm not the one with the issue.
Oh this is sad, very sad, a dog is a very special animal, y'all take care of them , if they are hanging out somewhere at least take a big sack of dog food AWAY FROM THE ROAD SOO THEY WILL NOT GET HIT AND FED THEM THE SAME TIMES EVERY DAY, IF YOU FEED THEM IN THE AFTERNOON THEY MAY GO TO SLEEP SOMEWHERE AND NOT BE ROAMING THE ROAD, DO THIS AS A FAVOR TO HEL THEM , PEOPLE COULD BUY A SACK OF DOG FOOD TAKING TURNS FEEDING THEM, and if they are bad to ATTACK consider the missing and MURDERED people could have been attacked walking down the road, if there are packs of wolves or coyotes they could kill someone and drag them away and eat them, here where we live in Louisiana there are WILD HOGS AND ALLIGATORS THAT CAN DO THE SAME and you will not find anything if possible anything at all, this is where a tracker needs to start looking to find and eliminate them if they are deadly. Here when I was a little girl we were told NOT TO WALK AWAY FROM THE HOUSE BECAUSE OF THIS , later you would see where the wolves and coyotes were killed and nailed to a fence post, you could not have a baby horse, sheep , goat, cat or puppy, new born calves or anything including the chickens or any kind of foul. The hogs root up and ruin a garden and now there is open season on the anytime of the year, Soo be it, but dogs need a better life because they are not supposed to be wild, I used to have foxes in the wild and you could almost get close because we feed them our left over food and they got Soo used to that they quit getting the chickens, because we fed them to keep them out of trouble it worked for a while, then my neighbor killed all of them and another neighbor had a pack of dogs you could not catch, they would come and harass the sheep, bit his nose like going to wrestle him down and kill him, they did this to a goat I had, one morning I was out side checking my animals and I caught them messing with the sheep, a chase began and i fell and broke my arm, i fell backwards and it snapped my wrist in two places, I got up and grabbed my arm and pulled in straight and that set it back like it was supposed to be, swelling started on way to hospital, my arm had been broke and looked like a right angle and if I would not have pulled it it would be flopping, a trip to the hospital and they looked surprised and said it's been set after the x-ray, the only put it on a splint and said get an appointment, I could not get an appointment soo 6 weeks later I took the splint off, Soo much for a hospital. But this is what can happen when you have don't give a shit neighbors and THIER bad dogs that run loose, other neighbor said she was going to shoot them like she did the foxes, and she had a mule , jack ass, and a burrow that would kill them if they messed with her horses, these neighborhood dogs belong to someone who let them run feral, then come and pregnant my dog and load her up with a litter of pups and then I got to take care of them because I'm NOT LIKE HIM THE SORRY NIEIGHBOR THAT DON'T CARE WHILE HIS DOGS COME TO EAT MY DOG'S FOOD, they get fatter and my dog gets hungry and skinny, and i have to find a better way to deal with this problem, the neighbor hides back off in the the woods with his gate shut, one time we tried to talk to him but he avoided us, soo we left a note on his gate, such stupid neighbors that don't care.
Nabajo jack say's 3 years ago animal control was supposed to do vaccines,tags, and micro chip at Teesto chapter house my Homies and I waited 4 hours for them we had cash money to get our Beautiful animals in compliance they didn't show up until after 12 people just took their animals home nothing happened ...what a waste of resources and our precious time we put aside for our Nation animal control officers ... because of their tardiness our Beautiful animals are still not in compliance...😾😼🙈😡🤬🥺🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Mr. Holt Hamilton knows how much his films mean to me, and I predict this will be as important to me as well.
Being a Native combat veteran, Mr. Hamilton's films have resonated with me from the first one I ever watched.
He has a way of nailing my feelings and putting them on celluloid, or digital these days I suppose. Either way, Mr. Hamilton has my support for his work which honors my way of thinking and the things I was taught as a boy and put them up for everyone to appreciate.
I had a Navajo terrier. She was the best friend that I ever had. Great protector and could read my mind. She came from pinion.
Thanks for sharing!
I have a res dog that I found on the side of
of a crazy busy road when I was driving out of the Grand Canyon - she's been my bff and the absolute best girl ever since. Watching this made me so thankful for her and my heart breaks for the poor pups that could of had the same love😢❤
I agree Rez dogs are the best! Thanks for taking care of one. :) (Holt Hamilton, Filmmaker)
I adopted a rez dog he's german shepherd golden retriever mix and he's the best dog ever. He had been at the shelter 7 times and the final time his owners decided they didn't want him. He had gotten in trouble chasing (not killing) chickens he was allowed to roam free and was in danger of being killed by farmers . We met him at the shelter and fell in love he's so good walks great on the leash and is happy being a true house dog. I live in a small town just a block away from a rural area he loves going out walking a few miles then comes home and sleeps on the couch. Could not ask for a better dog.
To all of you stating solutions, law changes, cruelty by the Navajo's, and other criticisms, you should remember that you are talking about a community of a completely different culture. Most of these people have to haul water, drive miles for groceries, no electricity or toilets. They are doing things their way, but they do listen and are trying. Just like everywhere. You can have people working hard to get the problem solved, but if anyone thinks they can go into this community and use more force than what they are doing, is sorely mistaken. I love the Navajo people. They are wonderful people!
At 37:00 they confiscated dogs that had just been spayed and neutered only to KILL them! That one poor Grandma's sweet dog begged to get her dog back and the guy was laughing about it. It makes NO sense how some of those animal control officers seem to enjoy taking away people's pets!! This is so sad. My niece adopted a Rez dog and saved his life.
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"If you don't train them, don't blame them."
That saying can apply in lots of ways in life. Thanks for sharing.
Finally, a needed sophisticated video on this terribly sad epidemic!...so sorry for Kee Carl, severely injured & traumatized!..it’s a matter of time, before more FATAL attacks happen! Yes, the ugly selfishness of keeping vicious dogs definitely needs to be dealt with! Yes, simple moral values deplete more with time.. children neglected & abused; attacked at home! This sad over population of dogs is EVERYBODY’s problem, especially those in denial of it!
EXACTLY!
I have a Rez dog, I'm from Pine Ridge but was raised in Montana. Life is hard there so I came back to Montana, I went back for my Rez dog and he is here with me now. Mahtoe.
We should set up feeders for them and get them checked out. I will work on this.
Thanks for sharing. Let us know if we can help in someway. Please share our video with others who may also have a concern and possible solutions.
@@HoltHamiltonFilms I want to raise money with my bead work this summer to buy dog food from a store by The Navajo Reservation and have some people pick it up then take it to the Rez. This way we can have some food for them for the winter.
No middle man or organization. I was thinking about Amazon, but it would be better to buy from a small business, maybe even one that is Indigenous owned. That way the money also helps the community.
Hunger is a hard thing for any being. I think that if the dogs have security in food, the violence will go down.
@@CosmicAli_TheObserver sadly feeding them only worsens the problem causing more and more needing being fed vaccinated and sterilized strays, or problems wonky worsen greatly. I deal with this everywhere I’ve moved to with stray cat and dog hoarders.
Same here in Canada. People always fall in love with puppies, adopt them and when they are grown they are not liked anymore..
Here in British Columbia I've seen a few places doing their "dog control". Up to 15 or so dogs,shot on sight.It's terrible that it ends like this but it is definitely is an issue that needs to be addressed..
So sad for sure. How would you address the issue?
@@HoltHamiltonFilms Cull ,in extreme cases. There are so many and only one in a hundred will be adopted by someone.What else is there to do?
Navajos need to be reminded that dogs were considered sacred (entrance guards) and aught to be treated with respect. Sponsor "Dog Shows" in communities, instilled love and care for dogs. Give rewards. Teach people to care for dogs.
Thank you for sharing and the reminder.
Soooooooo tragic dogs love unconditionally. They need love and care in return. This is truly heartbreaking.💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔😣😢😭
Thanks for sharing. Yes it is, but good is coming and always working to make things better. What can you do to help the world be a bit better today?
Sad, every reservation is like that. I work frequently on the Wind River in Wyoming and see hundreds of them. A lot starve or freeze to death during the winter. Many are hit and died on the highways too, where they are promptly eaten by other dogs or the eagles. The ones that survive become very hardened.
Thanks for sharing. Yes it is sad and change can happen as good people like you and others continue to become aware of the issue and all work together to assist for the better of all.
So sad 😢
At the 30:00 point in the film, why did he say that sweet dog had to be destroyed? Mange CAN be treated and cured!
depends on the point it's progressed to--that dog was nearly hairless!
There are two types of mange. That dog was in early stage of brought on by stress easily treated mange has had since birth, not deadly contracted and contract able to humans mange. It’d be great if these experts learned something about what they say. Simple cleaning with odoban area, as well as maybe diet water change, and bathing with dawn and cleaning vinegar in water stops the one type. The other needs stronger cleaner also, with stronger bathing, and mild medication, but more worry obviously about contact infection.
@25:18 educating the next generation of pet owners, an opportunity to pass on information and hopefully some will treat their animals and community with more respect. No one wants their child attacked, bitten or possibly killed, everyone loses even the animal involved. As dog owners we need to advocate for safety of not only our animal but for those in our community. My family has lost sheep to dog attacks, this was not on any reservation but an irresponsible neighbor, still we were profoundly affected by the loss of our flock.
They also need better trucks to transport the strays so the smaller and/or less dominant ones arent attacked when they gather them in the sweeps ! That was heart wrenching to watch. It was like watching a pack of wolves attack a lone coyote. Less talk and more action is needed from the officials.
Just heard last 15 minutes of “Fresh Air” interview with filmmaker Sterlin Harjo and so have not watched this yet. But interview was so welcome & informative
The conditions that WE have forced upon the Indigenous Peoples of this beautiful stolen land is both heartbreaking & nauseating to me...For this i am extremely sorry. i extend my empathy & apologies & pray that restitution will be forthcoming sooner than later. Shame on US.
Back in September 2019 I put together a project for Rez dogs because I was attacked I put together a team of Vets , Doctors, animal rights lawyers, sadly I didn't get the project woulda ya like to read my doc, ?
Maybe contact the Animal Control officials from this video directly - best of luck and success for this project.
So sorry to say but up here in New Brunswick Canada the local reservations have the same problem unfortunately. I know here people are afraid to just go for a walk in the evening, scared they could get bitten or something.
I think the key is to educate our youth and show them a better example of being responsible for all the creatures on this planet ♥️♥️♥️🇨🇦
Thanks for sharing. Yes education can surely help.
This is so sad and brings tears to my eyes. Stop breeding and selling dogs until the existant strays are adopted. The real dog problems rest within coyotes, wolves and destructive killing animals like javelina and wild hogs. Anyone training a dog to be aggressive without a license for any reason should be fined and imprisoned and the fine should be enough to support the retraining of dogs and their livelihoods. To be a real fine, it should cost enough to cover five dogs for each dog that has been brought up aggressively unlicensed. People abandoning dogs should face the same thing - five or six dogs for each dog abandoned. We should respect and love our dogs and give them good homes. There are special needs people that need a dog and companies that need dogs for security and law enforcement that uses dogs should all contribute financially or in otner ways to support stray dogs. A business that needs a security dog must do the same. Appealing to public compassion for moey, food and donated land and buildings would really help a lot. All of these things I listed, working together with volunteers should be more than enough to handle the problem, if not charge a tax for each dog people own. We must have much more mercy and compassion for domestic animals, especially dogs.
Thank you for sharing and your kindness towards all living creatures. There are many variables at play in this documentary, many of which not many of us really understand. When you have a chance you should visit Navajoland and share your thoughts, maybe even donate sometime and learn more of how you can help. Thank you again for sharing your heart with us.
This is really sad and disturbing
We need to rescue these animals and find them good homes
Thanks for taking the time to reply. So what are you doing about it now?
@@HoltHamiltonFilmsExactly. Maybe a local (or sort of local) Spay/Neuter Now can offer low cost services. This is terrible for all living creatures. Love your films!
At 46:00 that Animal Control Officer is being a Bastard to her - he is getting off on his power! She had her dogs have vaccines and neutered! What was his problem? She was Crying - she was NOT belligerent! What a creep he was to that poor woman and her little girl!! Awful!
Its a very well made and informative documentary, but I had to turn it off half way for my own emotional wellbeing 😢
Bringing in say,a person who trains dogs,..do a demonstration on what a trained dog is capable of,...i think it would
Show the familys,Children with time,work,and dedication.....they can have an awesome family pet.
Or,..train a few of these strays,and show the outcome.....
Educate the children in the schools. They will take the new attitude home to the families. Make it a law that you cannot have an animal on the rez unless it is spayed/neutered, vaccinated and the entire guardian family has taken a course. You can't say you respect animals if you don't take care of them when you have a responsibility to, or allow them to suffer. This also occurs on Canadian Reservations. When I was in Saskatchewan, there was a problem with them attacking and killing children and the reserves didn't have the resources to deal with the problem.
Education and action are powerful. Thank you for sharing. Have you seen the trailer for our next film? ruclips.net/video/mmteT6v6dBo/видео.htmlsi=ORWEhSIeQpOZbH5c
Remember this is human error.
Some people just make me mad in how they treat animals. This is not the fault of dogs, but of people.
Exactly, people need to wake up !!
Why are there not more spay and neuter clinics? Free! Education folks. In Mexico it’s the same. People think puppies are cute then when they get bigger out the door they go to the street. Animal control needs to be coordinating and doing the foot work for these communities. If they can coordinate here in Mexico these clinics then they can do it. ITS NOY THE DOGS FAULT ITS HUMANS FAULT. THEY ARE INNOCENT AND NATURAL.
"Why are there not more spay and neuter clinics?"
Natives think that neutering is cruel. They would rather have another litter of puppies to starve/freeze to death, get intentionally run over or shot.
In other news: Animal cruelty laws are NEVER enforced in Native communities. Prove me wrong !
24:50 that puppy was like “eh get me the f&*k outta here!”
It’s harder to train the human than the dog. All they really want is to eat sleep play and love and protect there humans.
I love Native American cultures/ beliefs, but this was hard to watch, I love dogs. Making me wish I could live on a Rez and have a big rescue in a small community.
This hurt my heart…I’ve always admired our Native American and Mexican cultures for their mans best friend soul approach to dogs and respecting them as the first line of defense. I’m sad 😞. The Creator is weeping too.
If you can abandon them and not be a responsible pet owner. Do not get one. But why not work with anyone who is willing to help every stray/ abandoned/ over population problem?
Why waste that opportunity also, to just turn around and round them up and murder them…or deliberately run them down and murder them!?
So many of them look like they would be great dogs.
when an issue is as explosive as this one, regarding stray animals, is presented, humans feel the need to divide themselves up on sides, put the other side down, or identify sides as the victims and bad-guy roles. This does not help to solve the issue. Every society has to deal with divisive issues, it isn’t just NDNs and their Rez Dogs/Cats. The whole video has caused me to think of ways that my own thinking may be a little off. Every society has their own approach to their own ways of living, some people from outside that particular set come in with their own ways of thinking and being to “help” the situation, at times it works but other times things can get worse. The bottom line is that all living things deserve to live with respect and dignity. The way the animals are treated during the filming of this documentary made me sad. The US government treated us the ways we are treating our four legged family members. I am glad that the Navajo nation exercised their sovereignty rights and maintained their cultural views, while at the same time recognizing that there is an issue with the undomesticated animal population. This issue is not unique among Tribal Nations, it premeates the mainstream also. The difference is out there in the mainstream they have the dollars it takes to “handle” or “control” their “aninal problem” by limiting the population. Not just of their problem animals, but people too. Best hopes for this post to create a discussion and not create more division among us. The words are intended to empathize with the Navajo Family as well as all other Tribal Nations. Stay strong and handle our own issues, we got this- in a good way-
Thank you for sharing.
@@HoltHamiltonFilms hopefully the animal situation has improved for tge Navajo Nation by now 🤞🏾👍🏾
Wow that's so sad how those dogs were being handled, towards the end of the video when they were putting the dogs in the shelter they were so mean and rough with them that u could see every dog peeing on the floor because they were so scared and they didn't have to be so cruel to them even the last dog tried hiding under the truck it was so sad and heartbreaking to watch. I wish I could do something to help these poor dogs and educate the communitys that have this problem on how to properly care for a dog. And that little tiny shelter isn't enough for that whole entire rez with as many dogs they say come in per week it's just to bad that no one can come together and put aside each others differences for once for the sake of their community and for those dogs, and maybe do a fundraiser to start a new shelter for the rez a bigger and nicer facility that can hold more animals so they have time to try and adopt them out instead of euthanizing them the same day the came in because there to full and maybe they should test all the dogs to see which ones are viscous and to faral to be around humans first before just euthanizing them and I'm sure that would help the community by giving them more jobs opening up a new shelter. I really hope they have figured something out by now.
thanks
01:18 Native American Last names are awesome. i e Huntinghorse.
Too many dogs now because everyone is always buzzed to care for their animals I personal still care for my animals I'm strict with it at my place my dogs still have a job they got their own flock of sheep..in traditional ways were told to think and provide for ur animals were u learn to b responsible jiniooo
I truly think some of those guys just LIKE killing those dogs. Many others did not seen to enjoy it.
Omg take that puppy out of the truck with the aggressive dogs fighting. I'm fostering some rez dogs, they are so smart training has been fun to see them quickly becoming well mannered and obedient ❤
Movie that was made in Tuba City Flamarket
A great org is the Tuba City Humane Society.
YES Posted a link at the top they are wonderful!
Do yall know about falling rock signs?
It's Indian folk lore to me. I was taught that do to my family always on the. H.w. we ran away from our m.c. riding daddy who sold many substances
14:09 I can imagine someone is breeding those dogs and then dumping them there after they are through with them all those animals don't just mystically magically show up if it is a corporeal thing they have been dumping on the American Indians and many different colorful ways for over 500 years I wouldn't doubt that this was a new ploy and considering most of them are dogs and not puppies...
"I can imagine someone is breeding those dogs and then dumping them there"
Here we go. I hear this bs all the time on the rez; "Evil White man comes here dumps off his unwanted dogs"
And then in the next breath; "Evil White man comes here and steals all our dogs".
Lol, make up your mind !
@@redhen2470I’ve seen many people dump off truck full of grown large litter of pups, sometimes with one or more litters themselves, onto reservations in areas. They are also dumped around ranches farms and tourist towns. Sevierville Tn this was extremely sadly popular to do by dog breeders that hadn’t sold lots of puppies. So maybe you should look more into this. I’ve also seen healthy seeming dogs stolen off tribal lands that looked pure enough, or people just took because they say they could give better life being on a couch for couple years before died of diabetes etc excruciatingly. Having worked with dogs etc animals most of my life, I’ve sadly seen much of horrors how people believe and treat fellow creatures. Dogs don’t need to be fat and lethargic to be happy, and a healthy dog should show only though one to three ribs depending on breed and lifestyle.
Ya know what DOG spelled backwards is! Mans best friend.... Sasawakashan!
A lot of irresponsible non-native people DUMP their unwanted dogs on Reservations to fend for themselves too.
Bullshit ! And next you'll tell us that non-natives are stealing all your dogs ! Amirite? Lol, make up your mind.
Yeah I can completely understand why you wouldn't trust ANYONE else at this point about ANYTHING.
This documentary was really hard to watch
The U.S. govt. Sends millions to other countries but refuses to step in and help our first Americans
(Native Peaple) in our own country. But by gosh go to church Sunday and be thankful your many blessings.
Someone please help these babies ! Please
Depends on the person who is friends with them and can talk to them , they are apart of mesh next to other wild/domestic animals , when the neighborhood dogs were howling during the siren i knew someone passed ,.. i would stand up with them while laying my cig on the ground , ( they know when people have died , instantly) have mesh with wildlife , feed these magpies one dead deer and they follow everywhere 😂
😢 I'm a pet lover, had a Labrador for 18 yrs.who we rescued from the cold winter as a puppy. People need to take more responsibility, have your pets neutered or Spayed. If you can't take care of it, don't have one. This video was hard breaking to watch. Nation nation get billions of dollars, they can provide for these animal control shelter. 💔💔 If they know it's a serious problem. Just posting my thoughts.🤔🤔
38:15 that’s a beautiful Rottweiler. Smh
It's sad I have a German Shepard. She was given to me. Cuase she couldn't be a police dog
Can't watch. So sad. My dogs are part of the family and are respect. They are not wild game.
Navajo stories lol ...oh geez 😂😂😂
Why did S.N.A.P withdraw?
Lol damn they actually hit the dogs in the cage
Why don't they contain and organize dog care
We worked with good people making this film. It is a very hard situation and one that is ongoing. Positive change is still happening as good people in the organizations are doing what they can. Still lots to be done for sure...
The only time Navajo Nation does something is when ther on camera, other than that they dont care,come out and flim the rangers and nnpd in secret..most of the time they just shoot them or just tell us to shoot them..
Jesus that one poor sheep was still alive ..Can they not put it out of it's misery!! Sickening story Victims always the damn victims.. Can't blame white man for this problem but we need to help you right? They have the same problem in CANADA every reservation. Take a new pup and just get rid of the older dog.AT least these dogs are fat here they are sick with Mange no hair sores and skinny and just get kicked around.
You don't have any real insight into this situation, you just want to cast blame and excuse white people's behavior. You might want to watch this again, slowly.
@@noelledonnelly699 HUH? that sheep was dead?? I saw it suffering and trying to lift it's poor head up and crying? WHY did they not kill it they had time to call some one for an interview and yap and yap. and ignore it. What does this have to do with white people ? I am totally lost here or one of us is insane
@@lindamorgan2678 "Sickening story Victims always the damn victims.. Can't blame white man for this problem but we need to help you right?"
So clearly I'm not the one with the issue.
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Oh this is sad, very sad, a dog is a very special animal, y'all take care of them , if they are hanging out somewhere at least take a big sack of dog food AWAY FROM THE ROAD SOO THEY WILL NOT GET HIT AND FED THEM THE SAME TIMES EVERY DAY, IF YOU FEED THEM IN THE AFTERNOON THEY MAY GO TO SLEEP SOMEWHERE AND NOT BE ROAMING THE ROAD, DO THIS AS A FAVOR TO HEL THEM , PEOPLE COULD BUY A SACK OF DOG FOOD TAKING TURNS FEEDING THEM, and if they are bad to ATTACK consider the missing and MURDERED people could have been attacked walking down the road, if there are packs of wolves or coyotes they could kill someone and drag them away and eat them, here where we live in Louisiana there are WILD HOGS AND ALLIGATORS THAT CAN DO THE SAME and you will not find anything if possible anything at all, this is where a tracker needs to start looking to find and eliminate them if they are deadly. Here when I was a little girl we were told NOT TO WALK AWAY FROM THE HOUSE BECAUSE OF THIS , later you would see where the wolves and coyotes were killed and nailed to a fence post, you could not have a baby horse, sheep , goat, cat or puppy, new born calves or anything including the chickens or any kind of foul. The hogs root up and ruin a garden and now there is open season on the anytime of the year, Soo be it, but dogs need a better life because they are not supposed to be wild, I used to have foxes in the wild and you could almost get close because we feed them our left over food and they got Soo used to that they quit getting the chickens, because we fed them to keep them out of trouble it worked for a while, then my neighbor killed all of them and another neighbor had a pack of dogs you could not catch, they would come and harass the sheep, bit his nose like going to wrestle him down and kill him, they did this to a goat I had, one morning I was out side checking my animals and I caught them messing with the sheep, a chase began and i fell and broke my arm, i fell backwards and it snapped my wrist in two places, I got up and grabbed my arm and pulled in straight and that set it back like it was supposed to be, swelling started on way to hospital, my arm had been broke and looked like a right angle and if I would not have pulled it it would be flopping, a trip to the hospital and they looked surprised and said it's been set after the x-ray, the only put it on a splint and said get an appointment, I could not get an appointment soo 6 weeks later I took the splint off, Soo much for a hospital. But this is what can happen when you have don't give a shit neighbors and THIER bad dogs that run loose, other neighbor said she was going to shoot them like she did the foxes, and she had a mule , jack ass, and a burrow that would kill them if they messed with her horses, these neighborhood dogs belong to someone who let them run feral, then come and pregnant my dog and load her up with a litter of pups and then I got to take care of them because I'm NOT LIKE HIM THE SORRY NIEIGHBOR THAT DON'T CARE WHILE HIS DOGS COME TO EAT MY DOG'S FOOD, they get fatter and my dog gets hungry and skinny, and i have to find a better way to deal with this problem, the neighbor hides back off in the the woods with his gate shut, one time we tried to talk to him but he avoided us, soo we left a note on his gate, such stupid neighbors that don't care.
Nabajo jack say's 3 years ago animal control was supposed to do vaccines,tags, and micro chip at Teesto chapter house my Homies and I waited 4 hours for them we had cash money to get our Beautiful animals in compliance they didn't show up until after 12 people just took their animals home nothing happened ...what a waste of resources and our precious time we put aside for our Nation animal control officers ... because of their tardiness our Beautiful animals are still not in compliance...😾😼🙈😡🤬🥺🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Tuff job...my a$$
Okay.