Michael Vick enrolled in dog training classes

[joeybee12]

Michael Vick owns a dog.

Because he owns a dog, he is doing things some dog owners do. Philadelphia sports blog Crossing Broad received a tip that Vick has been attending dog training classes at a PetSmart store in New Jersey.

The site posted photos which show Vick posing with a store attendant and engaged in a class of some kind with his dog.

Interesting.

Because of Vick’s checkered past – a past he’s told us and scores of media outlets he wants to put behind him – Vick’s dealings with his pet are under a bit of a microscope.

http://thegrio.com/2013/03/05/is-michael-vick-attending-dog-training-classes-in-new-jersey/

[hughee99]

1. Not a Vick fan at all (on or off the field) but at least it sounds like

he's trying to be a responsible dog owner.

[joeybee12]

2. What would you think if you were enrolled in the same class...

and one day a notorious dog murderer shows up...would certainly make me think about finding another class.

[hughee99]

3. What would you think if he brought in one of his dog-ring buddies to train his dog?

I'm not saying I like the idea of him having a dog at all, but if you can't stop him, this is better than the other options.

[joeybee12]

4. With his money, you'd think he'd get a personal trainer...nt

[Auggie]

5. Well ...

maybe Vick can -- or rather, has learned -- to be a responsible dog owner. I'm not defending him. But one thing in the article is a little distrubing -- the cropping of the dog treats in the photo. Why hide his dog?

[bluedigger]

6. To discourage animal activists from attempting to kidnap it.

That's my best guess, anyways. I'm glad he is providing a home for a pet, and hope that he continues on a path of responsible pet ownership. This isn't a topic I find easy to forgive, either.

[TBF]

7. I have no problem with him playing football -

after all there are plenty of other thugs on the field. I really wish the court could have dictated that he never own another dog - sort of a permanent restraining order. I would've even pushed that in lieu of jail time. I really, really hate that he is anywhere near a dog.

[joeybee12]

8. I feel that way, too...it's not like he simply did a bad thing...

He did stuff a psychopath does...and you don't just change overnight.

[Jamaal510]

9. At least Vick seems to be on the right track now.

I think he re-payed his debts--he had his reputation trashed, he spent over a year in prison, and he nearly had his career ruined. He deserves to own a dog if he wants to. Everybody deserves a 2nd chance.

[joeybee12]

10. He only has himself to blame for his reputation being trashed...nt

[TBF]

11. After brutally murdering many sentient beings?

I don't think so. If people really want him on the football field that's one thing, but he's proven he can't be trusted around animals.