This is a though one, but somehow I would get the feeling that this man was putting on a front when he was trying to entice me. I have always been a firm believer that how a person interacts with and treats an animal can tell you a lot about how that person can deal with people as well. If the man I was dating was indeed abusing an animal so severely I would seriously question the type of person he portrayed himself to be in the first place. If you are an entirely nice and affectionate person, then you should not feel okay mistreating any creature in any way, whether it is a person or an animal. There are animal protective laws in place for a reason, and chances are this individual, if he is truly as intelligent as he puts himself out to be, would have to be aware of these laws. Violating these laws so blatantly in front of my very eyes would cause me to worry about his disrespect for laws and authority as well as his perceived grandiosity that allowed him to believe himself to be superior over others. I am not sure that after witnessing this incident I could continue to trust this individual. Today he may be hitting an animal and playing Mr. Nice-Guy with me, but what if after months or even years of being in a relationship with me he gets ticked off and lashes out at me, or worse, any future children we may have that he believes should adhere to his standards and rules perfectly? Sorry, but this appears to be a two-faced man and I simply could not take what he told or tried to show me in terms of affection and kindness at face value any longer. He is taking a very primitive way out of not getting his way, which in turn no longer makes him appear so intelligent. Violence is enough to make me take a step back and consider my options. Clearly there is little reason to abuse the poor dog this way, unless the dog just attacked a child and needed to be separated from the youngster before he could do some serious damage (which likely did not happen in this scenario). No, this guy is just putting on a façade trying to win me over, and when he feels certain of himself, he will let his true self show, which I have a feeling would not be that pleasant. I would have to break off the relationship or future dates.