My dog might be put down by the law

[Judy]

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I think if you look into dog training and behavior, you'll find that this is the problem. He can be taught to allow others in the house or on the property. And if it is eventually decided to let him live, you certainly need to learn these things and work with your dog, a lot. People aggression should never be permitted. Actually, if you have to go to court, it would probably be a good idea to show that you have some knowledge that this needs to be done and how to go about it.

 

[Katy]

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I love my dogs, but if they bite someone they'd be gone.

I hope you'll be able to live with yourself when the next person he bites is a child. Would not be worth risk to me.

If he does bite someone again and they find out he had a history of biting and you choose to keep him....well, I hope you have good liabilty insurance because you'll more than likely need it.

 

[spiritdance]

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I love my dogs, but if they bite someone they'd be gone.

I hope you'll be able to live with yourself when the next person he bites is a child. Would not be worth risk to me.

If he does bite someone again and they find out he had a history of biting and you choose to keep him....well, I hope you have good liabilty insurance because you'll more than likely need it.

Ditto!!!! My grandson is missing a tear duct and has a 3 inch scar on his face from a pit bull that was "great with kids." He was 4 years old at the time of the attack, and had another older child not intervened (and gotten bitten, too) we might not even have him today! My grandson accidentally stepped on the tip of the dog's tail and it lunged for his throat. Only my grandson's jerk away from him shifted the impact from throat to face. The other child tried to grab the dog's collar and was bitten several times on the arm. It's a miracle neither one of them was hurt worse! Afterward, we found out that the dog had bitten before, "defending" his owner's child from an adult who simply walked toward the child. The parents thought this was oh, so impressive, telling people that the dog just loved their kid that much --- that's no consolation to us. I was FURIOUS, especially when I found out the owners had LET THE DOG IN THE HOUSE while the children were there. He was initially in the back yard, safely AWAY from the children, and they brought him in to "show him off" to another guest while my DD and the parents of the other child were in the kitchen. My daughter and the father of the other child DEMANDED that the dog be put down before it DID kill a child. You don't get "instant replay" if you misjudge an aggressive dog, and a pit bull, as we know from well-documented incidences, is capable of killing full grown adults. There is NO GOOD REASON to keep one that has bitten around children! Heck, as much as I love my Golden Retrievers, if one of them bit someone, that would be that. Eighty plus pounds of angry carnivore, no matter the breed, is not something to take chances with. Again, it's that whole "no instant replays" thing ...

 

[halo]

Many good posts here. Suffice to say, if a dog will bite unprovoked once, he will do it again. Its not if, its when.

 

[Brindlebtch]

I understand various people have had bad experiences with various breeds. Let's not use BYC to denigrate any one breed, please. All dogs have teeth, and can, therefore, bite.

I know a small breed of dog that put 35 stitches in a child's face. It was never reported because it was a cute and fluffy small breed of dog. The small cute breeds get a whole lot of slack when it comes to biting.

 

[MomtoSyd&Emma]

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we had our toy poodle pts 4.5 yrs ago when she ran unprovoked, and attacked our NINE month old daughters face! I dont bash breeds because any all dog breeds can bite!

 

[Katy]

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I have 3 dogs....two 80+ pound husky mixes and a small rat terrier.....I don't care which one it was....if it bit somebody it would be gone.

My thoughts on their dog has nothing to do with what breed it is....it's a dog who has bitten.

 

[Ema]

MomtoSyd&Emma :

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we had our toy poodle pts 4.5 yrs ago when she ran unprovoked, and attacked our NINE month old daughters face! I dont bash breeds because any all dog breeds can bite!

Indeed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!​

 

[FourPawz]

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Ok, since we do not want to see you euthanized, you need to purchase the correct type of muzzle. Do it today. Here is a link to the type I mean:
http://leerburg.com/700-7.htm

BEFORE you let anyone in your home, you put this on the dog. No exceptions. As long as the person is there, the dog wears this (unless it is behind at least 2 doors from the person and NOBODY but you opens either door).

To accustom the dog to the muzzle, you make it fun. You get a handful of very good treats - bits of roast meat, tuna, liver. You first show the dog the muzzle, and in a very happy voice (tone is the most important thing to a dog), you use a word to alert the dog about the muzzle. "Muzzle" will work fine. You show the dog the muzzle like it's the coolest thing around, say the word and feed a treat. HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY. You repeat this until the dog perks up when he sees the muzzle. Then, you put the muzzle right in front of his nose, say the word and feed repeating the happy routine. If he avoids the muzzle, go back to step one. Gradually work up to where you hook the muzzle on him (break it down to a number of steps) and ALWAYS be happy happy happy. You'll end up with a happy dog that puts his nose in the muzzle for you and will not think anything of wearing it.

This will keep your dog out of harm's way and spare you the anguish of losing him to forced euthanasia..

 

[FruitChicken]

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Yeah, we have a dog that is the same. He's never bitten anybody, but he doesn't much like strangers or children. He'll growl at people before doing anything else, but we are exptremely careful with visitors and we never let him around children. He stays in the garage if we are expecting company. He does show aggression, but he is a working dog and does his job very well. It is well worth it to be constantly watchful than to put him down (not to mention he is our pet as well!).

I'm sorry for your situation. In our old neighborhood, there was a dog across the street who had always been sweet to all us kids on the block. There were three dogs on the street and everyone was always in everyone else's yard. We never had an issue with any of the dogs. As soon as we moved out, a family with a couple of bratty kids moved into our house. The young girl went over to the dog across the road and got bit while teasing it. Of course the fact that she provoked the bite didn't matter. Our neighbor had to put the dog down. We were all so sad to hear this because we all loved that dog!

If you get to keep your dog, you could always just put him in a crate or another room when you are expecting company. That will solve a great deal of any anxiety about the dog biting someone else.

The home I moved into was uninhabited for 5 years. The neighbor's children had taken it upon themselves to turn my yard into a place where they could come and go. I had a Rottweiler (RIP -- cancer) and wasn't going to take any chances. It was very hard getting HO insurance just for the fact she was a Rottie, even though she was an old lady and a cream puff. I made sure the first time they threw a toy over the fence that I marched over there with the toy and made it VERY clear that I had a Rottweiler, I didn't want any trouble, and the kids were not to retrieve any of their toys by themselves, and that they would need to notify me if they needed me to get anything that landed over the fence. Thankfully I never had any problems with them trying to get on my property without my permission. My Labradors were abused and are extremely loyal to me, their rescue owner. Any breed can be aggressive if provoked. So sad about your neighbor's dog!