Dog bite

[shortstuff]

I got a 6 week old puppy from an animal shelter it was a "Shepherd/lab" mix. NOT! It was a pure rottie. I loved that puppy. It loved me and obeyed me very well. They are smart dogs and easy to train. The thing is, as it grew, it wanted my youngest child's place in the pecking order. So much so that it would bite her. I tried to teach my daughter to stand dominant over the puppy so that it would know who is boss, but my daughter was far too young to understand this. The last time this puppy bit my daughter, the puppy drew blood. My husband took the puppy by the scruff of the neck and removed it from my daughter. Well, in the process the puppy's dew claw became caught in the carpet and it ended up with a dislocated knee. Our puppy was hurt, we took her to the vet to get her looked at. We were upset because our puppy was hurt. The vet took the puppy to the exam room to check her out. The vet came back and said "You have a vicious dog here." I replied "It's just a puppy and doesn't know any better." he said "NO, this dog was bred to be mean. Usually when a puppy is injured they cower in the back of the crate in fear or lick my finger as if to say 'help me", This dog went after me." At that point I made the dcesion to put the puppy down. I couldn't keep her. She was a 3 month old rottie that would have torn my daughter up had she been full grown. It broke my heart, but I could not take the chance that this dog would end up in a home that could kill an infant or anyone else for that matter.
I say to tell your son to get rid of the dog. He won't be able to replace his son or remove the scars that could potentially happen. Why take the chance?

How interesting you mention shepard/lab. Because this dog is. So they tried, and guess what you are right about the pecking order. So the dog started growling at my grandson who is 8 years old. The dog is no longer at the house and they are looking to find a family that will take the dog.

So what I am getting from your message is that this dog might be a bad bred and might not make a good pet after all. The dog is almost a year old. Thanx for your insight mesue.

[mesue]

How interesting you mention shepard/lab. Because this dog is. So they tried, and guess what you are right about the pecking order. So the dog started growling at my grandson who is 8 years old. The dog is no longer at the house and they are looking to find a family that will take the dog.

So what I am getting from your message is that this dog might be a bad bred and might not make a good pet after all. The dog is almost a year old. Thanx for your insight mesue.

I was told that the dog was a shepherd/lab mix. The dog was a pure rottweiler. I knew it wasn't a shepherd, but I thought it was a doberman mix. This didn't bother me because my dad was on the K-9 Corps. I grew up with dogs.
Some dogs are just bred to be mean. My puppy was.

[therising]

At that point I made the dcesion to put the puppy down. I couldn't keep her. She was a 3 month old rottie that would have torn my daughter up had she been full grown. It broke my heart, but I could not take the chance that this dog would end up in a home that could kill an infant or anyone else for that matter.
I say to tell your son to get rid of the dog. He won't be able to replace his son or remove the scars that could potentially happen. Why take the chance?

You did the right thing, and I agree with you 100%.
If the dog has bitten twice, once within ten minutes of returning - then dog has to go.

[OneEmerald]

You killed a puppy because your vet was a wuz?

You need a new vet. Please don't take in any more dogs until you switch from Dr. Mengele to another vet.

WoW I didn't know you were an expert on dog behaviors. I agree with what mesue's vet said.

I am involved with dog rescue and I am part of an organization with hundreds of experienced volunteers. Many are professional breeders, trainers and animal health care workers.

Once a dog has bitten, especially unprovoked, it can not be trusted. Some dogs can go to a serious "boot camp" training and be placed with well trained owners. Most of the time, after careful evaluations the biter is humanely euthanised due to agression.

This may sound excessive but you can not place a potentially agressive dog with another family and expect that things will change. You are just passing your problem to someone else, and that's not being responsible.

I feel the best ways to get a dog is through a responsible rescue organization where the dog has been evaluated and trained in a foster home. The SPCA is a another good choice. They have professionals to evaluate incoming dogs. They will call rescues for help if they see a dog has potential but is not adoptable "as is." And of course, there are the responsible breeders (not the back yard type or puppy mills) who carefully screen the parents for known health issues.

[therising]

WoW I didn't know you were an expert on dog behaviors. I agree with what mesue's vet said.

I am involved with dog rescue and I am part of an organization with hundreds of experienced volunteers. Many are professional breeders, trainers and animal health care workers.

Once a dog has bitten, especially unprovoked, it can not be trusted. Some dogs can go to a serious "boot camp" training and be placed with well trained owners. Most of the time, after careful evaluations the biter is humanely euthanised due to agression.

This may sound excessive but you can not place a potentially agressive dog with another family and expect that things will change. You are just passing your problem to someone else, and that's not being responsible.

I feel the best ways to get a dog is through a responsible rescue organization where the dog has been evaluated and trained in a foster home. The SPCA is a another good choice. They have professionals to evaluate incoming dogs. They will call rescues for help if they see a dog has potential but is not adoptable "as is." And of course, there are the responsible breeders (not the back yard type or puppy mills) who carefully screen the parents for known health issues.

One Em - I think you know more about dogs than the rest of us....Would you please advise shortstuff directly, on what they should be doing with that dog!

[nogods]

WoW I didn't know you were an expert on dog behaviors.

You learn something new everyday don't you.

I don't "rescue" dogs, I just deal with them.

Every dog is capable of biting its master or anyone else.

The fact that a dog has never bitten anyone to date is no indication that it won't bite someone tomorrow.

Any one who thinks otherwise is a fool and should not be handling dogs or in possession them.

If I were on the jury in this case, I'd exercise juror nullification and acquit the guy:

Man attacks veterinarian after pet dog dies during routine surgery

[nogods]

Once a dog has bitten, especially unprovoked, it can not be trusted. Some dogs can go to a serious "boot camp" training and be placed with well trained owners. Most of the time, after careful evaluations the biter is humanely euthanised due to agression.

That is the ignorant and lazy response. People who can't figure out what to do with a dog that exhibits aggressive behavior take the easy way out - kill it!

That is like hitting a child to discipline the child. If you get to that point you've failed as a parent.

If the best you can suggest for an aggressive dog is destruction, you should find another hobby. You are not "rescuing" dogs, you are just culling through them

[nogods]

The SPCA is a another good choice.

The SPCA kills more dogs and cats than any other organization. They make Mike Vic look like Dr. Doolittle.

[mesue]

Wow nogods. Who whizzed on your wheaties?

[nogods]

Wow nogods. Who whizzed on your wheaties?

My dog

[JustRetired]

wow nogods. Who whizzed on your wheaties?

my dog

roflmao

[OneEmerald]

That is the ignorant and lazy response. People who can't figure out what to do with a dog that exhibits aggressive behavior take the easy way out - kill it!

That is like hitting a child to discipline the child. If you get to that point you've failed as a parent.

If the best you can suggest for an aggressive dog is destruction, you should find another hobby. You are not "rescuing" dogs, you are just culling through them

I guess I've been told off, huh?
Maybe we should send all the aggresive dogs to you.

[shortstuff]

All of you have given some serious suggestions to a serious situation. Because this dog is loved, one cannot help it, they have decided not to give the dog to the SPCA. They have given it to a family that will help guide and train the dog. So far the family and the dog are getting along well.

It appears the dog needed training and to living in a consistant environment and establish routines.

We hope this works. The goal is to help the dog.