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geckos11

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Last night our dog of four years bit my sisters face and cut her[emoji24](not that bad) and we are going to have to rehome/put him to sleep[emoji24]. Has anyone else had this and how did you get over it? Here is a pic of the dog.
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Were there any warning signs ? As usually dogs will bite only after they feel it is a last resort, have you had it from a puppy ? How old is your sister ?

I feel for you and the dog as it's a horrible position to be in.
 
Oh goodness, I would be mortified and devastated if it were my pet :( did he really bite for no reason or was something going on? so sad :(
 
When I was younger we had a working collie that used to nip at heels, she also used to nip and try to play, was your dogs intention to hurt or was it playing and it got out of hand. Either way still a awful position to be in for yourself and your dog:( One of my daughters friends family got a jack Russell from a local rescue centre, all went well for about 10 months then it bit their younger daughters arm, they were heartbroken and had her pts, they have now just recently got a cat. x
 
There was no warning he was sat next to her on the sofa and then just went for her. We've had him since he was five months old. My sister is only nine
 
Oh bless her I hope your sisters okay and sadly I'd be wary of rehoming your dog if it was just random. Behaviour is usually a message but if you can't pinpoint a reason I'd be worried about it happening again. BTW check the dog doesn't have epilepse, we had a farm cat who did and it went from been chilled to wild in seconds, probably not but just worth mentioning. Im so sorry your in this position it must be awful.x
 
That is sad. I agree, it might be worth asking the vet if there's anything like epilepsy that could have caused it - it might make you feel a bit better if there's some sort of medical cause. Otherwise, is there anyone you know who could take him, so that you could still keep in touch?
 
Yes my dads friend is looking for a dog to be a companion to her dog and she wants to rehabilitate a dog so it's purfect
 
That's fantastic but I'm not sure you were you'd start rehabilitating a dog if you don't know the reason behind its behaviour, I don't mean to sound so negative as I'm sure she's usually a gorgeous dog but without knowing the cause how could you rehabilitate. Although if I were emotionally attached to her Im sure Id feel exactly the same as you but just trying to give a outside perspective.x
 
When I was a child we had a Beagle. She bit my friend once when bent over her to stroke her. We made excuses for her and my friend's parents were very understanding. A few months later she bit a baby who was crawling round the garden and got too close. There was no warning and she had always been fine with kids etc. She bit the babies face. She was 6 and that was only 2 bites in 6 years, but we PTS anyway. Mum always says she should not have been given a second chance. How can you rehabilitate a behaviour that happens so rarely? How would you know the dog was ok now?
 
Oh dear - such a familiar story especially with the collie types. But having said that when my first child was only about 18 months one of my Labradors flew across the room and went for him, scaring his face - nothing too dramatic but even so enough to still see the mark on him 40 years later!

We just muzzled her between his getting up time and going to bed, she settled to it beautifully and was an angel from them on, so long as she had the muzzle on. Some might think the muzzling cruel, we did not - the aternative was PTS as I would never pass on ANY breed of dog that has bitten a child, provoked or not.

Collies are a different matter altogether - in my opinion, any collie needs at best a days work to do, at the very least serious exercise every day, very few non working homes provide this, and that is when it all starts to go pear shaped. So sad you feel you have to rehome or PTS - but I do appreciate that even as a fanatical animal lover, even my children came first!:rolleyes:

The rescues are packed to the brim with every type and breed of dog with this background.....and because of the history many just go straight to the death chamber with no hope of reprieve....not having a go at you and your family in particular as I don't know the full background story but one does get rather exasperated by this continual flow of working type dogs that have found themselves shipped off to death row because their owners didn't realise what facilities needeto be in place to keep the type happy and healthy, physically and mentally. :( Sad thread altogether. :(
 
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We kept our Beagle in a small flat and she was really only properly walked at weekends. :( One of the reasons I am so keen on training my animals well and keeping them in ways that benefit them psychologically is because of my experiences with that poor dog. I was 9 when she was PTS. In retrospect my mum should have known better, but we were all city dwellers and knew nothing about animals really. Funny when a few years later she married a farmer! Her dogs live the life of riley now.
 
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The dog was a nervous wreck and very stressed but still it was no excuse no bite I think he is going to a home with no children and a family who have lots of time to spend with him
 
The dog was a nervous wreck and very stressed

This tells me everything, if a horse had done something, such as buck off rider or rear would we have got rid of it on the above basis, the dog/horse would be reacting to its stresses. By all means find it a destressing home but don't blame the dog/horse for its natural reactions
 
Will the new home be fully aware of the incident so they can avoid the dog being alone if it happens to meet any children. I do think honesty would be the best policy in a case like this, but I'm guessing they will be aware if known to your family.x
 
Our dog was a rescue. He's bitten three times in the year we've had him, always my kids, always when they ran past him shouting and playing. He was not socialised as a pup\young dog and simply didn't know you don't play that way. We didn't just have to train the dog (who was dubbed PsychoDog by now) but the kids as well.

He's walked daily but always on a lead and wearing a muzzle simply because other people let their dogs (especially loose ones) and small children come up to stroke him. And I don't trust him enough just yet to take the muzzle off.

My kids have friends round to play and stay and he's always been trustworthy with them too after the initial blips.

He's been kept alone and unwalked for most of his life and moving in to a house where he has full access to the house and garden, four kids who love him to bits and walks every day just blew his mind for a while. Now I can trust him with anyone who comes into the house as long as they avoid eye contact and let him settle before saying hello to him.

He has other issues that still need tweaking but he's growing into a real soft family dog.
 
Yes the other family know of his problems and they gave no children. Our dog was also not socialised as a pup cuz he is car sick and throws up when he gets in a car.
 
The dog was a nervous wreck and very stressed but still it was no excuse no bite I think he is going to a home with no children and a family who have lots of time to spend with him

Sorry if I have misunderstood, but if the dog was nervous and stressed I'm not surprised it bit your sister, if you put any animal in a situation where it feels threatened, nervous or stressed most will resort to using any method of escape, that includes biting if it is a dog.
 
Yes the other family know of his problems and they gave no children. Our dog was also not socialised as a pup cuz he is car sick and throws up when he gets in a car.

You had him as a pup. If he's not been socialised it's down to you I'm afraid. Socialising is about getting a pup out and about to meet other dogs and people, different situations, all the things he's going to meet later. He doesn't need to be in a car for that.
 
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