Feeling Very Sad

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My dog has bitten someone when he was sleeping and it was very bad 50 stiches in the face. After that he tried to bite two others. Titus is almost 4 years old November. Do you think because he had the taste of blood that changed him also the company we had was hitting him in the face and holding him tight. Would this have caused his temperment to change towards others in our family ?  He tried to bite my 16 year old I wanted to keep him away from people but after that we made the decision to bring him to the humane society. I am devastated my heart is so broken I raised him since he was 4 weeks old. He was my best friend and the 4 years we  had him I was with him everyday. I want to go get him so bad I even had my husband take me to the humane society out side the building. They were closed I wanted to break a window to get him. I don't know if he is still alive. My heart is so broken. My husband said he would get me another dog. I don't want another I feel un-deserving. I can't stop crying I feel mad inside and I just don't want to talk to anyone for a long time.. I feel cheated everyone gets to love there  dogs for 13 to 14 years. I keep thinking he is waiting for me scared wondering where is my family, why am I here. I picture every thing in my mind. I'm so sorry to go on like this it seems like everyone keeps saying "You did the right thing" I don't want to hear that. I feel if someone says that to me they think of there dog as just a dog. Titus was more then just a dog to me. I miss when I come home and he is not at the door, I miss when I get up in the mornings and he is not there to greet me at my bedroom door. We just bought a new house a year ago and I hate coming home now every place inside reminds me of him. Tomorrow I am calling the humane society to find out. I am hoping he will still be alive I need to see him... I want my dog back but my husband says no... I might sound bad to others but I just love him so much.. I am screaming inside me " I want my dog" over and over. Thank you for just being here to share my hearts pain. Maggie
Answer -
HI MAGGIE
THE TASTE OF BLOOD DID NOT MAKE HIM BITE OVER AND OVER.  HE WAS SCARED TO DEATH.  ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU BRING PEOPLE INTO THE HOME AND THEY ARE HURTING THE DOG, SO IN SELF DEFENSE A DOG BITES.  IF ANY DOG IS PUT INTO A POSITION OF FEAR, MOST WILL BITE, JUST INSTINCT.
I WOULD RETRIEVE THE DOG AND CONTINUE ON WITH HIM.  HE KNOWS YOU, THE NEXT TIME PEOPLE COME, TELL THEM TO LET THE DOG ALONE. THAT HE IS NOT USED TO OTHERS JUST YOU.
HE ALSO MIGHT OF BEEN TORN WITH JEALOUSLY ALSO?  SO, GET YOUR DOG BACK, JUST TRAIN HIM WHEN PEOPLE COME PUT A LEASH ON HIM AND TEACH HIM NO BITE.
IT IS NOT FAIR THAT YOU TOOK HIM TO THE SHELTER BECAUSE HE HAD TO BITE OUT OF FEAR.  DOGS JUST DO NOT GO UP TO A PERSON AND BITE ONLY IF IT IS A PIT BULL.  THEY ARE BRED TO FIGHT AND BITE.
YOUR LITTLE DOG U HAD FOUR YEARS HE NEVER BIT DID HE.?  THERE WAS A REAL REASON FOR HIM TO DO THIS, EITHER FEAR OR JEALOUSLY.
SO, EITHER ONE, GET THE DOG AND RETRAIN IT NOT TO EVER BITE AGAIN.  NOW HAD HE BEEN IN A DOG FIGHT AND TASTE BLOOD FIGHTING MAKES IT A DIFFERENT MATTER.  I HAVE OWNED DOGS THAT BITE PEOPLE THAT CAME ONTO THE PROPERTY.  I HAVE SIGNS NO TRESPASSY, DOG ON GUARD, BEWARE OF DOG.
YOU DO THE SAME SO PEOPLE ARE BEWARE OF A DOG THERE.  THIS GIVES U A CHANCE TO GET HIM UNDER CONTROL.  GO GET YOUR DOG BACK NOW.  HE IS YOUNG AND CAN LEARN THIS WAS WRONG, BUT IF U LET THESE PEOPLE HIT HIS FACE THEY EARNED THE BITES, I WOULD OF DONE THE SAME SOMEBODY SMACKS MY FACE AND TAKES HOLD OF ME,, THEIR GOING TO GET A SMACK HARD BACK IN THE FACE.  OLD AS I AM I WILL NOT TOLERATE ANYBODY SMACKING ME ABOUT, SO THE POOR DOG HAD NO OTHER REASON THAN BITE TO STOP THIS.
HE WAS NEVER HIT BEFORE OR HELD AGAINST HIS WILL.  HAVE YOUR HUSBAND READ THIS AND UNDERSTAND THAT DOGS BITE FOR A REAL REASON, U MUST START TO THINK LIKE A DOG, WHY DID HE DO THIS.  I TOLD YOU ABOVE WHY AND CHANCES ARE IF YOUR HIGHLY CAREFUL WITH COMPANY IN YOUR HOME TO LET THE DOG ALONE, IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE YOUR GOING TO TRAIN THE DOG NOT TO BITE AND WORK WITH HIM.
LET ME KNOW HOW IT GOES, CLICK ON MY EMAIL ON MY SITE AND WRITE TO ME.

WARM REGARDS
PATT
WWW.SCHREKNHAUS.COM

Hi Pat,
Thank you for emailing me back. I called first thing this morning to the humane society when they open. My husband was ready to go get him back we had a rough weekend. Not wanting to let go of him... But we were to late they did it the day we took him there... I can't even express to you in words how I feel. I couldn't afford his cremation ashes I am going to plant a tree in my back yard. My doctor recommend that said it might help the pain to have a special memorance place for him. I just don't understand we were so good to our dog. It wasn't fair my husband is in the military we waited 13 years before we got Titus we knew we wanted  a Germand Shepard but since we moved so much and lived in military houseing we tried to wait until our last move and had our own house. But we ended up getting him earlier because one of our children was 14 and we wanted him to know what it is like to grow up with a dog as a young person to learn to love and care for a dog. I have so many  memories with him we gave him a lot  of attention it seems every thing I did envolved him. It makes me miss him everything I do I expect him to be there when I turn around. I just want this pain to go away.. I haven't talk to anyone in my family they all love Titus as well. Thank you just for being here to talk to .. Maggie

Answer
HI MAGGIE
OH HOW SAD?  I JUST HATE EMAILS LIKE THIS, THAT DOG WAS NOT A BAD DOG, IT LOVED U AS U DO THE DOG.
IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO PLANT A SPECIAL TREE IN HONOR OF YOUR PET, U WILL ALWAYS FEEL IT IS THERE WITH YOU IN SOME SORT OF WAY.
ALSO, VISIT THIS SITE FOR COMFORT. WWW.RAINBOWBRIDGE.COM  THE DOG WAITS THERE FOR YOU.  GO THERE AND LET YOUR FEELINGS GO.
THIS IS VERY SAD FOR ME AS NO DOG LIKE THIS THAT WAS A PET DESERVES TO DIE LIKE THIS.  I JUST FEEL EMPTY ALSO, KNOWING THAT POOR DOG WENT TO ITS DEATH OVER PEOPLE OUT OF HAND.  IT JUST IS NOT FAIR.
I HOPE YOUR RECOVER AND KEEP IN TOUCH, GO TO MY SITE AND EMAIL ME WHEN U HAVE THE NEED TO VENT ABOUT YOUR X PET.  I DO HOPE YOU FIND A NICE LITTLE STRAY THAT IS NEEDING A HOME BADLY AND YOU CAN RESCUE IT.

WARM REGARDS
PATT
WWW.SCHREKNHAUS.COM
WWW.RAINBOWBRIDGE.COM