bitter

Question
QUESTION: My mom and nephew got a dog from a foster home out of SPCA I believe. He was 6 months perhaps old. He has also been a run around behind you and nip dog except for mom and my nephew. Gotten beter for the other person in the house but he also has been bitten 3 times. The dog has now bitten 2 or 3 other people, lastly my husband! My mom takes care of my 7 year old and I am worried he will turn on her too. He bites with no aparent reason. He was all loving with my husband then the next time he came over, the dog agressively bit him even after he was told to stop. He drew blood all 6 times he has bitten. He has bitten more times but missed and caught clothing. He is unpredictable because he is so lovable. My husband and I have requested the dog be let go. My childs welfare IS worth more than a dogs life. How do you find ahome for a unpredictable dog? Or should he just be put down? We will not be taking my daughter over to her house untill the dog is gone either way. SO help me out with some connections or advice please.

ANSWER: It would be very unfair to re home this dog,as it's not fair for someone else to deal with this problem

What can be done is to talk to have your mother take this dog to a trainer right away,if you get a REALLY good trainer,they can fix just about any dog,but some breeds are worse then others-sometimes this type of problem is very common in herding breeds,as they are trying to 'herd' people,and a lot of times it's a case of the dog not having enough to do,and training will also give the dog something to do

But some dogs cannot not be fixed and the only answer is to have them put down,before they become a danger to the public and small children-also there's millions of good dogs in shelters that are being put down because there's no homes,and there's no room in shelters to take such a dog

So the dog either has to be put down or seriously worked on with a trainer-because a dog like this is too dangerous to be placed with someone else,esp if it is a large dog

Either way this is something that needs to be dealt with right away

And if she decides to keep this dog,I would demand it be muzzled in public,esp where children or other pets are

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QUESTION: My husband is standing strong on the if the dog stays my daughter stays away even if he is to go thru training. You wont know if it worked till it doesnt, and then it is too late. Do you agree?

Answer
Yes,i think you are right in keeping your daughter safe,and the ONLY way I would have them together is if the dog is muzzled-so the safe thing to do if she won't muzzle it,is to keep your daughter away or insist the dog is locked in a different room or run a cage

so you are right to want to keep them apart