Bit by your own dog, what would you do?

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by Red Sable on 11 July 2011 - 19:07

I laughed out loud when I read your post until I saw the second last line.

Not funny at all. Some people.

by Mystere on 11 July 2011 - 19:07

OMG!! I nearly swallowed my tongue reading that !! "Bothering" the dog while he was licking his ball??? PUHLEEZE! Almost as stupid is the soluton: whack off the balls! I don't care what my dogs have been doing, NONE has ever responded to being interrupted by biting me. I have had bitches licking themselves a lot, particularly when in season; males licking their balls, trying to mount bitches, not to mention taking food (verboten items) out of them mouths. NONE ever even thought about biting me for it.

WHY do people resort to making excuses for clearly poor temperaments? I do not get it.

by Vixen on 11 July 2011 - 19:07

The Owners should be taken to Court, and explain why they did not research and observe the needs and requirements of a different species, that they planned to bring into their home. A dog does not comply to human laws of living. Domesticated yes, but DNA nothing alike.

That said, due to feeling shocked and saddened for the Owner who received the dreadful bite from this dog, but also the sadness that this dog is unsafe and will lose it's life. Folk whose motives are probably well intentioned with kind heartedness, should perhaps have to spend a week taking care of several species of animal in their own home ....... a python, an alligator, a bear and a badger. Now will these people treat these animals differently? Will they acknowledge that they are not alike?

Well dogs require the same consideration and respect for what and who they are. It is not a case of done that, now sit back, do nothing or little and all will be perfect. Dogs require awareness of their needs as a Pack animal, and good interactive general training, that incorporates healthy respect and trust. Teaching a dog to Sit or Down does not mean it respects you. This may as well be trick or novelty training such as Shake a Paw - the dog can learn to do it, but does it actually respect the Owner? Love is easy, but gaining respect is very different and very special.

Do hope that the Owner will make a full recovery.

Vixen

by Abby Normal on 11 July 2011 - 19:07

The one thing that never fails to amaze me is people that have a dog that has a 'dodgy' temperament - and then allow them the ultimate privelege of getting on the bed.......

by Ninja181 on 11 July 2011 - 20:07

I've had GSds for 40 years and I've never let one get on the bed never mind sleep in it. But I guess it's a little late for that. They are IMO not a lap dog.

by Mystere on 11 July 2011 - 22:07

My first gsd as a kid slept on my bed, too. Good thing: At 9 months old, she stopped someone from smothering me with a pillow while I was sleeping. Consequently, I have never had a problem with a gsd sleeping on my bed. In fact, it gives me a wonderful, warm fuzzy, albeit false sense of security.

by skidoo on 11 July 2011 - 23:07

Vixen, are you really saying that it is the people's fault when a dog bites it's owner when the owner sneezes?

by Vixen on 12 July 2011 - 01:07

Yes, Skidoo, I would suggest that it was more than likely the case of Owner's well intentioned, but incorrectly addressed attitude, training and raising of the dog that eventually resulted in this tragic situation.

Vixen

by Kalibeck on 12 July 2011 - 01:07

I gotta go with that....as a child I learned to handle horses, & I was taught that whatever happens, it is never the animals fault, only the handlers. After all, they are animals, & we are humans, supposedly more intelligent. We are supposed to shape every interaction we have with them, every action of the animal is a result of what we teach them. If we teach them that they need not respect us, then they will not. Sad for the dog & the owner, & it doesn't change the outcome for this dog, it has been ruined, & will need to be PTS. My dogs are not allowed on the bed by my husband, but I have let our Kali on my bed, & I know exactly how she'll act.....she'll act the way she's been raised & trained! Raise them right, train them well....or pay the consequences! jackie harris

by Judy P on 12 July 2011 - 02:07

When I bought my first Malinois I thought I had done a good job of researching the breeder (who I will not name publicly) but I guess I should have done more. She was never really a stable bitch, was always flighty and spooked early This was even from the moment she stepped of the plane. For 4 years I lived with her realizing I had to step just so around her, she bit me once - not a bad bite but it did break the skin. I foolishly overlooked it and played it off the something I must have done wrong. The second and last time she bit me was a much more severe bite - I still have the scar. I then realized it wasn't anything I had done but something mentally wrong with the dog itself. I euthanized her and never looked back. Yes I have been bit breaking up a dog fight - that was my fault and did break my arm during a training session - again my stupid fault.

When a dog is so upredictable it will bit the owner for something stupid like sneezing it needs to be PTS.

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