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by sueincc on 23 April 2008 - 20:04
Years ago at our club we had a dog that was like that. The handler bought (cheap) a schH1 GSD (this was after he tried to do schutzhund with offf breed). Anyway, he asked me to hold the dog while he walked away to do a recall, dog seemed normal. As he was about half way down field the dog just turned and attacked me. I have a scar on my forearm, but that's OK because it saved my face. Anyway, the guy felt really bad & it wasn't his fault. Sometimes shit happens, we are dealing with dogs in a protection sport. In my case, holding onto a dog I didn't know well was my fault, no one else's.
by Silhouettes on 23 April 2008 - 20:04
The hospital will contact the SPCA, they told us.
I agree with you Sue, shit does happen.... I am glad that I trust my dogs, though. The problem is, they KNEW the dog had issues, that's why they kept him locked up, I didn't know about it, until my dad told me when we got home he overheard them talking about him one day....and they told my mother she could pet him, I don't get it. And to be the trainer, and not apologize, he is accepting his fault, in my mind.
Do you think the dog should be put down?
by Trailrider on 23 April 2008 - 21:04
How awful for your mom! She is lucky the dog didn't get the carotid artery. I thought I read on another thread recently, the one about the dog bite at Petsmart, that whenever you go to the hospitol or doctor with a dog bite it is reported. Hard call on if the dog should be PTS. I think it might depend on if his owners get a wake up call or if they are still going to be unresponsible .....sounds like they were as much at fault for saying she could pet the dog.
by Rezkat5 on 23 April 2008 - 21:04
Why on earth would they bring a dog like that out to club and let your mother pet him!
by tigermouse on 23 April 2008 - 21:04
i think the dog needs to be assessed by a professional trainer if indeed the dog is aggressive without good cause yes it should be destroyed. and the owners need to take a look at their dog training skills
by Silhouettes on 23 April 2008 - 21:04
He is almost 7 years old, I'm really not sure training is an option at this point. Because the wife said, her husband can't handle a dog like him, right there.. that says it all.
by tigermouse on 23 April 2008 - 21:04
no what i am saying is the dog needs to be temperament tested
by Silhouettes on 23 April 2008 - 22:04
He'll fail a temperment test with flying colors. Nervy nervy....
by tigermouse on 23 April 2008 - 22:04
if you truly think that this dog poses a risk to the general public i strongly suggest that you speak to the owners. or speak to animal control
by sueincc on 23 April 2008 - 23:04
The dog has handler aggression issues, that's not a reason to put him down. Neither is what is what happened with your mom - In my eyes, the real tragedy here is if this dog continues to remain in the hands of an irresponsible incompetent jerk who not only cannot handle his own dog but also experiments with innocent bystanders to gauge the mood of his dog.
If this dog does not get into much better hands it will happen again, and someone might be hurt even more seriously and of course the dog will have to be destroyed.
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