I hope someone can advise us as we are all very upset. DM has a 13 year old dog who is a much loved family pet. We are all mad about him. He bit a very small child yesterday.
Basically a family friend visited with her 2 year old child. The child accidently kicked the dog who growled at him, got up and went and sat next to my mum. The friend then went and sat down on the other side of the dog with the child in her arms and allowed the child to put his face up to the dog who snapped at the little one and bit his face. Poor little one and his mum got a terrible shock and the skin was punctured. No stitches required luckily. The family friend and her husband now want the dog put down and have mentioned compensation.
Thing is, whilst I understand they are angry and upset, they are totally blaming my mum for the incident even though she always warns everyone (I have heard her) to not bother the dog. He has never done this before. I feel that the blame is 50/50 and that having him pts is not fair. They have called the police and made a complaint.
So far mum has found a dog behaviourist in the area and left a message, she is going to buy a muzzle for when/if there are children around and is going to look at getting a crate for him. Obviously this may not be enough? Help and advise appreciated.
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MrsMoon76 · 12/07/2014 19:20
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