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We adopted a greyhound from a breed specific rescue several months ago. We had DCs and had never had a dog before. We were very clear with the rescue about this. We had only had him a short time when he bit teenage DD in the face while she was stroking him on the sofa. There was no warning and it was totally unprovoked. He had previously snapped close to my face while I was putting his collar on. My DD had scarring to her face which thankfully has healed well. If the bite had been a few mm lower he would have directly damaged her eyeball, and I guess she would have risked permanent damage to her sight.
We returned him to the rescue. The rescue owner wanted to euthanase him the next day because he now had 'a taste for blood' - but we wanted him to be fully assessed before that decision was taken. We paid for a physical exam with a specialist vet and said to the rescue that he needed to be assessed be a behaviouralist vet. We then handed him to a racing industry trainer on the instructions of the rescue.
So today - for some reason - I looked at the greyhound rescue website. I saw the greyhound listed as one of their recently rehomed dogs. I found a description for him. It is basically the original listing that we saw with new photos and an extra paragraph added. The new paragraph says he needs 'firm boundaries' because he is a young dog, 'would respect an experienced greyhound owner' and 'would enjoy the company of older children'. The rest of the listing is ultra-cutesy. He has a 'sunny disposition', 'behaved perfectly', 'happy go lucky nature' and 'a huge, happy personality which makes everyone he meets feel happy'.
What can I do about this? If he has been fully assessed and somehow rehabilitated then that's good.... but surely he should not be offered as a dog suitable for children?? I cannot imagine that the rescue will have been honest with prospective adopters about his history - there is nothing in the listing that even hints that this might be a difficult dog - because surely no family with children would consider a dog that has bitten a child in the face. Obviously, there is no saying that he has been rehomed with children - but it's definitely possible. What should I do?
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GreyhoundRescueDisaster · 17/09/2019 17:21
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