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AIBU?

To rehome puppy?

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MarsBars123 · 07/10/2012 18:49

Our 6 month old puppy bit our friends 6 year old daughter today.

We were having a meal and gave him his food afterwards. She walked behind him while he was eating and he spun around and bit her, he didn't draw blood but her hand was red.

I am in total shock, he has never done anything like this before, should we rehome him straight away? I'm really confused.

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topknob · 07/10/2012 22:00

Please rehome your puppy to me, he will be cared for and trained properly and not put into situations where he may be hurt, where no one is supervising him and small kids.

Toughasoldboots · 07/10/2012 22:00

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CouthyMowWearingOrange · 07/10/2012 22:01

Midori - I have owned a dog since then. I have no axe to grind against dogs, and will own one again in the future, when I have enough space for one, and the time to properly train it.

What I have an issue with is owners that don't train their dogs, and don't employ common sense when their dog is around unfamiliar children. Both for the protection of those children AND their dog.

topknob · 07/10/2012 22:01

flatbread I have never hit my dog, not once and she is 4, she is trained through her love of her toys. Why would you have to hit a dog?

Toughasoldboots · 07/10/2012 22:02

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MarsBars123 · 07/10/2012 22:02

midori1999 - there were 3 adults in the room, her parents and my DH. The dog was not near any of them. The child walked past the dog and it turned around and bit her.

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topknob · 07/10/2012 22:03

toughas who??

Toughasoldboots · 07/10/2012 22:05

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topknob · 07/10/2012 22:06

Oh I agree, pulling tails?? really??

MarsBars123 · 07/10/2012 22:07

McHappyPants2012 - why am I 5? That doesn't make sense.

Goldship advised me not to train my dog to stop being aggressive with food, I don't think that is good advice as it goes against what I have been told by both the veterinary nurse and behaviourist.

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GoldShip · 07/10/2012 22:11

I didn't advise you not to at all, but you seem to think that's the be all and end all instead of accepting that you yourself are at fault here and have a responsibility as a dog owner to provide your dog a place he feels safe to eat in.

And NEVER leave a child unattended with a dog, especially a child that doesn't know the dog well. That's idiotic and could end in tragedy.

MarsBars123 · 07/10/2012 22:13

GoldShip - why do you think she was unattended? There were 3 adults in the room at the time, she walked past the dog.

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MarsBars123 · 07/10/2012 22:14

GoldShip - if you train your dog not to be aggressive with food he will feel safe eating around people, that is exactly why they advise to do it, you are teaching them they don't need to be afraid or 'guard' there food.

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Flatbread · 07/10/2012 22:15

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midori1999 · 07/10/2012 22:16

Do I Flatbread?!

McHappyPants2012 · 07/10/2012 22:17

Claps hand to goldship.

Don't you see that not all dogs are the same, and some dogs just want to be left alone while eating

GoldShip · 07/10/2012 22:17

That's all well and good if it works but you've said your dog has already had this training but despite it he still felt that unsafe he had to give a warning snap.

It's your duty to keep your dog safe and to keep others around it safe but you're failing by not giving that dog it's much needed space

I don't know how many times you need to be told, have some respect for this animal and give it what it needs.

MarsBars123 · 07/10/2012 22:17

Flatbread - I agree with you and I really hope we can get over this hurdle with our puppy as of course we don't want to rehome him, we just don't want the risk of him biting our DC or anyone elses.

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Toughasoldboots · 07/10/2012 22:18

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MarsBars123 · 07/10/2012 22:19

McHappyPants2012 - all dogs will aggressively guard food if not trained, it is a natural instinct, not a personality trait of a particular dog.

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ToothbrushThief · 07/10/2012 22:20

These threads are always the same OP. You probably won't get a lot of helpful advice from this thread now just a lot of insults

Competitive 'I'm an experienced dog owner' and outraged dog lovers will prevent useful discussion. I'm waiting for someone to suggest you train your children by biting them...or maybe bite yourself since you're so despicable a person to even consider yourself a dog owner

McHappyPants2012 · 07/10/2012 22:20

So how has my dogs never bitten anyone despite being being hunting dogs.

I work in a hospital and even patients get protected meal times.

MarsBars123 · 07/10/2012 22:20

GoldShip - obviously I didn't expect this to happen, we have trained him not to do it and until today he never has.

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GoldShip · 07/10/2012 22:22

So what does that suggest to you then OP?

MarsBars123 · 07/10/2012 22:23

McHappyPants2012 -
So how has my dogs never bitten anyone despite being being hunting dogs.

What do you mean?

I work in a hospital and even patients get protected meal times.

What is a protected meal time?

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