To rehome my dog

[Crazypetlady]

Not really an AIBU as such I need the traffic and blunt honesty.Sorry for length.

My dog is a husky /collie chow/collie nobody is really sure. We rescued him before I had my ds. .He is ok with a select few dogs.He is a very nervous dog. When we rescued him the owner lied and said his behaviour was better than it is we were told he lived with five other dogs and no cats. We have since found an old re homing add about our dog which has completely different information to this.

He shows signs of being abused flinches away bolts when I move the newspaper or the mop and is wary of strangers. He will bark and growl when they enter the house this got worse when ds was born.Once they come inside he is fine.

He has been around friends babies since we had him and has had no problems he is relaxed and shows no fear.He acts the same around ds 23 weeks.He has also been around toddlers in prams and has sat being stroked quite happily.The toddlers he met outside.

I have a six year old cousin who visited she came in and sat down with us and he growled and ran away and hid behind me, we went for a walk and he settled but when he met her again a few months later he did the same.
He seemed to be scared of her but she hadn't jumped by him or stroked him and she wasn't loud.He seems wary of her.

He has never been in close contact with another child because of this and I am to wary to do it again. He doesn't seem to mind children the same age on his walk.

I love him but my sons safety is first he has never shown any negativity towards my son and has only met one older child in the house but I am Has anybody got any experience of this?I think re homing is the best option but am worried nobody would have him.I don't know if it is just my cousin he is nervous of or other children but that is difficult to tell .

I just need advice really and a bit of a shake I think.

He shows signs of being abused flinches away bolts when I move the newspaper or the mop and is wary of strangers. He will bark and growl when they enter the house this got worse when ds was born.Once they come inside he is fine.

These aren't signs of abuse, they're signs of not being properly socialized around people and their everyday habits as a puppy. Well, neglect is abuse, but they're not necessarily signs that he's been physically abuse.

Anyway, it matters not. The second I had a dog that growled at any child that did nothing wrong, I'd get rid without a shred of guilt.

I have gotten bit by so many dogs from owners who claim "their" dog wouldn't really hurt anyone. If he's growling at your niece, he'll soon be growling at your son. What happens when your son is 3-4, wild rambunctious, and then pats the dog too hard in a display of enthusiasm? You can't keep an eye on both at the same time.

Training is all well and good, but in the mean time you have a dangerous dog. That to me, isn't worth it.

Socializing adult dogs is not easy, and it doesn't correct behavior over night. We had a dog that was extremely anxious and it took a year before he was even manageable. We had to give him up because I was ready to have DD and he wasn't going to adjust well to a huge change. It's great to try and save him, but at the end of the day, your son is more important.

My son is more important to me than anything senpai. However I took on this dog, I did not know his history but still he is now my responsibility. He growled and ran away that to me is fear.

Me and my dog were cornered by drunk people , they were sticking their hands in his mouth and grabbing him even though I told them to stop he did nothing just tried to hide behind me. He is protective of the house but he is a total different dog when people are inside. You shouldn't trust any dog fully but I highly doubt he would bite any adult .

I will never put my son at risk. My son grabbed his eyeball the other day when he walked past his bouncer I stopped him as soon as it happened but my dog did not react at all. Now he is not allowed in the room when he is in his bouncer,it was a mistake on my part but my dog still reacted well.

My son is of course my first priority. I am not expecting it corrected over night. However I feel as long as my sons safety is above all else then there is no harm in trying to help my dog.

There is a bit missing , He grabbed his fur in the bouncer and his eyeball on the sofa so now obviously he can't sit with usvuntil ds is with his dad etc