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AIBU?

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Our dog bit me :(

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Jellymuffin · 14/02/2016 08:57

Yesterday our dog bit my face, completely unprovoked though he had got out unknown to us and come back in so could have been stressed. We have a toddler who is typical tough and tumble. The dog and DS get on reasonably well but dog has always been nervous around him. The dog is 10 and my husband is adamant he has to go :( I understand why but feel so terrible about losing a member of the family. He really is a quiet and sweet little dog and this was massively out of character for him. AIBU to want to keep him when he is a potential danger to my beautiful child?

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Gabilan · 17/02/2016 13:55

I see plenty of people stressing that they will be euthanased, but no one claiming they take in and rehabilitate biting dogs.

Well, apart from the people who have said they've worked with "angst beisers". Go back through the thread - they are there.

Since I work full time and am out of the house for extended periods I cannot have a dog. However, all of my animals have been rescued to some degree or another and generally their behaviour and backgrounds made them difficult to home before they got to me. My horse for example was sold by his previous owner because they had had an accident on the road. She'd had him for less than a year and sold him to me for 1/10 of what she'd paid. Four years later, he is the horse other owners turn to when they need a reliable uncle/ nanny/ babysitter to hack out with their young horses. So yes, I am prepared to rehabilitate animals that have not done well with other people.

One other thing to consider before putting an animal to sleep is that for the owner's sake, they need to know they have done everything they can so that they can come to terms with their decision. In this case this means a vet consultation, talking to behaviourists and phoning specialist breed rescues. If they then say the same thing, you can at least make the decision knowing you're not alone (and actually hearing the specialists say it is different from someone on the internet saying "it can't be done").

WhatALoadOfOldBollocks · 17/02/2016 14:31

Dare I say that a huge number of owners of these "cute" little breeds appear to have absolutely no idea about dog behaviour or training and simply rely on the fact they are small enough to physically control (untill they bite of course). Consequently they make lots of mistakes because they can't "read" the dog's signals because they're too busy putting the tutu and sunglasses on the damn things to remember they're dealing with a dog not a doll. Unfortunately, when the dog is fed up of telling the owner to stop cuddling it/picking it up/dressing it up in baby clothes/whatever other stupid thing people do to these poor dogs, their only other option is to up the ante. Dog then gets the blame, gets labelled as "dangerous" and pays with it's life.

Aeroflotgirl · 17/02/2016 15:14

Thats a big sweeping statement "whatALoad", you have no evidence that op has done this.

Biscuitsinbed · 17/02/2016 15:20

Andrew I am quite capable of 'grasping' thanks.
You are frequently on dog threads though which I don't understand given your obvious dislike of them. Unless I have the wrong poster in which case I apologise.

kali110 · 17/02/2016 16:19

biscuit i have no idea why this poster is on dog thread when they dislike them enough to kill them.
They clearly hate them, do not understand that other people think of them as family and tries to belittle people that do.

Biscuitsinbed · 17/02/2016 17:17

He has been doing it for a long time. What a sad agenda to have.

TheoriginalLEM · 17/02/2016 17:56

"see plenty of people stressing that they will be euthanased, but no one claiming they take in and rehabilitate biting dogs"

I have done this in the past - i can't have another dog as i already have two. But i would have taken this dog in a heartbeat.

Andrewofgg · 17/02/2016 18:08

Biscuitsinbed You have the right poster. I don't hate dogs, and it's been 45 years since as a foolish teenager I killed one.

I just don't like them as pets in town.

But that's because I love children and want them to be safe.

As for dogs as family, no, I don't understand that concept. They will never talk to you - whatever you may think - and (barring tragedy) if you are of an age to be bringing up young children the dog will die before you do, possibly upsetting the children.

And they are a danger to children, no matter how well-behaqved (in human terms) they seem to be.

I'm perfectly well aware that in the company of the dog-as-family and don't-punish-the-dog brigade I am pissing into the wind!

Biscuitsinbed · 17/02/2016 18:56

I love children too and think every child should have a pet to learn about the love and joy that they bring. It brings untold mental and physical health benefits. You are definitely pissing in the wind with me.

JessicaRuby · 17/02/2016 19:20

The dog you 'killed' - is this the one you stole and dumped in its carrier in a field somewhere? Were you not 18 at the time? I'd say that's more a young man than a teenager.

Or is there another poor dog out there that's had the misfortune to come across you but this time you just outright killed it?

Makings of a serial killer right there...

Mominatrix · 17/02/2016 19:26

Hang on - you stole a dog, purposefully caused its death, then callously dumped it??????

Okay......

Inches away from thread.

NeedACleverNN · 17/02/2016 19:38

*"see plenty of people stressing that they will be euthanased, but no one claiming they take in and rehabilitate biting dogs"

I have done this in the past - i can't have another dog as i already have two. But i would have taken this*

There are people out there. There is one woman that I know about that takes in dobermans. However she will only take in "at risk" dobies.
So ones who have bitten and are aggressive. She then rehabilitates then and they live a good life. Last I heard she had 9 of them

TheoriginalLEM · 17/02/2016 19:48

Andrew - are you shitting me?? how can you even admit to that??? what an utterly disgusting human being you are (you don't deserve to be called a person).

TheoriginalLEM · 17/02/2016 19:51

awaiting news that kindly old lady is devoured by her beloved dobies

But seriously, yes, there are people willing to take on problem dogs but they are few and far between.

I am not overly emotional when it comes to dogs and i am the first to admit that PTS is often better than rehoming. I just don't believe the OP's dog was given a fair chance. Its quite upsetting really - the bite was absolutely provoked, she refused to take the animal to the vet to check for injury/illness. Shame.

needastrongone · 17/02/2016 19:54

Inches away, I am running like the wind Mominatrix...

My own DS is 16. He ain't no saint, but I couldn't look him in the eye if he had killed a dog. Foolish or not.

hmcAsWas · 17/02/2016 20:04

There is 'foolish' and there is sick, twisted fucker. I'll remember you from now on Andrewofgg (and in 12 years on mumsnet, I have never before bothered to memorise the name of a poster in order to avoid them)

Alisvolatpropiis · 17/02/2016 20:15

That confessional thread is going to bite you in the arse for the rest of your time on MN Andrew.

Biscuitsinbed · 17/02/2016 20:16

I have because he always crops up on dog threads to spread bile and posts dull as ditchwater threads about his great niece or someone having a baby. Pyscho

NeedACleverNN · 17/02/2016 20:18

awaiting news that kindly old lady is devoured by her beloved dobies

she's actually quite young and is very successful.

PovertyPain · 17/02/2016 20:21

Don't pay any heed to Andrew. There are people out there that get some sort of twisted thrill out of trying to wind up dog owners. It seems to fulfil some sort of need in them.

I Lost sympathy with the OP when it became obvious she wasn't listening to posters that said "take the dog to the vet to get checked out".

Andrewofgg · 17/02/2016 20:25

I can live with not being liked by people who regard dogs as the equal of our own species.

Biscuitsinbed · 17/02/2016 20:28

Who said that? You are a boring silly man, go away and ban yourself from dog or animal threads. Honestly, no one is interested in you or your boring threads about distant relations conceiving.

PovertyPain · 17/02/2016 20:32

Don't be silly Andrew. I don't regard dogs as being on an equal with humans. I think some if them can actually be superior to 'some' humans.

JessicaRuby · 17/02/2016 20:33

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JessicaRuby · 17/02/2016 20:35

On a serious note the lack of remorse in his posts is really chilling. Makes you wonder what else goes on in his head.

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