Bloody dog just bit dh on the face.

[VivaLeBeaver]

I'm in bits, I really thought things were getting better.

We've done everything, behaviourist, etc. only had the dog since May and he's been aggressive since we got him home. Initially with me and dh, now he's fine with me but still nips dh. Though its always been on the back of the leg before. Dog has always been fine with dd, always.

Dh bent down to pick a Pringles tube up off the floor and says the dog just launched himself at dh. I didn't see it happen, dh is dripping blood.

My head tells me this is the end of the road for the dog.

Well, tbh, I would be fooled by all that. You have to take as you find and that would be 'proof' enough for me. Maybe I am easily duped too

There are good breeders out there, promise. Ours ticked all the boxes and continues to do so, but I would hope that the KC would have some form of assessment process in place and continued checks to ensure that breeders are and remain committed to maintaining their responsibilities.

Tis a shit situation.

I suspect there's quite an intersection on the Venn Diagram of Top KC Breeder and Mad Dog Woman, unfortunately.

I would have been more than fooled. It's so sad- you think you've made the best choice possible, researched, done everything as you're meant to and beyond that, and then it's all lies

I dont think I could sue.

She said she wouldn't kc registered, which implied she could. But never actually said she was. Plus I can't prove she said that.

She will also say she didn't know about the dogs temperament. Maybe she didn't.

Does anyone know, is there a difference between been a kc assured reg breeder and been able to kc reg pups. Or do you have to be an assured breeder to register?

Anyone can register a litter with the KC, all you need is two KC registered parents...a KC assured breeder is something else.

They have rules they have to stick to.

Ready to be flamed but

I think this is the wrong decision.

OP has only had the dog since May any behavioural work will take time

The dog reacted to OH who could have taken alternative behaviour to prevent the bite

The OP says the dog will be fine with just her............so why not with someone else?

The dog could be muzzled

However this is another thread that should be promoting getting a rescue dog. If you get a rescue dog and cannot cope then a reputable rescue will take the dog back for the life of the dog.

However fantastic the breeder you cannot guarantee temperament. Although anything with KC backing means not a lot tbh.

If the dog was truly a dangerous dog it would need to be put to sleep now not when it is convenient for the op. It is either dangerous or not

There's only so far you should be expected to go in terms of 'preventative behaviour', idirdog. Op's dh is entitled to live in his own home without constantly appeasing a dog who doesn't like him and has bitten far too many times already.

The dog nipped dh again this morning, with no warning so no chance for dh to move away.

Then he played nicely with dh. Then dh went upstairs, dog looked like he was going to go for him again but I distracted him. Loads of fuss and praise for been good, treats. For a couple of mins. The second I stopped he charged upstairs growing, went the length of the house to find dh and have a go.

Oh dear. Confirms you've made the right decision though.

I love dogs-I had the same dog for 17 years and all the family cried buckets when he had to be pts. But I will NEVER understand the looniness of mners about their dogs when they go about biting people!

You have made the right choice imo o-at the end of the day the safety of your dh and other family members is far more important that any dog. Personally I think your dh has been a saint for putting up with this shit for so long.

Part of me does think should I try and find a rescue that will take him.

There's a risk he bites a new owner.

Even worse though is the thought of him been upset and confused for months in a kennel. Wondering when me and dd are coming back, why did we leave him. And then probably him been put down anyway when he isn'trehomed, with sstrangers holding him.

Viva, don't. Don't go there, torturing yourself. You can't do that to yourself.

Sorry posted too soon.

You have made a decision based on what is in the best interests of the family. People will agree or disagree with that decision. You have to put the needs of your family first, sorry but you do.

Try (if you can) to not think it through to deeply, which I know will be hard. You have tried very hard for this dog, remember this first and foremost.

The person who should feel shit is the breeder, not you.

Viva, I think you're right. He can't live muzzled all the time, putting him in a rescue is unlikely to give him a happy life. And rescues don't have unlimited resources ... the sad reality is that a problematic dog taking a place may result in another dog having nowhere to go and being PTS.

She has only had the dog 3 months!!!!!

Contact reputable breed rescue and do not go making decisions for other people they can make up their own minds

I have 2 dogs at home that were "aggressive" and bit the previous owners they have never even growled at me. Different situations bring out different behaviours from dogs.

podengo rescue

well MN at its best "Try (if you can) to not think it through to deeply" yep just end a life but don't give it too much thought

I have contacted the breed rescue already. I haven't heard back from them. Ill try again tomorrow.

Please dont rehome him. youll just be passing the problem on and its not fair on him. It soundsto me like theres is really something not right with him. its surely not normal for a dog to go charging round the house wanting to attack someone. You have done everything you can.

I know its not the same really, but my friend has a pony who is quite dangerous in the wrong hands. She had a little rider who loved her and didn't mind her being bonkers and bucking her off at random moments. The rider has outgrown her now, and DF is uncomfortable finding anothe because the child will always be at risk, there's no rhyme or reason to the behaviour, and you can't guarantee the riders safety. DF keeps the pony at grass for now, but if she ever can't keep her she will be PTS. No question. The risk of passing her on and ending up somewhere where she will be ridden and possibly kill someone is to much. Fwiw OP I think you are doing the right thing. The dog sounds like it is being increasingly aggressive to your DH, where will this stop? There seems to be no pattern to who it bites, man, woman or child, its really not worth the risk.

That's my gut feeling as well. It just doesn't seem normal. The behaviourist doesn't seem to believe the dog does this. They said dh is to move away when the dog growls at him and I said well what does he do when the dog chases him. They said he wouldn't chase dh as long as dh moves away. But he does.

I actually meant to support viva. She has made her decision. I wanted to say that, now she has made her decision, agonising on whether this was right or wrong will not help her, I probably didnt word it correctly!

You don't know me, so don't assume how I would or wouldn't feel in such a situation.

Again, I am sorry for the whole situation viva, which is all I wanted to articulate.

So sad to read that your ddog has sought dh out, I really don't think there is any option but pts