Where to put aggressive dog while we are on holiday?

[hockeysticks89]

We have a Romanian rescue dog who we love dearly however since adolescence she has become more and more nervous and has nipped strangers twice (long story but she felt threatened by them), a level two bite which didn't break the skin and led to a graze.

We're working with a behaviourist to manage or desensitise her triggers, we muzzle her if we go outside and having people in the house has to be planned and involve the use of several gates and barriers. It's a nightmare but I'm hoping she'll get better.

The problem is we go away in august and don't know where to put her. Last year she went into a dog boarder's house with other dogs however this is no longer suitable for her- frankly, I feel she'd bite again whilst we are away. Has anyone ever dealt with this or have any thoughts? Thanks in advance.

What does the behaviourist think is the best option?

@boomshakalacka

The shite spouted on here about “imported dogs” grips my shit. Honestly, the sheer ignorance shown by some people is breathtaking

You're not going to trouble yourself to enlighten us then?

Yeah, the vets I know certainly spout sheer ignorance on Imported Rescue dogs Or maybe they regularly see the issues that these dogs can have, which are often health related but also plenty of behavioural issues too

Some really bizarre comments on this thread. It seems like there's no middle ground in a lot of people's minds- you either need to put the dog to sleep, OR entirely sacrifice your life to for the dog and never leave it. There are a huge number of people not doing either of those things and managing their difficult dogs as best they can, and keeping their own sanity.

In my opinion, you will be able to find a setting that works for your dog. My recommendation would be to look into a 'board and train' facility- we did this when we needed some headspace from our dog, and she was showing issues that we were a bit clueless on. We used a man called Stephen Bulled- our dog stayed with him for 4 weeks being trained every day. She came back enormously improved- I would recommend it.

That’s just awful.
I too notice how aggressive many Romanian imports are, my friends beautifully socialised dog was attacked by one - I saw it enter the Park, absolutely saw it’s aggressive body language, put mine on lead, but next thing, Friends dod had a huge bite on his side - he will be scarred for life.

The owner was bragging about it being a Romanian Rescyoo, and said it “ Was only playing “
just astounding.

Our vets have a very ambivalent attitude to them, as they arrive “ Shut down” and then start flexing in the house, becoming very aggressive with quite inexperienced owners.

Not to mention parasites and disease risk .
This practice deal with a lot of UK /Irish Rescue dogs - Greys and Lurchers, and find them very different.

Our vet is Romanian and she actually really likes our Romanian dog! She chats to him in ‘his’ language when she examines him

They usually have their own issues and as long as owners of the truly ‘shut down’ dogs understand and respect that they were not designed to be pets and treat them like dogs instead of fur babies, they can do very well in homes.

Mine is quite nervous and has made me cry with how difficult his behaviour has been at times, but when I see him running around freely and swimming in the sea with his big smile and waggy tail and think how he could have been brutally killed with a mallet to the head at six months old, he’s worth every moment of anguish. He’s just my lovely, gangly little mate