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Re: Dog Bites

auchick0821auchick0821
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I'm not getting involved in the drama and don't feel like reading all those posts.

I just think it's stupid to kill a dog because it snapped at your child. Absolutely find the dog a new home (preferably one without small children) if you feel that this will happen again, but the dog doesn't deserve to die because it hasn't been trained how to tolerate a small child pestering it.

AW, your case is different and I can't say what I would have done. I just hate when that is the first thing people say in response to something like that happening.

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  • Garnetbaby09Garnetbaby09
    I am so in agreeance with you.  A new home without children would be my first thought.
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  • PearlGirl519PearlGirl519 member

    ITA, well said!

    Yes

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  • MamaMyers22MamaMyers22

    Every case is different.

    My best friend was bit in the face by a dalmation when she was 5, and had to have extensive plastic surgery.  She now only has 1 dimple as a result.

    I'm not saying that putting a dog down is always the right thing, but there are some instances where it may be.

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  • Geekchick921Geekchick921 member

    imageGarnetbaby09:
    I am so in agreeance with you.  A new home without children would be my first thought.

    Gah!  That is not a word!

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  • MamaMyers22MamaMyers22
    imageauchick0821:
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    Every case is different.

    My best friend was bit in the face by a dalmation when she was 5, and had to have extensive plastic surgery.  She now only has 1 dimple as a result.

    I'm not saying that putting a dog down is always the right thing, but there are some instances where it may be.


    Oh if the dog is vicious and does extreme damage like that, I can see that as an option. Otherwise, rehoming it should be considered, IMO.

    Agreed : ) 

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  • grettazgrettaz member

    I agree. I personally would not feel comfortable keeping a dog in my home who had snapped at my child, but I would certainly not put the dog to sleep over it. Ideally, the dog would go to live with a friend or family member in a home without children.

    If it were a vicious attack, I would feel differently.

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  • PlannedChaosPlannedChaos
    DId this come up again?  Linky?
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  • Sunny1inTucsonSunny1inTucson
    what's even stupider (lol) is that it wasn't her dog. it was her mom's dog (who she used to own years and years ago) she was caring for while mom was on vacation. I wouldn't kill a dog that 1) wasn't technically mine anyway, and 2) already lives in a home without children.
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  • MrsRushMrsRush member
    Agree


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  • kash27kash27

    imageSunny1inTucson:
    what's even stupider (lol) is that it wasn't her dog. it was her mom's dog (who she used to own years and years ago) she was caring for while mom was on vacation. I wouldn't kill a dog that 1) wasn't technically mine anyway, and 2) already lives in a home without children.

    She said she said that bc she was upset and is thinking about putting the dog in a kennel until she gets home. 

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  • carlab44carlab44 member
    I agree, and in most cases a behaviorist can be called in to work with the dog to prevent another bite from happening. However, rehoming a dog with a bite history can be a liability issue.
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