Shocked... Lola went for me last night

zaksmum

gettingready wrote: »

What a nonsense..

I get it you never get grumpy when unwell etc?

I agree with dandelion clock.

I'd never tolerate any dog of mine going for me.

Maybe I just have been lucky with my dogs, but I've had dogs all my life and never, ever has any one of them ever gone for me.

skintandscared_2

Ted has never gone for me, but he's not even 7 months yet. I'm absolutely terrible for treating him like a baby 'cos he's such a little thing (and always will be LOL!) Who could say no to that little face, huh?!

catkins

zaksmum wrote: »

Mine would be 100% predictable.

They would NEVER go for me.

No dog (or any animal) is 100% predictable - that's just impossible.

dandelionclock30 wrote: »

First time a dog went for me would be the last.I wouldnt put up with that and the risk of getting bitten. I'd get rid of it as I wouldnt want the risk of either myself or my family getting hurt.

Nice, I hope you are not a dog owner. A dog may nip in fear, pain etc. Years ago my OH had a rescue dog that had been very badly abused. One day OH stumbled over the dog (the dog wasn't hurt) and the dog bit him. The bite wasn't that bad although OH did go to A&E. He never for one second thought about getting rid of that dog and it never did it again in almost 10 years

moggymutt

My beloved Darcey nipped me when I first saw her in the dog pound, she was totally totally terrified being in there. I brought her home and she has repaid me with over 10 years love and friendship.

Her history and how she came to be in a dog pound is unknown, I would describe her as perfect with people but her nip when I first saw her shows that any dog can lash out when terrified.

dandelionclock30

gettingready wrote: »

What a nonsense..

I get it you never get grumpy when unwell etc?

I can definatley say that I've never bitten anyone when I've been of it.

I've had 2 friends who have had to get rid of their dogs. The first one was a gun dog that jumped up and ripped my friends lip. He had it PTS as he said he couldnt risk it as he had his nieces and nephews round.
Another mate had a Rotty and it used to growl and snarl at her when she walked through the kitchen and she was then terrified to get up at night for a drink. She gave it away.

I've also seen 2 different Jack Russels bite their owners hands down to the bone for nothing.

No I wouldnt put up with it.A dog is part of the family but at the end of the day the saftey and wellbeing of the household comes first. No one should be scared of their dog its not right.

RachRubyD

dandelionclock30 wrote: »

I can definatley say that I've never bitten anyone when I've been of it.

I've had 2 friends who have had to get rid of their dogs. The first one was a gun dog that jumped up and ripped my friends lip. He had it PTS as he said he couldnt risk it as he had his nieces and nephews round.
Another mate had a Rotty and it used to growl and snarl at her when she walked through the kitchen and she was then terrified to get up at night for a drink. She gave it away.

I've also seen 2 different Jack Russels bite their owners hands down to the bone for nothing.

No I wouldnt put up with it.A dog is part of the family but at the end of the day the saftey and wellbeing of the household comes first. No one should be scared of their dog its not right.

I think it just comes off a little harsh and there is cases where its been a one time thing or a behaviour problem thats been corrected as other posters have said. However I see where your coming from, though dog owners should really think about this before getting a dog. I picked a Cavalier as they are very gentle and never known to bite (and I probably will start a family in the next few years) same size as my cat and also are generally pet friendly. Someone who gets a rottweiler and has children clearly hasn't thought about what could happen. Any dog can attack but its the bigger or fighting type that do the most damage as we see in the news. My mum works in A&E and the most common dog bite is a jack russel but due to there small size they generally never kill anyone but can defo take chunks out of noses. Not saying Jack Russels are bad dogs or even rottweilers but they both are known to attack sometimes and so this is something you have to factor in. I have known a few shitzu to bite as well but not sure if this is common in the breed.

We once looked after a lost dog few months back and wanted to keep him as he was a lovely dog but he snapped at us (not biting) a few times and we had to make the decision not to keep him though it was very hard as we couldn't trust him with our own animals and feel bad if anything happened. At the end of the day your quite right your family come first.

Though I don't think I could just give my dog up. I'd have to try behaviour therapy or something first. No dog is evil they have a reason to bite. Sometimes sadly though it can't be corrected.

Merry_Wanderer

One of our old dogs (a 13 y/o rescue dog we had for 6 months before he passed away) got his paw stuck getting out of the car. He had OH's arm in his mouth the whole 2 minutes it took to free him. No broken skin, and OH didn't mind one bit as he was panicking and his paw was hurting. But that was circumstance, and might have been worse with a different dog/person etc.

Shoshannah

zaksmum wrote: »

Mine would be 100% predictable.

They would NEVER go for me.

Except....

No dog is 100% predictable. There are several medical conditions, if nothing else, that make this a fact.

Please be open minded. These are living creatures.

krlyr

Also, it's worth noting the difference between growls and airsnapping, and an actual bite. OP's dog probably could have bitten OP had she wanted to - similar to RachRubyD's example with the snapping dog. For a dog to airsnap, part of that behaviour is formed by the restraint the dog manages to show despite being stressed/in pain/whatever the trigger for the behaviour is. The intention is usually to give a warning more extreme than a growl, but less extreme than a bite, i.e. they are purposely not making contact.

Growling and snapping are forms of communication that a dog should show prior to biting, and the fact that these dogs have been able to show that restraint is a good thing in the grand scheme of things. Far better than a dog just going straight to a bite, with little clue of how uncomfortable it felt prior to that.

Shoshannah

No need to repeat everything krylr has said, it's the exact thing I was taught by Sarah Heath.

As you can imagine, I sometimes have worried dogs growling at me in the consulting room. Some owners scold the dog, but I always advise them against this. I would much rather an unhappy dog grumbled at me to let me know they were unhappy rather than just launch their teeth at me.

The worst bite I had was a collie who walked into the room and straight away, without any warning, sank his teeth into my arm. He was only halfway through the door and I wasn't even looking at his face. He is a dog with problems, but he didn't growl or anything, no warning. Took the owner by surprise too.

I still have the scar.