Rufus bit you because he was distressed and in pain...and he was lashing out at anything that moved as his way of defending himself against further injury and he saw a hand and bit it....even though it was the hand of his owner.
Rufus bit you because he was distressed and in pain...and he was lashing out at anything that moved as his way of defending himself against further injury and he saw a hand and bit it....even though it was the hand of his owner.
You can disagree all you want, it's not going to negate the fact Rufus let my fiance pick him up within a 3-4 minute timeframe from when he bit me. Rufus was my dog and had lived with me for 9 months before my fiance ever entered the picture. I had raised him from the time I could hold him in one hand up until he was 1.5 years old (which was when he was hit by the car). My fiance had only been around for about 8-9 months of those 18 months.
He also saw my fiance's hand but didn't bite it. As I said, the dog did recognize my voice because he calmed down and stopped his screaming when he heard me. He didn't recognize my smell as it was covered with the aforementioned household cleaning smells.