“breed of peace” strikes again.
Choosing dogs over your family safety.....parents are idiots....prayers for this little girl
I realize many so-called experts claim a pit bull isn’t any more likely to attack humans than any other breed of dog, but the anecdotal evidence is somewhat overwhelming pit bulls are involved in a vastly disproportionate number of attacks. 10 out of 10 rocket scientists who own dogs, do not own a pit bull. If you’re single and live alone and you want to own a pit, more power to ya. But if you have other family members, especially kids, within biting distance, then forget it.
Poor kid.
I have been told, repeatedly, that attacks like this are rare.
I am a first time dog owner myself — late in life for this but adopted a shelter dog here in L.A. She’s cute, two years old, looked like a chow mixed with golden retriever. HA! Had DNA done and she is NO Golden at all — dominant German Shepherd, then equal parts Chinese Shar-Pei, Chow Chow, and Tibetan Spaniel. People say whoa — smart but stubborn and difficult!
Short Chow legs, gorgeous double coat with very soft fur on top, not chow-like at all. Red and blonde colors. Big almond shaped eyes.
Anyhow, started off really docile and nice — weeks later she blossomed here — and is aggressive towards most other dogs but not all. Anything that moves gets her going, kids passing by, any wheeled vehicles, cats, squirrels, you name it.
She has nipped at the pants legs of several people/kids and and “did her job” protecting me in my house when a friend came over (she did not know him) and abruptly got up to follow me to another room. She flew across the room and nipped at his pants’ leg. Scared the guy as he is afraid of dogs anyway.
Trainer (taking behavior lessons now) said she is a “tough dog” but a good dog and he works wonders with her. She is perfect at the group lessons and I think it’s because she knows she is NOT the boss.
But I must always be on the lookout as she, or ANY dog per the trainer, can “turn” without warning.
I just took a bad fall on uneven sidewalk while “correcting” her away from three dogs being walked by a couple of people last week. I slammed down with all my weight on one knee — went to ER — got stitches — whole lower leg is bruised, super sore and I am limping terribly.
Question is: How much more can I take? Is it worth it to keep this animal? I like her, and boyfriend loves her, but he is not here every day. She loves her walks but even with the prong collar she acts up and he, at 6 ft., can have a hard time controlling her, calling her “the writhing beast.”
She is super smart — really clever and I can never fool her into doing anything she doesn’t want to do.
No “rescue” will take her around here as she has the nipping history and is not a purebred anything. I would have to take her to another shelter and confess that she is too much for me, and that she has nipped at people and actually torn small holes into a couple of item of clothing.
They would not adopt her out again and would just put her down. I know she is a liability for me and can’t be off leash, ever. Yet I hesitate to turn her back in.
I am looking for suggestions here if anyone has any. If I just kept her on my property (she can’t get out) and let her out on leash for occasional walks with boyfriend, does that seem reasonable? Many people in my area have dogs who never leave their yards — absolutely never get walks. That just seems wrong to me yet I understand some dogs are just too difficult. Any words of advice?
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