Foster dog bites

[Anonymous]

I'm heartbroken. We have the fluffiest, cutest foster who (according to rescue) is a Great Pyrenees/spaniel mix. He has been very shy with my husband and I, but never showed any sign of aggression. We left him at home for an hour and came back with a person who he has never met. She approached him very very slowly, sat down on his level...and he chomped her arm. Not a playful mouthy chomp but a full on bite. Then she walked away and he did it again, on her hip. What do we do? Call the rescue and return him immediately?

[Anonymous]

Hell yes. Return him now.

[Anonymous]

Yeah. Great Pyrenees see guard dogs. I don’t know what has made them trendy but I guess they must be breeding them for some market.

[Anonymous]

Do you want to end up in the news and sued? Yes, return your aggressive dog.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely return the dog and document in writing. Send an email rather than call. So if the dog bites anyone in the future you aren’t held liable.

[Anonymous]

Return the dog. It’s very likely he will be put down. Or they may advise you to have him
euthanized. Many rescues will not deal with a dog that has a bite history due to liability issues. You cannot risk this happening again though.

[Anonymous]

It’s not your dog, right? It’s the rescue’s dog that you are fostering.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s not your dog, right? It’s the rescue’s dog that you are fostering.

yes, he is the rescue's dog. he does not belong to me. he came up with a big transport of dogs from Alabama.

[Anonymous]

I have been in such a situation and put the dog down myself. It is not hard to do

[Anonymous]

Immediately let the rescue know what happened and that you can no longer foster the dog (if this is what you want). Was he just neutered? On rare occasions, dogs can show an increase in aggression right after being neutered because their hormones are all wonky. It usually passes once their endocrine system settles down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Immediately let the rescue know what happened and that you can no longer foster the dog (if this is what you want). Was he just neutered? On rare occasions, dogs can show an increase in aggression right after being neutered because their hormones are all wonky. It usually passes once their endocrine system settles down.

he was neutered a few weeks ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Return the dog. It’s very likely he will be put down. Or they may advise you to have him
euthanized. Many rescues will not deal with a dog that has a bite history due to liability issues. You cannot risk this happening again though.

In this case, I’d think the rescue has to deal with it since it’s not OP’s dog.

[Anonymous]

You need to let the rescue know. If you aren't comfortable keeping him then they have a decision to make.

BTW, your guest should not have approached the dog at all.

[Anonymous]

With all the dogs out there who are putndown for simple crowding issues, it's completely insane to me how hard some organizations and owners try on demonstratedly dangerous dogs. Send it back. Could be someone's face next.

[Anonymous]

https://dogtime.com/dog-health/dog-behavior/19805-advocacy-column-we-cant-save-them-all-and-we-shouldnt