Foster dog bites

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Anonymous wrote: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.

Many people think Great Pyrenees are golden retrievers except white and a little bigger. They aren’t. Totally different temperament. We have a lovely Great Pyrenees mix that we got as a puppy and super mellow not at all hyper like a golden. They were bred to guard livestock and love to roam. Should not be biting people. Our GP can be bossy but gets along great with other dogs, cats, horses…. And never bit anyone in his life. GP are not aggressive dogs.

A dog this size that bites is scary. Call the rescue and return him.

I have a purebred Pyr that we rescued and he is absolutely a guard dog. Friendly as can be with people he knows and has been introduced properly to, also friendly when people approach us on walks and want to pet him, and excellent with children and other dogs. The caveat is our house is the area he protects, he guards our home like he’s guarding livestock, we did not train him to be a guard dog it is part of his nature. We bring him outside to meet people coming to our house, after he’s been introduced to people, when they enter our home with us he is completely fine with that.

PP. You know better: The rescue thought our mix was half lab or golden. He is the laziest, a full on coach potato. The chihuahua is a better guard dog and the GP mix defers to her

Lol our Pyr is also a huge couch potato and cuddler, if we are on the couch he invites himself up to get some loving. But then if the doorbell rings he jumps up like he’s freaking Cujo!

[Anonymous]

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

What did you do?

Np. I don't think we want to know how they killed a dog.

They inject a drug that puts them to sleep. Same as when a dog is euthanized due to illness, injury, old age, etc. Stop trying to scare people.

Are you the pp who killed the dog? Because your response was unclear it was more scary than my response. Why didn't you just say we put the dog down? Not dramatic enough?

It was pretty clear what the PP meant. You seem to be the only one confused.

[Anonymous]

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

What did you do?

Np. I don't think we want to know how they killed a dog.

They inject a drug that puts them to sleep. Same as when a dog is euthanized due to illness, injury, old age, etc. Stop trying to scare people.

Are you the pp who killed the dog? Because your response was unclear it was more scary than my response. Why didn't you just say we put the dog down? Not dramatic enough?

It was pretty clear what the PP meant. You seem to be the only one confused.

Is that supposed to an insult? That I am the only one cofused? I admitted it. So why not explain instead of what you wrote.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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?

Is this your first dog you are fostering? I would call the rescue and ask for advice although I honestly blame you more than the dog. You knew the dog was nervous and yet you introduced a new person to them. You set them up for failure and now the dog may pay. Please don't foster any more dogs until you get more training.

OP don’t listen to this “it’s your fault” preaching extremist. You did nothing wrong. A fair percentage of rescue dogs, unfortunately, are homeless due to aggression. You have to let the rescue know what happened and get the dog out of your home today. This is tragic but NOT your fault:

Just curious pp if there is ever a scenario where you take responsibility for your actions

[Anonymous]

Both myself and my son have been bitten by specifically cocker spaniels, so this dog has two bad breeds in him.

OP I wouldn't hesitate to send the dog back. What you describe was not one but two unprovoked attacks. If that person seeks treatment, they will be calling you. All dogs that bite must be registered with the state.

I don't get the dog apologizers. Even if you think people are to blame for bad dogs, that doesn't mean a dog that bites people should be given another chance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Both myself and my son have been bitten by specifically cocker spaniels, so this dog has two bad breeds in him.

OP I wouldn't hesitate to send the dog back. What you describe was not one but two unprovoked attacks. If that person seeks treatment, they will be calling you. All dogs that bite must be registered with the state.

I don't get the dog apologizers. Even if you think people are to blame for bad dogs, that doesn't mean a dog that bites people should be given another chance.

No second chances, eh? Even if the people are to blame? Do you apply this to humans as well? Someone kills someone defending themselves and you say, "you should go to jail because you killed someone?" You obviously know little about dog behavior.

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Anonymous wrote:Both myself and my son have been bitten by specifically cocker spaniels, so this dog has two bad breeds in him.

OP I wouldn't hesitate to send the dog back. What you describe was not one but two unprovoked attacks. If that person seeks treatment, they will be calling you. All dogs that bite must be registered with the state.

I don't get the dog apologizers. Even if you think people are to blame for bad dogs, that doesn't mean a dog that bites people should be given another chance.

No second chances, eh? Even if the people are to blame? Do you apply this to humans as well? Someone kills someone defending themselves and you say, "you should go to jail because you killed someone?" You obviously know little about dog behavior.

The dog clearly is extremely anxious (biting a person who was not a threat to them) and the humane and safe thing to do is to put it down. It's not doing the dog or any future foster/owners a favor by keeping it alive.

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Anonymous wrote:Both myself and my son have been bitten by specifically cocker spaniels, so this dog has two bad breeds in him.

OP I wouldn't hesitate to send the dog back. What you describe was not one but two unprovoked attacks. If that person seeks treatment, they will be calling you. All dogs that bite must be registered with the state.

I don't get the dog apologizers. Even if you think people are to blame for bad dogs, that doesn't mean a dog that bites people should be given another chance.

No second chances, eh? Even if the people are to blame? Do you apply this to humans as well? Someone kills someone defending themselves and you say, "you should go to jail because you killed someone?" You obviously know little about dog behavior.

The dog clearly is extremely anxious (biting a person who was not a threat to them) and the humane and safe thing to do is to put it down. It's not doing the dog or any future foster/owners a favor by keeping it alive.

But the op set her dog up to fail. She knew the dog was anxious and in a new home. I think this dog should be given a second chance. There is lots of things the rescue can do to help this dog.

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Anonymous wrote:Firstly an unknown dog should be crated around visitors.
But yes you call the rescue.

Yes, this.

Op did the rescue not offer any information? You allowed a stranger to approach a dog you know very little about.

Fosters are responsible for socializing the dog and observing their behaviors around new people. This dog bit someone, twice. Email the rescue and tell them what happened. They should take the dog back and put him down. Dogs like this are NOT adoptable.

+1. In a real home environment, dog adopters are going to have guests over. I have a rescue dog who barks at the doorbell, but in ten years has never bit a soul who walked through my door including “strangers” such as repair persons or other visitors. It’s amazing how many people want to make excuses for a dog that bit someone TWICE even while they were retreating away. Do you really think an adoptive family is going to keep the dog in some quiet, calm environment without new people around 24/7?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Firstly an unknown dog should be crated around visitors.
But yes you call the rescue.

Yes, this.

Op did the rescue not offer any information? You allowed a stranger to approach a dog you know very little about.

Fosters are responsible for socializing the dog and observing their behaviors around new people. This dog bit someone, twice. Email the rescue and tell them what happened. They should take the dog back and put him down. Dogs like this are NOT adoptable.

+1. In a real home environment, dog adopters are going to have guests over. I have a rescue dog who barks at the doorbell, but in ten years has never bit a soul who walked through my door including “strangers” such as repair persons or other visitors. It’s amazing how many people want to make excuses for a dog that bit someone TWICE even while they were retreating away. Do you really think an adoptive family is going to keep the dog in some quiet, calm environment without new people around 24/7?

Your reasoning is all wrong. Just becsuse you do something temporary doesn't mean you will have to do it forever. If the dog was set up to succeed op wouldn't have brought a stranger onto the home so soon. Now the dog has a bite history which 8a 2 steikes against it.

I knew a foster dog that bit dogs because she was scared but they adopted her out and she is living a good life.

[Anonymous]

I have not read all but please contact a GP rescue and they will place dog with folks experienced with GP. I am not even going the just euthanize the dog.

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Anonymous wrote:I have not read all but please contact a GP rescue and they will place dog with folks experienced with GP. I am not even going the just euthanize the dog.

Its not your choice.

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Anonymous wrote:I have not read all but please contact a GP rescue and they will place dog with folks experienced with GP. I am not even going the just euthanize the dog.

Its not your choice.

DP. It's not really OP's choice either. Her description wasn't clear - was this a bite that bruised and/or drew blood? Was it a firm communication-by-putting-mouth-on-person?

OP didn't set the dog up for success. She should call the rescue agency or a GP rescue and send the dog somewhere else. If the bite was a "real" bite, then that place may be the vet for humane euthanasia. But the vet will probably need some more details before agreeing.

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Anonymous wrote:I have not read all but please contact a GP rescue and they will place dog with folks experienced with GP. I am not even going the just euthanize the dog.

Its not your choice.

DP. It's not really OP's choice either. Her description wasn't clear - was this a bite that bruised and/or drew blood? Was it a firm communication-by-putting-mouth-on-person?

OP didn't set the dog up for success. She should call the rescue agency or a GP rescue and send the dog somewhere else. If the bite was a "real" bite, then that place may be the vet for humane euthanasia. But the vet will probably need some more details before agreeing.

I agree that OP set the dog up to fail but many dogs end up paying the ultimate price for stupid or clueless owners. Many owners will also not hesitate to put their dogs down for the slightest infarction no matter whose fault it is.