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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  I was going to let this thread die  because this has been a painful week for my family.  But seeing these additional posts made me want to post an update. So, the dog is still in our house.  And I can hear most of you yelling at me right now.  I called the rescue Monday morning and it took until last night at 9 p.m to finally get someone on the phone for a real conversation.  That conversation left me so frustrated, I can't even describe.  The rescue coordinator said she would get me in touch with a great trainer, we should walk away when G is getting bitey, we need to train our kids. etc.  I know all of this and told her so, and asked her bottom line, what is the process to return her.  She said that it would be a very difficult process because they don't have a lot of fosters to go around, so it might take a while to find her a place to go, and that I should be aware that nothing good can come out of this, it will be a very traumatic experience for G.. she went on and on.  I had been very calm about things up until then but at that point I got really upset and explained to her (as calmly as I could) that THIS IS A DOG.  My responsibility is to MY CHILDREN.  Ugh.  So frustrated still.

I know you all don't know me and you're probably thinking why is this woman so wishy-washy and letting the rescue walk all over her?  A good friend of mine who I talked to about this told me to "get NY on the rescue's ass" (seeing as I am a hard-ass from Queens), but it's hard when there are so many emotions involved. I am still determined to rehome her but every day it gets harder. You can all yell at me now, I deserve it. [/quote]

One other thing, I wanted to make it clear to one of the PPs: there were no warning signs (whites of eyes showing, tail indications, ears, etc) because G was lying down in her bed, licking at my son's face.  She looked totally relaxed and content.  I've seen her show stress signals and I always shoo my kids away when that happens.[/quote]

I just posted a lot of info for you, in case it was unknown to you. (I didn't see this until now).   However:  in case you do keep her or get another dog, I would suggest that you and your kids [i]always [/i] leave the dog alone in their bed.  It's their space.  Also, one of the reasons kids get bitten more often is that they always go to the dog.  Most adults call the dogs to them, meaning they come voluntarily and out of their space (we're lazier than kids).  Tough to teach them, but important.  Teach your kids to leave the dog alone when she's in her bed/crate/whatever.

I hope this works out for you, whatever happens.[/quote]

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