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[quote=Anonymous]OP, don't feel bad about returning your dog. We returned a rescue dog for biting before we found our wonderful rescue dog through City Dogs Rescue:

http://www.citydogsrescuedc.org

We were told the first dog was kid-friendly, family friendly etc. Within 24 hours, that dog was snapping at my heels, growling at me and terrifying my kids! Back he went.

It took us a few months to recover, we were pretty gun shy. But we found our loving dog through City Dogs and found them to be super-conscientous. For one thing, our dog had been fostered (after leaving a shelter in a home with other dogs) with an experienced dog-owner for several months. So the foster dad really had a handle on our dog's temperament etc.

But we are still careful not to let our littlest treat our dog like a stuffed animal. I grew up around big dogs -- they can be so wonderful and loving, but they are still animals with an animal instinct and need to be treated with respect.

That was not to blame your son AT ALL -- sounds like your dog has a genuine disposition problem! I'm just saying I'm not in the camp of getting a dog and then assuming it will never, ever snap no matter what you do. Even the best dogs have limits![/quote]

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