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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yikes, tough situation.

I'm a long time dog owner, involved with rescue/rehab, showed, etc.  The fact she bit you on the face - multiple times and drew blood- concerns me a lot.  I will say, that one of the cardinal rules of dog ownership is never get your face near the dog because they can interpret that as a threat - that being said, most normal dogs don't act on it the way your dog did.  Usually they will hang their head and pull their ears back in a submissive gesture.

This is one of those times when euthanasia would be entirely appropriate, the other option would be to get an appointment with your vet to talk about medication.  Biting is really a one strike you're out thing (unless truly provoked, but it doesn't sound like that is what happened).  I am not an advocate for medicating as the easy way out, but in certain instances it is necessary.  I have a totally messed up rescued Westie with awful anxiety issues (would bite at DH's legs) and Prozac has been a huge help getting that issue under control.  Talk to your vet, see what they have to say. [/quote]

Op here. Thank you so much for your response. I neglected to mention (because I actually forgot until you mentioned it) that our dog was on Prozac while in the shelter but the adoption folks said it was ok to wean her off because the meds were due to her proximity to other dogs, which is what we did years ago. I’ll speak to the vet as a first step in handling this issue. Thanks again for your perspective. [/quote]

Quoted PP and you're welcome.  Your vet will probably tell you this, but - if you try the medication route, it will take time to get into her system and for you to notice a change, and you may have to adjust dosage or type of medication, etc.  It's been a work in progress for us - with continued talks with our vet.  We actually started with Trazodone because we were remodeling a kitchen and she has a fear of strange men (she's a mill seizure dog, food/abuse/anxiety issues), and after that was over our vet took her down to Prozac which has really mellowed her out.  I mean, the trazodone was awesome, but she was a zombie for about 8 weeks, with the prozac she is is there, just not cray cray.  :lol: [/quote]

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