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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People who are talking euthanasia are crazy.  You knew the dog had aggression issues, if only towards other dogs, but he still has some aggression issues. If you knew you wanted kids, you should not have adopted that dog.  It doesn’t mean the dog is bad by nature, but he’s probably not a good fit with a family.  If you really want kids, consider finding him a home with adults only.  If you want to keep him, contact the vet and a trainer.[/quote]

Yeah, this is OP, we adopted the dog knowing she had dog aggression, so I’m not going to put her down for this. I’m just frustrated because we thought she’d calm down with age and this has sort of reset the clock. We will probably wait until she passes to start a family now. I guess the point of my post was more to ask whether people thought the attack was in-line with the dog aggressive behavior or new people-aggressive behavior (given that I was arguably “acting like a dog” when she attacked, but she knew it was me). Anyway, no worries, she’s not going to be euthanized. [/quote]

You are going to wait to start a family so this dog can live out it’s life? Wow wow wow. I can’t imagine putting plans for children on hold...for a dog. [/quote]

OP here, I’m ambivalent at best about motherhood and a huge animal lover, so this isn’t a big sacrifice at all for me. Different strokes. [/quote]
[b]OP, I do think it is possible to have a child and this dog. [/b]While I'm sure the biting incident was very upsetting, you indicated the dog had never shown aggression toward people before. Work with a trainer first. You would probably just need to keep dog and child separate when you couldn't watch them carefully, until the child is old enough to know how to act around the dog. [/quote]

lol, no. [/quote]

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