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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You say that way your house is set up makes it impossible for the dog to be near the kids. This is a red flag for me. Do you have the dog primarily cornered off in one area of your house? If this is a large or active breed, that could be a major source of the aggression right there. It sounds like the dog is penned up like a caged animal and fed twice a day until your DH comes home and, what, walks him once or twice?

I don’t mean to pile on, OP. But you seem very inexperienced with dogs and it is unfair to your dog, and dangerous for your children. I’m not in any way saying that the Dog’s aggression is your fault, but you definitely don’t have the knowledge or experience to handle it (although I doubt anyone could handle aggression at this level).

Good luck to you. I’m sorry you have to deal with this. The dog needs to be put down [/quote]

I basically stay upstairs during the day with the kids. We have stairs in the living room and kitchen. We are upstairs most of the day and come down to the kitchen when necessary. We are able to go outside from the door in the kitchen when we need outside time. The dog stays downstairs. We have gates at the top and bottom of the stairs in the living room and then in front of the kitchen/living room door as an extra layer of safety. He is crated evenings/nights so we can eat as a family in the dining room and have TV time. So kids and I have the top floor and kitchen, dog has ground floor except the kitchen.

DH works from home 4 days a week (downstairs) and only goes in to his office once a week. He normally walks the dog three times a day and lets him out in the yard for a short bit of time. I agree he should be outside more. He used to be out a lot more often and for longer but would dig out from under the fence. This was even after he was neutered. He also started hating walks. We used to do 30-45 minute walks. About 3 years ago, he would start jumping on DH and snarling after about 10-15 minutes until he brought him in. Now he won't do more than 10 minutes.[/quote]

Sorry but this is borderline child abuse.

Put the dog down. Do not get another dog ever.

If you cannot do the right thing and put your dog down, then your babies need to go live in a home where they will be safe, loved, well cared for and the priority of their parents.

[b]A dog should NEVER take priority over children in a family.

This is shameful[/b].[/quote]

I agree. OP, you should be ashamed of yourself. Why have you not put your children first, above the needs of a DOG? This is completely insane and honestly I think you need mental help. There should never be a question of keeping an aggressive dog if you have little kids. Dogs have been known to maul and even kill children. How are you going to live with yourself if your precious dog kills one of your kids? I do hope this post is fictional because honestly it is really upsetting. [/quote]

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