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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You need to put the aggression e dog down. You also need to pay for that child’s therapy. You’ve probably traumatized the poor kid. [/quote]

My spouse works in an ER and often sees dog bites.  Usually it's in a similar situation to OP's--dog is with kids for a few min away from adult supervision, and whoops, one day the dog is having a bad day and nips.  I have a sense that in most cases, the dog is NOT put down, except for when there's a very serious bite.

Posters here are presenting a doomsday scenario, but if you find a really experienced behaviorist and are willing to make significant changes (like keeping the dog away from situations with people outside the family), the dog may have a chance to be reformed.[/quote]

NP. The OP said she has young children. That is a deal-breaker for keeping the dog. No parent of young kids should be taking the risk of keeping a dog like this for the indeterminate amount of time needed to "find a really experienced behaviorist," work and work with that behaviorist, "make significant changes" (such as what? Isolate the dog from the kids indefinitely and hope there's never a slip-up that puts dog and kid in the same place unattended for even a moment?).

OP, find a no-kill shelter ASAP if you cannot bear to euthanize. Do you really want to spend the vast amounts of time and attention and stress you'll have to invest to even attempt to train the dog? Do you really want to live with the constant tension of wondering if and when the dog might bite one of your children? That's not a good life for you, your kids or the dog.

I note too that posters like this PP tend to use the term "nip" to downplay bites. OP, just because the kid whom your dog "nipped" only was bruised, don't think "My dog just nips." This time you and the kid were very lucky, that's all.

It is not a "doomsday scenario" to be the adult, realize that keeping the dog means living with constant stress of "when couId it happen again?", and to get the dog out of your home. Put your kids and your sanity ahead of bawling for the dog. [/quote]

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