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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Doesn't matter if it's a pit or a boxer. It attacked unprovoked. It should be destroyed. [/quote]

It probably will be, which is sad, but I don't think it's fair to say it 'attacked unprovoked'. The story the guy was willing to tell on himself involves several elements that would excite a dog, especially a high-energy working breed. The bites are to his shoes (allegedly) and his forearm(s). That doesn't scream dog attack.

I'm not saying he should keep the dog. At all. That dog needs to be rehomed immediately. People with 3 kids under 10 shouldn't have a dog at all, IMO, unless they're qualified handlers with a lot of experience and no day job. But I don't think you can put 100% responsibility for this incident on the dog.

It's moot. The dog will likely be destroyed anyway, because who wants a dog with a bite history when so many don't have that. How sad.[/quote]

Umm what part of all those stitches “doesn’t scream dog attack”? [/quote]

They're punctures, not tears, for starters. The long one, in the straight line, (that isn't all the way through in all parts) says "deep scratch" not "grab and shake". While they don't look great, these aren't really significant injuries. The fact that they're localized to the body part he was likely trying to use to control the dog also says bite, not mauling/attack. [/quote]

He has multiple bites on both arms.  I would call it a maul because it is so many bites.

Definitely a boxer.  I don’t like pits or boxers or rotties, but that’s a boxer.[/quote]

A mauling dog doesn't scratch your forearms. This is owner/handler error.[/quote]

It’s both a dangerous dog and owner error.

I had a dangerous horse once who attacked humans and almost killed a veterinarian.  as a very experienced handler, I kept her alive and everyone safe until her foal could be weaned.  Then I euthanized her because not everyone can be perfect all the time, and even experienced people make the occasional mistake…plus if she got loose she could have killed someone.

It was the responsible thing to do but it SUCKED and I could in fact handle her myself.  That isn’t enough when it comes to animals.

Still have her last baby and he’s a sweetheart.  This kind of thing is rarely genetic.
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While there are dangerous animals, they rarely start that way. As you say "this kind of thing is rarely genetic". Inexperienced owners/handlers make for problematic animals. I highly doubt this dog was evaluated as "a dangerous dog" by the rescue that placed it with a family with small children. I don't doubt at all that the lack of skill shown by its owner/handler contributed to its behavior and the eventual attack. 3 months isn't enough time for a rescue to even be fully settled in, and they were giving that dog WAY too much stimulation and access, and not nearly enough training and control.

An aside: Growing up, I was one of 3 people who could ride the mare we all called "Hell B¡tch". She 100% lived up to her name, and your story reminds me of her.  Mares are no joke. :D [/quote]

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