My dog recently biy my cousin. Can I have his teeth removed so his bites are not dangerous. Who can do this?

Question

removing dog teeth. Is it safe. Is it humane. Can removing teeth from a dog be safe both for humans and the dog.Dog bites without teeth.Canines are meant for killing. Removing canines from pitbull dogs.Aggressive dogs who bite can have their teeth removed. Oral surgery for dogs.

Answer 1

Yes, but no vet is going to remove all of his teeth. There have been a number of studies showing that removal of the canine teeth (both pairs) can decrease and sometime eliminate biting behavior and aggression. It will not effect his ability to eat as those teeth are primarily for tearing flesh and have no use when it comes to dog food/kibble.

There are risks as with any surgery, it requires aneasthesia and the possibility of complications and infection exist.

As far as being humane, if anyone wants to suggest removing 4 teeth is less humane than euthanasia, they're crazy.

Answer 2

As she said, the cousin was not bothering the dog!! I have been wondering the same thing myself. I have a rescue bulldog. She came to me with issues. Deaf. Obsessively chases shadows and lights to no end. Was never trained with any hand signals....and SHE BITES! The owners had her K9's filed down and when I asked them about it, they completely denied ever knowing anything about her teeth. They had her since she about about 2 months old. She can't be placed into a home. If I return her to the organization, she will be put to sleep. Since she has been with me (7mos) she has learned to give me kisses and love on me and she has allowed me to wipe her butt, clean her face, play tug, walk on a leash, soooo so much more. She is 4 years old. She can be sitting at your feet and you can be petting her and she will turn suddenly no warning and tried to bite... Then it seems like she didn't know she did something wrong and she will let you pet her with no problems again!! Taking her front teeth out could be her only life saving grace! She can keep her back teeth or if they get removed, she can eat soft food with out any trouble. I can't put a muzzle on her, because will try and bite me. I wouldn't do anything to her that I wouldn't have done to myself for reasons needed. Humans have teeth removed for different reasons. It's not the end of the world for a dog to not have it's teeth. They can still have a full life! Those are my thoughts as I ponder through this issue myself.

Answer 3

I once had an elderly lady for a friend. She had a wonderful little dog. A mix of some sort. She had the dog trained well and it behaved very well. Learn here https://tr.im/nycqQ

She kept an uncovered candy dish on her coffee table with candy in it. The dog was forbidden to eat the candy. When she was in the room observing the dog he did not even appear to notice the candy. One day while she was in her dinning room she happened to look in a mirror and could see her dog in the living room. He did not know he was being watched. For several minutes he was sitting in front of the candy bowl staring at the candy. Finally he reached in and took one. He placed it on the table and stared at it, he woofed at it. He stared some more, licked his chops and PUT IT BACK in the bowl and walked away. Did he want the candy, oh yeah. Did he eat it? Nope. They can be trained that well but most, I'll admit, are not trained that well. When I was a young boy, maybe 5 years old. We had a german shepherd. He was very well trained also. My mom could leave food unattended on the table, no problem. She would open the oven door and set a pan roast beef or roast chicken on the door to cool. No problem. He would not touch it, watched or not. But butter? Whole other story. You leave a stick of butter anywhere he could reach and it was gone. He was a large shepherd so there were not many places he could not reach. Really, I think the number of dogs trained to the point they will leave food alone when not being supervised is very small indeed.
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Now if we are talking obedience training, not food grubbing, that is a different story. Way back when I was first learning obedience training one of the final exercises was to put our dogs in a down/stay and not only leave the room but leave the building for 15 minutes. The only person that stayed was our trainer, not the owners. Most of the dogs in my class did not break their stay, which would be an automatic fail. I'm happy to report my dog was one of the ones that passed.

Answer 4

I used to say no way!, but last night my rescued bull terrier bit my 12 year old niece, not a nip but a needs to have surgery type bite. She wasn't doing anything to him, she was just playing with her 13 year old cousin (my daughter) in the snow. Now the option is crushing our family and giving him up or worse having him put down... or possibly having his canines removed so that the 5 children (and parents) that witnessed this feel safer. He is a great dog, we've had him about a month and has not shown any aggression before. Let's be realistic. I love this dog. My kids love this dog. It was probably a freak incident, but if next time it were my 5 year old or even a stranger how could I live with myself for making the wrong choice...

Answer 5

If there was anything to worry about, you would probably have some symptoms by now. There area around the bite site may be red or inflamed, or you may be feeling generally unwell or feverish, if none of these apply, then as the skin was not broken there is probably nothing to worry about. If you live in an area where rabies is an issue, and the dog was a stray, or you don't know it's background, I would speak to a doctor to be safe. If the dog is a domestice pet, and the owner has kept up to date with all it's shots then you're OK.

Answer 6

What did your cousin do to get bit? Most of the time it's the person fault and anyone that would want to remove a dogs teeth should not be allowed to have a dog. Find a good home for the dog and get a goldfish!

Answer 7

We had a miniature dachshund who bit a child on our property. Barely a nip, but the parents wanted her quarantined at the vet. He had to report the bite by law. Even our home owners insurance had to be notified. Our choices were re homing or death. This was in 1980, in a town with very few trainer options. No internet to search for help!

Ginger became part of our family at 5 weeks old in 1977. She slept in a pocket of a smock I wore all day. She bonded with me and I with her. My children were 2 and 5 and loved her too. I cried for 2 days until I called my vet and asked if he would pull her teeth. He agreed to pull all her front teeth including the fangs. She ate soft foods, chewed on chew bones with her back teeth and found a way to carry her favorite toy a tennis ball. She could gum you but never bite you. Her nipping behavior with strangers ended and she lived to 18 yrs old. She died in my daughters arms. She was loved and well taken care of...she had a great life!

Answer 8

Your vet can do this but is it really in the dogs best interest to have it done?
Your dog may end up in a situation where he has to defend himself.Has'nt 9-11 and Hurricane Katrina taught you anything?
Anything could happen anywhere and anytime.
Instead of spending the money to pull his teeth why don't you get him micro-chipped and take him to training classes and don't let your cousin tease the dog and he won't get bit.
Dogs don't bite without reason.And it's completely unreasonable to alter the dog in such a manner because you're too lazy and inconsiderate of your dogs feelings to do such a thing!

Answer 9

The problem is not with the dog's teeth, it is with your leadership of the dog. You are the responsible one and you need to be the dog's boss. Learn how to be a leader.

Start by taking your dog for long walks. For most of the time during walks keep the dog walking behind you. The boss walks in front. Dogs understand that. Aggressive dogs have weak owners. Strong owners have obedient dogs. Act like a leader around your dog.

Make sure your cousin doesn't provoke your dog. Otherwise keep your dog away from your cousin.

Answer 10

I wonder how many people who are appalled by this idea are ok with putting their own dog "asleep" because "the poor thing is not well and this will be better for it" ? Like death is somehow better than it being painful to walk, or not being able to control bladder.
I wonder how many of these people appalled by the teeth removal idea had their own dog mangled with a knife just so the ears, tail, or paws look like the other peoples dog looks?

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