my Cane Corso bit my 3 1/2 year old son what should i do?

Question

Also Euthanizing / Murder is Not an option my dog was provoked so it is not the dogs fault..but can they get along?

Answer 1

i agree that a dog can bite when provoked and not be at fault. a good plan would be to train both your dog and your child. maybe set aside time to supervise them together. show your son how to play gently with the dog, and if you see the dog get dominant/aggressive toward your son, then reprimand it. and definitely try not to leave them alone together. lot's of dogs don't know how to act toward children and are frightened by children, but they are very smart animals and can be trained how to interact. good luck!

Answer 2

You need to train both the dog and your child if the dog is going to stay. A 3.5 yr old kid can't be expected to know what will set your dog off, and the dog's instinct is animalistic - biggest/strongest animal wins any dispute.

Time to work with the dog, correcting the dog for any aggressive stance or behavior. Invest in a crate where the dog can go to be 'safe' and keep the child away from it. Teach the kid that sometimes the dog needs to be left alone - it's not ok to pull a tail or stick a hand in the dog's food dish, etc.

The cane corso is a large dog, and it could easily kill a 3.5 yr old. It is your responsibility to make sure your residence is a safe place for your child first, then for your dog.

Answer 3

How may I ask that you feel your 3.5 year old provoked a dog? I dont mean to sound judgemental but with having 5 children ages 10,7,6,5,5, it can be very overwhelming towards animals. This I know since my cat has been put in the microwave and in many places's where he would rather not be. ( I am a very structered parent with strick rules, so my children dont do what they want when they want!!) I also, had a dog that knocked my son off the porch and broke the radius and almunis bones in his right wrightst as a puppy and no real intention of doing so, but for the safty of my son we got rid of him. I can feel the pain or the arguing within in yourself. However, when does an animal take present over your child????? and is it a true saying " bite the first time and will do it again"??? who, when and where will it happen??? I also have a friend that allowed a dog to stay within the family that had bitten her child age 3 because she felt that the child provoked it and I argured that she should get rid of it and she stood her ground saying the same Question u are asking. She kept it!!!! till she called me crying that her daughters stomach had been riped out by her family pet dog!!!!! This is truley a real story and the pet dog was not a pit bull, domermen pincher or an agressivd dog by all means!!!! IT REALLY IS TRUE ONCE THE TASTE OF BLOOD THEY WILL GO AFTER IT AGAIN!!!!!! I just want u to know what ever DISCISSION you make your child needs to come first!!!!! and a child of that age does not have the mental capabilitlty of knowing when an animal has been pushed to far. It is our jobs as parents to draw the happy medium between child and animal. If you can not trust your animal and child together no matter what the situation is then it is not a match!!!!!! My cat will go and find my daughter to this day no matter what and especially if she crying whatch out. The cat wont back down and will tell u in it's own way she is crying...... NO LIE. I DONT JUDGE I HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE WITH FULL BLOODED SAINT BENARARDS WITH PAPERS!!!!!! BUT WITH A LONG LIFE TIME FRIEND AND HER EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS MY JUDGEMENT AS A PARENT YOU WILL HAVE A LOT OF WEIGHT TO JUDGE!!!!! MY JUDGEMENT TAKE IT TO THE POUND TO A COUPLE WITHOUT CHILDREN!!!!! SORRY FOR ANY MISSPELLED WORDS. ps, If you really want to keep them together take your dog to classes and spend all the time in the world with your son on how to relate to the dog. Dont let them alone untill u know your son is ready to respect the boundrious and space of your dog!!!!!

Answer 4

No dog should ever bite a human, unless it is trained to do so, it is against their nature, especially when it comes to children. It should not be tolerated. Was it a warning bite, in other words, did it break the skin or not? If it did break the skin, then you know that your dog could bite and hurt your child. Maybe next time the dog does not hold back at all and fully attacks your child, provoked or not, this is unacceptable. A dog cannot be reasoned with, you will not be able to convince your dog that he shouldn't bite your son even if provoked. Your son is young and it is uncertain whether or not he will provoke the dog again. Your dog can seriously hurt your son, don't allow him the chance to do that. As much as it hurts to pur your dog down, your child's safety must be the ultimate goal.

Answer 5

the key is establishing for the dog that the child is dominant and teaching the child to treat the dog well and that the dog is not a toy. for a period of time...you will know when the point is taken..don't let the dog in the child's room and have the child hold the leash (with help) on walks and feed the dog out of his hand. various activities that establish the child's dominance. i have a six yr old and 2 pit bulls and this has worked very well. i did this from day one so they never bit or anything. you may find it takes only a little time if you stick to it and really work with the child. kids tend to see animals as toys until they are a little older. i don't think as of yet you need to get rid of the dog. hard not to exspect him to defend himself. kids can be tenacious and trap the animal. good luck

Answer 6

If you have not already done so, consult your veterinarian about behavior modification classes in your area or speak with an animal behaviorist. Often times, there are many ways of dealing with this type of problem without having to resort to euthanization or giving the animal away. In our family we have a new grandson, and an aggressive dog that we own, and we just opt to keep them apart. When the child is here on the weekend we board the dog for the weekend. While that won't work in your situation, the animal behaviorist can give you more answers. good luck!!

Answer 7

The dog might be jealous of the child. You should separate the child from the dog before it gets too dangerous. The dog's jealousy is putting your son at risk.

Answer 8

I love my dog to death, but if he ever bit my child it would die. Provoked or not. Once a dog bites it can not be reformed. I know, people are going to give me thumbs down but in the good old days if a dog bit it was destroyed. Now we have become to "understanding." I love dogs and couldn't imagine having to get rid of mine but once they bite it needs to go to Heaven.

Answer 9

Much depends on just how he bit the child. dogs are super accurate with their bites, and do exactly the damage that they intend..If it was a nip, then that was a warning, but if it was a true blood-drawing bite, then the dog and child should never be together..
Have you noticed that dogs can bite a fly buzzing in the air, or catch a bee with one try..they have more accuracy than we do with our hands..So, if he nipped at, or got only clothing, he was merely warning, and that's as far as it is likely to go..but he bit to hurt..then your child won't be safe with the dog until the child is much older..

Answer 10

Time for the dog to go. Find a good home.