I entered a dark room and startled my beagle she was asleep and bit my face?

Question

She is about a year old. She sleeps soundly. She was on my bed. I came into the room and went to go kiss her on the nose and she bit my face. No stitches thank God but antibiotics and a tetanus. What do I do other then do not go near a dog in the dark and grab its face. What training could I do to assure she wont bite others?

Answer 1

hahahah.. i'd bit your face too.. funny answer from poster.

Yeah.. she's right though. Some dogs react differently. Ours just licks us to death.. BUT she could have been having a nightmare and you happened to be right in front of her face in the dark.. startling her..

As far as training to not bite.. oh goodness.. that's a long answer.. and I don't think I'll post it.. if she's not getting much human socialization or puppy socialization.. make sure she gets that.. is what i'll say in a nutshell. It's super important at the puppy stage. Enroll in a GOOD puppy class.. not some lameazz one from petsmart or whatnot.

Unless her biting is constant. I think, however, it was just this one time and out of fear.

If you do have problems with her being mouthy or nippy, email us.. we went through that problem with our puppy.. she was the worst in the class. But it was easily fixed.

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P.S. good freaking lord.. it doesn't mean you need a new dog! Where do these posters come from. I have a bird that if you try to pick him up from his perch without warning and he's half asleep he'll rip yer hand off. It's his territory.. if he's half asleep and I scare the bahjeezezs out of him., he'll come after me. It's like he doesn't know where he's at for a few seconds after he wakes up. I've never had a bird like this., but other than this one lil' kwirk, he's the best bird I've ever had. I get a little tempermental when ppl try to wake me up too.

And NOOoo.. a dog bite is not different. If that dog WANTED to hurt or kill YOU.. your face wouldn't be there any longer. Dogs jaws are amazingly strong. It IS possible you have a killer dog.. but I doubt it. Otherwise there would be more stories than this one instance in a year.

Answer 2

As you said, don't startle her as you did.

There is NOTHING to assure that ANY dog won't ever bite again. Trained or untrained. Nothing is 100%. If there ever comes a time again where you are not certain of her behavior and there's the possibility of biting, you must do what is right for the general public and euthanize.

I have only seen ONE beagle that was mean, and I really mean, it was MEAN! This lady who owned her had children in the home and thought there might be a possibility the dog would "grow out of it". The dog was 5 months old. This was not usual behavior for a beagle puppy. After severe warnings from the vet, the lady still didn't get it. Vets will NOT recommend euth if it truly isn't in your best interest. A chance of a biting dog is a huge liability. But remember, beagles, in general, are awesome dogs, sweet temperaments and typically not aggressive. (BTW - the vets suggestion was to find the dog a new home with no children and someone who could spend a lot of time training her) Good luck.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

She was protecting herself; a dog is an animal and no amount of training can protect against every situation; if an animal feels threatened it will do what its instinct is telling her for survival , protect herself. Even the best trained animal can do something out of the ordinary depending on the circumstance ; She didn't know it was your face. You have the intelligence to know better ; she did not.

Answer 5

look at it from her point of view. how would you react if someone came up to you when you were sound asleep and tried to kiss you? you immediate reactions would be to lash out not knowing what was happening. dont blame your dog for biting you YOU scared her. i dont believe shes a biter and needs training you just frightened the **** out of her. keep doing this and next time you might need stitches or loose your nose if you approach and starle. LET HER NO YOUR THERE FIRST.

Answer 6

Probably no training will fix that. When a dog is startled, they wake up in protection mode. I suggest, making a sound to wake the dog before grabbing it's face. And I'd make sure she's awake before kids touch her. You got off lucky, my cousin's Rottie did the same thing when she got startled and my cousin ended up having plastic surgery over it.

Answer 7

If biting has never been an issue before you scared your dog then it probably wont be an issue unless you scare it again. but to make you feel more comfortable around your dog, just some basic obienience training is always helpful

Answer 8

Speak when you enter a room, she probably had no idea you were even in the room, then suddenly someone is hoverin' over her body. It scared her. There's no training to prevent her from spooking. She can only hope you & your friends get trained into respecting a sleeping dog, and knowing how to approach one.

Answer 9

is it normal for your dog to take nips at people?
it just sounds like you scared the bejeeezus out of her.

if she tries to bite others, then definitely try to take her to a class for agressive dogs. otherwise, just don't have any of your friends kiss her face when she's asleep in the dark.

Answer 10

u just have to teach her or him that is not ok, i had a beagle once, i had to give it away because it was to agressive, and i am NOT saying that will happen to your dog. just look over the computer for some tips, or ask somebody around your neighboorhood. that ought to help u out.
good luck