please help! should i find a new home for my dog?

Question

my 2 year old jumped on my shep. mixed dog. she bite him! i was not bad enough for med. attention,. it was just scraps, but it did bleed a little. i don't know what to do. please give me your opoin on if i should just watch them more carfuly or find the dog a new home. she has never done this b/f & usaly is very good with anyone nomatter if they are small or even a stranger. i just have very mixed feelings on this. my dog should have not done that, however my son did hurt her. he jumped up & landed on her w/his kness. thank you for your help on this difficult choice.

i don't think everyone read the whole question. i know it was not just my dog, but my son is 2. i don't ppl should cut down a 2 year old.

don't worry, i would NEVER take her to the pound.

Answer 1

I am a professinal dog trainer

your dog is not to be blamed please teach your son to respect her.

If you are scared to keep her find a new home for her do not take her to the pound.

if you need help feel free to email me

Answer 2

I have 4 dogs and have this problem quite a bit, since one of our dogs is getting quite old. The best answer is training, sure wish we had started it earlier. I have been watching the dog whisperer and tried some of his techniques and they do work, if at all possible stop the aggression before it gets to the point of biting, NEVER!!!! get between dogs when they are fighting, you could get bit yourself. I would never give up my dogs, there are so many books and training sources out there, I know you can find something or someone to help, you will find out it is worth the effort.

Answer 3

The bite was not your dogs fault. It was the fault of your son for jumping on her and hurting her, no one should have to put up with being treated poorly and that includes your dog. It was also your fault for not treaching you son the properway to treat animals. You don't need to re-home your dog unless you are planning on letting this kind of treatment continue. You do however, need to teach your son the importance of living things and the right way to treat them. Dogs feel pain too, and they have emotions as well, their emotions may be based more on instinct, but they are there. No animal will just allow some one to hurt them with out protest, nor should they be expected to. Teach this to your son asap or you can look forward to a severe bite, probably from someone elses dog and maybe more than once. Your dog was just trying to say "hey that hurt and you scared me, don't do that again" the next dog probably won't be so nice about it.

Answer 4

Give the dog another chance. If this were an unprovoked incident, one might suggest otherwise--however, this was clearly the fault of the child. I'd bite someone too if they jumped full-force onto me. So, give Fido another shot.

And please, /please/ teach your child how to treat animals properly. So many people don't and the result is cruel kids like the ones I grew up around in my neighborhood, who used to throw their pet hamsters against the ceiling fan for fun. =(

But also be aware that a dog is not a babysitter and should never be left unsupervised with children, no matter how well behaved the kids and dogs are.

Answer 5

Sounds to me like you son needs a little help on knowing how to treat animals. I think she just did this not knowing what was going on with the suddenness of the situation. I would defiantly speak to your vet and teach your son manors around the dog

I would give the dog another chance nd take your son aside and explain that that is not the way to treat the dog. Sounds to me like it is more the childs fault then the dogs

Answer 6

That's a tuff one but I wouldn't get rid of your dog! It was just the dog automatically reacting to getting hurt. As long as he didn't keep biting him or going after him. It's hard with a 2 yr old because they are so ruff with animals. My suggestion would be to try and teach your 2 yr old that he/she should only use a gentle touch with animals and try and not leave them alone together till he gets a little older. I hope this helps good luck!

Answer 7

Sounds like the problems are with the child. You need to teach your child that animals have feelings and that what he did was inappropriate. He deserved to be bitten, well maybe didn't deserve it, but it was a foreseeable outcome for his actions.

If your child thinks that hurting animals is fun, then you need to get rid of all animals (give them to a no-kill shelter) and get him into counseling. The problem will continue to grow.

You also need to watch the dog for signs of injury. Your son could have severely injured the dog, he'll be very luck if he didn't. She may have broken ribs, internal bleeding, pulled muscles, etc. Please, keep and eye on her and bring her to the vet at the first signs of trouble.

Edit: you have no reason to imsinuate that people didn't read your post. Yes, your son is two. But, behavioural patterns can be set at that age. That you didn't instill appropiate values into your son bothers me. Being two is no excuse for body slamming a dog with your knees. A responsible parent would have been watching each and every interaction with the dog and surely wouldn't be condemning the dog for the kid's poor judgement.

Answer 8

I don't think it was the dog's fault or the child's. You are the responsible adult in the house. A small child should never be left alone with a dog. The dog is not a babysitter. Please always, always, always supervise your child's interaction with your dog. It is your responsibility to protect both your child AND the dog. And whatever you do, PLEASE DO NOT DROP THAT DOG OFF AT THE POUND AND TELL THEM IT WAS BECAUSE SHE BIT YOUR CHILD. This is a death sentence for your dog who was only defending herself. If you really feel you need to rehome the dog, find a rescue society or someone you know and trust to care for the dog as she deserves to be cared for.

Answer 9

Have you ever considered telling your son to be gentle towards the dog? Cause if I were that dog I would have bit the boy too. It hurt your dog and it is a natural reaction to either bite or cower away from danger or pain.
Don't get rid of your dog it was only doing what was right in it's mind.
Teach your kid to be gentle if he hasn't learned his lesson already.

Answer 10

I would give the dog another chance. You really have to teach kids how to behave around dogs and to be respectful around animals as if it were another person. Even dogs that don't bite are not going to like when someone jumps on them and may react no matter how well behaved they are.