(03-04-2013, 11:56 AM)4sweed Wrote: My relative owned a chow. She was attempting to trim it's toenails and accidently cut into the quick on one foot. It started bleeding and she forgot the danger of when a chow smells blood. She reached toward the dog to see how bad the cut was and her dog of whom she had owned for 8 years, attacked her.
Have you ever heard of a dog attack or had your own experience or been threated by one by your dogs? If so please share here.
I, too, have my fair share of battle scars. Back when I left Buchi with my sister, he had less contact with humans and less corrections when he did something wrong. A couple of years later, when I came back to spend some time with my sister, he was aggressive and dominant. He would growl at the person holding a clipper or those who are trying to touch him. He didn't have dog friends either because they isolated him.
At first, he just growled at me when my hand went close to his bone... but then, he bit me. It did not bleed fortunately, but that experience made me a little hesitant to hold him again. Nonetheless, I started to correct his behavior and he's doing okay now.
Chowchows do have a higher bite rate than other dogs, statistically speaking. Nonetheless, I do hope they did not have him/her euthanized.
(03-04-2013, 05:26 PM)Yatte Wrote: Biting dogs is quite a problem. I was attacked by a friend's rottweiler when I was a little girl. He tried to tear out my airway. Since then I have a terrible fear of big dogs. After I got married, my husband got us a German Sheppard, I was a little skeptic at the start, her being a big breed after all , but she turned out as the friendliest dog ever, and she is amazing with my children. about two years ago, we got another German Shepard, He and my son are inseparable. They sometimes tend to take you by the hand when they want to show you something, but they have never bitten anybody, and even play with my cats.
I had a Boerboel Foxhound cross that was another story in its entirety. We lived in a security complex and the kids in the complex teased her over the walls and threw stones at her. This made her very aggressive towards children. when my daughter was born everything went well until she started crawling. The dog started growling at her and showing her teeth. One day, she actually bit my little girl in the face for na apparent reason, my girl had to get stitches. I just could not get myself to have the dog put down, because some irresponsible human kids damaged her psychologically. she now stays with an old lady in a retirement village and they are fast friends. I visit her from time to time and she seems really happy. There are no kids around to bully her or make her feel uncomfortable.
Wow, I commend you for choosing to give the foxhound another chance. It is bad when animals end up being unstable due to factors we cannot control. I do hope your little girl is okay.
You seem to have a bad streak of luck with dogs. I admire your positive outlook on things. Getting bitten by a Rottie can be such a traumatic experience. I, myself, would definitely have second thoughts getting another dog.
But then again, I didn't give up on Buchi (my Shih Tzu) either so I am glad you gave the German Shepherd your husband got the benefit of the doubt.
