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Posted on: Sep. 08 2010,7:04 pm |
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My folks have this little white 2-3yr old purebred dog that reminds me of a mop head. I'm not 100% sure what breed it is but I'm thinking it's a Maltese.
The problem is that the dog has attacked my parents multiple times. It's resulted in stitches a couple of times, and just a week ago he bit my mother's hand so severly that it took 5 stitches in two different wounds to close it up. She said that he had ahold of her hand so hard that she couldn't get it out of it's mouth. Just a couple weeks before that my father was giving him a bath and the dog tore both his hands up and the bites went nearly up to his elbows.
My folks think that it might be that he gets scared and then bites because he's easily startled. They said if he's going out in the morning and a leaf is blown near him he will jump straight up.
Aside from the biting the dog is really well behaved little dog, but my parents just can't keep getting bit like this. The only option they have is to have him put down because the police told them that nobody will take a dog that bites.
Does anyone have any ideas?
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Spidey
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Posted on: Sep. 08 2010,7:35 pm |
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Is this dog new in the home, or did they get him as a puppy?
It is very hard to break the habit of a biting dog once he has started. Him being startled at everything that moves makes me think he may have vision problems .. perhaps his site is going? Or has he always acted like this? Not knowing how long they have had the dog makes it difficult to try and figure out.
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hairhertz
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Posted on: Sep. 08 2010,8:06 pm |
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Maybe inbreeding?
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Posted on: Sep. 08 2010,8:07 pm |
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Any ideas?...how about a .22 to the head.
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Posted on: Sep. 08 2010,10:28 pm |
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My experience raising Australian Shepherds has been vigorous excersize with a fun activity and vigorous training.
Whenever we have a problem with a dog it's because they lack both from us and have too much energy and think it's OK to think for themselves. This will make them bark more and even be more aggressive.
We've put a correction collar and a leash and left it on our 10 year old aussie for a couple of days just to remind him who was boss. When they know you're boss and don't feel like they don't have to judge every new situation, many dogs can relax and be great pets. Close companionship and routine is important during this correction time.
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Posted on: Sep. 09 2010,1:08 am |
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It's crazy that this dog keeps bitting the hand that feeds it.
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Posted on: Sep. 09 2010,8:39 am |
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They got him as a puppy, and I think he's always been like this. They say he bit her last when she put him in his kennel at night even though he's slept in it since he was a puppy, and he's been bathed since he was a puppy.
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Posted on: Sep. 09 2010,8:56 am |
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Some dogs have better attitudes than others.
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Posted on: Sep. 09 2010,9:42 am |
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Have they (or you) tried the dog wisperer from Nat Geo? I know he has dealt with other dogs in similar situations, and rehabilitated them just fine. just athought...
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