April 12, 2011
Our Chow-mix has bitten three people. We are going to put the dog to sleep but a trainer said there was medication that could help. What do you think?
Full Question:
I have a 5 year old chow/sharpei-mix male dog. My wife and I enrolled him in a obedience school when he was 2 years because he bit someone in the hand. Since then he has bitten three people in the arm or the hand. These people have always been over at the house. He is now serving his third quarantine. We have decided to put him down, even though it is very hard. The trainer told us that maybe we can medicate the dog to eliminate the aggression. Have you heard of this med. and what do you think? 
Ed's Answer:
It won’t work. The issue is with you just as much as with the dog. You knew that you had a dog that bites. It should never have been around people. I own dangerous dogs that are trained to attack and have never had this problem. Sorry, but you fall under the category of an irresponsible pet owner. You should have had a dog crate or a dog pen and a muzzle and used them.
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