 Ed's opinion on Chow??
#151650 - 08/14/2007 10:41 AM |
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I was hoping someone could help me find Ed's opinion on Chows. I could swear I've seen something somewhere on this topic. I have a friend that has a small grand daughter..just starting to crawl I think, living with him and his wife now. The chow he owns has bitten on several occasions. He is getting very concerned with the interation with the baby. The dog is known to be very unpredictable and even though he is behind a partition he is afraid the baby might find her finger in the wrong place at the wrong time. Any thoughts?
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Re: Ed's opinion on Chow??
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#151656 - 08/14/2007 10:51 AM |
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My outlook is this.....rehome the dog in a home without children and someone who knows the breed or is at least knowledgeable about aggressive dogs.
OR keep the dog and child totally seperate at all times.
I would not be willing to chance an "accident waiting to happen" with something like that.
My experience with chows is minimal, but from what I have seen, heard and read about, they are not the greatest dogs to pair with children or inexperienced handlers/owners.
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Re: Ed's opinion on Chow??Natalya
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My outlook is this.....rehome the dog in a home without children and someone who knows the breed or is at least knowledgeable about aggressive dogs.
OR keep the dog and child totally seperate at all times.
I would not be willing to chance an "accident waiting to happen" with something like that.
My experience with chows is minimal, but from what I have seen, heard and read about, they are not the greatest dogs to pair with children or inexperienced handlers/owners.
I'm with Carol on this one - I've only ever met very unpredictable Chows that I personally would not trust around children - the dog in question has a history of biting and the potential for future injuries is real. Keeping the dog and child seperate is a good idea in theory, but accidents happen, gates get left open, kids are sneaky and curious, and I just wouldn't risk it - Murphy's law...
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Re: Ed's opinion on Chow??Natalya
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Yep! I agree. I give every breed a chance and don't discriminate, but you have to be very careful with Chows.
As a kid, our neighbors behind us had 2 Chows. A red & a black. Everytime I'd go into the alley to toss the trash I had to be careful they were never loose. Those dogs scared the crap outta me & woulda had me for lunch. Also, a friend of mine was bitten in the face by their family Chow, when she was 7. About 20 stitches. I'm sure a lot had to do with the way they lived with the dog though. Not blaming the breed at all. Our neighbors dogs were always loose in the yard and it was a pack of 2. I'd print out that e-book and give it to your friend.
I know a member here, Eric Dziedzic, has a chow with training. I know he's had his up's and down's. You may want to pm him also.
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Re: Ed's opinion on Chow??Natalya
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My ex had a Chow when we were dating...he was very intimidating. He would growl at me at eye level when I was on the couch waiting for her to finish putting her face on. He'd put his head under my hand and growl wanting me to pet him. All classic dominance issues. He was big and intimidating and I'll NEVER own one and surely wouldn't have one around a baby or child. They're more like a cat than a dog and they do what they want!
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#151668 - 08/14/2007 11:33 AM |
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Sorry, somehow my name ended up in the subject line?! 
Just re-posting to correct that...
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I don't see where this is a Chow question. This dog has a history of biting, is considered very unpredictable, and is being kept behind a partition to keep him away from a little girl. This is a disaster waiting to happen and the breed just doesn't matter.
I have met a number of very nice Chows and owning one is no different than owning any other aggressive breed of dog. If you don't know how to pick out a mentally stable puppy to begin with and then don't raise them right, you are going to have a problem dog.
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#151676 - 08/14/2007 12:44 PM |
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I know, I know,
This link has been posted, but it provides great info in case some may have missed it.....
http://leerburg.com/chows.htm
I think with a situation like this, links and info cannot be posted enough.....this is a tragedy waiting to happen IMHO.....
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