OK,
I'll help if I can.
Age, pedigree, appearance etc. would be a help.
So would information such as whether the dog plays ball, has been socialized at all beyond the home, is house broke can help.

One of the concerns I have with placing this dog is that it seems, from what Jake has posted, that his friend is getting rid of the dog because of ONE incident. I'm sure there's more to the story so I can only go by what was posted.

Concerns that I have are that he's not giving the dog a chance. Seems to me that the dog reacted to a situation with normal dog behavior..."Hey, they're having fun! I want to play too!" To me, to then get rid of the dog is a quick reaction.

Okay, so there's a "vicious" dog in the house now, and a kid who has a face full of stitches. Maybe the guy can't look at the dog anymore knowing what he's capable of doing (whether it was intentional or not is a whole different story). A friend's dog did the very same thing yet he kept the dog because he understood what happened and why, and it has never happened again. Granted his sister, the kid's Mom, has made his life pure hell ever since, but the dog is crated when kids are in the house now. He has had this dog for 7yrs and she's awesome, but he is being responsible and controlling the situation.

Concerns that I have with placing Jake's friend's dog is that, if the guy is responsible, he's going to have to disclose that the dog has bitten a child. Makes the dog a bit more difficult to adopt out. I see this every day with my rescue group. Most adopters do NOT want a dog with issues. A few good folks will come along and understand that there are some things you can work through with time and patience, but those types are few and far between. So this dog sits there wondering what in the world it did wrong ("I just wanted to play!") while it's separated from the only Dad it's ever known and is wondering what the hell is going on. I see wonderfully amazing dogs thrown away daily because people are too lazy and stupid to invest time in what could be a lifelong companion. Makes me sick. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> (Gotta stop...getting mad now.)

What responsibility does the owner have in creating the situation that caused the dog to "attack"? As Kevin mentioned in his earlier post, maybe the owner doesn't deserve the dog...he's too dumb to own one.

I betcha he goes out and gets another dog within the year, tho'. Stupid people never learn...

This same thing happened with a friend of mine. He and his girlfriend were rough housing, and she came up from behind him jumps on his back he lets out a beller, and his Rottie attacked her, tore her boob wide open- hit her arm and a few other areas-nasty bites. They never got rid of the dog, knew it was an isolated case, and made sure the next time they rough house that the dog was either in his crate where he couldn't see or hear them or outside where he couldn't see or hear them-THEY USED COMMON SENSE after that! Yes dogs want to get on the fun, and sometimes dogs see our rough housing as their masters being attacked especially when they let out a beller and people come up from behind. What frustrates me is that we don't know the whole story here...and we aren't being updated and no questions that can help us better help this "friend" are being answered-we are left to assume, and unfortunately a dog is going to suffer for it.

The best advise for your friend is to find him a good home, one where the owner has common sense, experience with GSD and maybe no kids. Tell your friend not to get another dog, because all dogs have the potential to bite-and seeing that he is so eager to get rid of them after that he will just be helping to fill up our humane society's quicker. Stick with fish-Goldfish or non-aggressive fish they don't bite, or maybe a pet rock.

All in favor of the pet rock say "Yay"...

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I really don't know much about the dog to be honest. This is the first time that it has bit anyone buy my friend has a newborn baby and just feels uncomfortable around the dog. The dog is a pet and i believe that it is around 3 but not sure on the age. It is housebroken and has a little bit of obedience training. Thanks for all of the responses and suggestions. This is really a shame and my friend is absolutely devistated. I will look into the rescue places metioned and if anyone else knows anywhere in the ohio-nothern kentucky area all suggestions are welcome.
Thanks again!!
Jake Brandyberry