Oh, you have no idea!!! What I haven't mentioned is my oldest son lives there with that knuckle dragging neanderthal (and the dog)!!
My oldest son is huge and would probably beat the living crap out of the Mastiff if it ever bit him. My son who was bitten is the wisest, kindest soul you'll ever meet. Why the dog bit him, I will probably never understand. If anyone has any hypothoses, please, I'd love to know.
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Why the dog bit him, I will probably never understand. If anyone has any hypothoses, please, I'd love to know.
not very mysterious. unreasonable fear. it sounds like the dog was already giving him warnings to stay away, and your son ignored them. and so did his stepmom.
how has she handled the fearfulness of the dog? by soothing him and petting him? if so, she's reinforced the behavior. who knows if the dog could ever have been conditioned out of it. he might still be salvageable.
Anna, those were powerful articles, particularly the second one -- Thank you for posting them & I hope they will provoke some serious thinking among all owners, regardless of their specific breeds...
So, back from doctor office. Got meds. Strange thing though...the dr. said, and I quote, "We never, ever report a dog bite if it is a family member or friend that was bitten. Only stray dogs get reported"!!!!!
OK, that makes no sense to me. I questioned his logic by explaining to him how difficult it would be to document a stray dog's behavior, including one that bites. They don't stay in the same area, descriptions of events (especially traumatic or scarey ones) are never usually accurate so one person's "medium sized dog" is another's "big" dog, etc.
Even so, why doesn't the same apply to a pet in someone's home? He said they haven't reported a dog bite in 25 years! So much for my staying out of the reporting end of it <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />.
I sort of called already when I asked for the rabies records she obviously had to know the address and the dog's name <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> .
Good Grief!!! <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> Please call your nearest E.R. and see if that is standard operating procedure for everyone who treat dog bites, or just one very odd doctor.
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report the situation. tell your son he doesn't have to go back over there. he's old enough that he can choose not to. if you talk to your ex at all, tell him if he wants to see his son he'll have to do it somewhere else.
Although I can appreciate the delicacy of the situation, that kind if activity is not acceptable and it starts with the owner. It definitely needs to be reported before it escalates in severity.
I hope your son is OK, please keep us all updated. I'm glad it wasn't more serious.
PS> I would have named the post "Once Bitten, Twice Shy"...just trying to lighten it up a bit <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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