The problem is here is there is no second chance. And where a child is concerned you cannot afford to gamble. We are not talking about a sharp dog here --- we are talking about an unstable unpredictable dog (the dog has gone twice for a CHILD without warning or provocation). This dog in addition to being unstable also has joint problems.(see George's previous post back a few months ago).
There is a difference between sharp and unpredictable. A stable dog with or without fight drive is not going to lung and try to bite a CHILD without warning or provocation. A stable dog is not going to growl at the family's two year old toddler who happens to walk by his crate.
This folks is a tragedy waiting to happen no matter who this dog is placed with.
Hi all, my point with the original post is why not have the dog evaluated by an experienced trainer, that can look at the dog and owner and see what the situation is, i don't think that's above and beyond in this case, also it seems like the owner doesn't have alot of free time to train and bond with his dog, so why not have him evaluated? seems to me it's an easy thing to do. AL
I see the options euthanasia or rehome mentioned frequently in posts on dog aggression issues and I have a question: How does one rehome an aggressive dog?
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How do you re-home an aggressive dog? Well, there are trainers that look for aggressive dogs for various jobs, first off.
Also, if a dog is aggressive to only a particular type of person ( like children ) or animals, that type of dog can be placed into a home that doesn't have those factors and the animal and new owner may both end up happy.
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Even though this tread is long and getting repetitive, I wanted to answer Stacey's question, since I deal with it a lot.
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How does one rehome an aggressive dog?
1. What Will said
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Well, there are trainers that look for aggressive dogs for various jobs, first off.
2. What Will said
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Also, if a dog is aggressive to only a particular type of person ( like children ) or animals, that type of dog can be placed into a home that doesn't have those factors and the animal and new owner may both end up happy.
3. If the dog has developed bad habits and become aggressive because of poor handling and training, removing the dog from the home, evaluating, traing and testing extensively can remove the problem and the dog can be rehomed with an experienced, knowledgable individual (rarely families) and live out it's life without incident.
My rescue handles the #3 option. There are problems with it though.
1. Good homes, safe homes with experienced handlers are extremely hard to come by.
2. It's a hard type of rescue to do because when an animal is brought in, I never know if it will be euth or placed.
Not many people are able to handle the emotional aspect, and not many people are able to do the training.
Will Rambeau Moderator Reg: 01-25-2003
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"Not many people are able to handle the emotional aspect, and not many people are able to do the training."
Man, isn't that the truth.
I see so many advertisements for "we train aggressive dogs" but that turns out to be *rarely* true. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />
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