We had a dog that was pretty aggressive when I was really little. I don't

Jan 18, 2022
6:48:29pm

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remember if it ever bit me, but even now, I hate all dogs and don't trust anybody who lets their dog run up to me and says "Don't worry. He won't hurt you." as the dog is sniffing my nuts.

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Our dog bit our kid - What do we do?

Skidmark

1/18/22 6:30pm

RE: Our dog bit our kid - What do we do?

Superman21

1/18/22 6:31pm

I would shoot it. And I'm not joking.

IGotGoodGifs

1/18/22 6:31pm

RE: I would shoot it. And I'm not joking.

crack

1/18/22 6:33pm

RE: I would shoot it. And I'm not joking.

Viva Campeche

1/18/22 6:34pm

Geez, that’s an awful harsh punishment for letting a dog bite you.

All-American

1/18/22 6:34pm

Yeah I’m not in the dog is more important than people camp but the dog is a pup

ColonelMustard

1/18/22 8:07pm

Agreed. It sounds like the dog has not been to obedience classes, disciplined

AntiSNOT

1/18/22 8:24pm

Shoot it in front of the kid. That way the kid learns a lesson too.

Fatalplacebo

1/18/22 6:39pm

For an even more powerful lesson, have the kid shoot it.

HiLife

1/18/22 6:52pm

Maybe for fhe you could do a firing squad with the kids and wife?

pajamallama

1/18/22 8:41pm

This thread is why I come to CB.

westsidecoug

1/19/22 1:39pm

Amen!

BringYourUltimate

1/19/22 6:16pm

I agree the kid should have learned from the growl but that’s no reason to kill

chago04

1/18/22 7:44pm

Euthanize, but same thing.

fbguru

1/18/22 8:22pm

Absurd. Unless you know more than I do.

calbearcoug

1/18/22 8:34pm

It sound heartless but I agree

Big12Yfan

1/18/22 10:10pm

When I was in the Philippines...

davidsonlaw

1/18/22 11:37pm

Masarap naman

Mabuhay Coug

1/19/22 1:09am

Hindi masarap

SpecialT

1/19/22 10:23am

I can’t believe you would actually post this

Blue2thebone

1/18/22 11:49pm

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crack

1/18/22 6:32pm

RE: Our dog bit our kid - What do we do?

letthewookieewin

1/18/22 6:32pm

In all honesty, just rehome the dog. It sounds like the dog needs a home with no kids. Plenty of people that will give

letthewookieewin

1/18/22 6:34pm

If you rehome it, make sure its is not to anyone that you know so that

Pangare

1/19/22 9:15am

Not a dog owner. But if we ever got a dog and it gave my kid stitches it

Scott_Tenorman

1/18/22 6:32pm

RE: Not a dog owner. But if we ever got a dog and it gave my kid stitches it

RootieBoy

1/18/22 6:34pm

I am a dog owner and if my dog ever gave my kid stitches…

m0resn0w

1/18/22 6:49pm

Says the guy that ate his parents. Smh...

Gunga Galunga

1/18/22 7:02pm

Agreed,unless the kid was really tormenting the dog first. That's a little diff

AntiSNOT

1/18/22 8:27pm

Even then, if your kids can’t handle the dog the answer is the same IMO. With animals I don’t see it as a “who’s at

mvtoro

1/18/22 9:41pm

No it isn't. You don't gamble your child's life on his ability to "get along"

Mitty

1/19/22 1:34pm

Get rid of the dog. How are you even questioning this?

orangepitbull

1/18/22 6:33pm

Coming from Orangepitbull this should tell you something.

Superkid

1/18/22 6:37pm

Agreed. You can always get a more "family- friendly" pup later, and guess what?

AntiSNOT

1/18/22 8:28pm

We had a similar situation, tried behavioral therapy and training

RSwanson

1/18/22 6:33pm

That's rough, but don't re-home and put others at risk. Flush him down the toilet and get a new one.

RootieBoy

1/18/22 6:33pm

Flush the child, or the dog?

Mitty

1/19/22 1:35pm

If my dog bit my son like that, I'd be putting it down without a second thought.

slappy

1/18/22 6:34pm

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ColonelMustard

1/18/22 8:10pm

We have a dog the exact same age. It’s not a puppy really anymore. If our dog

Superkid

1/18/22 8:14pm

I’ve known several families with dogs that would bite kids. None could get …

Joe Banks

1/18/22 6:36pm

Surrender the dog to a rescue shelter.

Everyman

1/18/22 6:37pm

I don’t believe a county shelter will take an animal that has bitten someone.

Blue Ridge

1/18/22 7:00pm

This. They will put it down.

Orem58thBall

1/19/22 3:32pm

Herding dogs are terrible with kids. My friends had to get rid of theirs for

CougarTailDevourer

1/18/22 6:37pm

We got rid of our Australian shepherd for this reason.

panacablue

1/18/22 6:39pm

Yup, our friend's dog was an Aussie as well. It was running around herding the

CougarTailDevourer

1/18/22 6:42pm

The dog is ruining around happily at a farm?

RealSimsShadY

1/18/22 7:05pm

It was. And then it decided to chase a car one day. That didn't go well for it.

CougarTailDevourer

1/18/22 7:07pm

You know that "running around at the farm" is an easy way to say something else?

ochobeeguy

1/19/22 12:59pm

Yeah I've heard that before. But I saw pics of the dog at its new home and

CougarTailDevourer

1/19/22 1:05pm

This. I grew up with Heelers, which are great work dogs but not kids dogs. You

Penske Material

1/18/22 7:04pm

yes, rehome. the people anxious to kill it are boneheads.

calbearcoug

1/18/22 8:35pm

Dogs suck. Get cats. I've had both and cats are much better.

cougarblue

1/18/22 6:37pm

RE: Dogs suck. Get cats. I've had both and cats are much better.

IGotGoodGifs

1/18/22 6:38pm

Ok ok too far. Never get cats.

Fatalplacebo

1/18/22 6:41pm

The brain parasite is making you say that.

ReyOso

1/18/22 6:43pm

RE: Dogs suck. Get cats. I've had both and cats are much better.

Ursas Puma

1/18/22 9:05pm

We had a cat that swiped at my daughters face and nearly took out her eye. Big

Blue chunks

1/18/22 11:30pm

Hope you haven't nicknamed her Nick Fury.

CoogsWin

1/18/22 11:36pm

No, but I bet he will now. At least, I would 😁

Breaded Hamster

1/19/22 12:46am

My kid named his cat 'flurkin' just because of Nick Fury

Pangare

1/19/22 10:16am

After that I called her “road pizza”. My wife wouldn’t let me get rid of her.

Blue chunks

1/22/22 2:28pm

Your son nearly lost an eye. Off to the pound. Might not get lucky next time.

valleus

1/18/22 6:37pm

NO dog is worth that risk. You can convince yourself that it will not happen

BlueFreak

1/18/22 6:39pm

I think he'll need a home with older kids, sadly. Sorry you're facing this.

ReyOso

1/18/22 6:40pm

What the crap is a berdoodle and will you people stop buying poodle mixes? Where

Superkid

1/18/22 6:40pm

RE: What the crap is a berdoodle and will you people stop buying poodle mixes? Where

BIG XII Coug

1/18/22 6:42pm

Labradoodle is the ugliest mutt dog breed I have ever seen.

Chester Copperpot

1/18/22 6:44pm

Our SIL has one. Looks like a big a piece of carpet moving around the house

Covid-19

1/18/22 6:55pm

Truth

StapleGun

1/18/22 9:34pm

My guess is it would be a Border Collie and Poodle mix. Which sounds like a

CougarTailDevourer

1/18/22 6:59pm

As a Vet said to me, standard poodles are a way underutilized breed for a family

Parker Schnabel

1/19/22 10:01am

He’s in Utah? He’s probably running a fertility clinic using “donor” poodle sperm.

mvtoro

1/18/22 9:48pm

Exactly. Besides Pit Bull, name a worse breed than Poodle.

ochobeeguy

1/19/22 1:00pm

Most breeds. I can understand not liking the toys, etc but a standard poodle is

Parker Schnabel

1/20/22 10:43am

That sucks. If you have to rehome bm me

The Dangler

1/18/22 6:41pm

If he gnaws off your hands will you find some way to signal with a 💩 emoji?

Q-grr

1/19/22 11:15am

We had a dog that was pretty aggressive when I was really little. I don't

crack

1/18/22 6:48pm

I have the solution for you:

m0resn0w

1/18/22 6:53pm

RE: I have the solution for you:

crack

1/18/22 6:56pm

Cheaper than a bidet.

EtTuKalante

1/18/22 7:25pm

I snorted my gum out . . .

85fan

1/19/22 2:00pm

RE: Cheaper than a bidet.

RealSimsShadY

1/19/22 5:55pm

I'm a dog lover but he needs to go to the light.

Parker Schnabel

1/18/22 6:49pm

A couple of months ago we were on the receiving end of a dog

Tiburon

1/18/22 6:51pm

This is good advice. A puppy that nips a small child when provoked is

VACougMD

1/18/22 7:18pm

Tie it to the bumper and go for a drive, skidmark.

pinolero

1/18/22 7:42pm

Kill the dog.

Belboz

1/18/22 7:42pm

Or at least get rid of it.

Belboz

1/18/22 7:57pm

The whole point of a hybrid is to temper the temperament

calbearcoug

1/18/22 8:06pm

"Almost always"? ...and you still have the dog?

Notparticularly

1/18/22 8:22pm

My Labrador showed her teeth and growled in my wife’s face when the dog was

DiamondMo

1/18/22 8:28pm

Yeah, that Bone family is very unforgiving

russkiejedi

1/18/22 8:35pm

They still hold a grudge to me this day, and I don't even remember why.

ochobeeguy

1/19/22 1:04pm

That last sentence is hilarious!

Dr. 91coug

1/18/22 9:04pm

Haha. I had no idea what russkiejedi was talking about. Too late to fix that

DiamondMo

1/18/22 9:29pm

Who do u love more?

claw

1/18/22 8:34pm

Here is my two cents

BYU Grounds

1/18/22 8:34pm

Wow, I've never heard of that mix before. They are mixing any breeds these days

AntiSNOT

1/18/22 8:36pm

If it were my dog I would have it put down. I have very little patience for dogs that bite.

Busting Coveys

1/18/22 8:50pm

We had a dog for about a year and on 2 separate occasions he nipped

LCcoug

1/18/22 8:58pm

It had already gotten a taste for human flesh.

ochobeeguy

1/19/22 1:08pm

That dog needs to be put down.

Zastava

1/18/22 9:14pm

He gone! (The dog)

andrewg3

1/18/22 9:18pm

Did you beat it?

EMAC

1/18/22 9:19pm

This a thousand times. Don't prefer the dog over your child, my heavens.

Mitty

1/19/22 1:39pm

You ever seen Old Yeller? Start there, but watch the end first

StapleGun

1/18/22 9:30pm

Rehome him. The same thing happened to us. Good decision.

DCCougFan

1/18/22 9:36pm

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Dark Forest Green

1/18/22 9:50pm

Lots of dog haters here. I'm a dog lover...here's my thoughts

Machiavelli

1/18/22 10:18pm

I hate dog-lovers. No offense...

ochobeeguy

1/19/22 1:07pm

Why do people say 'no offense' when they say something offensive?

Pangare

1/19/22 1:17pm

Says more about you than me 🤷

Machiavelli

1/19/22 1:56pm

Where do you think is appropriate to take a true non-service dog?

Q-grr

1/19/22 3:25pm

What do you mean by "take"?

Machiavelli

1/19/22 4:08pm

Stores, restaurants, airplanes, etc?

Q-grr

1/19/22 6:36pm

good places to take a dog are hunting and on leashed walks.

Pangare

1/20/22 9:04am

How many times did your kid poke dog in eyes and whack him with sticks.

fan32

1/18/22 10:30pm

I am a dog guy, maybe time to get rid of the kid.

fan32

1/18/22 10:31pm

Apparently not enough if the dog thinks he can attack them still.

supertux

1/19/22 10:56am

We Almost had a similar experience.

freeedomguy

1/18/22 11:33pm

RE: We Almost had a similar experience.

davidsonlaw

1/18/22 11:40pm

Dog is a major liability now, should probably be put down. There was a major

Bluedarts

1/19/22 1:09am

Man this stuff is foreign to me. I’ve been around dogs as much as a normal

ColonelMustard

1/19/22 9:14am

RE: Our dog bit our kid - What do we do?

Courtimedes

1/19/22 6:24am

If you rehome the dog, I hope it goes to a family that

panguitch

1/19/22 9:31am

Our dog who is four months old

chazen

1/19/22 9:54am

Uh... what?

Superkid

1/19/22 10:00am

Wait, your dog has bit 3 of your kids in the space of 4 months….? And you still

Penske Material

1/19/22 10:48am

Same deal with our pet rattle snake. It’s bit my kids twice, but only because it was provoked. Not the snake’s fault so

mvtoro

1/19/22 11:33am

I think you can get discounts on bulk anti-venom, so no worries.

Mitty

1/19/22 1:36pm

Yeah, your kids are learning the hard way. Your dog is insisting on consent.

calbearcoug

1/19/22 4:42pm

I’m not a dog guy at all, so my answer is not one you’re gonna want.

macdizzle

1/19/22 10:13am

Do you own a meat cleaver and do you understand the financial term sunk cost?

Q-grr

1/19/22 11:05am

Bye bye dog

Ted Lasso

1/19/22 11:36am

A dog that did that to my kid would be gonzo, so fast. Not worth it.

Mitty

1/19/22 1:32pm

I have low expectations of CB, but it's frightening how everyone is cool with

Machiavelli

1/19/22 4:12pm

Yeah, I find it very disturbing. There's a bloodlust here that is very odd ...

calbearcoug

1/19/22 4:40pm

It's part of being a responsible pet owner. A dog is a liability from day 1, if

Bluedarts

1/19/22 5:59pm

There's a difference between "shouldn't have it" and killing it.

Machiavelli

1/19/22 6:16pm

yes, that's the point. That line is crossed when an animal bits a child.

Pangare

1/20/22 9:06am

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Dark Forest Green

1/20/22 12:04pm

Dogs may not be humans but they certainly are more than just a possession. They

chago04

1/20/22 12:08pm

So do pigs and sheep.

Courtimedes

1/20/22 12:47pm

Which are also more than “just possessions”. There aren’t crimes for punching

chago04

1/21/22 7:54am

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Dark Forest Green

1/21/22 10:59am

What the heck does that have to do with whether its just "a possession"?

chago04

1/21/22 11:35am

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Dark Forest Green

1/21/22 11:45am

But justification of force doesn't suddenly make it just a possession. I can

chago04

1/21/22 11:54am

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Dark Forest Green

1/21/22 12:04pm

Enormous leaps taken in ignorance here

calbearcoug

1/19/22 6:25pm

What did I say that was wrong? I didn't say he should kill it, that's something

Bluedarts

1/19/22 6:47pm

You responded to my post where I criticized people wanting to kill a dog.

Machiavelli

1/19/22 6:58pm

The dog bit a 3 year old in the face and left a deep gash. You don’t rehome that dog.

Busting Coveys

1/19/22 7:55pm

Again, what did I say that was wrong? If you think a dog should never be put

Bluedarts

1/19/22 8:43pm

Non one said dogs should never be put down ...

calbearcoug

1/20/22 3:10pm

Yeah living with a creature that may murder your kids is way better

Mitty

1/19/22 8:31pm

Must be weird living in such a binary world.

calbearcoug

1/19/22 10:12pm

It’s one of the weird dynamics here.

DomCasual

1/27/22 11:33pm

Give it to a Korean family.

Ssebo

1/19/22 9:32pm

Based on this long thread, you must shoot one or the other . . .

85fan

1/21/22 10:38am

Based on this long thread, I think you could make a killing selling tickets

calbearcoug

1/21/22 11:21am

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