[Dailydrool] Dog Bites

[taylor092 at comcast.net]

This is in response to Denise's post regarding dog bites.  I had a corgi Oliver (ATB) for ten years.  He was a very mean tempered dog with everyone except me. Oliver loved me and me only and he made it clear that  it was just a pack of two!  I did NOT let him around small children and when I walked him he was muzzled.  He did bite my sister and daughter and that was when I realized I had two choices--put him down or keep him and be very careful with him around other people.  I cannot tell you how many times I walked him and people , seeing the muzzle, would still come up to me to pet him (he was a cute little bugger) and he is snarling and getting ready to lunge.  I learned to control him and cautioned people that he was not a nice dog.  I was responsible for HIS Actions.  He was my Pet for want of a better word.  I loved that dog and  I was aware that when I got him he had been abused  and starved and had two broken front paws to prove it. I made the choice to keep him knowing tha
t he could and would bite people if I did not control for it.  Yes I was hyper vigilante with him around people but as a responsible pet owner, that is my responsibility. You did the right thing by turing the dog and the owners into the hospital.  I can't speak for anyone but myself, if you chose to keep a dog that bites, then you are responsible for his or her actions.  I am not sure I rehabilitated Oliver, I just controlled for his behavior and made sure I  had a rider on my home-owners insurance policy covering dog bites.
Sorry for being so long winded but this hit close to home for me.
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