sirrahved
11-10-2005, 07:01 PM
Hey everyone,
Today we were taking our girls to the dog park and saw a dog without a leash or collar. We asked everyone around if she belonged to them, and then decided to take her to the animal shelter.
She was quite aggressive at first, and I almost said forget it and leave her there. I noticed, however, that her tail was tucked between her legs. She was being aggressive out of fear. I crouched down and put my hand out. She slowly approached, licked my hand, and then jumped up and licked my face.
She was SO sweet once I gained her trust. She wanted to play with me, and she leaned into my leg when I scratched her. She even flopped over and let me scratch her tummy.
I had Jason run her to the shelter (just down the block) while I stayed with our girls at the park. When he returned he got out of the car and said, "I have some bad news. She bit a lady at the shelter."
I, of course, wanted to know what had happened. She was SUCH a sweetie! Turns out the lady that Jason handed the dog over to had been dragging her across the floor because the dog had planted herself, and even said to Jason, "She's going back there whether she likes it or not!" Evidently, she freaked at the rough handling.
IMHO, it's HER DARN FAULT SHE GOT BITTEN! I would NEVER handle a dog like that, especially if it was a dog I didn't know.
Now the dog will most likely get PTS if not claimed. I completely understand putting down unsafe dogs, but this was NOT one of them. I definitely would not put her in a home with small children or inexperienced owners, but she could have made someone a wonderful dog.
Paul and Karen, feel free to move this to the dog house if you so choose. I didn't find this slightly controversial, but you might!
Today we were taking our girls to the dog park and saw a dog without a leash or collar. We asked everyone around if she belonged to them, and then decided to take her to the animal shelter.
She was quite aggressive at first, and I almost said forget it and leave her there. I noticed, however, that her tail was tucked between her legs. She was being aggressive out of fear. I crouched down and put my hand out. She slowly approached, licked my hand, and then jumped up and licked my face.
She was SO sweet once I gained her trust. She wanted to play with me, and she leaned into my leg when I scratched her. She even flopped over and let me scratch her tummy.
I had Jason run her to the shelter (just down the block) while I stayed with our girls at the park. When he returned he got out of the car and said, "I have some bad news. She bit a lady at the shelter."
I, of course, wanted to know what had happened. She was SUCH a sweetie! Turns out the lady that Jason handed the dog over to had been dragging her across the floor because the dog had planted herself, and even said to Jason, "She's going back there whether she likes it or not!" Evidently, she freaked at the rough handling.
IMHO, it's HER DARN FAULT SHE GOT BITTEN! I would NEVER handle a dog like that, especially if it was a dog I didn't know.
Now the dog will most likely get PTS if not claimed. I completely understand putting down unsafe dogs, but this was NOT one of them. I definitely would not put her in a home with small children or inexperienced owners, but she could have made someone a wonderful dog.
Paul and Karen, feel free to move this to the dog house if you so choose. I didn't find this slightly controversial, but you might!