Not So Sure About This Idea

[lizbud]

I'd sure like to hear the whole story on how the dog accidently
"mauled" her hand.



Dog That Mauled Owner Becomes Therapy Animal
100-Pound Animal Injured Owner's Hand

POSTED: 4:01 pm EST March 8, 2005

BEAVERTON, Mich. -- A 100-pound Rottweiler that once mauled his owner's hand has received certification as a medical therapy dog.

Four-year-old Chopper is the pet of Marietta Sprott of Beaverton.

She plans to take him into nursing homes so patients can pet him and cuddle with him.

Sprott said the bite that ripped her tendons and broke several bones was an accident.

She said she wanted Chopper to be a therapy dog to clear his name and to show that Rottweilers don't deserve their bad reputation.

Chopper has been tested and registered by Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dogs, a national organization.

[sammy101]

i think its great that she's trying to get the Rottweilers good reputation back,its what they deserve.But i would sure be carefull since it already bit her.

[GreyhoundGirl]

I don't think it's a good idea. A good thought, maybe. But taking a ( potentially ) dangerous dog, with a history of violence isn't going to help anything. If the dog attacks (or makes aggresive motions, growling, snarling, ect. ) a elderly or patient, it won't *help their reputation. JMO.

[moosmom]

I agree with Greyhoundgirl. That dog is too much of a liability to the nursing home to allow it to become a therapy dog.

[LilacDragon]

Since we do not know the reason that her dog "mauled" her hand, I think that we really shouldn't judge the dog.

I was pretty badly bitten by a young male rottweiler. He had his foot stuck in the sliding mechanism of my mini van and was literally screaming in pain. In order to pull his foot out, I had to grab him and pull him up. I knew long before teeth hit skin that I was going to get the short end of that particular stick - my only decision at that point was where to take the bite.

[Catlady711]

This was the only other information I could find on this rottie.

Chopper