Rupert hurt my brother.

[borzoimom]

What do you mean by that? Sounds pretty rude to me.

Magic- I am trying to find out why she is grounded... for what? I dont get it..
I am also a parent, and I dont understand why she would be grounded if the dog hurt her brothers eye. I dont understand. Something else is in this or I totallllllllllly missed something..

[Kfamr]

What do you mean by that? Sounds pretty rude to me.

I'm not sure who you are or who you think you are but, is there really a need for you to point fingers and call people rude?

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

Yes, his behaviour was unacceptable and definitely shouldn't be tolerated. However, it was simply an accident and nothing more from the sounds of it. I don't believe confining a dog to the garage for the night did any good for him, nor do I think your mom should euthanize him the next time he does something like that (IF he even does it again). I believe your brother is the one to blame for doing something Rupert that he didn't like. Not that your brother is a terrible child. He sounds young and probably didn't realize he was bothering Rupert. If Rupert goes after him again, I think it would be a better decision to rehome him with somebody without young kids rather than to euthanize.

Not trying to be rude but what's with the "I've been grounded" comment, anyway? I doubt anyone really cares. You say that constantly. This thread is about Rupert and whether is punishment was justified, it doesn't have anything to do with you being grounded.

[luckies4me]

I don't see why you guys think what Rupert did is not bad.

Did he bite your brother? NO. What he did was not bad. A LOT of dogs jump up and can easily knock a kid to the floor and injure them..on accident! IMO, it's your guy's fault for not having trained him to know it's unexceptable to jump up on people. And if he was startled, then perhaps leaving a dog unattended in a group of small children isn't the best thing.

Your mom should seriously reconsider her thoughts on having him euthanized. Maybe it's in his best interest to be rehomed into a family that actually cares enough to get him trained and will not punish him for simply being what he is, a DOG!

[borzoimom]

yes please re read what I wrote about Zubin- and a broken leg is much more serious than a scratch on the eye.. When I had shepherds and a small child etc I was like a hawk if the dogs were with my child. No because of any danger, but to prevent accidents.
As somebody said- when training a puppy, get a thick newspaper and roll it up real tight- take a rubber band and tie each end up and when the puppy messes up- hit YOURSELF ON THE HEAD WITH THE NEWSPAPER- YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE DOG... LOL..

[junescrater716]

Heck I have a scar on my eye it's not that bad. and I have a PUG!!! lol Your brother will be fine I'm just worried about Rupert!

[Alysser]

I don't see why you guys think what Rupert did is not bad.

Hold on a minute? YOU just asked us if what Rupert did was bad. We gave you are opinions and then you come back and change your tune. First of all, Rupert needs training and you as an owner are supposed to give that to him. How the heck is locking him in a garage going to do anything? That might lead to worse problems. Did you ever stop and think this could have possibly been your brothers fault? I doubt it. If you know what you post is going to cause a problem then why would even post it? Putting Rupert to sleep for such a stupid thing is probably the dumbest thing I've heard in my entire life.

[Karen]

Putting Rupert to sleep for such a stupid thing is probably the dumbest thing I've heard in my entire life.

Hey, folks, calm down. Keep in mind that it was her mother who talked about putting Rupert down, and that was in the heat of the moment. Do not attack warrahgirl for something her mother - who is of course, the adult, and ultimately the responsible party - said.

[junescrater716]

Instead of titling it "Rupert hurt my brother" maybe it should be the other way around?

[borzoimom]

wareh- I think Karen is right- it was said in the heat of the moment by your mother. As parents, sometimes we all say things we shouldnt at one time or another. Maybe you should sit down and talk to your mother about what she said. Maybe she didnt even realize you heard what she said- explain to her that scared you, and upset you.
One year I got mad trying to get a christmas tree up by myself. I was wrestling with the stupid thing for like 20 minutes, when I muttered to myself- "remind me to get a fake tree next year."" It took me about 20 minutes to realize my daughter had left the room. I thought she went to get some ornament boxes- I found her crying in her room. She thought I was serious, and I felt like an idiot to mutter something like that loud enough for my 5 year old to hear... I apologized to her seriously, and told her I didnt mean it at all and was very sorry. Parents forget that children take their words seriously- I mean sometimes we say things and they dont listen but we have to remember- they do listen when we dont think they would.. Maybe thats what happened here- .. why dont you go talk to her- if you can.. Start out with this " Mom- can I talk to you a minute-..."