This is the last time.. Bye Baby:(

[Logan]

Does she ever go after humans, on purpose? I know you and your family have been bitten while trying to break up fights, but it sounds like she is dog aggressive, not people aggressive. I hope that is the case, Janelle.

I am dealing with a very similar issue right now with our Mack (English Bulldog) and it is tough. Poor Honey wouldn't hurt a flea, but she has become his obsession, especially if Helen or I try to pay attention to Honey.

It is hard, isn't it? You know you have such a sweet dog, but she simply is not a good dog when the others are around. That's exactly how Mack is, but not as bad as what you are describing with Baby.

Please be careful before rehoming her to make sure the people understand the personality they are getting. You could never forgive yourself if something happened to a child who might upset her. Many rescue groups would not rehome an aggressive dog like Baby and Mack seem to be, even if it is not the humans that they go after.

I will be keeping you and Baby in my prayers. I hope your injuries and your mom's injuries are not too severe.

Logan

[Taz_Zoee]

I am so sorry. Baby is a beautiful dog. It's too bad she can't get along with the other dogs. I can't imagine having to give her up.
I hope every one in the family that was injured heals up nice and quick. The biggest injury will be your hearts.

[cyber-sibes]

That must have been very frightening. Is Tikeya alright now? That is just awful that she had to go through something like that, poor sweetie. How is your mom? Tikeya probably feels very bad about biting her. Prayers that you all heal quickly.
All the best wishes on finding an approrpiate home for Baby.

[cloverfdx]

I hope Tikey is ok . And i hope if you rehome Baby that you will take resposibility if she ever attacks another dog whilst in someone elses care.

[Genny]

Hey, I just now saw this. I'm so sorry about what happened! How are you and your mom? Is Tikeya doing alright?

I think you're doing the right thing about finding Baby a new home where she will be an 'only' dog. I hope everything goes well --Baby is beautiful by the way =)

[tikeyas_mom]

Baby is in NO WAY people agressive, she loves kids, and she would never hurt a person.. Tikeya was the one who gave most of the bites, and it was because she was panicking.
Tikeya does have a few puncture wounds on her back, the vet said they dont stitch up puncture wounds, just cuts. So shes on meds now to prevent infection. Baby may need stitches, her ear is hurt too.

This really does suck, We all love Baby soo much, shes such a sweet girl. With a huge Great personality.. I hate to see her leave.. But we really have no choice. I'm going to be very picky to who she goes home with.. I want Her to go to somone who understand the Great Dane Breed.

I hope Tikey is ok . And i hope if you rehome Baby that you will take resposibility if she ever attacks another dog whilst in someone elses care.

I'm going to make it perfectly clear that Baby should Never be around another dog without a muzzel. She Can NEVEr be housed with another dog, (male or female). And once they accept her into their home, she is their sole responsibility. The reason we have to give her up is because we cannot handle a dog agressive dog.

[.sarah]

I know what you're going through with the fighting. Luka and Mandy cannot be together unsupervised and can never play together or eat together. We have found it much easier to keep them seperate than to watch them 24/7 to make sure nothing provokes them. Sometimes we couldn't understand what started a fight. When I got bitten last August trying to break them up we decided it was best to keep them apart. Luckily for us the dogs understand the system. Luka stays with my parents and Mandy stays with me, and when we are all together Mandy is generally blocked off in the living room, or one of them is crated, outside, etc. Since we've been doing it so long it's become a routine for us and the dogs and it's working well, although it's still not ideal and I still worry sometimes ... like in a few weeks we are going to have to use pet sitters while we are out of town for my graduation and we are trying to find a way to take Luka with us so we don't have to worry about the pet sitters forgetting that they can't be together. It's stressful sometimes but I just can't imagine giving one of them up and I am so sorry you have to go through that.

[Callie]

I think, in your empathizing with both the humans and pets suffering in this thread, everyone has overlooked one fundamental issue. That issue is the FACT that the animal in question is not obedience trained to 'release!' or 'let go!' or "drop it!' on command. No one would've been bitten, except the first attacked dog, if the dog had been obedience trained properly.

To give such an aggressive animal to a 'one dog home' does a disservice to both the new owner and the dog. Get him obedience trained...NOW! If he cannot be trained and remains hostile and aggressive, then for gosh sakes, don't foist this pitiful creature off on someone else. Put him out of his misery...suffer once for having to do the deed, and be done with it.

If you think an overly aggressive animal is happy, think again...they're living in fear and hatred. Even if they've never been human aggressive (yet), a child seeing animals fighting, and perhaps killing, one another can traumatize the child for life. Get real, folks.

We all know that animals escape even the best of confines if they're determined enough. To keep a potentially dangerous animal without doing all possible to disarm the dangers, is irresponsible. No, giving him to someone else, even one with no other dogs, doesn't cut it.

Sorry, folks, I just couldn't let this go on. I love all animals and I believe in giving the best possible care but, when it comes to danger to others (even other people's pets) I don't believe it's love of the animal to allow it to live and possibly breed and pass on those characteristics. One down and how many others to live joyously and unafraid as the decent companions they should be and usually are?

With much sympathy for your plight and prayers that it will not continue and even escalate, as is often the case.

Callie

[Hellow]

Have you considered aggression pills?