Bon bit me (not feeling so blue any more!)

[Christiansmommy]

Oh my Anna, I am sorry you got hurt. But, and I say but, b/c it didn't happen to me, but at least it wasn't your face or anything worse. At least you know now that even though he is your furkid, he is a dog and he is capable of something like this, to enable you to be more cautious in the future, and to make different feeding arrangements if need be. Had this incident never happened and it might have been worse on a different occasion...sometimes we need something like this to happen to forewarn us, i guess I am certainly not trying to make light of it...it is definately a sad thing all around that it happened.

And it's hard to know how to react to Bon too, he is your dog and you love him, and know that he has instincts, but at the same time, just like with skin kids, when they do something out of the ordinary, all sorts of emotions arise...sadness, anger, disbelief...Bon is still young and he has learning to do. I remember my Swissie breeder telling me that giant breed dogs could benefit from going thru obedience school more than once, maybe that would be beneficial for him, and maybe make your mom feel better.... I understand that he isn't aggressive normally, just around food, but being a giant breed, maybe it couldn't hurt. I am certainly not trying to tell you what to do, I just feel for you. Dale was mouthy sometimes...never broke the skin, but it would frustrate me at times. We know you love your Bon boy and glad that you were able to come to us to tell us about it (it gives us all a reality check too, that as you said dogs are dogs and have instincts), we all understand, some have been there too. Anyway, hopefully you are feeling better soon!! (hugs)

Robyn

[tikeyas_mom]

OUCHIE!!!!

The only reason I do not feed raw to my girls is because I know they would fight over it.. Its just animal instinct, when meat is involved...I would either feed Bon in a different area of the house, or his crate.. Or I would take them off of raw..
Your bite looks awefull.. My mom and I both got inbetween a fight with Tikeya an Baby, and it resulted in both of us getting bitten as well.. My mom got bitten on her arm, and it was alot like yours, the biggest cut had fatty matter coming out of it as well.. Scary stuff.. (I know about how you felt being embarrassed at the hospital). We were sooo weary about telling people it was our own dogs that bit us..

[shais_mom]

OUCHIE!!!!

The only reason I do not feed raw to my girls is because I know they would fight over it.. Its just animal instinct, when meat is involved...I would either feed Bon in a different area of the house, or his crate.. Or I would take them off of raw..

I 100% DISagree with this statement - education is key. And Anna is way more educated on raw feeding than I am.
you may have a point but food is food. I think this would have happened even if it would have been kibble. Diana has to feed her 5 dogs in crates for the same principle. The benefits of seeing my dog go from a dog that could barely jump in the car - to running and chasing balls all over the yard and her health thriving - vs. the dull skin and itchy coat she had on kibble make me glad that she is not on kibble any more.
Anna knows that this could have happened regardless what she was feeding her crew, when you have more than one dog you will run food agression issues.
*hops off soapbox*

[anna_66]

Pat I didn't know you had two sons
Glad I could give you a reminder!
And as for Animal Control, they didn't care a bit about me, or the dogs...all they wanted to do is to make sure they had their tags
Mark, a chef...whatever He does very well at getting take out though

And yes, Bon has been fed in his crate since the incident and is not allowed out until the girls are done.

[Cinder & Smoke]

Mark, a chef? ...whatever

He does very well at getting take out though

You're *pickin* on him again!

Keep it up an he'll quit gettin you Extra Cheeze onna pizza!

We LUV ya, Mark!!

[Kfamr]

Mark, a chef...whatever He does very well at getting take out though

Hey... I remember a REALLY good beef veggie soup Mark made. It was GOOD. I haven't been able to make some that even come close to being as good.

[K9karen]

Aw Anna.. I was hopin' you'd feel better..but soft tissue damage is very painful and you sure have a whopper! Sure wish I lived closer to give you help and hugs..*hugs self, pretends it's you*

Speaking of which..thanks zillions you guys for all the house huntin' hints. Ya never know. I did a survey on "Findyourspot.com" a few times and it changes from Wisconsin to NC to Louisiana. I'm going to wait for my lawsuit to settle before I make any decisions. *Sigh* Sure could use a change in my ole' age.

btw..Anna.. I love the colors in your rug.