English Bulldog tried to attack pizza man

[AnnaJo]

Just an update. I gave the English Bulldog back to the rescue. She attacked a family friend just two days after she attacked the pizza delivery guy . I lost my trust with this dog and just could not risk keeping her. I have a 10 year old granddaughter that visits me every year and I don't want to worry about her being attacked.

The foster mom was very angry with me for returning her. I really didn't understand her anger. She doesn't have children other than the bulldogs she rescues. She says this dog never demonstrated this behaviour at her house in the 4 months she had her. I think since this is the case it's best she keeps her if she trusts her enough. I think the dog is unpredictable and too scary to have around. I don't believe the rescue should even attempt to place this dog in another home.

[king2005]

Just an update. I gave the English Bulldog back to the rescue. She attacked a family friend just two days after she attacked the pizza delivery guy . I lost my trust with this dog and just could not risk keeping her. I have a 10 year old granddaughter that visits me every year and I don't want to worry about her being attacked.

The foster mom was very angry with me for returning her. I really didn't understand her anger. She doesn't have children other than the bulldogs she rescues. She says this dog never demonstrated this behaviour at her house in the 4 months she had her. I think since this is the case it's best she keeps her if she trusts her enough. I think the dog is unpredictable and too scary to have around. I don't believe the rescue should even attempt to place this dog in another home.

Thats really too bad
Sadly some animals react differently around different people. The dog might have viewed you as weak/vulnerable, or loved you far too much, so she/he would try to protect you where there was no reason for it.

The issue can be corrected (in many cases), but that dog needs to be labeled as a biter & not trustworthy until the issue is corrected.

An old friend's dog (back in the mid/late 90's) had a similar issue, however it also included dogs... basically anything breathing he wanted to attack. We were determined to make him more civilized & it took us about 30 mins to break him once we learned what was originally getting him off (known as a trigger). We muzzled him, put on his prong choker & chained him TIGHT to a tree. We then brought out my friendly dog & got him to sit infront of the the Rottie that clearly wanted to tear his throat out. My dog obeyed & did all sorts of tricks infront or the Rottie. We gave my dog treats & patted him & hugged him & gave him kisses.. Then we did the same to the Rottie, hugged him, patted him & gave him kisses with yummy treats... Then I would give my dog attention & treats & she did the same to her dog... Then we switched dogs, she gave mine attention & treats & I gave her's attention & treats... He calmed right dog & started to do the rottie butt wiggle of happiness. From then on after that Rottie was in love with my dog & would follow him to the ends or the world & back. My dog taught the Rottie how to swim & be a civilized dog. In public we still kept the Rottie muzzled as that kept him calm as he wasn't able to bark at a dog that was barking at him... As long as he couldn't bark back he was good. Once he turned 5 or 6 he was a much more trust worthy dog & didn't need his muzzle at all.

He even allowed a burgler to enter the house to steal them blind... THe guy would have gotten away with it if he didn't kick the little dog, which made her scream in pain... ya... 200+ stitches later I think he learnt his lesson lol

So it is very possible to make a seemingly aggressive dog friendly, they just need to know what they are doing is a no no... NOT saying That rescue could be trained, but it is possible & I hope that rescue lady puts him into some serious obidence lessons so he/she knows where he/she stands in the ranks.

Whatever you do, don't feel bad. It just wasn't a good mix for you. Take some time off from having a dog, & then go look into a different rescue for a potential companion.