What makes a dog bite?

**Pawsitive Thinking** · 05-13-2010, 10:43 AM

Personally, I wouldn't let Walter get that close to a stanger if I thought he'd nip

That is the sentence that matters here IMO. You know your dog and wouldn't put him or others in a potential biting situation. How you deal with him in your own home is entirely up to you

**My Peanuts** · 05-13-2010, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by Pawsitive Thinking

That is the sentence that matters here IMO. You know your dog and wouldn't put him or others in a potential biting situation. How you deal with him in your own home is entirely up to you

Yep, that's exactly it. The only people I let handle him are my husband, my mom, dad, brother and me on a regular basis. He's usually easy to read and you know when he might strike. I NEVER let strangers touch him and even my close friends don't pick him up. It's the way it has to be and he gets plenty of snuggles from his momma!

**Cataholic** · 05-13-2010, 12:25 PM

My Peanuts, I have tears in my eyes reading your post of Walter. I didn't know this horrible story about him. Bless you a million times over for taking him in and loving him to pieces. He deserves you, and you him, I am sure.

**Daisy and Delilah** · 05-13-2010, 02:09 PM

Originally Posted by Cataholic

My Peanuts, I have tears in my eyes reading your post of Walter. I didn't know this horrible story about him. Bless you a million times over for taking him in and loving him to pieces. He deserves you, and you him, I am sure.

I agree 100%!! He is adorable!!

**My Peanuts** · 05-13-2010, 03:03 PM

Thanks guys! You don't need to thank me for loving Walter. Despite his biting issues, which are only about 1% of his day, I dare anyone that meets him not to love him! He really is mostly a good boy.

**Cataholic** · 05-13-2010, 03:25 PM

I didn't mean it like that, Peanuts! I just meant that you are special person for taking in such a tail of a dog and loving him to pieces!!! Not that no one else would love him.

**My Peanuts** · 05-13-2010, 03:27 PM

Originally Posted by Cataholic

I didn't mean it like that, Peanuts! I just meant that you are special person for taking in such a tail of a dog and loving him to pieces!!! Not that no one else would love him.

Oh I know!