Dog attacks

[kokopup]

I could never own dogs that didn't get along. Koko loves every body and all dogs. I have only seen her aggressive once and it was a complete suprise to me then. I had a neighbor with a APBT that came onto my property and came after me. All of a sudden my mild Koko tore into the APBT with a vengence. It left tail between it legs and never came back after that. She wasn't defending her territory she was defending me.

When Kallie (cat)was still with us, we had to keep her separated from Rascal(cat), because Rascal would attack her. She had no defenses because she was both blind and deaf for at least a year before she died. Koko and Rascal are best of friends and to watch them play you would think that Rascal would get injured. So far all of their play is just that, play.

[Mooshi]

I've had zeus for 3 years yes he showed aggression towards a couple of dogs he didn't know but those dogs we're the 1st to show aggression he was reacting to it.

but at home he got along perfectly with all my dogs i had a husky named Kiba he was a handful but zeus loved him protected him though Kiba was trying ti display dominance sometimes zeus never did anything or even challenged back he loved him to bits.

Then came Lucifer a german shepherd who was super hyper and all over the place and still zeus cuddled with him when they slept shared his food with him no problems at all.

I swear if i saw any sign of aggression from zeus towards any of my other dogs i would have been prepared for this i am a responsible owner i really am i love my dogs to death but there were no signs at all im 100% sure of that. When the attack happened like i mentioned in my thred the dogs were perfect together a couple of hours before it happened i was in my room getting ready for bed an hell broke lose.

I know rehoming Zeus if his aggression is not provoked is impossible since it's my responsibility if something happens to anyone else's dog but i just cant imagine being the one who agrees he should be put to sleep! I've never been through a situation like this before i've always had multiple dogs and this never ever happened this is all new to me. yes there are occasional fights but they last no longer than 10 seconds but never experienced this much aggression before so im helpless i don't know what to do or think!

My friend has huskies the females hate each other to death she separated them built them big kennels to run in but accidents happen and they fought twice or three times and the results we're bad and that makes me think even if i do separate what if i made a mistake the smallest mistake could result in another fight and titan might not be as lucky as he is now.

For now zeus is safe and healthy. titan is doing ok. the next 2 weeks i'll have to make a decision on what the next step will be. Please do not get the wrong idea that im a reckless owner and my dogs aren't supervised and left to create chaos mistakes happen no matter how careful you are. I just feel bad i feel responsible i just hope for the best for both of them.

[cassiesmom]

Sadly, here is yet another. My mom received this via e-mail.

"Please, friends, pray for us...our pup was attacked by a pit bull this afternoon and is at the clinic getting taken care of with all the puncture wounds and cut right front paw - also, my husband wrestled with it to let go of her and is very banged up and cut up and scratched up."

Still praying for dab_20, Sam and Molli; Mooshi, Titan and Zeus; and Glacier and family (human and canine).