I could not believe what happened last night. I went outside to let him in. I was petting him him like always before we come inside & all of a sudden he lunged at me, broke the skin (barely but it did bleed a little bit, 4 tiny holes & few scrapes) and on my neck & chin to make matters worse. Right on my face.
Now I have had this dog since he was 8 months old, he is now 13.5 years old, he has graduated many obedience courses with flying colors as well as his CGC. No problem at all. He has always been very smart & docile. This dog has ALWAYS been so laid back, not even hurting a flea! He would show you where the gold is.
Never ever ever in my lifetime would I thought I would of ever seen this happen. I can not even explain how he is, just very overally friendly. Many people know him & i don't even know the people!
I have worked in a vets office, helped out training & agility as well as behavioral issues.
I have thought over & over & over again, what may have caused it. My brai is getting frazled over this I can't stop thinking about it.
Did I startle or scare him... No way could that have happened, I was petting him for like 3 minutes before he bit me. And was standing there with him looking at me for a few minutes before that. He knew I was there & what I was doing. It was not quite dark out yet & the outside light was on.
Did I accidently hurt him? No I was petting gently & even if I did this dog would not of cared. We have sutured him up twice w/ no anesthesia, We lanced a wound & cut out a bird shot w/ no sedative, and a few other things. He needs no restraint for any medical procedure, that is how docile & laid back he is.
I have always been kind to him.
This startled me more than I could ever imagine, I did not even punish him at all as I was so in shock.
He gave absolutely no warning! No yelp, no movement nothing except in one split second he lunged right at my face.
He has since acted like nothing at all happened.
Could it be that because he is older he may have something going on in his brain or something? That is all I can think of.
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