Hypothetical question here.
So lets say someone has owned a dog for about six years. In this time the dog as a pup went through obedience training and did well, was well socialized with both people and other dogs and showed no issues. Lets say around ten months old this pup was attacked by another dog and even with lots of attempts will not accept most dogs and in fact will actively seek out and attempt to kill other dogs, no warning growl or bite, just straight out aiming to kill. Said dog is good with other dog in household unless a high resource is around, (however, dog had to be muzzled approximately four months for this to be the scenario) same with a few select other dogs that dog has known since puppy-hood.
Dog showed no aggression toward humans until he was approx. four-years-old. Now when dog is out on tie-out if someone strange comes around the side of the yard not in direct sight of dog, dog will bite...generally doing little damage but definitely a bite. If said person comes down driveway in dogs view and says dogs name dog is fine, it is only if they come around where dog can't see them right away that the dog bites.
Dog is good on leash and generally with a 'leave it' command will ignore by-passers although on one occasion dog jumped up and bit someones hand but it appeared to be in play. Person was not injured. No skin broken.
Dog knows many commands and is a well behaved dog in the home and around everyone dog knows.
Dog at this point in life has killed two animals and wounded badly three animals. Dog has bit three people, none requiring medical attention but did break skin. Dog has had a recent exam and no medical issues were found. Dog recently went after other dog that lives in the house when no resources were nearby although no damage occurred to other dog and fight was broken up quickly and successfully. Dog attacked when other dog approached to investigate something on their human while main dog was snoozing.
Dog is now always muzzled in the yard. Dog has never shown any aggression toward it's immediate family but the concern now is that dog is escalating. The family does consist of a few different pets including two dogs and a family with children. Family is now concerned that dog will 'turn' on kids and is becoming more unpredictable with aggression.
The options are as follows in the poll. Thanks for your input!
So lets say someone has owned a dog for about six years. In this time the dog as a pup went through obedience training and did well, was well socialized with both people and other dogs and showed no issues. Lets say around ten months old this pup was attacked by another dog and even with lots of attempts will not accept most dogs and in fact will actively seek out and attempt to kill other dogs, no warning growl or bite, just straight out aiming to kill. Said dog is good with other dog in household unless a high resource is around, (however, dog had to be muzzled approximately four months for this to be the scenario) same with a few select other dogs that dog has known since puppy-hood.
Dog showed no aggression toward humans until he was approx. four-years-old. Now when dog is out on tie-out if someone strange comes around the side of the yard not in direct sight of dog, dog will bite...generally doing little damage but definitely a bite. If said person comes down driveway in dogs view and says dogs name dog is fine, it is only if they come around where dog can't see them right away that the dog bites.
Dog is good on leash and generally with a 'leave it' command will ignore by-passers although on one occasion dog jumped up and bit someones hand but it appeared to be in play. Person was not injured. No skin broken.
Dog knows many commands and is a well behaved dog in the home and around everyone dog knows.
Dog at this point in life has killed two animals and wounded badly three animals. Dog has bit three people, none requiring medical attention but did break skin. Dog has had a recent exam and no medical issues were found. Dog recently went after other dog that lives in the house when no resources were nearby although no damage occurred to other dog and fight was broken up quickly and successfully. Dog attacked when other dog approached to investigate something on their human while main dog was snoozing.
Dog is now always muzzled in the yard. Dog has never shown any aggression toward it's immediate family but the concern now is that dog is escalating. The family does consist of a few different pets including two dogs and a family with children. Family is now concerned that dog will 'turn' on kids and is becoming more unpredictable with aggression.
The options are as follows in the poll. Thanks for your input!
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