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Buddy
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 | | Barked: Sun Jul 5, '09 8:24pm PST | |  | |  | | My mom person would like to speak......
"we have recently/finally relocated to the acreage.
Today we built the dogs a nice and roomy dog run.
TOnite, my four year old son, went into the run, which is a good portion of the back yard.
He went in the yard/run, to meander around.
I told him not to as the dogs were running and playing and I didn't want him getting knocked over.
Buddy decides to grab my son by his shirt, I scold him and tell my son to get out. He says he wants to stay and explore and that it's okay. I don't think too much into it, as the dogs haven't showed any signs of aggression to the kids before. I go into the kitchen which is right beside the door to the run to stop supper from burning. My daughter casually says to me, 'Buddy is dragging Dawson around', I tell her that is something important and she should have told me right away.
Dawson was crying, Buddy, had grabbed him by the shirt and dragged him through the dirt, like a toy.
I am not impressed. I am not sure what to think, it seems that it is one issue coming up after another with this dog. I thought I was doing a good thing by adopting an adult dog from the rescue, but now I wonder, am I putting my kids at risk of being bit? "
what to do.
I am at a loss on how and what to feel and do with this dog. Now I can't trust him, that 's not a good thing."
Thanks for letting me vent. |  |  | |  |
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Buddy
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| | Barked: Sun Jul 5, '09 9:57pm PST | | | | | | my mom person wanted me to also mention, that yes, she realizes and knows that kids are like squeak toys to dogs and that dogs and kids should be watched as much as possible.
She also says that is almost impossible to watch all day long.
She has known many dogs in her day and has yet to meet one that has dragged a child around the yard.
Please don't scold her, she is a smart lady who loves her kids and her animals very much.
She has tried very hard with me and is just having a hard time reaching me completely. | | | | |
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Zak
Leftover seeking- eyes
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 | | Barked: Mon Jul 6, '09 8:12am PST | | | | | | That IS serious. I think the safety of your kids is the most important thing. How scary for your poor little one. He should be able to play in his own yard. I'm sorry but I don't really know what you need to do about the situation but I just wanted to say that I care.  | | | | |
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Cosmo
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| | Barked: Mon Jul 6, '09 3:33pm PST | | | | | | I would discuss this with my vet and follow through with what seems like the right thing to do. If my decision was to return Buddy, I would take him back to the rescue from which I got him and explain the situation.
Please don't judge all rescue dogs by this situation. I am a rescue and my behavior couldn't be better.
Very sorry that you and your family and Buddy are having to go through this difficulty. I know you have really tried. | | | | |
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Zak
Leftover seeking- eyes
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| | Barked: Tue Jul 7, '09 5:45am PST | | | | | | I am very good with children and I am a rescue but Mom had no idea I would be good about that until the situation came up. I wasn't really very bonded to Mom and she wondered if I even liked her. It was probably just overwhelming to be in that environment. It is kinda like choosing a husband...who knows. You just pray and hope. | | | | |
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Sophie
Did someone say - SQUIRREL???
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| | Barked: Wed Jul 8, '09 2:11pm PST | | | | | | Hmmm
So was Buddy just playing with the son and not being aggressive? No biting involved? and is there anyway the dog run could be off limits to your son unless you are out there, too? Or is your whole yard fenced in? Maybe having such a large area to play just got Buddy excited. Is there any way you could have a play area for your son that is separate from the dog run?
I know what you mean about not being able to watch the kids and dogs every single second. I go thru the same thing with our 5 yr old grandson. And I've never entirely trusted Soph alone with him. She has a different personality and if she was cornered or felt threatened, I'm not sure what she would do.
It's so hard to know what to do. I do think moving to a new place puts a different light on the situation, and after Buddy adjusts to being there, things might quiet down. But I also agree that the kids' safety is something that has to come first. Good luck with whatever decision you make. You certainly have tried hard to have Buddy become a member of your family, but sometimes things just don't work out. | | | | |
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Buddy
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| | Barked: Thu Jul 9, '09 10:53am PST | | | | | | It was a playful drag around the yard/run. No biting, not a mark on my son, which is a good thing. It happened so fast, and lasted only a few seconds. Like they say, for all things, it only takes a second to change a life.
I know he was being playful and not aggressive. I haven't seen an aggressive side in him besides in the first week we had him with food issues with Koda, but that has long since disappeared.
I have been consulting with the SPCA people and a dog trainer about getting him some professional help.
My son will no longer go in the yard/run with the dogs. He learned his lesson, he wouldn't listen to his mommy, but, he does now. He's stubborn, like me.
I am hoping it is because Buddy was excited, a nice new big dog run, new house, new smells.
He has been trying, but, he's also been a real sweet addition. I am torn. But, I want to try still. I believe all adult rescues deserve that second chance at a good life.
But, he will definitely have to earn some trust back.
He will just need a bit more work. Maybe alot more work.
Koda is doing good. He isn't such the sweet lap dog inside. as Buddy.
But he has a much much better recall outside, where Buddy has none.
Thanks for all your thoughts and advice. I appreciate having somewhere to come to seek good advice. | | | | |
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Josie
I listen....when- me feels like it- BOL
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| | Barked: Fri Jul 10, '09 3:25pm PST | | | | | | Glad your getting help with this.
I always had the girls put the dogs thru their paces...sit down stay come when they were small. Of course I was right there while it went on. Had a dane (we were fostering) that tried being dominate on my oldest once but I was never able to deal with it as the german shepherd we had got her & held her down on the ground. The dane not the child! That was the last time I let the girls be alone in the yard with the dogs til they were much older. I had the dog taken back by the rescue but that was just me at that time.
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Zak
Leftover seeking- eyes
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| | Barked: Sat Jul 11, '09 5:26am PST | | | | | | Wow, you used some good ideas, Josie. Mom did that with her first horse and the nieces and nephews but she didn't have a smear of kids around to train horse two and it really shows. | | | | |
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