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Originally posted by animalhouse
fbkeays- What did you do with your third puppy? Did you keep him and accept his limitations? or did you have him put to sleep? Also, was his fear aggression towards you or society in general? |
I was the only one he was not afraid of. After repeated attempts to have positive socializtion that ended more in fear attacking behavior I returned him to his breeder. I had a contract that the breeder got first right of refusal. I was mentally prepared to put him down- but emotionally I was a complete wreck. The breeder took him back at nine months at her cost and refunded my money. I got him as a show and obedience prospect something he could do neither of. I tried agility and herding but that was too scary for him and dangerous to other people. He would attempt to attack anyone or anything for no reason at anytime. He could be very friendly with a person and five minutes later want to eat them. He was a headline waiting to happen. I was not 100 percent confident that I could keep him contained 100 percent of the time. In four years my other two dogs had gotten out twice by accident(discovered it within minutes). If he ever got lose and I couldn't find him, I would have called the police and tell them to shoot him if they saw him.
The breeder placed him in a pet home and a week later he bit a young child for no reason. The child and aunt were together in a room and the dog entered and went after the child. The breeder never believed that there was something wrong with the dog. Several of his littermates were also returned. Last I heard he was with his fourth owner. He will be three this June.