 My Roxie PTS
I am so very sad. My dog Roxie was PTS on Saturday, November 17th. She had bitten my husband for the 3rd time. (she had bitten me twice) She was almost 3 1/2. She had foodbowl aggression so we fed her in the powder room so that was going well. However, she had developed a problem towards other dogs, not all of them, just some of them. She started snarling and lunging towards a dog last week, and it was all I could do to pull her off. It was a surprise as I didn't see the dog get out of the car. We had been using a trainer, and I thought things were going better with management but .... On Friday while I was out, my husband was petting her, and she was licking his hand and nuzzling it and all of a sudden she bit his hand twice. She had done this in April when he was petting her chest. I was sitting across and I could see that she was enjoying it and then bam all of a sudden. After she bit she would go under the bed. It was like she knew but could not help herself.
He was afraid to ever pet her in the house. She did not like body handling. We were petting her and giving a treat, and it seemed to be going well.
We had gotten her from the humane society when she was 8 weeks old, so its not like she got issues from somewhere else. She was a rottie mix but looked 99% Rottie, just a little bit more slender. Last Friday after the bite, my husband said we could not keep her, and we could not bring a biting dog to the humane society. It was just about implied that it was him or the dog. He said he was afraid of her, and that her fear aggression was escalating, and that the management was not working enough for neighbors, other dogs and us to be safe. We couldn't return her to the humane society for fear they would adopt her out, and I was so beaten down that I did not fight it. The vet said that meds might not work, and that we would always have the management problem. This was our first dog, and all we were doing was worrying about who was coming by, what dog, etc.
She had also gotten quite reactive in the car towards dogs, people and bicyclists. It was like she relished getting pumped up. My daughters had also said we had done all we could do and that she probably was not "right". No one else was fighting for Roxie, only me, and I guess I gave up. Its too late now to bring her back, and I don't know if I can bear another dog. I know I have such guilt over this. I put my heart and soul into her care and training for over 3 1/2 years. Can it be that some dogs are too fear aggressive to be helped enough not to bite?
My heart is sick over this. I have been crying for a week. Sometimes I wish I chose to leave with the dog  |