Dog bit my grandson

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The OP stated "They don't know what happened or why" and the dog was a nervous dog. I hope the boy heals well and he is young enough that he more than likely will not remember. Hard to judge someone else in this scenario. The dog is dead and whether putting the dog down was a knee jerk reaction to the child being bit or not, is something only the owner will know.

Personally would I leave a nervous larger or smaller dog around my younger kids by themselves? No, but that is me. Dogs bite for many reasons. Bite out of fear, pain, food aggression or as a way of showing dominance. Dogs are pack animals and should be treated accordingly.

 

[Aikibiker65]

I'm glad to hear it was not a serious bite and I hope he's not traumatized by this. Your daughter should try a Greyhound next time's looking at rescues. Sweetest dogs in the world and wouldn't even think of hurting a human. Rabits on the other hand...

 

[Lockout]

My daughters black lab bit my grandson on the face this morning. They don't know what happened or why. The dog has always been a nervous dog. They got it from some rescue place. Grandson is okay thank God. Just some scratches on his cheek and above his eye. Little guy is not quite 2.
i took the dog to the vet and they put him down. He was up to date on all his shots.

I hope he is ok and will get over the fear of dogs again....sorry this happen


ANOTHER reason not to get a dog from a shelter or rescue as you don't know how they was raised.I personally rather get a pup from a breeder at 6 weeks old vs them being older and abused and have a great memory of that.

 

[Csanino]

My daughters black lab bit my grandson on the face this morning. They don't know what happened or why. The dog has always been a nervous dog. They got it from some rescue place. Grandson is okay thank God. Just some scratches on his cheek and above his eye. Little guy is not quite 2.
i took the dog to the vet and they put him down. He was up to date on all his shots.

Just a question, but did your daughter ask you to put the dog down or did you take it upon yourself to do it while they were at the hospital?

-Carlo

 

[tbro717]

My dog bit my daughter in the face (not badly) when she was 1. She's 4 1/2 now and loves dogs.


As for the dog, we put her down.
I got her in the truck, rolled the window down and fed her dog treats all the way to the vet. I then cried all the way to my golf game where I had the shi**iest round of golf ever. Sucks!


OP, sorry your family had to experience this.

 

[07JKX]

hate to hear this.. both the grandson being bitten and the dog being put down.

I will leave it at that

 

[Thor827]

hate to hear this.. both the grandson being bitten and the dog being put down.

I will leave it at that

I'll second this. Sorry you had to deal with it.

 

[07JKX]

ANOTHER reason not to get a dog from a shelter or rescue as you don't know how they was raised.I personally rather get a pup from a breeder at 6 weeks old vs them being older and abused and have a great memory of that.

wrong... perhaps a reason to not get an older dog from a shelter and leave a 2 year old with him.. but NOT a reason not to adopt and older dog from a shelter as our canine companions are quite capable of adapting to new environments given the time and care.

Not taking away from the scare you had... but lets not pretend the dog was 100% at fault

2 year olds grab, pick, poke, push, hit, squeeze, anything they can get their hands on. Furthermore, it is downright careless to leave any child that age with any animal... period.

 

[Leatherhead]

2 year olds grab, pick, poke, push, hit, squeeze, anything they can get their hands on. Furthermore, it is downright careless to leave any child that age with any animal... period.

I respect the fact that we have such passionate animal lovers here, but I would never even consider keeping a dog that displayed any aggressive behavior toward my child. Its an animal and my child is WAY more important to me than any animal will ever be.

I would have no issues killing any animal that hurt my child.

If I cant trust the animal to be alone with my 2 year old, then that animal is not 'child friendly' enough for my family.

 

[Omega]

dogs seldom bite adults because we tower over them and thus the master and subserviant roles are established . but enter a child into the equation and its different children are at eye level to a dog and thus the dog looks at children different like compitition for food , affection,or just invaders of its space . thats why most dogs bite not attack but bite children. im not saying it all your grandsons fault .because i wasnt there but i have worked with kennel dogs in my youth and learned alot about this type of biteing...knee jerk reaction putting the dog to sleep ...i would have waited and seen if it was one of the actions i listed and then just isolated the child from the dog till he was older just my opinion..[/QUOTE

everyone has their opinion on this, but dogs are designed for our protection.. I am a huge animal lover and support humane ownership... but the way this was handled was very respectable. its a hard thing to see any child harmed by an animal and its even harder to dispatch one in a humane manner after one it attacks one of yours. your method could put others in danger even by isolation and is a high-risk. If this were to happen again and you get the right person bitten, you may havemorethan a dead dog on your hands. In my eyes this mistake shouldnt happen twice. and if it happened to my family, you might be watching me take care of it. Ive been arounddogs and worked with them basically my whole life, when you get one that has that nervousness to its demeanor and you can see it in its eye, it doesnt care if you are 2ft tall or 10 ft, it will snap if you interfere with its domain. I have 2 dogs and ive had them both for 4 years now, and i can say without a shadow of a doubt--- under any situation or circumstance they would not bite me or anyone I present as safe to them. its not fear that drives this, its respect. they know that i would let no harmcome to them without coming thru me first. It takes an assumed alpha to teach an old dog new tricks. very few people have that, but its in your eye... they have to know if they bite, they are gonna get bit back. and its hard to get that nervousness out and if they have that characteristic, you should never trust them around kids.