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Good Dog
Alright, so I have been talking to a friend of my sisters recently about her dog whom she adopted as a pup of around 4 months old, has some sort of bully in her but other then that-who knows.
The dog is just under 5 years old now, was spayed last year went through basic training class and gets plenty of exercise and over-all is well taken care of.
This dog Maggie, recently had an incident of breaking her collar to attack a woman walking past, from what I was told the woman was walking in the opposite direction no eye contact, no running,etc. when Maggie reached this woman she belly crawled to her, hackles raised and began lunging to bite her feet (stalking) when the woman stood still she would look up at her face and growl.
according to the owner this is the 3rd time something like this has happened, the second time was with a child Maggie knew well and liked, just randomly one day she noticed the child walking past the house within 10 feet of Maggie and Maggie went crazy trying to go after her- next day the little girl walked past again and Maggie paid her no mind.
the last incident was when Maggie was younger then a year old while in the park on a long line a man walked too close by and Maggie ran at him to, again go for his feet when he tried to step around her she sat up and stared him in the face and growled.
To me, I can't really see any distinct triggers as Maggie otherwise loves people, and will happily approach kids, toddlers, adult men women, and people in costumes as her owner has done a good job of trying to socialize her from the sounds of it.
But, my sister asked me to talk to her and meet Maggie and I seen no nervousness or anxiety or anything that would have me think she was going to hurt anyone or even be mistaken for it! When I approached her she politely sat and let me pet her and showed no signs of discomfort or unease. we walked down around other people and around her own yard/house and nothing, she ignored people walking past, she happily met a little boy who asked to pet her.
I personally told her my feelings on euthinizing, but she is not sure this has warranted euthinizing so soon and I just don't have much more of an opinion to give other then have her checked out by a vet thoroughly and contact a behaviorist (which she has already been to see but one, but Maggie never reacted around them so they told her it was a "fluke" and not to worry)
SOO, now here is my question
When would you say "enough is enough" ?
Would you say this situation would warrant a death sentence if it were your own dog?
Why or why not?
Maggies owner is hella worried because her sister has 5 young children between the ages of 10 years and 6 months old and they visit often, even coming into the house when she is not home.
The dog is just under 5 years old now, was spayed last year went through basic training class and gets plenty of exercise and over-all is well taken care of.
This dog Maggie, recently had an incident of breaking her collar to attack a woman walking past, from what I was told the woman was walking in the opposite direction no eye contact, no running,etc. when Maggie reached this woman she belly crawled to her, hackles raised and began lunging to bite her feet (stalking) when the woman stood still she would look up at her face and growl.
according to the owner this is the 3rd time something like this has happened, the second time was with a child Maggie knew well and liked, just randomly one day she noticed the child walking past the house within 10 feet of Maggie and Maggie went crazy trying to go after her- next day the little girl walked past again and Maggie paid her no mind.
the last incident was when Maggie was younger then a year old while in the park on a long line a man walked too close by and Maggie ran at him to, again go for his feet when he tried to step around her she sat up and stared him in the face and growled.
To me, I can't really see any distinct triggers as Maggie otherwise loves people, and will happily approach kids, toddlers, adult men women, and people in costumes as her owner has done a good job of trying to socialize her from the sounds of it.
But, my sister asked me to talk to her and meet Maggie and I seen no nervousness or anxiety or anything that would have me think she was going to hurt anyone or even be mistaken for it! When I approached her she politely sat and let me pet her and showed no signs of discomfort or unease. we walked down around other people and around her own yard/house and nothing, she ignored people walking past, she happily met a little boy who asked to pet her.
I personally told her my feelings on euthinizing, but she is not sure this has warranted euthinizing so soon and I just don't have much more of an opinion to give other then have her checked out by a vet thoroughly and contact a behaviorist (which she has already been to see but one, but Maggie never reacted around them so they told her it was a "fluke" and not to worry)
SOO, now here is my question
When would you say "enough is enough" ?
Would you say this situation would warrant a death sentence if it were your own dog?
Why or why not?
Maggies owner is hella worried because her sister has 5 young children between the ages of 10 years and 6 months old and they visit often, even coming into the house when she is not home.
