So much for man's best friend

[FastBusa]

First I am sorry you were bitten, I hope everything heals well for you. But I ask you PLEASE do not put your dog down. All dogs bite. of course the bigger the dog the more problems it will cause. There are many NO kill animal shelters and breed specific rescue groups out there that will take you dog and try and rehabilitate it. If there is an aggression problem especially with larger dogs they will put it to sleep. As you can see from my avatar I am into Rotties, but I have had many aggressive dogs growing up mostly Huskies.
Please consider this, below is a short list that I googled. Any one of them will be glade to help you or take the dog off your hands. What ever your decision good luck.


http://www.barkbytes.com/RESCUE/bulmas.htm
http://www.geocities.com/fjones7tn/other_sites.html
http://clubs.akc.org/aba/rescue/resvol.htm
http://www.mastiffrescue.org/contact.htm

 

[JusPlaynBob]

Cesar Rocks!!

I'm not one to tell a person how to deal with anothers Kids, or pets but,

I suggest you choke him out, with your foot and take a leak on his head.

Then have him destroyed.

 

[99'busa]

Did the dog ever try to help you change a tire by chance?

OUCH

 

[99'busa]

sounds like the dog has a past that could be causing these issues

hope it all works out, John. That'll teach you to

his dog house

 

[mrninja9]

sorry john my aunt raised over 20 plus dobermans never once bit..but the mix in your mastiff might have caused it

and some shelters give the dog a test like stick your hand down when they are eating and if they grown or snap than they put them down..that is not right cause no one should put their hand by them when they are eating so you have to watch some shelters.

but good luck john you need to talk call me

 

[him]

Could it be that he was playing? Dogs nip a little when theey play. Considering the size of dog you have i think he could have did a lot worse if he were really aggressive. Sparta plays all the time and nipping is part of his playing however it gets corrected and i have all but eliminated it from the things he does.

Do you play wrestle with the dog. If so he might have thought it was play time. Dog doesnt sound aggressive so dont see a need to put it down but its your pet not mine.

 

[Scar]

Regardless of the outcome, good luck with your decision and recovery.

Thanks...Projekt...you took the right words right out of my mouth.

Best wishes, brother, for minimal scarring.

Please regard the pun as appropriate for this application.

 

[Charlesbusa]

and some shelters give the dog a test like stick your hand down when they are eating and if they grown or snap than they put them down..that is not right cause no one should put their hand by them when they are eating so you have to watch some shelters.

That is actually a good test. People just don't get it, but dog owners HAVE to be the Alpha Male/Females of the pack. The Alphas decide who eats and when they eat. If you can't stick your hand in your dog's food or take it a way from him when hes eating, that dog doesn't respect you as the Alpha and you may have aggression problems.


The problem with the shelters is, most aggressive dogs can be retrained but they won't do it. For 2 reasons;
1)It takes a LONG time to retrain adults and it may not work.
2)Even a retrained dog will revert to its old habits if the new owners don't act like Alphas and the shelter knows that the vast majority of people don't get this.

 

[Charlesbusa]

I suggest you choke him out, with your foot and take a leak on his head.

Then have him destroyed.

I hope you never own a dog. You should really consider the moral responsibilities before owning one. To say this with only having the info in this thread...

 

[Charlesbusa]

You know what I could care less about all this stuff about keeping dogs if they bite you i do really care about what breed the dog is either.  If I had a dog and he bit me sorry that is it he is going down no if's, and's or but's.

I hope you never own a dog.  You should really consider the moral responsibilities before owning one.  Especially if you get a puppy.  Puppies are what you make them with the natural pack instincts.

 

[Charlesbusa]

If my dogs ever did that, they world be beat to death.... Nuff said.

I hope you never own a dog. You should really consider the moral responsibilities before owning one. To kill an animal that you took into your home and only acted the way nature intended...

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

In re: "You know what I could care less about all this stuff about keeping dogs if they bite you i do really care about what breed the dog is either."

Did you mean 'couldn't' care less and 'don't' really care about what breed? Sheesh!

And for whomever wants to choke the dog and urinate on him...

 

[Projekt]

There are alot of responses here that indicate the person has poor understanding of dogs or has never really cared for one. If you have only had a dog tied out back, you wouldn't understand what a real familial relationship is like with your K-9.
My little terrier mix "Dona" is a fireball when I encourage her. She is small, thus unable to inflict major damage unlike bigger working breeds. If she was a large dog, I would never encourage her to growl and snap at my hands during our physical games.
I have visited homes that have large dogs that are allowed to assume the Alpha role. Recently, during a visit with acquaintances in Texas, their large female shepherd cross seemed to dominate the household and bully visitors. She tried that with me and I quickly albeit playfully held her under me as I bent down over her back. She resisted and tried to exit the scenario but I controlled her. That was all it took to get her respect and a much more cautious approach on her part.

 

[Aquaman]

If my dogs ever did that, they world be beat to death.... Nuff said.

I hope you never own a dog.  You should really consider the moral responsibilities before owning one.  To kill an animal that you took into your home and only acted the way nature intended...

Charles, I have owned many of dogs. Including a Doberman. I have NO problem letting them know who the master is. It would neva happen. Animals need obediance right from the start. I feed them, I groom them, I give Love to them, I own them. There is a very tight bond that has to be made right away! A dog that has obediance from his master will always respect his master and family.

How do I know this? Cause I have always had dogs all my life. And not only did they never bite me, but never bit anyone else. I must be doing something right. I dont give a sh!t who it is, you cross me, you better be ready! Nature did NOT intend humans to just go kill another person, but it happens all the time! Many of domestic dogs do not do this!

So save it for someone else who has the "passive" view on what the responsibility of a dog owner and the dogs behavior should be.
I respect you here, so please dont take this post to heart....

and John my friend, I am sorry that I forgot to tell you to heal up, and I'm sorry this hadda happen to you.
Death is death! It dont matter if you put a dog down from a little tiny needle, or you choke the chit outta it in an angry fit....

 

[Charlesbusa]

If my dogs ever did that, they world be beat to death.... Nuff said.

I hope you never own a dog.  You should really consider the moral responsibilities before owning one.  To kill an animal that you took into your home and only acted the way nature intended...

Charles, I have owned many of dogs. Including a Doberman. I have NO problem letting them know who the master is. It would neva happen. Animals need obediance right from the start. I feed them, I groom them, I give Love to them, I own them. There is a very tight bond that has to be made right away! A dog that has obediance from his master will always respect his master and family.

How do I know this? Cause I have always had dogs all my life. And not only did they never bite me, but never bit anyone else. I must be doing something right. I dont give a sh!t who it is, you cross me, you better be ready! Nature did NOT intend humans to just go kill another person, but it happens all the time! Many of domestic dogs do not do this!

So save it for someone else who has the "passive" view on what the responsibility of a dog owner and the dogs behavior should be.
I respect you here, so please dont take this post to heart....

I respect you as well, and I'm glad you posted back up.

There are many people who should not own dogs, but I can tell you are not one of them.  You obviously take responsiblity for their behaviours.

Sorry if I sounded harsh, but I didn't want the view of just killing a dog because of a possible failure in the part of the owner to be viewed as acceptable.  Many behaviours can be fixed or kept from happening at all.

And actually I do think that nature intended for humans to sometimes kill other humans. Its our moral values that tell us killing is wrong.

Nature can be pretty brutal.

 

[Aquaman]

No problem bud, but the thought of me NEVER owning a dog and that I "shouldn't" is not the factor here. I love my animals unconditionally.
I train them right from the start, and animals will not only need this, will always respect you for this. I have read many of books on how to train your dog and make them the best they can be.
And John, I am in no way implying that you did anything wrong. You can never be passive with an animal....

when my dogs die, or I have to put them under, I cry my eyes out for days on end!

Anyone who has met me in the flesh knows the compassionate person I am.

 

[GSXcite]

John, I'm sorry for your injury and hope you heal up quick. I can also understand the anger you have for the dog right now, but I hope you have thought about it and took some other course of action. I wish I lived closer to you, I would take the dog off your hands. Someone may be able to work with the dog. At any rate, what is important is that you recover 100%

 

[99'busa]

I wonder how old this dog was. It may have been abused in the past. John's only had it a year so there is still some learning and retraining to be had.

It may just need someone who is willing to spend the extra time with it to make it a good dog. (not saying you can't or won't) Not knowing the background of why you ended up with this dog or why you wanted a dog but you may want one that is still young with no neg. history.

I've never heard of those dogs being overly aggresive.

I would consider giving it to the human society or giving it away and letting the new owners know it's past.

How old is it? Sorry if you already answered that.

 

[GIXERHP]

He was almost 3 years old, Mastiff and American bulldog. He was from a abusive home. When we first got him he was fine, but shortly became very dominate in the house. He would listen, to all his commands, except when someone tried to come in the house, even escorted. But if some one was to visit often, they were ok!
If i was the first person that he had bitten, i would have never put him down.

 

[GIXERHP]

Now as for me i just got home from the doctors office, with not so good news. I have several stitches holding 2 different sections of my upper lip together. However there is section about 3/4 by 1/4 of my lip that is gone. The plastic surgen doesn't think that there will be much he can do with it, we have to wait and see how it heals!
I might just have to grow a ZZ top moustache! LOL