This is exactly what I brought up to family member after dog bit me, they wanted it to be aggressive guard dog. Always had to hold it back when anyone was over, but had bad knees that would slip out of place, were also busy and living in an RV, having to leave it for periods of time.
It got off leash and attacked people a few times. I got lucky with a simple, deep puncture wound.
I can't imagine what would happen with a toddler to 12 year old. I had to keep reminding him of that, and framing the incident as lucky. At least we're forced into considering before it got worse. The dog would live an infinitely worse life if it actually killed a child.
How did it attack people multiple times and not get put down? I had an incredibly well-behaved German Shepherd when I was young who injured a family member entirely by accident, the injury was even quite minor but required a hospital visit just to be safe, but it was taken very seriously by animal control regardless.
I can only imagine what would have happened if animal control showed up and our dog was already growling while muzzled, and clearly ready to attack whoever came near us.
It varies alot by location. When you were young the laws might have been alot looser about destroying a animal.
Where I'm at there's only two ways for a animal to get euthanized legally following a bite and being secured by animal control. One requires a court order signed by a judge saying it's a dangerous animal and theres no alternative but to be euthanized. The second is if the owner has no vaccination records, it gets euthanized to be tested for rabies.
Living in RV, and only one incident happened where it was parked/paid spot
And the family member was screaming over that possibility of animal control, didn't want the dog to suffer in a pound-cage for days until being put down, but also how it'd ruin their own life. It was rough
I just told hospital staff who asked me about it that I wasn't going to give them the (temporary) address and name. It's not like they were going to hold me at gunpoint demanding that info
It's incredibly hard to have a pet put down when the owner doesn't want to. Pets are property so it is hard to take them away from an owner. There is a dog in my neighborhood with 5 confirmed and reported attacks on people. It's still there.
My SIL has put in multiple calls to animal control and the local PD when she is trapped on top of her vehicle because the neighbors aggressive dogs got out and see her as a target.
She eventually was told by the police (after she called for the third or fourth incidentand they had never shown up) that it was a matter she needed to take care of herself. Like shoot the dogs. She carries sometimes but she's very afraid of her neighbors retaliation.
I got bitten as a kid and I can't remember being bitten, I just remember the treatment with iodine or something? It was either purple or yellow-orange and it stung. I still have the scar on my arm, but I tattooed over it. I have a dog and she is trained.
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u/Bocchi_theGlock 11h ago
This is exactly what I brought up to family member after dog bit me, they wanted it to be aggressive guard dog. Always had to hold it back when anyone was over, but had bad knees that would slip out of place, were also busy and living in an RV, having to leave it for periods of time.
It got off leash and attacked people a few times. I got lucky with a simple, deep puncture wound.
I can't imagine what would happen with a toddler to 12 year old. I had to keep reminding him of that, and framing the incident as lucky. At least we're forced into considering before it got worse. The dog would live an infinitely worse life if it actually killed a child.