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kaypea
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posted July 24, 2003 09:57 PM
Hi. I am a poor typist and new here. I have just had the worst night of my life. My beloved little terrier cross Pickles bit our good friends 2 year old daughter. I am devistated. I left her with them while I went to a meeting. Pickles loves to play with thier dog. Pickles is just under a year and I have had her since January. We have some issues with separation anxitey but I just love her so much. This was her first time alone with our friends family. She has never bit anyone before. Jessica, the little girl sat down beside her about 20 mins after I left and Pickles turned and snapped. She got Jessicas cheek and scared her badly. They took her to a clinic and its ok. She has 3 little punture marks and a briuse. My boyfriend and I live toghter, he is a wonderful man but not a dog person in his heart, not like me. This is his best friends family and he was so upset. He wanted to put Pickles down tonight and is was in a panick. she has been taken to a humane scocity safe house with no kids where she will be assesed, sent for any training she need and placed into a family with no children. The humane worker knows Pickles and I from obedience class and pointed out to me that this little girl has pulled on Pickles ears in the past and harrased her a bit, I didnt know that. The long and short of it is she is not being put down which is the best thing in the world to me but she cant be my dog anymore and I feel so alone. I think my heart is breaking. We ahve so many small children in our life I couldnt stand to see any hurt and I am so glad my friends liitle girl is o.k. But no matter what Rick would never allow Pickles to come home and maybe I am just not a good enough dog mom anyways. Some days I felt like Pickles was my only friend. I commute a long distance to work and dont have a lot of friends around here. My boyfriend has said we are buying a house in 2 years and then I can have any dog I like because I wont be comuting anymore and will have lots of time. Please help me out, tell me I will love another dog again and how long will it take me to stop crying?
Posts: 5 | From: Vernon | Registered: Jul 2003
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posted July 25, 2003 11:31 AM
Hi!I wish I could tell you how long it will take untill you stop crying...but I can't.I'm shure you'll love another dog too.But next time you must be more carefull not to trust people with your dog not even if they are your best friends-dogs don't just bite like that.I'm shure that somehow they provoked it-They should pay attention more to what their child was doing.The child should be tought how to treat animals right...
I'm sorry for your loss but you know-times heels all the wounds...
Posts: 17 | From: slo | Registered: Jul 2003
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Laila
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posted July 25, 2003 01:19 PM
Sorry to hear what has happened but I am sure you will get over it.(Not completley but enough to move on)Whatever you do please dont say that you will not get another dog. quote:
maybe I am just not a good enough dog mom
You are a good dog mum but maybe you should read up on dogs and kids
and separation anxiety before getting another dog. Dont get too bent over it.I mean not so much that you dont want another dog.
Posts: 33 | From: Colorado Springs | Registered: Jul 2003
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kaypea
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posted July 25, 2003 11:46 PM
Thank you so much for your kind words. I know I will have a dog again in the future and I want to be really ready. I wont let this expierience ruin me for dogs for life. I grew up with wonderful farm dogs but Pickles was my first baby of my own . My mom suggested I go and walk dogs for our local S.P.C.A for a while and I like the idea, just not yet.I am still feeling lonely. I am going to hang around this site though, I have read through the posts and they seam friendly and informative. I wish I had someone around home to talk to about dogs, But I will take what I can get.Thanks again
Posts: 5 | From: Vernon | Registered: Jul 2003
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Laila
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posted July 26, 2003 09:56 AM
It was your first of your own?!
That makes it even worse. My very first dog ever got hit by a car.She was a female spayed 7mo aussie tricolored.We only had her maybe 2-3wks.Then we got our dog we have now(who we are lucky to still have)a male 3yr old neutered pointer.We got an english springer spaniel named Prissy to go with him but she ran away.Then we got a boxer lab mix of 6 yrs spayed named Sonja.She died during a siezure.And in the midst of all that we had three ferrets die.All this in 10-12mo!
Im not trying to make anyone feel sorry for me but I just want you to know your not the only one who has gone through somthing just as bad.I know how much it hurts. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
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PixelQ
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posted July 26, 2003 11:39 AM
Having a dog that bites is not good. I know I've been there. But, my dog (I had to put him down in Oct. Because he was old, not because he bit.) bit the mailman. Insurance got involved and everything. I still kept the dog but man did I make sure he never got near anyone he didn't know and certainly no small children. I had a small kennel built in the backyard so I could confined him when I had company or repair people over.
Just a word of advice. I have been bitten by a dog 4 times in my life. Yet I still love dogs. To me ALL DOGS BITE. That's just the rule I live by. I try to keep my dogs away from people they don't know, small children, other people's pets.
But, we still go for walks, rides in the car, to the vet, doggy class.
Your pain is normal. I hope you do get another dog.
Pixel
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I love cats too.
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Valentine
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posted July 26, 2003 06:02 PM
keep your head up. next time be sure you socialize your dog really well, especially with kids. to a dog, a kid can be a scary thing. kids act weird, make loud noises and have a tendency to treat animals like their favorite stuffed bear. also when there is a child around your dog, teach them the proper way to behave with your pet. dogs and kids go together like peanut butter and jelly, but not without a little supervision
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kaypea
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posted July 27, 2003 08:33 PM
I wish I could express how helpful these little messages from you all have been. I was feeling like the only person who ever cried over a dog. I know thats crazy, but reassurance is nice. I am working hard to keep my spirits up, Please hug all your dogs one extra time today for me.
Posts: 5 | From: Vernon | Registered: Jul 2003
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Dawn
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posted July 28, 2003 03:11 PM
I think you all are overlooking the fact that the child was 2 years old. It is impossible to get a child that age to understand not to pull on ears and such things. The dog and child should just not have been together without an adult right there to supervise. So, it really wasn't the child's or the dog's fault.
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