AllieBaba
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My kids used to jump on my Rotty, pull her ears, snatch food out of her mouth. She never "bit" either of them. Nor growled, snarled or barked.
That's messed up, Babble.
Yeah, well, a Rottie isn't a parson, and your kids aren't mine.
I'm not a retard, ravi and I know dogs. I've spent lots of time around dogs. If I tell you that this is an issue we can deal with, you can believe it is.
But here's what non-animal (and liberal) people don't get...people can choose to participate in activities that you would never choose to participate in. And they can choose to participate in those activities with their kids. Animals are risky...a lot of bad things can happen with animals. You can confine yourself to the ones that pose no risk and require little in the way of interaction or consideration on your part, and that's absolutely fine. But I like different types of animals. I like to work with animals that actually need to be worked with, I always have...and I take on the risks that go with that hobby. Also, when I take a dog, I'm not interested in getting rid of it if it hits a rough patch or turns out to have some problem. Where would Mylo go if I let her go? What would happen to her? She's our dog. We love her, and she loves us...and the kids ADORE her. She sleeps with my daughter, and when we go out, it is my daughter who likes to walk Mylo. They're like soul mates, lol. And I get that you don't understand or approve, ravi. But these are the choices I get to make, and my children I think benefit from that little increase in risk.
Yes Mylo has nipped my daughter in the face...when my daughter was trying to shove her into a crate when there were other dogs around (after specifically being told not to do that), when my daughter has literally jumped on her, and when she has grabbed Mylo's head and thrust her own face into hers. All things that will trigger almost any animal, particularly small ones that can, potentially, be injured by such actions, to bite. Your Rottie was undoubtedly in no fear when your kids did those things to him. They couldn't cause any damage to him. But a dog like Mylo can suffer broken bones and worse when they are handled improperly by creatures bigger than they are. It makes sense that she bit. And although it didn't feel good, she could have done a lot more damage than she did. Also, I've had to grab Mylo more than a few times when she's in full wigout mode, including when she's jumped another dog (loose dogs every time...people, don't let your dogs run! If they happen to be trotting by my house when someone opens the gate, Mylo's gonna jump them!) and despite the fact that she's actively fighting with the other dog and I have my bare hands (and kinda my face, too, cuz I have to bend over) she's never nailed me. I've had her five years, probably pulled her off 4 or 5 dogs, and in that situation I've never been bit by her...I think it's unlikely she's going to savage my daughter's face...
There's inherent risk in a lot of activities we do with our kids. Hiking can be dangerous...we risk running into rattlesnakes, bear, cougar...not to mention falling off cliffs or just getting injured. 4-wheeling is potentially deadly, and lots of people do that with their kids. Riding horses, water skiing, regular skiing...all are risky up to and including the possibility of death. But we can't just sit around with stuffed animals and have tea parties. We venture forth and we take our kids with us.