Kids, The Other White Meat
It has turned out that Boots is not our biter. It's Cecil.
Azure had a friend over last week. I put the dogs in the house while they played in the yard. Sammie let the dogs out.
Cecil made a beeline for the kid and started bouncing up on him biting him. The kid started screaming. Cecil got even more excited and started biting him more. I screamed at the dog and it was like he didn't even hear me. My husband and I ran in the yard and he grabbed Cecil.
I don't want my dog to hurt any more children and obviously this is a liability we can't have.
He needs to be neutered which we can afford. But he also needs a trainer which would run about six-hundred bucks. That we can't afford.
I know we have to do this. I'm also aware that I don't have enough time to spend with my dogs or my kids and three dogs are too many.
But I whelped this dog. He follows me around the house laying at my feet. Do I spend enough time with him? No. But the way he greets me in the morning, the way he looks in my eyes, all those things make me feel like a big betrayer.
And I'm sad.
He needs to be posted on petfinder soon. I think it's like pulling off a band-aid. It just has to be done. Oh, but ouch.
Azure had a friend over last week. I put the dogs in the house while they played in the yard. Sammie let the dogs out.
Cecil made a beeline for the kid and started bouncing up on him biting him. The kid started screaming. Cecil got even more excited and started biting him more. I screamed at the dog and it was like he didn't even hear me. My husband and I ran in the yard and he grabbed Cecil.
I don't want my dog to hurt any more children and obviously this is a liability we can't have.
He needs to be neutered which we can afford. But he also needs a trainer which would run about six-hundred bucks. That we can't afford.
I know we have to do this. I'm also aware that I don't have enough time to spend with my dogs or my kids and three dogs are too many.
But I whelped this dog. He follows me around the house laying at my feet. Do I spend enough time with him? No. But the way he greets me in the morning, the way he looks in my eyes, all those things make me feel like a big betrayer.
And I'm sad.
He needs to be posted on petfinder soon. I think it's like pulling off a band-aid. It just has to be done. Oh, but ouch.
posted by Caro at 6:14 AM
13 Comments:
I'm so, so sorry.
Aww I'm sorry Friend:(
Very hard decision, but necessary mate. I am sure you are doing the best thing for all concerned.
Ah shitting hell. That sucks. Stating the bleeding obvious, I know.
Chin up.
I' so sorry.
Maybe you could buy a book on dog training?
Oh no!
I'm sorry, Caro. That's sad. I know you love this pooch like your own kids. Well, almost.
(Maybe better than, some days!!!)
Is he biting in a playful, puppy way? Or in a vicious way?
Oh you poor thing, and poor Cecil too.
Daysgoby - Thank you.
Ms. L - Thank you.
Chris H. - I am but Cecil won't understand.
Badgerdaddy - That's chins up to me. :)
Bookworm - Thank you.
Bearette - I'm too afraid it might happen again and we'll get sued.
Mscellania - He is much easier to get along with than my teen.
Liz - He's playing, but he drew blood.
Velcro - I worry about him in a new home, not that they won't love him, but that he'll be lonely.
I am terribly sorry. If I lived near you I would force my husband to let me take him. I want a Boston SOOOOOO bad. And he is incredibly adorable.
You sure he won't bite somebody else? I hate to think of the possible cure for that....
We had to make the terrible decison to take our much-loved dog to the vet's after he bit someone (his second bite).
Caro, I am so sorry that you will have to part with your friend.
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