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BUT COME ON PEOPLE WAKE UP!!!!!!!! you cant take the chance of the dog mauling some poor kid. I only have one question for FISHY,DEREK,HUCK,AND HONDA if my dog MAULED your kid after I had found out the dog was a problem and couldnt solve the problem. the dog was in my yard tied up and your precious little 4 year old daughter came in to MY yard to pet the little puppy because it was so cute, and he attacked her

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I understand your argument. But if I did have a 4 year old daughter, she wouldn’t be walking into strangers yard without supervision.

And I agree if you had a problem dog and the problem couldnt be solved, then I would seek putting the dog down. But this situation is miles from seeking that path.

How Brittney Spaniels have mauled someone? These dogs are 25-30 pounds??

Couple of things here guys.

1) Please don’t think that I’m some moron or monster that get’s his kicks and thrills out of putting a dog down. If you have never done it, let me tell you, it hurts and it sucks.

2) Spaniels do have a reputation for not relating that well with smaller children. This especially applies to Cocker Spaniels, but it is a stereotype or profile.

3) There is just no reasonable justification to have a dog that could threaten the life of a child. It doesn’t matter if that child is yours, or a neighbors.

Today, I sit dogless. I just gave my white lab away a few months ago. Reason being is that I have a 1 year old boy. My lab was too hyper. She was as harmless as a fly for her personality, a true lover. But she was too hyper and had a nasty habit of putter her paw on people’s legs for attention. Well, with that said, I wasn’t going to let her scratch my boys face and scar him, or rip an eye. Both my older daughters had already suffered enough from this. I tried and tried and tried everything method possible to break her of this habit, but it didn’t work. My father even tried to break her of raising the paw and he had trained more dogs than what most people on this site have ever owned. It just didn’t work. Today, she is on a good farm, having fun and loving life. But she isn’t going to be around my children to possibly create harm.

Like Kooty said: It is just a dog.

My brother just put his Lab down for biting his kid for no reason. To say you can train a dog not to do this is wrong lets a remember dogs are animals. My brother had so many hours of training into this dog he is just sick when I say hours I think of thousands of hours not to think of the money. He had to do it he said he could live if something happened to a child his or someone elses.

I have two golden retreivers and it has changed how I think of them. I will still let them be around my kids but I will keep a closer eye on them. They have never showed any aggression and I don;t think they will but why give them a chance. Just my two cents.

When it comes to kids and dogs Iam starting to agree a bit with the folks that say get rid of the dog; however, I lean strongly for finding a good adults only home versus putting a dog down.

My son’s yellow lab is one of the best-mannered most non-aggressive dogs on earth but he did have a tendency to scratch people while playing with them. If it was a young child he could seriously hurt them.

Years ago my ex brought home a pitt bull, again a very nice dog. However, my 2-3 year old daughter used to jump on him from the couch, and the dog was returned because if he lost it just once, it would be a disaster.

With that said I have again attached a short video of my favorite dog.

http://www.funnyclipcentral.com/content/lovingpup.php

My mom has a Brittany that was rescued from a bad situation. Her dog is the nicest dog around. Dogs are a lot like kids they aren’t born bad they get that way by poor handling or teaching or lack of attention. The dog should be secured as it is only defending it’s territory from another pack. The dog doesn’t understand where it’s territory ends and it needs to be defined. Once that happens you are good to go. I can sympathize with the little kids taking up your time as I have 2 19 month old boys. my mom’s brittany protects them like they were her own pups. I Don’t think you should kill this dog.

I had a dog that bit me.I worked with her for two years,then she bit my son while he was feeding her.After that it was just matter of priorities.

Whatever happened to this dog?

I’d like to know what the hell is the matter with some of you guys?? I think a few of you should meet with me for a little chat behind the woodshed ! And believe me I would give you an education on proper behavior!
It was a simple question – and some of you have to turn it into a pissin’ match for no good reason!!
As James Holst stated, “Move on Guys”!
This is a great forum and everyone has opinions, but for the love of walleye fishing, stop throwing punches at each other! I’m embarassed for some of you

After talking with many different people, Animal Shelters, The Brittany Rescue and dog trainers. We have decided to get him put down. It was a long debate, but if he did go to a home and bite a little kid or someone and we heard about it we would feel like it was our fault. I talked to 3 Humane Societies and there wasn’t one that would take the dog in, even the person in charge of the Brittany Rescue said they wouldn’t take the dog in with what I told her about the dog. We feel that it is the best for the dog. Going to be hard to do but it’s got to be done for everyones safety. When you think about the little girl or boy that gets chased or bitten by a dog, think about what that child has to live with for the rest of their life. Everytime they walk by or see a dog regaurdless of it’s size or temperment, fear will run through that childs mind. Who wants a kid to live their childhood like that?

It definitly is a debate that can go on and on. What is the right thing? If you put the dog down you will never know if it would have bitten someone? If you don’t you always risk that chance, but it may never bite someone. What I do know is that any human life or state of mind is not worth taking the risk. Dog’s do have feelings like us but could never share with you in a reminder like a scar on an arm or the tears off of a childs face. We will never know what would have been the right thing?

Lets just remember that he had a great life! But because of him and this forum we all learned a lesson that we can take with us forever.

“Buy a dog, and sooner or later, you buy heartache” either they run away, get run over, die of old age, have health problems or they have to be put down.

Thanks for the thoughtful response.