Ditto.

I had one off Ch. Jethro back to a Mayday/Tant's Bruiser female who was turning out to be a really nice dog. He started showing signs early, and around 12 months he started showing aggressive signs he wanted to bite me. I put a lot of time into him, did quite a bit of socialization and his propensity to bite me continually increased. With all the time and work I think I may have delayed the end result but I think the end result was inevitable. Around 21-22 months he laid his cards on the table and pretty much said, 'all-in'.

As the signs increased it came to a head when I walked out of his spot and he bit me in the back of the leg, luckily on the boot, and he meant harm. He was turning out to be a good dog in sport so I gave him more chances than he needed, basically hoping against hope. The next day he met me at the end of the chain, let me know it was a no-entry area and entering his area would have a painful outcome for me. At that point I gave him a vitamin and he never showed another sign of 'biting the hand that feeds'.

It happens. I think it is better to figure out the WHY?, instead of just lumping every situation into 'maneater'. EWO






Quote Originally Posted by CA Jack View Post
I think the term "maneater" needs to be put under the microscope and analyzed in order to answer the question.

If a dog is always aggressive (as in seriously intent to do harm), and even prone to biting its own owner, then I would probably just shoot the dog.

If the dog is on-off aggressive, even to its owner, then I would likewise just shoot the dog.

However, if a dog is just GEEKED-UP (meaning excited to work but not truly aggressive), then I agree that time off the chain (and hell, plain socialization) will take the edge off.

If a dog always loves me, but hates everyone else, then I personally have no problem with that. That is how guard dogs function.

Jack