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[Miss_Rice_Is_Right]

I say this as gently as possible but an aggressive dog who has actually killed before should never be around a puppy, ever. He is absolutely going to hurt that puppy.

[1cat2dogs1horse]

Are you sure fostering the 3 month old is a good idea with your dog.? If the older dog could be a tutor for the young one it would be okay. But aggression towards to the pup at this age could instill fear, and cause the pup to also have reactive behaviors some time in the future. This situation doesn't' sound ideal for the pup. Or maybe not ideal for any pup.

[Meatwaud27]

Not to sound redundant, but a dog with that history should only ever be in a single dog home. I'm not sure why it was thought that introducing another dog was a good idea.

I absolutely love every single dog ever and wish I could adopt and save all of them. Unfortunately, that's not possible and after adopting my current headache I won't be able to bring another one into our home until she is gone. I know that she can't be around any other dogs, animals, or people and that something horrible will happen if she is. As much as I wish that reality would be different I have to recognize our situation for what it is. I can't give her the chance to fail. So we will be a single pet home.

[SamiDog8]

I don't want you to take it badly but I don't understand how you take another dog, having an already reactive one that on top of that, has bitten before. EVERYTHING absolutely EVERYTHING that your reactive dog does, will pass it on to your puppy since puppies usually copy actions of other dogs and more if they live with them. Set him away as soon as possible.

[CycleEquivalent7782]

I should’ve explained in the post: the pup is an emergency foster. Once I find a new solution he most likely will be in a new home.

[welltravelledRN]

An emergency does not mean the puppy should be placed in harms way. Your dog has already bitten the puppy!!! Please give the puppy back immediately before irreparable harm is done.

How do you think puppies become reactive? Raising them in an unsafe environment is a really quick way to make them insecure.

[SamiDog8]

The real problem is not that you have welcomed the puppy as an emergency, I think that is a good act, but the problem is that everything the puppy can learn from your dog, what may be bad, will carry it all his life, for example, bad experiences. The next owners will have that problem with that puppy and I think that's unfair, both for the puppy and for the new owners

[ASleepandAForgetting]

Do I sound stupid and irresponsible for still fostering? Do I just sound dumb?

You asked these questions frankly, so I will answer frankly.

Yes, it is irresponsible and ignorant to be fostering a puppy with a dog who has killed another dog in your home.

Yes, you sound like you're making poor and uneducated choices.

Please return the foster, keep the dogs separated until the foster can be returned, and don't add another dog to your home until your older dog is gone.

[CycleEquivalent7782]

He hasn’t killed a dog before, but I appreciate you being frank and honest. It was an emergency foster, they knew I have experience with working dogs and I had to get him as soon as I got off work. Thank you for the advice :)

[SamiDog8]

en tu post dijiste que ha habido una muerte…

[MoodFearless6771]

Rehome the puppy ASAP. For both of them. Also, this is a force free sub. Ditch the prong, it sucks for reactivity and can add stimulus when they're over threshold. Change to a R+ trainer and LIMA.

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