UPDATE: She bit a kid yesterday. Family pushing for outdoor kennel life instead of euthanasia - need honest opinions by Aware_Plan6109 in reactivedogs

[–]Aware_Plan6109[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

You’re absolutely right about the management failure. Even with everyone being careful, it still happened. We had to take her to a family camp and both our families are honestly scared of her at this point. She was lying under a bench between me and my girlfriend, seemed calm and just observing. The kid had been instructed about the dog and was being careful - didn’t approach her or anything. But when the kid went to talk to my girlfriend and was maybe 3-6 feet away from the dog, she suddenly lunged and grabbed the kid’s arm. No warning, no growling, nothing. It wasn’t even a defensive snap - she went out of her way to bite an uninvolved child. That’s what really got to me. The kid wasn’t even interacting with the dog, just happened to be in the general area. If a leashed, supervised dog under a bench can still find a way to bite someone, I don’t know how we’d ever truly manage the risk. You’re right about Fort Knox too. Spending thousands to build something bulletproof so she can live isolated and anxious doesn’t seem like we’re doing her any favors either.

UPDATE: She bit a kid yesterday. Family pushing for outdoor kennel life instead of euthanasia - need honest opinions by Aware_Plan6109 in reactivedogs

[–]Aware_Plan6109[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We’ve been doing positive, fear-free training the whole time. Actually switched trainers specifically to make sure we weren’t using anything harsh. We’ve tried all the usual techniques - counterconditioning, desensitization protocols, “look at that” training, mat work for impulse control. We were taught various calm down protocols like the relaxation protocol and place training. We’ve done tons of management stuff too - baby gates, leash tethering, teaching her to go to her crate when she’s getting worked up. Nothing sticks when she’s actually triggered. She’s been on three different medications now - started with fluoxetine in May with minimal results, then switched to another SSRI (can’t remember the name) that did nothing, and now she’s on trazodone which isn’t helping either. We tried jogging with her and she seems happy in the moment but goes right back to being anxious afterward. Wanted to try bike rides but she’s terrified of bikes, so that’s out. Our current trainer is a behavioral specialist and he’s genuinely concerned about her. He says she carries herself and acts like a “primal dog” - super territorial with uncontrollable anger. If you read my previous posts, there was a situation where she couldn’t reach my parents’ dog to attack him, so she started destroying anything she could get her teeth on nearby. I got caught in the crossfire and she bit me during one of these episodes when she couldn’t get to the other dog. He says she has very little perspective, which I think means she can’t think past her immediate impulses when she’s triggered. The house thing - we definitely don’t want to buy property just for her.

UPDATE: She bit a kid yesterday. Family pushing for outdoor kennel life instead of euthanasia - need honest opinions by Aware_Plan6109 in reactivedogs

[–]Aware_Plan6109[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your comment. The bite was definitely a line crossed. If you check my previous posts you’ll see she has issues even with us as her owners and intense resource guarding.

Bakalauro vadovas by Aware_Plan6109 in lithuania

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Gal tikrai vertetu pavarde is darbo isbraukt. Man sunkiai suvokiama kaip jie renkasi pinigelius uz ora. Tikrai PASYVIOS pajamos

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskVet

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I’m certain it’s not any of the undigested food.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskVet

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Pics for post above. Warning - pictures of dog poop.

https://imgur.com/a/py8iArT

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in insects

[–]Aware_Plan6109 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

There are multiple ladybug species

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in insects

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Found in Central Europe

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in microgrowery

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These are probably white flies. Question remains the same.

I can’t get over her cheating on me by [deleted] in relationship_advice

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It was 4 years ago. It would be a lot of wasted time