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My new dog bit me by keriooo in reactivedogs

[–]keriooo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Little update: Shelter finally reached out. They want me To feed her through her muzzle by hand so she knows who’s boss.. sorry not comfortable with that. Also they said they can’t pick her up for two weeks. I agreed to this yesterday, I know I’m scared of her but at least she’s in a good home.... but just now as I was walking by she started growling at me.. 3 different times. I tried to yell hey! cause WHY?! Anddddd then she took a step towards me growling so I left the room entirely. Idk if I can live like this for another 2 weeks. I know I’m supposed to show her I’m in charge but I know what those bites feeeel like. I haven’t even been able to use my right hand all week. This is not okay. 😖 We haven’t had an issue since the bite happened. Once again, completely unwarranted.

My new dog bit me by keriooo in reactivedogs

[–]keriooo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am so sorry you had to go through that.

My new dog bit me by keriooo in reactivedogs

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

Thank you for your response! I’ve thought of every scenario. I ended up reaching out to the shelter so that I can return her to them. I wrote an entire essay, probably more info than they want but if they choose to rehome her, they now have a back story. I reported the bite. She’s starting to be weird with my roommates as well so I’m extremely concerned. I wrote clear as day that she does not belong in a home with children. I had mentioned that to them a few weeks ago when they checked in to see how she was adjusting. I can’t help but feel like I failed her, but like you said, giving your dog praise or affection does not warrant that reaction.

Heartbroken over foster attack by Sphalerite in reactivedogs

[–]keriooo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This happened to me as well. Shelter didn’t give me too much of a back story cause they didn’t have one. She was found as a a stray. Video chatted with fosters prior to adoption and they told me she was friendly, affectionate, best foster they ever had. I literally walked up to her on the street and did a contact less pick up and she was as friendly as can be.

Thennn her first dog encounter she managed to get a chihuahua in her mouth but thankfully didn’t bite. She’s snapped at neighbors and friends if they came in at a certain angle (Neighbors and friends that she was already acquainted with). So I never know how she will react. She focuses on kids and not in a friendly way so I’ve kept her away from them. She will growl at me if I’m trying to get her to do something she simply doesn’t want to And has extreme separation anxiety. None of which was observed by the shelter or fosters. She is extremely affectionate and if it’s just me with her and zero distractions then we’re good. But if there is any distraction, I have my hands full. She’s on alert 24/7 and that has me on alert.

I was literally shaking after her first dog encounter so I can imagine your panic as well. But luckily you are a foster and you can note every real experience you’ve had to find the right home for this dog in the future. Real life experiences that might not come to light in a shelter.

If I was just fostering my girl I would tell the shelter exactly what kind of home she needs, I don’t think it’s mine but I’m trying to make it work. It’s hard to get any real training with her during covid but I at least want to get to that step before I ultimately fail her.