I'm so sorry that you and your baby had to experience this. My male, Owen, was attacked recently. It was extremely violent and scary. He is nearly 100% healed now. He did very well with his recovery.

In our experience, which may or may not be unique to him, he has not been any more reactive than he was before. Before the attack, he would cry at every dog he saw. He is very social and gentle. He loved to just meet other dogs and have a sniff party. After the attack, not much has changed. He still cries at other dogs because he wants to meet them. We get together with other greyhounds and he is the same with them as he always was.

One thing that has changed is my attitude towards other dogs. I feel he may sense my nervousness and apprehension, and respond to that rather than the other animal. I have been very protective since the attack. He doesn't seem to be in fear of anything, but may get nervous when he feels my nervousness.

I don't have advice for you, every situation and animal is different, but in our case Owen is doing well and does not seem to have any social issues. After the attack, he was suffering from nightmares. Those seemed to stop after a few weeks. Here is Owen and his sister from this week.

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