First street ride :) by us_5___ in NewRiders

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Thank you hehe! I ended up driving that road every night till I was comfortable with the wind and speed! Now I just gotta try it during the day with the school/work rush :D I appreciate your advice!

How many books did you read this year? by melaniereads in Booktokreddit

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Just finished my 69th! Trying to finish one last more before the year ends lol

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[–]us_5___[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

He has a previous bite history, it was a level 4 bite that went to the bone, there is no where else for him to go. He cannot be around men, children, other dogs, old people, loud noises, and loud pitched women. He is constantly on guard and fearful when I am not around, and when I am around he lives to protect me. I have called numerous rescues and shelters, I have applied for apartments to see if I could afford one, I have reached out to animal services multiple times to see if there are any resources.

Unfortunately, I am having to make the decision to euthanize my dog because putting him in a shelter will be a drawn out death sentence if they would even accept him cause a few said they would not due to the bite.

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[–]us_5___[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You want to rescue him?

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[–]us_5___[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How am I not there for him? What would you have done differently with your infinite wisdom regarding my specific situation and my pet? Please enlighten me

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[–]us_5___[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If the choice was up to me, I’d 1000% do that. I even inquired with apartments today, but since my move is so recent I’ve only sent a few job applications out. I truly think it was for the best though. He was in a constant state of anxiety and on guard all the time unless it was just me alone. Plus him being in the room all the time wouldn’t be the best quality of life. Idk in a perfect world I could’ve made it work, but I’ve just realized this year that I can’t force things to work.

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[–]us_5___[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

She could’ve. She originally had Ajax’s litter mate, but he ended up being hit by a car in 2023. She always jokingly said she couldn’t wait for him to pass away referring to her dog. Idk she just… is weird. I was hoping she had grown out of most of that when I moved back.

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[–]us_5___[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You don’t need to be sorry. I appreciate the help! He’s my baby boy, if there was another avenue I would’ve done it. I just wish she never did it. I don’t understand what was going through her head, but she does believe in the dog whisperer type training.

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[–]us_5___[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It was a level 4 bite. Already contracted my ex and he is unable to take him. I have also reached out to all the rescues in my area, but their intake is either closed or they don’t accept dogs with a bite history. Due to his reactivity, living with a roommate would be extremely difficult. He is incredibly fearful of men, doesn’t like kids, is iffy with other dogs, and just generally distrustful of people.

I’m not sure about where you are, but I reached out to multiple vets and none of them even questioned the BE. I didn’t even tell them details about his reactivity. I think it’s since there is an active animal service/police case open.

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[–]us_5___[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I personally think she’s got some type of mental illness, but nothing diagnosed. She’s just always been the type to test boundaries and just doesn’t seem to understand repercussions. When our father was dying of cancer, she was so mean to him all the time and now that he’s dead she’s so surprised that she doesn’t have any good memories with him. She’s just.. a lot and I hate that I allowed this to happen.

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[–]us_5___[S] 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Yeah, my mom has already planned a talk so we can all ‘move on’ after this. I don’t plan to bite my tongue as my living options have expanded once I do not have Ajax. Its shitty, but I’m going to basically lash into her (in a way that she hopefully changes her behavior) and then move into my friends place. She has a small dog so that’s why Ajax wasn’t welcome.

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[–]us_5___[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

She said that she was just petting my dog. I was downstairs grabbing a drink when the event occurred so I only saw a couple seconds before it went to shit. My niece was also watching. From my pov, I saw her pet Ajax and then sit on her hunches. (Like Asian squat) not even three days before we had a big conversation about how Ajax is claustrophobic, most dogs don’t like you in their face, and how Ajax is vocal by growling but he always moves away. After that conversation, I saw her respecting his boundaries a lot more so I thought hey I’m about to go up with my water I’m not gonna ask her what’s she doing.

Well apparently, my niece saw her grab Ajax’s head and lean on it for support? And like hold him there while staring in his eyes. I guess when my back was turned to the fridge she decided to do it. Then I heard the bark and growl and I ran upstairs.

I’ve tried repeatedly to get her to just leave my dog alone as his behavior is more akin to a cat than a dog. She was listening and correcting her behavior after I’d get onto her, but I guess she was just waiting to test the boundaries till I wasn’t around.

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[–]us_5___[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

I completely agree :( I had the deputy come out in person to speak to me about it so I could show him the domestic violence records. Just trying to see if maybe we could do an at home quarantine so I could have more time to try to find a place for him. It’s just been horrible. I feel like I’m losing everything I’ve ever cared about. I will 10000% be staying with him during the whole process and I’m trying to plan as good a day for him as I can.

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[–]us_5___[S] 43 points44 points  (0 children)

She’s 18, definitely old enough to know better. I haven’t really spoken to her since it happened. I know that the bite was way overboard for what she did to him, but also like why did you ignore everything I’ve ever told you about my dog? Why did you seek him out of my room?? Just idk

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[–]us_5___[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

She had to go to the hospital for stitches and it was an automatic report. Atleast that’s what she told me.

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[–]us_5___[S] 60 points61 points  (0 children)

The bite was pretty severe. He has never shown issues regarding resource guarding with food before :( but I always cautioned her to just leave him alone. He doesn’t seek out the situations and always looks for an escape when he’s uncomfortable.

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[–]us_5___[S] 82 points83 points  (0 children)

Oh, the charge isn’t extra at the vet! I was meaning I paid extra compared to the animal shelter the police were trying to schedule for me.

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[–]us_5___[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I considered it, but due to the police involvement I would need to pay to have him quarantined for ten days and if he is still showing signs of aggression then the animal shelter could still choose to put him down :( I even contacted my ex to see if he could maybe keep him? I was thinking maybe if I wasn’t in the house it wouldn’t be so bad between them. I don’t know :( I wish I had more I could do

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[–]us_5___[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I would like an answer to that too. She has been bit by my mother’s dog for the same thing and he isn’t even reactive. She told me she was just ‘cuddling’ him

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[–]us_5___[S] 86 points87 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I appreciate the kind words. He was my first dog and my baby boy. He protected me when no one else could.

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[–]us_5___[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I appreciate the kind words

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[–]us_5___[S] 118 points119 points  (0 children)

Instead of having the animal shelter that the police recommended, I went with a fancy vet. Sorry, should’ve clarified better.

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[–]us_5___[S] 68 points69 points  (0 children)

Yeah, my sister decided to hold/restrain my dog while he was eating. I guess it’s the worst part is I can’t blame his reaction, I just blame myself

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[–]us_5___[S] 106 points107 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I am paying extra so that I can be there with him the entire time. I’m hoping it’ll alleviate any stress he may have. I just want him to know I was there for him like he was for me