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Sun,
Its alright. You have done a lot for this dog and he has proven to you that he's going to be a huge liability and will probably bite something else, possibly a child, if you keep him. If it were me, I wouldn't take that risk. The lengths that you will have to go to and the precautions you will have to take to render the dog harmless are going to consume your life and I'm not sure that would be worth it to me.
Did you give this dog your best try? If so, you don't need to feel remorseful for conceding that the dog is more than you can handle and more liability than you will accept. You would need to feel remorseful if a child were to bear scars from a dangerous animal that you kept in your home out of dogmatic loyalty. Hobbs isn't loyal to you, isn't respectful of you and doesn't recognize your attempts to lead. It isn't a possibility that he's a problem animal in your house, he's proven that he's a problem animal in your house.
Try to find a rescue group, but you may have some difficulty getting these groups to take a dog that has bitten humans and cats with full intent. Be prepared for that.
You need to put him down. Why delay the inevitable. At least you can feel safe in knowing that you did not hand off a loaded weapon to someone. The dog has bitten a human recently, drawing blood and leaving a bruise. Then he also attempted to attack a cat, yet has not because of the cat fighting back. Now the dog has attacked a 10 week old kitten unprovoked, enough already. Do the right thing and humanley put him down. Im not trying to sound calous, just saying enough is enough. The dog has more issues than you are equipped to handle, and passing him off to a resuce and having them do the dirty work isn't right. They can use the bed space for a dog whom can be reformed, your dog is way past that, sorry
BLAH BLAH BLAH!!! This person should of been screened by the shelter before they let her get a lab/pit bull mix. I can't beleive she went out and bought a kitten even after her husband was bitten. What the hell did you htink was going to happen!!!!!
I'm sure the OP would appreciate you giving Hobbs a new home. Since you are so concerned about him, can we count on you to take him in?
BLAH BLAH BLAH!!! This person should of been screened by the shelter before they let her get a lab/pit bull mix. I can't beleive she went out and bought a kitten even after her husband was bitten. What the hell did you htink was going to happen!!!!!
You need anger management...seriously! This gal tried to rescue a dog with issues, which she has done successfully in the past, and you want to give her a hard time because this one didn't work out? What's your take on fostering? Is that cruel and stupid to you as well, because the animal doesn't get to stay in the foster home forever? Unbelievable!
The shelter I adopted Hobbs from told me he was okay with cats because they did that (obviously unreliable) "cat" test with him by parading him past the cats in cages. Because there was NO history on Hobbs, they did not know if he had lived with cats or dogs. He was getting along okay with our adult cat because she wouldn't let him too close to her. I think adding a kitten was too much for Hobbs who must be jealous. About biting humans: I don't feel he is aggressive at all. The bite my husband received was in response to my husband accidentally sitting on Hobbs. Hobbs has never growled or barked at anyone coming to the door or into the home--quite the opposite--he wants to be friends with everyone! But because he bit in response to being hurt, I would not trust him with small children. I believe Hobbs would do really well in an adult home as the only pet. Have been trying to find a rescue group, maybe one in AZ, who will take Hobbs and I will provide all the info I have about him.
About the shelter screening business: I wish the shelters here in NM would screen! When adopting a lab in WA state, I was not only very thoroughly interviewed but those surrendering pets had to complete a 2 page questionnaire about the pet detailing pet's history, behavior, reasons for surrender, etc. When I asked the employee at the shelter in NM why no info was available on any of the pets surrendered, she told me "people dropping off pets here are afraid they'll be arrested! So tragic!
I wish you the best, but from experience, it doesn't look good. I hope I'm wrong and someone steps in to help, but if your area is like mine..............
I won't pull a dog from a shelter or take in an owner surrendered dog if it exhibits any aggression. There are millions of dogs annually euthanized in this country that don't have aggression issues. I don't spend time or money to save the ones that do while the others are put down.
While I consider my rescue to be no-kill, if I were to take in a dog that I was told had no aggression issues and I later found out it did and I couldn't correct them, it would be put down.
Whatever Hobbs went through before landing in the shelter - or if he went through something while at the shelter - it may be too much for him to over come. Regardless of your ultimate decision, please don't go buy a puppy unless you're planning on getting in a show ring or having a working dog. I've got a home full of purebred dogs that are virtually homeless and had been on death row. And I'm going back next weekend to get more because they're having to euthanize starting Thursday if they can't make room. Buying a puppy, regardless of how wonderful your intentions, is only making the problem of over population worse.
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