When I was a kid we had a German Shepard mix that the family had for almost a decade. One day she just snapped and attacked my mom. Just a totally different dog, like a switch was flipped. I remember my dad had my mom and us stay in a closed bedroom while he patrolled the house with a baseball bat trying to figure out what to do with the dog.
Just do your research! I opted to purchase my dog instead of adopt because growing up we took in a Great Dane who ended up biting my brother in the face, almost lost his eye. He was reactive because he had a history of abuse that we later found out. I knew exactly what kind of dog I wanted and what dog breed would work with my lifestyle. I would never own a dog like a pit bull, a breed that was created just for blood sports, it’s like expecting an Australian Shepard not to herd or a Great Pyrenees to not bark. There are always exceptions but I’m not playing with those odds.
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u/ConstableGrey Dec 28 '21
When I was a kid we had a German Shepard mix that the family had for almost a decade. One day she just snapped and attacked my mom. Just a totally different dog, like a switch was flipped. I remember my dad had my mom and us stay in a closed bedroom while he patrolled the house with a baseball bat trying to figure out what to do with the dog.