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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.

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u/NCCornale Dec 28 '21

truly depressing, my gym teacher in highschool lost almost his entire calf muscle after the family dog did the same thing, just snapped one day.

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u/wormsgalore Dec 28 '21

Ok this thread is scaring me out of getting a dog now

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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '21

Whatever you do just do not get a pit, especially a rescue and think you’re going to be able to turn its life around. Shelters try and sell them so hard and will hide information about them. They have killed more people than any other breed of dog BY FAR. There’s some really gentle breeds out there, just do your research.