Aggressive and biting Olde English Bulldog 9 months...911

Submitted by masswildcat2007 on March 16, 2015 - 12:56pm

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Hi to everyone,

I posted her a few months back when we started noting aggression from our bulldog. We have found out through our trainer that we did not get an english bulldog, but unknowing have an olde english bulldog mix. We were deceived by the Amish community in our area. After putting our last dog to sleep from cancer a few months before getting Mick, we were very vulnerable.

Now, Mick is 9 months old. He was getting so aggressive and guarding of any objects that we had to hire a local trainer. It has been such a nightmare not knowing why he bites only us.

Per our trainer, we have started to establish the alpha pack, my husband of course and myself, but Mick does not listen to me. Unfortunately, we tried using a choke chain and arm protection sleeve when he has these episodes. I cannot tell you how vicious it is or can be. Most of the time, he is guarding things like the sweeper, dishwasher, piece of something, rock, etc. almost everything.

We then per our trainer's advice went to the pronged chain to no avail. Now, we are at our last hopes having to use the shock collar, unfortunately. We just do not know what to do. He bit my husband so bad a month ago, it took a chunk of tissue out down to muscle, horrifying. Now yesterday for no reason other than having him get off the chair while I was sitting in it, he turned around and viciously started biting my hands. I was trying to protect myself. Mick weighs about 75 pounds at this point and too strong for me. I have multiple sclerosis and have weakness issues in and of itself, so I am no match. He stopped attacking me about a few seconds and then had a full bite on my left hand causing lacerations, abrasions, and swelling. I had to throw a coffee cup down to startle him to stop and then it was over.

Does anybody have any ideas or advice for us? My husband and trainer says this is a last ditch effort and that Mick will have to go. I cannot stand the thought of either giving him up or euthanizing him. It is just killing us. I have started a mission to make an effort to stop the Amish puppy mills in our area. We think this is what has happened to poor little Mick.

Thanks you,

Terri Mick

I hate to say it, but put him down.

Submitted by AmyandSophia on March 16, 2015 - 1:16pm.

It is never, ever okay for a dog to put teeth, no matter what, on a human. The fact that he is not responding to either the trainer or yourselves, it is time to make a sad, but necessary, decision. It isn't going to get better, and the next bite may be to a child.

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Amy and Sophia

Thanks for your reply

Submitted by masswildcat2007 on March 16, 2015 - 1:55pm.

Thank you. I am just looking for some support to know the right thing to do. We have had dogs our whole married lives and this has never happened to us.

We love this little guy so much and I never thought I could open my heart up again after the loss of our others dogs. I am afraid after yesterday's attack but trying to give it one last chance. I cannot give him to anyone else for fear he could hurt a child or other pets or adults.

We truly discounted his early few months as regular puppy biting; it had been a long time since we had a new puppy. Our guts were telling us the truth, but we did not listen. We could never have our granddaughter over again with Mick and now that he has bitten us so many times, the truth is showing its ugly face.

I have prayed and prayed to God to help us and heal Mick. I pray he answers it before its too late.

Thanks,

Terri

I'm so sorry it has turned out like this.

Submitted by AmyandSophia on March 16, 2015 - 8:30pm.

God gives us insight into future issues sometimes, rather than changing the current situation. If you know the dog is a biter, you know you can never have him around children or other people, ever. I have been in the same exact shoes, and I chose to t my beautiful, purebred and registered Bulldog girl down rather than have a grand child seriously injured in an attack such as you have suffered. It still brings tears to my eyes when I think about it, but I am so thankful I got to have her and help her in her short life. She was only a year old when I put her down.

God never gives us more than we can bear....He gives us strength to get through those hard times.

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Thank you for your words of wisdom

Submitted by masswildcat2007 on March 17, 2015 - 10:20am.

I so appreciate your words and help. Last night we were contacting our vet, another behavioralist who told us that the Olde English is a difficult breed and in my situation with MS, it does not make it any better but probably worse.

We are giving it one last ditch effort this week. A friend of mine through work knows an olde english breeder in the area and she is giving her my facebook page and phone number. Maybe I can stand up to the plate or maybe we could find a single person, or maybe we will have to put him to sleep.

I am so sorry that you, too, have gone through such a terrible ordeal. My heart breaks for you as well. It is so hard to put our dogs down regardless of being sick from cancer, old age, or other reasons.

My husband and I both cried and cried last night, trying to grasp something to help Mick or praying to God to give us a miracle before it is too late.

Thanks again and the best to you, Amy.

Terri

I have to agree with Amy.

Submitted by Janis and Nugge... on March 16, 2015 - 4:24pm.

You need to think of your family and what this dog could do. What if next time you cannot distract him to let go? This is very sad, and I am sorry you are going through this. Bad breeding, so sad.

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Thanks for your reply

Submitted by masswildcat2007 on March 17, 2015 - 10:22am.

I wanted to thank you for your reply. It is so hard to know what to do in a situation like this. We are praying for a miracle to God for our pup, Mick.

Thanks again,

Terri

You have truly done everything possible to...

Submitted by Kathy Chester N... on March 16, 2015 - 10:21pm.

help him. What a terribly sad situation. I know that you will do what is best for him and your family.

Thank you for your response

Submitted by masswildcat2007 on March 17, 2015 - 10:28am.

My husband and I are praying for a miracle for our pup, Mick. We are contacting every avenue we can--our vet, another behavioralist, etc. We are not giving up yet. My husband and I cried all night, talking, and thinking of what we can do to change Mick. All these puppy mills just sicken me and I am on a crusade to stop them in my area. It is not the dog's fault that this happened to him.

I am going to just keep on praying as much as I can for him to be healed. We know what we have to do if it does not work, even though it weighs on our hearts to put him to sleep.

Thank you, Kathie.

Terri

My heart breaks for you!

Submitted by VickyIzzyApollo on March 18, 2015 - 3:21pm.

What a tough, tough situation...................I will say some prayers!

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