richoneill
Boxer Pal
We've had "Weezy" since she was a pup from a breeder. While she's always been very dominant with other dogs she has NEVER shown any aggression towards children. In fact, there are tons of kids in our neighborhood who she plays with on a daily basis. They all love her. She's been wonderful with our new child (7 months) until the other day. We were all in the living room and he crawled up to her as he's done many times before. He leaned up on her side and then she rolled onto her back which forced him to roll more on top of her as well. They even looked up at me smiling long enough so I could take a picture. Well within a few seconds after taking the picture I heard Weezy start to growl. Before my wife or I could say or do anything Weezy jumped up, forcing him to land on his back and than she lunged for him in a very aggressive manner just as she's done with other dogs. Within a millisecond my wife had scooped up the baby and I had grabbed the dog. Luckily she didn't bite him. She could have easily done so which shows that her intentions may not necessarily have been to hurt but only warn. Either way it was very serious. We've been working with a one-on-one trainer for over 7 months (mostly on her dog aggression issues and basic training) and she's made huge improvements but this recent incident really shocked us considering how great she's been with him. Needless-to-say, we won't be leaving them alone with each other again but now we have to always worry about something happening. We really do not want to give up Weezy but it is something that must be considered. Has anyone had something similar happen?
PS - I e-mailed the picture to our trainer (since it might explain what provoked the situation) and he is coming over to talk about it with us. Not sure what he'll say but, as mentioned, giving her to a loving family with no kids is a consideration as heat breaking as it would be. Thanks.
PS - I e-mailed the picture to our trainer (since it might explain what provoked the situation) and he is coming over to talk about it with us. Not sure what he'll say but, as mentioned, giving her to a loving family with no kids is a consideration as heat breaking as it would be. Thanks.