Two months ago, I took in another foster dog from the Lake County shelter in California. Up until him, I limited the age of my fosters to 4 months, but this yellow lab was so sweet looking on the shelter website.
He loves everyone in my family, even my dog (lab/husky). That is great! Right? Well, he HATES everyone else. Today, I hired a wonderful police dog trainer to see if he could help with training this dog, and Boston tried to eat the trainer! The trainer tried hard to get Boston to be relaxed, to no avail. All Boston wanted to do was bite anyone that was not me.
So, the recommendation from the trainer was to euthanize Boston, since he is a very dangerous dog. Something I was not told by the shelter!!! So much for their "temperament test".
The dog loves me so much, and killing him would break my heart. The trainer brought me a prong collar (which is better than a choke, I am told-safer for the dog's throat when used properly) and a leather muzzle. He also ordered a basket muzzle for me to use, so I can take Boston out to the park and not worry about him biting someone.
THIS SUCKS!!! I would have liked to have found him a home, but now he just wants to bite people. What the hell could the former owners have done to turn a 10 month old labrador into a serious red zone liability?
I'll keep you posted on my decision. I have a lot to think about.
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Why don't you just keep him in your yard or your home? My grandmother had a cocker spaniel who bit my cousin once(I blame my cousin, she's a pushy, agressive person now that she's grown up). Grandma kept the dog, and it led a happy, long life, lived indoors and played in the backyard. Never bit anyone again. What's the big deal with walking your dog? Get a backyard with a fence! That's what everyone did before the 90's. Now everyone wants to go to the "dog parks". Sheesh! We had a dog then, too, and we never walked him, he lived indoors and could go outside in the backyard. He lived a ripe old age, too! Don't euthanize the dog!
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