Has your dog ever Bit anyone?

Well I think you need to be careful especially around children. I thought my dog would never bite anyone as he has always been as gentle as a lamb but just this year he has mouthed one person and bitten me. It was only a tiny bite from his point of view, just a warning, but he has huge teeth and I am still very sore. The trouble is he has lost my trust. I would have sworn that he would never bite and now I cannot and I am still sore.

You people who have dogs who bite need to train your dogs!! It's not hard, anyone can train their dog to have what is called a "soft mouth". This means that when a dog has had enough, they will put their mouth over your arm or hand, but do not bite down! I have taought my two dogs never to bite, they have never bitten me or bitten anyone else. When kids come over and my dogs don't want to play with them, they run and hide under the bed and I tell the kids to leave them alone. When a friendly dog bites, it is usually not the dog's fault. If a kid comes and pulls the dog's tail, then of course the dog is going to bite the kid because pulling its tail hurts! Talk to the kids and to the kids parents and tell them not to play with the dog unless you are there to watch. If, however, your dog is aggressive and seems to bite a lot for no reason, then you need training.

Any dog can be unpredictable. If a child were to tease the dog or kick him (I had that happen, once)the dog might bite. so, I do not think you can totally relax with your dog around the children. I would keep him in or at least stay outside with the dog when the children are out. Having him on a leash would be even better.

Hi, I have ever had a dog, he is so handsome called Bebe. When he is very young, my father brought him to our house. After 3month, he grow very big. After 1 year, He bited 3 person, somebody say barking dogs seldom bite. I don't think so. When unfamilar person came, he always bark and bark, then threw himself into the person, bite or scratch, so at last, we always lock him with a chain. It's a terrible experience for me. I never had a dog again.

We used to have a dog who hated passersby who walked in a way that seemed to drag their rubber slippers on the asphalt road. It created a grating sound that irked our dog. One day, he got loose from his chain and the next thing we heard there was a man yelling for help. Our dog bit his butt! Poor guy, we had to take him to the hospital and took care of all the bills including the anti-rabies vaccine shots.

Though my dog is well behaved in general around people, he bit someone once. We were walking past an older lady who asked about our dog, and upon telling her that despite my dog being quite feminine looking, he's male. She decided without so much as a word to determine if our dog was indeed male by crouching down and feeling him up around his privates...needless to say that did not go over well. People's inability to comprehend animals, or lack of good judgment is enough cause for anyone to be worried, no matter how well behaved or trained your dog it. By law, people have more rights than animals, so even if it's not your dog's fault if something were to happen, you could still be smacked with a lawsuit or your dog could be wrongfully labeled as dangerous. Please be careful, for your dog's sake.

Yes, you have to be careful, you never know some kid might do something that she does not like, that can be harmful. I have a Labrador, he is a bit unfriendly, every time he sees an unknown person, he barks/growls and wags his tail, I don't understand why . He has once bit my brother, but not badly, just scratches, You must take care

Yes, I believe so because these guard dogs are really temperamental in nature, sometimes they're really unpredictable. I have a cross-bred German shepherd-husky of my own; he is really adorable and he has never harmed any human being. But he already killed 3 cats, a puppy and several ducks. He has been very friendly to us all except for other animals. So I believe you have the reason to be apprehensive in letting your dog be out with other kids.

we dont have a dog,but they said if the dog is quite its bite do you agree?

Your fear is justified. All dogs want to protect their owners, especially working dogs ie Shepards, rotties, bouviers, amer. bulldogs etc they r breed for it. You might want to get a soft muzzle for your pet and use it when u r not sure accidents do happen. When u r walkimg your your pet start out with ( if pet is trained) a muzzle lead until u feal safe.. this is a good way to train a dog, again, when u feel safe go back to your choke chain.. Always luv your pet , they always luv u..

I have a poodle and she bits me...though only my hands :(...she doesn't even bite anyone else

at the moment i don't have pets at home. when i was a kid, we used to have dogs at home, we even have to have high fences because they really do bite. it's but normal to have of what might happen because we don't control the situation and we don't even know what comes ahead. it's better to prevent something bad to happen than to spend much money if your dog will bite someone.

I would say your fear is justified. All it would take is one kid getting knocked down and you have a lawsuit on your hands. Shepherds are smart loyal dogs and the 2 or 3 people she barks at are one she knows are not good people. I have a mutt dog and a skipper key both are in a fenced yard with beware of dog sign because the skipper key does bite even though he's a little dog he is very protective of his kids and yard.

You have to be very careful otherwise it lead to lot of headache....

my dogs when I had them never did but don't take the chance if there are kids around don't let her out my herself, just in case.

I have a mini pin and he nips people if they get too close to him but he normally won't just come out and bite them only if they put their faces close to his, he has all of his shots and he never breaks the skin he just pinches them to make a small bruise. I have another dog that will bite and draw blood he has all his shots too but with both dogs they will only bite if they are provoked and I don't let them around strangers very often when someone new comes over especially kids I will put the dogs away in the back. One of my dogs was abused by a teenager when he lived with my daughter but before that he was fine with everyone now he hates kids and the pincher he is just old and grouchy but they are both small so everyone thinks they are cute and kids want to kiss on them and all they want to do is bite so we put them away if someone is coming over. With your dog you might ease into it being around kids by maybe having your dog behind a fence and getting a child to come to the fence and see what your dog does. Always let your dog smell the hand before letting a child pet him it's just a general rule it seems to be the thing to do that way the dog doesn't feel that someone is going to hurt them by having a hand come at their face to pet their heads. You could always ask your vet and see if they think he would be a danger to kids most german sheps are really good around kids.

I have a golden retriever and it hasn't bitten any before. It is very well tamed and well taught and it is overall very kind. It also doesn't bark much at people. I would say that your fear is justified. Dogs are animals and basically anything can happen. I would be on the look out for anything to happen and tell it to sit or use other commands when I would be afraid that something would happen. Good luck and happy mylotting!

I do live in apartments and have a dog which barks at every new person but it never bites. Before I was always worried for the same and never took it out until I got confirmed that my dog never bites anyone. People get scared hearing his loud barkings but I assure them that he will never bite you. Many do get scared entering my home seeing this dog barking always and do return back from the door only.

i think it would probably be a good idea to give her extra attention when the kids are out playing. no matter how familiar you think an animal is with a person, sometimes they just get pushed to their limits, as people do...and many of them show that aggravation by biting! best of luck.

I have two dogs a male german shepherd (prince), and a male border terrier/yorkshire terrier (max) lol sometimes max does growl abit but thats when hes in a mood, and he normally takes it out on the spare sweeping brush, but thats much better than biting anyone else. My other dog, prince doesn't bite either. They are both very sweet, loveable dogs :)