My dog bit me and I am puzzled. Has your dog ever bitten you?

No my dog has never bitten me and I would probably kick his a$$ if he did. Your dog may be getting older but, he may also have something bothering him if he just started bitting. Try watching him for a few days and see if he starts acting different. Maybe he is sick?

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I have a poodle that is about 9 years old. He will bite if you try to take any food away. He will also bite if you try to discipline him. But other than those two things, he is not usually aggressive with me or my husband. However, with other people, he will bite. Some people he likes, and some people he hates (and I have never been able to figure out why). I never know who he will snap at, and who he will accept. He always bites at the feet or ankles of the person. I also have to watch him around children. He doesn't like them at all. I also have a tea cup chihuahua that is 3 years old. He never tries to bite me. He will snap at other people, though. Especially if someone approaches me too fast - he will try to defend me because I guess he thinks they are trying to hurt me. I don't know if the age of my poodle has anything to do with his biting tendencies. I think he has always been the same way. For your dog, though, since this is new behavior, I agree with everyone else that you should get the opinion of your vet. Good luck with it. He looks like a great dog! Good picture.

I think you should maybe visit the vet cos there may be an underlying problem with him. Maybe he has a sore bit or something that is making him grumpy. When my mums dog was a little puppy, I was playing with her, I was too close to her and she accidentally bit my face. She caught my lip and pulled her teeth out which resulted in me having two massive cuts in my lip and under my lip a bit. I had to go to the hospital and get it glued back together. I still have two little scars. She has never bitten me again bless her.

Hello Sharra, I'm terribly sorry that happened-dog bites are never fun! I have a dog as well, a very, very sweet golden-lab retriever. She personally has never bit me, but I know many friends that have been bitten by their dogs. Many have very kind dogs as well. I don't know how much dog history / genetic behavior you know, but what I think the main problem was that you were teasing him. He may be sweet, but alpha-dog training may be in order if this behavior increases. Also, your dog might have simply been afraid. Remember, you are the bigger one here, and many cases of bites have happened through the playing with a dog. Next time, wear a glove (or something to protect your hand) and try stroking his chin. This shows a little bit more respect towards your dog (apart from obvious love-I can see you love him a lot). If he growls or snaps at you, just move your hand away. I would recommend reprimanding him by shaking a can of pebbles near him and growling back at him (as silly as it seems), or through simply saying NO very loudly and forcefully. Any other form of punishment (such as placing him in his kennel) you have may work, but watch for his response. If you place him in his kennel, he may fight back or simply become submissive after a while. So, be open with him; watching for how he responds can be a lot more effective than punishing. Hopefully that helps! I tried to avoid technical terms and wolverine history (as it is rather boring), so hopefully that helped. Let me know if the behavior becomes more common, as this can be a serious sign of alpha dog behavior or misplaced aggression. It is interesting, however, that this was an isolated incident and that he is 5 yrs old; generally these type of incidents happen when they are younger and are still adjusting. My best wishes for you and your dog! -Fresh Writing

I have a really big dog who is almost 7 and up until last summer he'd never even bared his teeth for any reason. Last summer I got a few cats and now he will chase them down or snap at them, but he's never bit them. He did bite me on accident a few months ago when he went for one of the cats. My son is two and a half and he has growled at him a few times when my son has jumped on him or stepped on him, but I'm not sure he meant any harm. I think it was just a warning. I chalked it up to the dog getting old and grumpish and he's probably getting sick and tired of all the other animals (we have three cats, two ferrets, a snake, a lizard, fish, and a rabbit all in the house and other animals have come in and out throughout the years), and now he has to contend with the kid, too. I think animals just have bad days where they want to be left alone like humans do, and keep in mind that accidents happen, and your dog probably didn't mean it. He probably even felt bad afterward! Also, he might be getting arthritis and may be sore. I'd keep an eye on him but I wouldn't be scared of him or anything. Don't let him think you don't love him anymore you know?

Maybe he's been spending too much time with Lash lately? I've owned dogs that seem to get less tolerant with age, so I'd be pretty confident in saying that this may be a factor here. I've been bitten by dogs I've owned a number of times before, but it was always a cause and effect situation and never random. For example, as a kid I'd try to touch the dog's bone, or when I was clipping the dogs toenails I accidentally went too low and caused the kneejerk reaction. I've also stupidly blown air in my dog's face and he bit my lip. Now THAT one hurt! People that have responded so far have already mentioned signs to look out for like ear movements, facial contortions and things like that, so I don't have any more to add on that front. I'd just be really careful to not get your face too close to him until you work out if this behaviour will continue or not. I found this article on dealing with aggressive dogs that has some interesting information in there. I was concerned to put this link here for you because of some of the pictures of bites in it, but please don't focus on those if you can help it! Here's the link: http://leerburg.com/aggresiv.htm

I had a dog that started to become aggressive at about that age. I had to give him away. He bit my nieces friend (fortunately it wasn't TOO horrible) at my daughters birthday party, then he started getting out of the yard and chasing down a couple neighbors and he started turning on my son and husband. He seemed to specifically be aggressive toward males. He was extremely protective of me and I think he didn't have any aggression toward my daughter, if I remember right. In his case, he was a stray dog that I took in. He's trying to get out was a constant problem from when we first adopted him, but the aggression and biting started later. It seemed to be about the time he was coming out of his puppy state and going into his adult dog stage. The fact that your dog got you in the face, even it it wasn't a bad bite, is pretty frightening in my opinion. I didn't read the other replies so I don't know if these questions have already been answered. If they have you can disregard them here ( I will go back and read them now), but I am curious about how you came to own him and what breed he is. I have a dog now that we brought home after we gave the other one away. My daughter was devastated when we gave the first one away. We brought home a puppy that was, maybe eight weeks old. We got a trainer (that we really couldn't afford). She is a really sweet dog. you can take food out of her mouth with no problem. But, she did halfway growl at me a few nights ago. She's about 7yrs old now and her backside is extra sensitive for some reason. She was in my bed and I was trying to nudge (maybe kinda shove) her over and I hit that spot, I guess. It worried me a little, but I think it was just a reaction to some pain she was experiencing. Just make sure you put your safety and the safety of the people around you before yoru emotional attachment to your dog (that's my opinion anyway). If it gets to the point where your dog becomes so aggressive that he attacks someone, not only will you feel horrible (i would think) but you could get sued.

5 years old isnt exactly whatd be considered "old age" for a canine. fact it isnt even middle aged. there could be a physical problem thats leading to his grumpyness.. take a trip to yer vet and have him checked out.

i had one of my old dog tried to bite when i was trying to feed it and so i pounched it the face and didnt feed it for a few days, and it never tried it again

Hey sharra! Any change in a dogs behavior is a cause for concern! I don't know how long you have had this dog or his past. But, if he is biting for no apparent reason the maybe he should be checked out by the vet. There is always a reason why a dog would all of a sudden bite! I don't know why, but you should get him checked out. A dog doesn't turn on his master for no reason unless there is something wrong! So do yourself a favor and just get him checked for your peace of mind!

Umm, you dogs looks like he is ready to terrorize. Lol! Well Moochie has bitten me before but only because of his excitement to see me. He would bite like he is just playing. It's pretty normal for me because his bites weren't that serious and deep. Much like scratches. Unfortunately for his victims, Moochie has bitten and killed 2 chickens and bit 2 neighbors.

Hi sharra! I think they can get grumpy in their old age. From the looks of him..he wasn't out to hurt you or he would have done so. I hope that when he did it that you chastised him. He has to realize you are the boss. Especially with his size. I have had a dog nip me before but like you it wasn't to hurt me. The important thing is you have to maintain your "position" to him. He can sense your reserve.

I am sorry to hear that.I think you shoud have an injection of rabies vaccine.I have been bitten by my dog.Previously,i dont't konw dogs have a nature of protecting their food especially bones.My father brought some bones to the dog.But they were too big,the dog can't bite them.So I wanted to scrap them with a hammer.But when I stretched out my hand to take the bone,the dog bite my finger.Then i had an injection of rabies vaccine.

I've been bitten by my dogs before, but i don't know if it's out of grumpiness as you say for anything to do with old age simply being that I haven't had that dog for long. Though, it always likes to bite me and jump on me since it was never really trained that well.

I have never bitten by my dog, and I will kick him if he just try to do it. A dog is not aloud to bite his owner, it makes him think that he's the man in the house. If you keep letting him do so, and won't punish him then it can be a lot worse. Don't forget that you feed him, give him a place to stay so he needs to listen to you, so there is no chance in hell he will try to bite you! No chance !

no matter if i like dogs if that dog try to play with me by trying to almost bite though not seriously i will surely stay away from that dog. i will be careful with that dog. cause i am scared to be bitten by dogs. cause i still not understood how to avoid from getting their rabies. and it is painful to be bitten. and that is why i don't have any more dogs here in my place. i think i rather have small dogs but still i will not play with them cause they can still be dangerous. even small puppies can be dangerous with their rabies.

you might want to look at his ears they might be the problem because if a pit has a good home and a lot of attention then the pit doesnt try to get into trouble and 5 your old pit is not that old, they are still pups until 2 yrs. old. i would take him to a vet and look at his ears. With the gas guy did you watch him come though the gate or the pit might have thought it was somebody else, even thou the gas guy has been going to your house for 3 yrs. the pit could have thought it was a inturder.

I am also bitten by my dog once and i have gone for an antibiotic to avoid any septic. Generally, my dog is not aggressive but when its taking some food, it dont like any one to come near him and unfortunately, i accidentally went near him and had to face the consequences. I love it a lot but that day i was really angry and it has got nice beating after that. Its okey if its happened to me but if it happens to any person visiting my home then i would be a worried man and that is the reason, i always take measures to keep away my dog from any one who visits my home.

it happened to my sister once when we left our dog alone at home for 4 days. it just jumped on my sister with anger and grabbed her neck. luckily it realized that she wasn't a thief but her master. she got few wounds from the sharp teeth. my dog is a full grown Dalmatian.