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Dangerous dog
Well, I'm still here - the dog wasn't so bad. He's not a youngster, a bit grizzled so he must have got through life behaving himself so far. I wonder what went wrong? He's medium size and pretty chunky and really fed up, growling and wagging his tail at the same time. He hasn't a clue why he's been dragged away from home and put in lock up.
But we couldn't take any chances with him after what he's done - a bad bite to the face - so we sedated him before attempting to put the lead on. After half an hour he was woozy and no problem to get out and into the van - he let us lift him and so far hasn't made any attempt to be aggressive.
What will he be like when the sedatives wear off? Dogs like people can be very unpredictable so we'll be cautious with him. We don't as yet know the circumstances of the attack - perhaps be able to understand him a bit better when we do. Dogs bite for so many reasons - feeling threatened, protecting their owner or just not understanding human behaviour and being a bit bolshie. They're pack animals after all and used to fighting for their place in the pack. We expect them to behave like clockwork pets.
Even though this chap may be a good dog who's only ever done one bad thing - I doubt if this will have a happy outcome. Once a dog is classed as dangerous it's not up to us.
I wish I had five hundred acres of land and could have a real 'dog sanctuary' - let the dogs out to be wild again - wouldn't that be a great life for the dogs - no leads, no controls, no restrictions - just be dogs again.
P.S. We've lots of lovely friendly dogs - both large and small - in the sanctuary - so if you know anyone who is wanting a new companion please check out our adoption pages.
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