Coming on Monday to assess him. We talked for some time. He asked a ton of questions and told me to keep him either muzzled or in my room as I had been to keep everyone safe. It sucks because it is not often there isn't someone other than us in the house.
The guy who delivers our fliers got quite the scare today. He's an older man and Xerxes has always barked at him through the window but today he launched himself at the window snarling and snapping. The poor old guy threw the fliers and ran down the driveway.
I tracked down a few of his litter mates' owners and of the three I contacted, two behave typically but one, a female, they are having the same trouble with. She's bit several family members and close friends and sounds like it was similar circumstances. Fine one second and not the next with no obvious explanation. They were told that the chances of training it out of her weren't good, that it was bad breeding and an unsound temperament. Who told them that, I am not sure but didn't make me feel good.
We'll see what Monday brings and in the meantime I will just keep him away from everyone so I don't end up being left with no options if he bites again. Our by laws here are harsh and Animal Control has been here once due to the hospital having to report mom's bite. According to our by laws, they could have seized him then if they wanted to but they didn't.
Is there really a time when training can't help????
