Dog bit me, need help.

[Sullys dad]

I am home now after a back injury and surgeries.
So now sully is with me and my kids every waking moment. And even goes to bed with us and stays for awhile.
I just love how he is so attached to us like Velcro all the time. These dogs really need to be together with you.

 

[musicdeb]

What ? Where did you read from my posts that we only give him water and food and we give him no love whatsoever ?
He goes twice a day for a walk and almost every day we play with him like fetch or teach him to give me the ball while he picks it up, or hes got a pull toy (he grabs it with his teeth and he pulls from one side and I from the other).

You are totally wrong when you say he is not loved and socialized.

I came to that conclusion based on your previous posts, i.e. he sees someone when you feed him, change his water and throw a ball. You stated he has had no training except for 2 commands. Your previous posts did not state that you walk him twice a day and play fetch with him.

The pup should be trained which will cause him to bond with you. He should be taught come, sit, stay, leave it, drop it and look/focus.

I've volunteered at animal shelters and it's a sore subject for me when pups are held responsible for their behavior when the owner hasn't taken the time to train the pup. Train the pup what they are suppose to do.

If I offended you, it was not intended.

 

[Kelly]

Can't he live inside with you?

 

[whit72]

Something is seriously off a dog that will bite an owner has serious issues, especially a breed that bonds so closely.

These are not outside dogs they must be around family and included in activities it strengthens the bond.

I would definitely consult a behaviorist.

 

[taisa899]

I really really dislike people who force to live outside, unless you live outside with them. If not try it and tell me how you like it

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[Jadotha]

Qwerty:

Can he be taken to the vet? There are at least two or three of us who believe an infection, mites, an abscess or other painful condition could explain the bite. Here is an article about this:
Aggressive Dogs Often in Pain | Chronic Pain, Pets Hip Dysplaisia | LiveScience
Here is an excerpt:

"If the pet is handled when in pain, it will quickly act aggressively to avoid more discomfort without the owner being able to prevent it," study researcher Tomàs Camps, of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, in Spain, said in a statement. "Dogs that had never been aggressive before the onset of pain began to behave in this way in situations where an attempt is made to control them."

Re: Living inside versus outside

Although many, if not all of us, on this forum feel strongly that our mastiffs should live inside with us, much of the world has different, strongly held beliefs about how dogs should be kept. Querty lives in Croatia, where the culture and norms are very different from those here, in Canada, and most of Western Europe. I think it is fine to explain our beliefs to him, but not to be judgmental. All that will happen is we will drive him away from the forum.

Also, I didn't see anything Querty wrote about having his dog put down as a solution. He said he and his father were both worried that IF the dog bit someone else (presumably not a family member) he might have to be put down. There are countries and I believe even US states in which a dog is euthenised after ONE bite. At least I know that in areas in which I grew up, that was the understanding if not the law.

Again Querty, PLEASE try to get your father to take Nero to the vet! It might easily solve the problem.

 

[musicdeb]

You are absolutely right, Jadotha.

 

[Bailey's Mom]

Hear, hear!!! Well said. It is important to recognize there is always causation, there is a reason, and we've repeatedly said a medical reason is the most likely cause. Please take him to the vet for a thoroughly examination.
As for the outside living conditions, many of us come from very cold climates, winters here, even in south-western Ontario, Canada can be brutal, so I personally wouldn't leave my dog outside for more than a few minutes. Cane Corsos are not equipped to handle extreme cold. They haven't got the fur for it.
Let us know the results of the vet's examination.

 

[DMikeM]

I don't care about the outdoor stuff so much. I look at the Kangal, old world Boerboel and many of the bandogs that were kept outside because it was there job to be out and alert to danger. I don't know what it's like in Coratia but maybe it's just the need there.

But what I am concerned about is the health of the dog. Just have someone look at him and see if he is in pain or has some sort of condition.

 

[Smokeycat]

Qwerty:
Although many, if not all of us, on this forum feel strongly that our mastiffs should live inside with us, much of the world has different, strongly held beliefs about how dogs should be kept. Querty lives in Croatia, where the culture and norms are very different from those here, in Canada, and most of Western Europe. I think it is fine to explain our beliefs to him, but not to be judgmental. All that will happen is we will drive him away from the forum.

Exactly what I was thinking.

 

[qwertyuiop]

Nero will be taken to vet at Monday next week. By the way, he is acting as he used to now, it's like nothing happened, I pet him today and nothing, he just wags his tail...

Also, inside/outside, it's a problem to keep a dog that big inside, and a small one at that, hairs will fall everywhere and he'll have to be potty trained, which to be honest isn't a problem, but still. Also, we have a yard in which he can run and be free, why put him in a house if he has a place to sleep where he isn't cold.

 

[coreyc]

Nero will be taken to vet at Monday next week. By the way, he is acting as he used to now, it's like nothing happened, I pet him today and nothing, he just wags his tail...

Also, inside/outside, it's a problem to keep a dog that big inside, and a small one at that, hairs will fall everywhere and he'll have to be potty trained, which to be honest isn't a problem, but still. Also, we have a yard in which he can run and be free, why put him in a house if he has a place to sleep where he isn't cold.

If having a big dog inside cleaning up his hair, and having to potting train him, all come with owning a dog .Why did you get one in the first place ???? Why put him in the house they need to bond with their owner!

 

[Jadotha]

Qwerty,

I am very happy to hear this! I am sure you will let us know the outcome!
PS Sorry for the couple of typos of your name in my posts. I only noticed them when it was too late to edit.

Re: The inside/outside issue

If it is not an issue of a deep belief that this is how dogs should be kept, then I would say that -- as others have commented -- mastiffs in general vastly prefer to be with their family members, and involved in family activities than to have their freedom outside. I have an English Mastiff who weighs 245lbs, and he lives inside with us, along with a very large Irish Wolfhound and two cats. He hates to be separated any length of time. We do have to vacuum frequently, but that is not a huge problem, as we have to vacuum anyway. Corsi are very intelligent dogs, so I don't think it would take long to potty train him. If you could give it a try, I think you and your family will be very surprised at the depth to which the bond with Nero can go. If he really doesn't like it, Nero can always resume living outside.

 

[Bailey's Mom]

Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Take a leap of faith. Perhaps just start him for a few hours, let him get used to it. You will find deeper and deeper levels of understanding between you and your pet. It is amazing...they are amazing. These are three dimensional creatures, and the love and understanding they give you is pure gold. Best of luck.

 

[qwertyuiop]

If having a big dog inside cleaning up his hair, and having to potting train him, all come with owning a dog .Why did you get one in the first place ???? Why put him in the house they need to bond with their owner!

Listen, I don't know how you were raised, and in which society, but I was raised to know dogs shouldn't be kept in houses, and especially a big one at that.

People also say a dog should lick inside of your mouth, do you allow that ?

If yes, then how do you feel when you come to a conclusion that your dog licks his own testicles, behind, and everything else. Oh, and sometimes consumes his own feces.

 

[cookiedough39]

only playing devils advocate here, but I see a pattern. People who commented let the dog stay inside**bites 0 /// the person who's dog lives outside**bites 1. :razzberry:.

 

[coreyc]

Listen, I don't know how you were raised, and in which society, but I was raised to know dogs shouldn't be kept in houses, and especially a big one at that.

People also say a dog should lick inside of your mouth, do you allow that ?

If yes, then how do you feel when you come to a conclusion that your dog licks his own testicles, behind, and everything else. Oh, and sometimes consumes his own feces.

If you would have researched the breed before you got one then you would have known that they like to be near their owner and need to be trained .I bet 90% of the members here have their dog in side with them as part of the family .that's the society I live in What people say to let a dog lick the inside of their mouth first time hearing that one. Please educate your self on the breed there is to many in shelters and being put down for no reason but and irresponsible owners

 

[DMikeM]

Come on guys. Mastiffs in history were kenneled and left outside for hundreds if not thousands of years and they survived and thrived. We as a society have nurtured this Mastiff needs to be next to me at all times attitude, not the dogs. Look at the Kangals, CAO, Tibetans, Danes, and Boerboels. They have been developed to hunt and guard and protect the outsides of homes for as long as they have been around.
Here is 4 of 40 dogs that stay outside most of the time protecting the farm and property against Baboons and wild cats.

Does this give you an idea?

I know the Cane Corso is a companion dog but it is also a Livestock guardian and a hunting dog and according to the breed info "The Cane Corso will do okay in an apartment if it gets enough exercise. They will be content to live outdoors provided they have adequate shelter." I think you guys are being too hard on this guy about the dog being outside.

 

[cookiedough39]

1 dog outside is different than a pack outside. I'm not siding either way but if you really care about the dog (OP) you should try having the dog inside sometimes for a little extra bonding. Just my opinion.

 

[coreyc]

DMike I'm not meaning to be hard but it ticks me off that the thought of putting the dog down because said owner has not took the time to train it. I wasn't there but by the posts it was not the dogs fault he got bit it was his own. He posted he might have to put the dog down . All I'm saying take some time to train it don't post your might put the dog down and expect not to get some flack