As I've mentioned, we have had Ds' rescue dog for 7 years. We have had problems with her attacking our other, smaller, older dog. She has hurt our little one very badly in the past, broken jaw, requiring surgery and a wired jaw, stitches....It gets better for a time and then out of the blue it gets bad again. We have managed food and attention issues and if she's acting strange we separate them. But usually the attacks are without warning.
This morning it happened again and I was injured breaking it up. So we decided they must live separately and brought the bigger dog to the main area of the house and we'll keep the older dog in the kitchen. So I decided to trim big dog's nails so she doesn't scratch up the wood floor. Got through the first foot and she bites me. This has never happened before. She has only attacked our other dog and never even nipped at a person.
We can't re-home her, I couldn't live with myself if she hurt someone. DS cannot take her back.
Do we put her down for this? Is that an overreaction? She is a powerful dog, likely part pit bull. She was tiny (probably too young) when separated from her mom. Never abused, well cared for. I'm at my wit's end. I can manage them living separately, but her biting me is worrisome.
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