Hi Everyone
I have a 4 year old Male French Mastiff - Frank who has always shown signs of aggression in unprovoked and random examples of aggression toward me.
Yesterday when I was trying to refill his food bowl while he was eating, he bit my hand and arm- drawing blood with 5 puncture marks- as I retreated he came at me with his gums showing and he was foaming at the mouth- this was terrifying for me and since I have not been able to be around him and i have been extremely upset.
This isn't the first time this has happened, he has shown aggression since he was a pup I was concerned shortly after we got him from the breeder, he bit me 3 years ago and drew blood and I had to have a tetanus, he has been aggressive against other people and children and other dogs (Surprisingly not my girlfriends chihuahua cross who is the dominate dog in the house) but I would say every few months there is an incident (once when I was doing sit ups on the floor he jumped on top of me and was snarking and barking in my face as if he were about to attack!)
My girlfriend had a few scary moments when she has been walking him when he has almost pulled her over trying to get to people in an aggressive way and one time knocked her clean over and ran to bark at some police horses in the road, he has also gone at her a few times in an aggressive manor and she has been scared.
I can no longer have Frank at home, I am now scared of him more than ever and he knows it, he doesn't back down when I try and command him and it has just been one thing after another over the years.. I would not class him as an aggressive dog at all times he can be very soppy and mostly craves strokes and attention from people but there have been too many random aggressive episodes towards me and other people, you just never know when he might strike.
I don't have friends over to the house, i don't have family or children around him because I am too scared of what could possibly happen.
He was recently castrated but this does not seemed to have solved anything.
All of the rescue shelters and dog rehoming centres (RSPCA, Battersea Dogs Home, Dogs Trust, All dogs Matter...) have said they cannot re-home aggressive dogs or dogs who have bitten and they are usually euthanised and that is what a responsible owner should do, I know this is true as I wouldn't forgive myself if Frank really hurt another person or worse still a child?
i don't know what to do, I can definitely no longer keep him, I can't find anyone who can take him either, I know what the alternative is but its so upsetting to even contemplate. I love Frank and I am just so upset with how things have turned out and I can't see an option for him at this point.
I guess in an ideal world I would find someone to give him a home, someone who has experience with such a dog that could give him the time and training he needs and someone who is able to give him a second chance- because I can't..
Any advice would be great fully appreciated..
Thank you
David
I have a 4 year old Male French Mastiff - Frank who has always shown signs of aggression in unprovoked and random examples of aggression toward me.
Yesterday when I was trying to refill his food bowl while he was eating, he bit my hand and arm- drawing blood with 5 puncture marks- as I retreated he came at me with his gums showing and he was foaming at the mouth- this was terrifying for me and since I have not been able to be around him and i have been extremely upset.
This isn't the first time this has happened, he has shown aggression since he was a pup I was concerned shortly after we got him from the breeder, he bit me 3 years ago and drew blood and I had to have a tetanus, he has been aggressive against other people and children and other dogs (Surprisingly not my girlfriends chihuahua cross who is the dominate dog in the house) but I would say every few months there is an incident (once when I was doing sit ups on the floor he jumped on top of me and was snarking and barking in my face as if he were about to attack!)
My girlfriend had a few scary moments when she has been walking him when he has almost pulled her over trying to get to people in an aggressive way and one time knocked her clean over and ran to bark at some police horses in the road, he has also gone at her a few times in an aggressive manor and she has been scared.
I can no longer have Frank at home, I am now scared of him more than ever and he knows it, he doesn't back down when I try and command him and it has just been one thing after another over the years.. I would not class him as an aggressive dog at all times he can be very soppy and mostly craves strokes and attention from people but there have been too many random aggressive episodes towards me and other people, you just never know when he might strike.
I don't have friends over to the house, i don't have family or children around him because I am too scared of what could possibly happen.
He was recently castrated but this does not seemed to have solved anything.
All of the rescue shelters and dog rehoming centres (RSPCA, Battersea Dogs Home, Dogs Trust, All dogs Matter...) have said they cannot re-home aggressive dogs or dogs who have bitten and they are usually euthanised and that is what a responsible owner should do, I know this is true as I wouldn't forgive myself if Frank really hurt another person or worse still a child?
i don't know what to do, I can definitely no longer keep him, I can't find anyone who can take him either, I know what the alternative is but its so upsetting to even contemplate. I love Frank and I am just so upset with how things have turned out and I can't see an option for him at this point.
I guess in an ideal world I would find someone to give him a home, someone who has experience with such a dog that could give him the time and training he needs and someone who is able to give him a second chance- because I can't..
Any advice would be great fully appreciated..
Thank you
David
