My Border Collie

[Lisa2009]

I cant believe it. Last night my little boy was sat playing quietly and as he got up, the dog bit him.....on his eye. Hes not broke the skin but we can still see the marks hes made. My little boy was hysterical.
The thing is, its not the first time hes bit a child. If anybody comes to our house we have to lock him up. Not in a million years did i think he would bite one of our kids.

Looks like we are now going to have to have him put to sleep. I just cant take the risk anymore and it would be cruel to keep the dog locked in the other room 24 hours a day.

[Julie]

That is so sad Mrs S - I hope your little man is okay. I know it must be a hard decision for you, but you're so right in protecting the children first.

Do you think he could be re-homed on a farm or something?

xx

[Lisa2009]

I would rather have him rehomed but i dont know how long i dare keep him here now. Its the 5th time hes bit a kid. Adults hes brilliant with though.
If i cant find somewhere soon for him then he will have to be put to sleep.

[kallis3]

Mrs S, that's terrible.

Contact Border Collie Rescue, see if they can do anything, or perhaps your local dogs home. Majority of them these days will keep the dogs till they are rehomed, they don't put them down.

[moretolife]

it is a shame when this happens with a family pet....if you google on the net about rescue/rehoming dogs etc.....there are loads of rehoming places that will take a dog like this for a donation...and do their best to rehome

we had to do this a few years ago with a westie that was nipping and within a month of him being given to westie rescue..he was rehomed in a home with another westie and no children and as far as we know...lived happily ever after....
hope that helps.....

[debtmountain]

Ah!!! Mrs S,..I feel for you stuck in this situation..by coincidence,my step-mum has a gorgeous collie doggie too which she's had for 18 months now..she's a fairly old doggie who belonged previously to an old lady who passed away...she's been a right old softie up till about 8 weeks back when she bit my step-mums sister,it was only a nip but she has since done it a couple of times to other people!!...my step-mum monitored it the last time and it looked like she'd had a fit just before she bit someone!!..she's since bit my step-mums finger quite badly and she has said that she will have to put her down,but she just can't bring herself to do it....the last time I spoke with her,a week ago,she said she would be speaking to the RSPCA,she really doesn't want to have her put to sleep though she knows it's probably for the best...she's such a lovely doggie normally,such a shame.....the fact that your doggie is ok with adults, i hope you can find a new home for him as like you say,it's far too risky with having kids when he's behaving like this..let us know how you get on with him...xx

[freelili]

Mrs S

Knowing how your little boy thinks and reacts you know you have to get rid of that dog ASAP.

I love animals as much as the next person but a scared Autistic child?? You have to do whats the best for him.

I am soo very sorry youre in this situation, I hope the little one is OK and I do feel for the dog too but the child is the most important.

Youre such a strong person to be able to cope with this, I do not think I would have cope with it as well.

Good luck hun and extra special love as always.

youre in my thoughts.

[Lisa2009]

To be honest, im not that sad about getting rid of the dog because my kids will always come first.
I would rather not have him put to sleep. I have been on google and found a lot of rescue places, i will ring a few on monday and see how i get on.

The problem i have now is that my other dog went to my little boy last night and he started screaming. The other dog is very placid and quiet and has never hurt anybody in the 8 years we have had him.
Lets hope he will settle with him once the other one has gone.

[debtmountain]

Let's hope so Mrs S...and you're right of course that the kids should come first...the worrying thing is the fact that you have another doggie too...your little boy may well be so traumatised now,that he will scream at all doggies...I have a nephew who suffers with aspergers,he's 26 now but when he was 3, he was bitten by a doggie and for years after,he would scream if a doggie came anywhere near him,but as the years have gone by,he doesn't seem too scared now but he will never stroke a doggie either...let's hope,in your case that this doesn't happen with your little boy though as would be a shame to get rid of your other doggie too...xx

[freelili]

My son was bitten by a rabbit when he was five and to this day he is so scared of them, rabbits are not something you bumb into every day but even pictures on clothes and bunnies on easter stuff he just couldnt bare to look at.

[Wizzzard]

Hi Mrs S ... I had a friend with a similar problem.He got in touch with Dog Trust and they took the animal from him .... here is the link ...

http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/

gotta be worth a try

[Skippy]

I used to sponsor a dog at the Dogs Trust. They do really good work, and they never put a healthy dog down.

Good luck with finding him a home Mrs S xxx

[kallis3]

I think the majority of places are like that now. We had Suzie from the local branch of the Birmngham Dogs Home, and they don't put them down unless they are too ill or too aggressive. RSPCA are the same.

[Skippy]

Have the RSPCA changed their policy? I watched a programme last year and they rescued a healthy dog but it was put to sleep because they had no room.

[kallis3]

As far as I know they don't put them down. I know they used to.

I've looked on the website and can't see anything about it on there.