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My nephew was just stroking foxy and she suddenly went for him and started to bark at him
I really don't know what to do
she hasn't shown any viciousness to me
Unfortunetely because this is not my house it is up to my mum whether i can keep her or not




A previously abused dog is bound to have some issues If she has been hit in the past she is quite likely to fear even a friendly approach and it may take some time to rebuild her trust in people.

What exactly happened? Had your nephew been stroking her for a while before she snapped, or was it as soon as he touched her? Where abouts on her body did he touch her? Was he bending over her? Did he reach over her head to stroke her? Was he talking to her at the time? Did she growl before snapping? Did she make contact with her teeth? Has she had a thorough vet check to ensure that she is in no pain or discomfort? What did the people present do when she snapped?




He was sitting next to her when she did it
it happened not long after he started to stroke her
she snapped (didin't manage to make contact) and then began barking at him




Awww what a shame - its unfortunate but not all dogs like children - and who can blame them, most of them grab and shout at them and tease them

Hope you don't have to rehome Foxy - perhaps if you tell your nephew and other children to just ignore her whilst she settles in a bit and be wary on walks if there are any children nearby.

There is a Jack Russell cross up our road who is great with women but doesn't like men for some reason and will bark at them and scare them. One old man delivering something to my next door neighbour was trapped on the drive with the dog barking at him at the bottom and was scared of moving until I went out and shouted Jumbo (the dogs name) and held his collar until the man got back to his car again.




Problem is my sisters are threatening my mum that the grandchildren won't come round unless she gets rid of her

I'm really upset at this because i have absolutely no say and my mum has always taken my sisters side against me
i don't really know what else to say




Aw Stewart thats a shame Foxy would have been better with no one stroking her ..as I posted the other day she needs to be left alone and given time until she feels comfortable..the little boy should not have gone near her at the moment.. eventually in time he should have invited her to come to him...it's hard I know to do this with children who want to touch..she may have been hurt by a child in the past or simply afraid and not used to them.




He's a good lad and loves dogs




He's a good lad and loves dogs It must have been a nasty scare for the little boy too ...
Sorry for you all Stewart...




He did seem a bit shaken by it




Its a shame because I think in time she would get used to children and would probably have been great friends with your nephew When I had Sabre he wasn't particularly child friendly either - he was okay with Dan and Laura but I couldn't trust him with others. I remember him growling at a young child that kept on insisting on touching him and he was really scared because he hadn't met any young children before. I was really worried when I got pregnant with Rhianna because I didn't think he would like a baby in the house at all but I couldn't have been more wrong. He was wonderful with her once he knew what she was and that she wasn't any threat to him at all and he was also great with my sisters grandchildren when they came up from Southend. Rhianna could do anything with him he was wonderful with her

I hope you find another good home for Foxy It must be so hard for you at the minute Stewart