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Question by KEITH
Submitted on 9/1/2003
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MY 7 YEAR OLD CHOW BIT A NEIGHBOR WALKING BY OUR HOUSE ABOUT 10 FEET IN FRONT OF THE FRONT DOOR. HE WAS ON A LEASH AND I WAS ALSO OUTSIDE WITH HIM. HE'S BEEN OUT THERE MANY TIMES BEFORE WITH NO INCIDENTS. THIS PERSON FIRST WALKED DOWN THE STREET DRAGGING A LARGE TREE BRANCH BEHIND HIM. THEN HE WALKED BACK ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LATER. MY CHOW WAS BARKING BOTH TIMES AT HIM AND HE BIT HIM ON THE WALK BACK. DO YOU THINK THIS PERSON SOMEHOW SPOOKED HIM? WAS HE JUST BEING PROTECTIVE OF HIS HOME? I'VE ASKED MANY FRIENDS AND FAMILY, AND A LITTLE MORE THAN 1/2 OF THEM THINK I SHOULD GIVE HIM AWAY. SHOULD I BE WORRIED ABOUT MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN? HE'S ALWAYS BEEN VERY PROTECTIVE OF MY WIFE AND I, AND IS GOOD AROUND FAMILY THAT HE KNOWS AND SEES FAIRLY OFTEN. HE'S ALWAYS BEEN GOOD AROUND MY KIDS, TOO, BUT I WOULD NEVER FORGIVE MYSELF IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO THEM CONCERNING MY CHOW. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ADVICE ON WHAT I SHOULD DO? MY CHOW IS LIKE A FAMILY MEMBER AND IT'D REALLY CRUSH ME TO LOSE HIM. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANKS.

Answer by laura
Submitted on 2/8/2004
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I had a chow for 3 years and he was always protective with my family. He has been agressive ( growling) with some people- but with some training using the gentle leader head collar, he improved. He is territorial, and within the last few months, he has bitten 3 people in the same spot ( the back of the calf area). Two of the bites I explained off- each of those people had another dog's scent on them and came into the house. But the last one was when he bit my Mother ( who he knew very well). Two of these bites broke the skin- but the bottom line is I could not trust him. We loved this dog so much..... we had to have him put to sleep. I would be careful- because it can escalate ( according to my vet. ) Good luck Laura

Answer by labrdogs
Submitted on 7/6/2005
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Once a biter always a biter. after that first bit a dog will do it again and it becomes worse. The last thing that you want to do is put your kids in harms way. I know the feeling of the dog being a family member. You can try to use calming aids and keep her in a fenced back yard away from people but restraining her like that could make her even more upset. Giving her away is not a good thing because you have given her to someone who now has to deal with the problems of the biting. The best thing to do is put her to sleep, expecially if she is showing any signs of agression. We had a dog bite one of ours and have since been fighting with the law and the owners because they can not control the animal, and because of that some dog biting ours he turned and bit another... we tried everything in the book prior to putting him to sleep but in the end it was the right thing to do. And those of you that have had their dogs bit others and all you do is eplain it away, shame on you. You need to know how to control the dog to prevent it from happening in the first place and then for it to happen over and over again, not good. You are all lucky that your dog didn't bite me because I would have sued, as I did of the owners that caused all our problems. In the end we were responsible enough to put our son to sleep to prevent him from injuring a person or another dog. Be a responsible pet owner.

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Answer by eden
Submitted on 1/17/2004
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I think that your neighbor probably intimidated your chow and made him feel like you or his home were in danger. By carrying the tree branch it probably made him look more threatening to your chow. My chow has bitten my boyfriend once and that was because he was drunk and trying to put her diaper on her when she was in heat. So don't forget that dogs have a sixth sense in my opinion and yours felt the need to protect you for some reason.

Answer by Tamara
Submitted on 2/18/2004
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Hey my dog has never bit anyone(but i shouldn't say that because he has but not bad) but he is very agressive to people he doesn't like, when they come inside we always have to tell them don't pet him let him sniff you. But what i really wanted to know is that my dog is 7 almost 8 i think and he is scratching himself till like he bleeds and no he has these patches on his side where there is no skin so i was wondering what should i do?

Answer by marcy
Submitted on 3/16/2004
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I think your chow has probably got hot spots where they bite the hair and the skins becomes sore and raw. You can try putting a wet tea bag on the spot and hold it there for 5 minutes. Do this 2 times a day until the redness goes away and it should heal fine. You can also purchase a cream from your vet that will dry them up.

Answer by JellyBeans girl
Submitted on 5/19/2005
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I also have a Chow shes 9 or 10, she has never bit anyone besides our other dogs. i been researching the breed for about 3 days now and have accually learned something. They can be suspicious of strangers. Chow may become aggressive and bite, if violent behavior is encouraged in the house or if they think they have to protect their territories. They also love to be their won boss. Even with their hardheadedness chow are very reliable and good around children and protective of their homes. Hope that helps !!!

Answer by Cristina
Submitted on 1/29/2006
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Have you given any thought at all to your neighbor's rights? If you have an animal you are responsible for it. Your neighbor was walking where he had a right to be. You're trying to find a way to blame it on your neighbor, but you are at fault because you did not prevent your dog from harming a human being. You aren't even responsible enough to own a dog, it's a shame you have children. Of course you need to get rid of the dog, or perhaps next you'll be on here trying to find a way to blame your child after he or she is attacked.

Answer by get it together people
Submitted on 7/6/2006
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it sounds like you and your dog need training

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