Animal Cops

I was SEVEN when the dog bit me, and my stepmother had told me to get the dog out of the trash. I do agree that there are much less severe cases of food agression that can be treated with TLC and it is not always right to put the dog down, but some dogs are just dangerous. I can very easily see someone getting a food agressive dog, getting bitten, and turning around and suing the animal rescue organization they got the dog from for not screening for food agression.

By the way, the dog was looking right at me as I approached. He got out of the trash, and when I bent over to close the lid again, that's when he jumped and bit me on my face. He wasn't startled at all. Just because a dog LOOKS like a good pet doesn't mean it isn't going to bite you.

holtho you are absolutely right on target except for one thing. In many shelters they do test right after admission or within a day. I also object to the food testing at all as I don't feel that is a fair judgement of the dogs overall temperment. After all, don't we preach to people to NOT ever go near a dog when it is sleeping, eating, or has puppies as the dog has the right to "react" at those times.