The dog was trained in germany and he is aggressive. He is a male about 3 years old. He comes from the same line of shep that the nyc transit cops use. Owner keeps him in a pen outside. I have been around the dog about 5 or 6 times dog in pen me outside pen. One day I visited my friend who owns dog. Dog was not in pen. I walked along side of house and the next thing I hear is my friend yell at his dog No. The dog was out of the pen and off leash. I did not move and stood perfectly still. The dog approached me showing what appeared to be a friendly greeting. He was wagging his tail. I gave him a chance to sniff me.
The dog was very curious as to why I was not showing any fear.
Then the owner came running toward the dog and when the owner got between me and the dog the dog bit me on the forearm. Luckily it was winter and I was wearing a thick carhart jacket and multiple layers underneath. He gave me one good bite and had a playful look on his face after he got me. I stayed calm and did not make any moves toward the dog. He told me to get in my car and begged me not to report the situation. The owner told me the dog is trained to kill.
This shepard could have easily went right for my throat. Thats where he is trained to target a full attack. The pressure of the bite was intense. This dog could have crushed my bones like toothpicks.
The owner was very upset and called up the people who trained him.
They said he gave me a warning bite and as long as I did not show any aggression the dog has showed his dominance.
I was then told to come back and get introduced to the dog while he was muzzled and talk nicely to the dog and show no resentment.
They said the dog will sense resentment and not trust me.
I was amazed to find out how amazingly smart the shepard is.
He told me after I was introduced as no threat to the dog that the dog would take me in as one of the pack and protect me as he does the rest of the family as long as he remained dominant.
I decided to just keep it simple. Whenever I visit the dog must be in the pen. So my question is this. This dog is trained to kill and he did not kill me, He gave me a warning bite. Does this dog have poor people skills ? Did I do the right things ? Did the owner over react
causing the dog to bite me ?
The dog was very curious as to why I was not showing any fear.
Then the owner came running toward the dog and when the owner got between me and the dog the dog bit me on the forearm. Luckily it was winter and I was wearing a thick carhart jacket and multiple layers underneath. He gave me one good bite and had a playful look on his face after he got me. I stayed calm and did not make any moves toward the dog. He told me to get in my car and begged me not to report the situation. The owner told me the dog is trained to kill.
This shepard could have easily went right for my throat. Thats where he is trained to target a full attack. The pressure of the bite was intense. This dog could have crushed my bones like toothpicks.
The owner was very upset and called up the people who trained him.
They said he gave me a warning bite and as long as I did not show any aggression the dog has showed his dominance.
I was then told to come back and get introduced to the dog while he was muzzled and talk nicely to the dog and show no resentment.
They said the dog will sense resentment and not trust me.
I was amazed to find out how amazingly smart the shepard is.
He told me after I was introduced as no threat to the dog that the dog would take me in as one of the pack and protect me as he does the rest of the family as long as he remained dominant.
I decided to just keep it simple. Whenever I visit the dog must be in the pen. So my question is this. This dog is trained to kill and he did not kill me, He gave me a warning bite. Does this dog have poor people skills ? Did I do the right things ? Did the owner over react
causing the dog to bite me ?