Any dog has ever bitten you?Why? No reason?

When I was a kid a neighbor had a yellow Cocker Spaniel Taffy that I always teased. One day Taffy bit me.

I would keep the dog if I were you. If your borther doesnt like dogs, I think your dog sensed this and it made him feel agressive towards your brother. If you want your brother to visit again, promise him that you will have a muzzle on your dog, or maybe keep the dog out the back just while your brother is there. Then perhaps explain to your brother that it is his negativity that scares the dog and makes him waqnt to dfend himself.

Your dog/ pet is not the problem. Your brother is the biggest problem. This animal hater should NEVER be around your dog , or any pet alone. An animal can sense that people do not like them, or r afraid of them. He should NEVER be aloud to walk your dog/ pet because they will go after him. By the picture of my dogs u can see they would not take any ABUSE FROM ANYONE. That is what he would most likely do, if he hasn't done it already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. REMEMBER ALWAYS LUV/ CARE FOR YOUR DOG/ PET, THEY WILL ALWAYS LUV U.....

I have biten by a dog. I was in grade school. I don't remember what age I was. I do remember I was over at some friends place. We were playing and I remember we were running. They had a dog,a mutt,who wasn't the friendly. Somehow I ended up on the ground and got a bite on my left inner thigh! After that I never went over to my friends place again! Since then I have never been bitten by another dog. If I knew the dog would do something I would just walk away and just leave the dog be.

I've adopted a dog in the past that had issues,and the dog bit me a couple of times.He was possession guarding and he guarded my bed and couch.I got bit when I removed him off my bed,then in another incident he bit when he was chewing my glove and I didn't want him to,he bit me when I took it away.Of corse he went right back to that animal shelter.

Oh my. That doesn't sound good. It's sad that your brother dislikes pets so much that he doesn't want to come over any more. Maybe you can do as others have suggested and put the dog in another room when/if he comes over. (Not only for him, but for the dog's safety too!) Or maybe you could just go visit him, instead. Personally, I would be very angry. I don't think it is right for someone to beat an animal, or another person, simply because they don't like them. I probably would have kicked my brother out, if only for the day, and made sure that he was never alone in the room with one of my pets in the future. I've been bitten a couple of times. When I was young, my cousin had a chow who absolutely hated fast movements. Being a kid, I made a lot of fast movements. I got bitten quite a few times, but nothing too serious, thankfully! I was also bitten by one of my mom's dogs once. She was still young, only a couple of months old, but my mom had rescued her from people who weren't taking proper care of her. Basically, she and another, larger and older dog were kept in a tiny pen and rarely fed. When they were fed, the big dog would attack her to knock her away and get the food. Well, a week or two after we got her, my mom was sitting in a chair eating and I was playing on the floor. I crawled over near my mom and the dog just appeared out of nowhere and bit my face. She came very close to biting my eye. I had a hole right below my eye where one of her teeth punctured the skin. It terrified me at first, but after I calmed down and got to think, I doubt she was doing it out of meanness. Because my mom had food in her hand, I think she thought that we were about to get fed and her only chance at food was to attack me and chase me away. She never bit me again after that.

Dogs generally will only bite if provoked, unless they are trained or bred to be violent. The thing is when I was younger I always had dogs and they would nip(never pierced the skin) my brother because he would tease them, because they knew he would not harm them they were tolerant. They were all sweet and gentle with us. We found out that one of our dogs had a fierce reputation when we were not home, as he would protect the home from anyone, even people we knew unless he realized they were not doing anything wrong. It sounds like your dog did not like something your brother was doing, it may have been something small unimportant but that annoyed your dog, he may have snarled or reacted and when your brother might not have liked the attitude tried to put him out or hit him he may have attacked as he perceived danger. The thing is the fact that your brother does not like pets, is no reason for you not to keep your dog.

Yes, my own pet dog bit me years back when I was quite young....I don't remember why he did so but I remember that in those days patient was given 14 shots, one each day for 14 days. I was studying in school which had a hospital also 1/2 a kilometer away. Everyday during the break I used to go to the hospital for the shot.

dear ice, i have always been around dogs even when i was still young. our family loves to pet them. there are just people who are not nice to our pets and they tend to be violent when they are near the dog. naturally the dog fights back or would prefer not to see the person. in your situation, i will ask your brother to announce his coming every time so that you can keep your dog away before he comes, because i am sure you cannot say to your brother not to come because he makes your dog stressed every time he is there. sounds safer, right? ann

My dog is normally very sweet and affectionate, he's a shihtzu after all. But during the great flood here, he got stressed out because we had to tie him down. he bit my brother when he stepped over him to get to the bathroom. :( after that, he had bit my nephew too because he (the dog) was chasing after him (my nephew), not wanting him to go out. He's like that, when the kids are up here, he always wants to snuggle with them and keeps on jumping on them. When they get up to leave, he is on guard and would bark at them as if asking them not to leave. he scares them. otherwise, he's really very tame and sweet. I wonder how I can recondition him so he wouldn't do that anymore?

Hi icesmile! I hate people who are cruel to animals especially to dogs because I adore them so much. :) I don't really like cat but I am not cruel to them. We have 5 dogs at home and they have never bitten anyone. I was once bitten by a puppy when I was still 6 years old. I was bitten for no reason at all. I think it was just an accident and the puppy does not really want to bite me. I also think that it could be the puppy had a traumatic experience with other people and that was the reason he/ she got theatened when I went near him/ her. My parents and I went to my godfather's house. I was just 6 years old at that time. I was not aware that their neighbor has a puppy. I was so playful when I was still a kid. I would tease my younger brother and then run away from him as he tries to catch me. While I was running I never saw that there was a puppy near me. Maybe the puppy got scared as I was screaming and running and jumping up and down so it jumped over me and bite my left ankle. I was paralyzed and was shocked. Then the puppy ran away from me. However, that experience never lessened my love for dogs. I know what happened was just an accident and maybe it was partly my fault as I was not careful.

I was bit by a friend of the family's dog when I was twelve years old. Generally, when it was not in its territory, the little dog was fine and loved to be petted. However once inside its territory it became aggressive. I still bear the scars today from that dog biting me. Then in 2008 on Valentine's Day, my wolf-hybrid and Retriever mix got into a fight, and I went to separate them like always. I ended miscalculating, and got in the way of teeth. When my hybrid went to bite the Retriever, she accidentally nailed my thumb instead. And let's just say, it required a hospital trip, and a month of recovery. To this day, you can't tell anything. I hold no ill will towards dogs though. In fact, I still own the wolf hybrid. The Retriever however passed away from old age. And just because your brother says to get rid of your dog, don't. Unless your dog is proven for viciousness from the county, keep your dog. If anything, you can always lock your dog up in a room if your brother wants to visit.

i haven't been bitten by a dog, but had been bitten or scratched by cats several times, and bitten by rats once or twice. i like getting close to animals and irritating them sometimes so that's why i got similar treatments from them in return! we've had several dogs in the past and most of them have bitten people, the last one being the most dangerous as far as i knew. he alone bit several.

hey also got a dog. its a nice german sheperd. its only one year old now. its really freindly and playful. never had any problems with my dog. no bitting problems as such, just that its very playful an its teeth are pretty sharp. so sometimes when you playing with it you could get cut a few times. but im use to it now and love my dog so much.

I would be mad if someone miss treated my animals just because they didn't like them, but I guess that I would put the pet in a room while this person/family member visited so they wouldn't be bothered. But your brother should have left the dog alone and let you dealt with the animal. I am sure the dog would have responded alot better to it's owner.