Dog owners fear accidental bites during reactivity
13 posts across 4 communities in the last 60 days; 62% from r/reactivedogs.
“Hi yall! My six-year-old female Frenchie Fish (only fish I ever caught ahah)we are Apartment based This last year she was attacked by another dog about her size while on a leash. The attack was basically she got tackled & bit on the neck. She didn’t have any blood drawn for…”
“Advice on dog bite Hi All! I am looking for advice on my situation with my dog. I rescued him about 3.5 years ago, he is probably about 6 now. His name is Sebastian and I love him so much. I am 25F and currently live in Denver. Sebastian has always gone everywhere with me, bars…”
“I took on a client about two months ago that has bad anxiety. The client told me that her first dog walker lost the dog on the walk, and the second dog walker got bitten by her dog. Basically the dog does not like anyone putting the leash on and is very territorial. We did a…”
Several dog owners are experiencing accidental bites from their reactive dogs, particularly when triggered by bikes or people on walks. They worry about the safety of themselves and others.
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“Advice on dog bite Hi All! I am looking for advice on my situation with my dog. I rescued him about 3.5 years ago, he is probably about 6 now. His name is Sebastian and I love him so much. I am 25F and currently…”
“I took on a client about two months ago that has bad anxiety. The client told me that her first dog walker lost the dog on the walk, and the second dog walker got bitten by her dog. Basically the dog does not like anyone putting the leash on and is very territorial. We did a couple practice runs to begin, and eventually I was able to get the dog on three walks in a row over the span of one month. The client only books about one walk a week. Fast-forward to two weeks ago, the dog bit me when I wa”
“Hi, I don’t know how to approach this. My dogs always been people fearful, and since teenagers stage some reactivity on the leash. He has never attacked anyone or any dog, but he does have a kind of fixation with male dogs - he’s also male and he’s 2 1/2 years old. he’s the son of one of my parents dogs - he didn’t suffer any abuse or anything. people when they see his reactions always assume that he’s been abused…the truth is it has always been very difficult and I’ve always tried my best and a”
“So I have a dog who's a mix of a German spitz and indian pariah dog. She's really sweet and affectionate normally but she has a terrible habit of biting whenever she's nervous. Even the groomers refer to her as the "dog who bites" lol. This habit amps up during thunderstorms or at night when I'm trying to get her to come into my room. She usually doesn't bite very hard but today she bit me hard enough to break skin. So what are some ways I can train it out of her? &”
“I have a 6mo aussie (40lbs) and he’s usually really good, he has never done this till about two days ago. He will randomly jump up super high and nip/ bite. He did this twice during our walk and one time while we were in the backyard and i was working on training something new with him. he’s bitten my arms quite a bit and given me bruises and i’m not sure what’s triggering him or what’s it called. submitted by /u/catsareprettycool69 [link] [comments]”
“I knew he is reactive to new people and dogs. I always take precautions when introducing him, either putting him in a kennel or on a leash til he can calm down and realize the new thing isn't a threat. Today my mom had a friend he didn't know come over for coffee. I knew he was coming but I was in the bathroom when he got here. My mom knew the dog was reactive, but thought that since he never bit anyone before she could just let him out to greet the new person. It obviously didn't go”
“Really unsure on how to go about this but my bf has a dog with a bite history (level 2 to best of my knowledge for all incidents). As far as I know there have been multiple incidents with people the dog is not familiar with, and last night with me. I’ve been living with my boyfriend for the past few months now that I’m pregnant and visited a lot prior. This dog is very familiar with me by now, and he will cuddle up and during thunderstorms will find comfort being near me. Well last night he was”
“So my dog is pretty aggressive towards other dogs and humans (usually only humans when they walk past our house), and has tried biting someone already all because she smelled their dogs on them. I'm worried she might try to attack another dog (which we have came close to once or twice), so I've wanted to muzzle train her. Unfortunately, me and my parents used the muzzle as punishment for nipping when she was a puppy. She now has problems with me trying to clip it on her. I've gotten”
“Hello! We have a reactive pup with a bite history. His first bite, he bit a vet tech during an anal gland expression. The second bite, he bit his dog walker after have a negative leash reaction. Since then we have worked with a vet behaviorist, gotten him on medication, done training and have had no other bite incidents since. We are considering having kids, and if we do have kids, we don’t feel safe with him around children. With that being said, my parents have offered to take him in. They are”
“My dog has dealt with dog fear after getting attacked previously. I tripped and the leash fell on my walk and he charged a dog and caused a couple puncture wounds. Dog went to vet and they did clean outs. We are paying the vet bills and going to walk him separately and work on muzzle training. I feel horrible for the other owners. I’m devastated. I’m worried Animal control will take my dog from me? We are going to go to reactive training. Do muzzles on walks. Any help or insight or comfort”
“I work at a kennel that is starting to cater to reactive dogs, And dogs with bite histories. My coworkers and I have all worked at animal control, and participate in bite Sports with our dogs. The summer alone all three of us have been bitten to the point of needing the hospital, and we are trying to come up with better strategies to support these dogs. Would it be reasonable to require these dogs that come in for boarding, particularly those who have tagged staff, to be participating in a train”
“I have a pretty reactive herding dog that has been quite a journey for my family. We have smaller animals that he is very well behaved around and ignores often times. At home he is very easy to call off if he is roughhousing them too much. We’ve now settled on using a muzzle-based leash that’s similar to a horse lead. This is actually been the best method for his walks so far and he is very easy to control without tugging. His behavior is very on and off though, depending on the day. We took him”
“so my dog and i had a huge misstep last night and he was able to bust a door down that wasnt closed all the way by a guest when they left. he is very barrier reactive but has zero bite history with dogs or people and has interacted with dogs positively till now. anyways he barked at a dog walker outside and when he jumped up at the door, it pushed open. he was outside for less than 15 seconds. i didnt see anything that happened with the walker because it was so fast. i immediately asked if the o”
“tl/dr: reactive foster dog barks at other dogs and attacks them, tries to bite and is hyperactive my family's currently taking care of a neighbor's dog (3f). the owners were an elderly couple, the woman wanted a dog, the man didn't, they took one anyways. few months later, the woman dies. this was a bit over 3 years ago. now, two-ish weeks ago, the man went in for emergency surgery and is still recovering elsewhere, so my family fosters the dog. after his wife passed, the neighbor ne”
“Hi yall! My six-year-old female Frenchie Fish (only fish I ever caught ahah)we are Apartment based This last year she was attacked by another dog about her size while on a leash. The attack was basically she got tackled & bit on the neck. She didn’t have any blood drawn for context and I scooped her up before anything else could happen! Not discrediting it but for context! Now I feel like she’s fine on a leash when we go for walks and when we go outside to go potty. The problem is starting w”
“Just for example, I am walking my dog on a leash that's typically great with other dogs and another off leash dog comes running, my dog reacts by protecting? Another example, normally great with people but I am walking a person aggressively comes up to me and tries to pick a fight or attack me and my dog reacts to the situation. Is that considered a reactive dog? submitted by /u/Hallow_76 [link] [comments]”
“My dog (2f) is reactive on walks sometimes to other dogs and people and bikes. Bikes in particular or running people trigger her. Several times over the past year we’ve had her she has bitten me while walking her seemingly by accident. Most times it’s happened it’s been a bike coming too close to her and she just starts flipping out, jumping/lunging in circles and biting/barking in all directions. I’ve been caught by one of her bites a few times. But it doesn’t seem to be her intent. I try to av”
“Hello, I would appreciate if everyone would be kind and understanding as this is a very sensitive subject for me at the moment. I would also appreciate no comments on our living situation, it was incredibly difficult for myself and my husband to go through and was our only choice to avoid homelessness. My husband and I have owned a Doberman for the last 4 years, and she is 6 this year. She showed almost no signs of reactivity when we first adopted her, but within the first year after adopting he”