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I have shown hubby this post, not too sure yet if he's willing to give it a try at this point or not but since he knows that his ultimatum (sp) of him or the dog may not work.... he may try it, who knows.  Thunder loves to be petted etc by him but up to last night, things were going well and the first 2 incidents are 'understandable', it is just last night that is bothering me.
My breeder isn't going to be much help (read byb--didn't know any better at the time) BUT I have found another a few hrs away that will be trying to help me.  Hopefully, I will be able to work this out with dh and thunder.

Right now i can't believe i am posting this.  Long story sorry.  My 3 yr old dane just bit (i think) my husband again!!  First this dog is VERY (read overly) bonded with me and always has been, until recently my husband worked out of town and was only homw wknd so thought this behaviour was a pack thing , but now it's been 9 mths or so in the same house.

First tonight we were sitting on the couch Thunder walked by hubby and he (hubby) jumped and said the dog bit him!!  I am not sure what happened, he had just barked at something outside before he walked pass hubby.  I didn't see the bite but hubby says thats what happened (he has 2 small scratch type marks on his shoulder.

This has happened twice before, once we were chasing eacxh other around camp and i screamed, the dog ran across the camp and nailed him in the shoulder.  He got in majot sh*t from me but was kind of understandable given the circumstances.  About a year ago, my hubby and teenage son were arguing and hubby grabbed son by the front of shirt, again dog bit hubby on upper arm shoulder area.  Again kind of understandable given the circumstances but......

With this happening tonight hubby says the dog goes, I am VERY attached to this dog BUT dont want my husband getting bit either.  Thunder has always barked etc at hubby if he raises his voice etc, he is very protective of me and the kids and our home.  He is great at the dog park with 100 people petting him and 100 dogs around (literally).

So I dont know what to do, I don't want to re home him, i really think that is not an option due to his obsesive attachment to me, I dont think he'd do well anywhere i wasn't (and no, I am not being overly dramatic or selfish with this statement).  Plus, i am not real comfortable re homing a dog that may or may not bite someone (he is good with the kids).  So either my hubby changes his mind or I think the only other option is to put him down.......... .....what a choice......wh at to I do??  Anyone?

We have had him at OB classes, did ok once the distraction of other dogs was done.  Trainer looked at him, wasn't real thrilled with his temperment but was ok with the way he listened to me.  We purchased him from a breeder at 8mths old after he's been taken back from previous owner who i believe abused him--- some sort of broom/stick/shovel etc, still doesn't like them to this day and will leave the room if he can when he sees one.  There are no behaviourist here either (4 hrs away) plus i am not sure hubby would agree to him staying at this point anyway for evaluation etc........... .  HELP

I feel your pain... we went through this 6 yrs ago when we adopted too.  Nothing to do with baae housing thought, i am in Canada.  We adopted a special needs 4 yr old at that time and it toook almost 3 yrs and 5 or 6 social workers to finally finalize it!!  (by that time we were pregnant too).  LOTS of paperwork but the homestudy wasnt all that difficult, we did it in one afternoon, it's the references etc that take the time because you are relying on others to get it done.   Good luck to you, I would also talk to someoen in charge on your base and see if special arrangements can be made for the to be able to have someone else let them in thus it being a 'surprise' visit--- we didnt get any of those.

thye dont feed her exclusively raw, just treats which means it probably wasnt frozen first.  I feed raw too but mine gets frozen for wks before i feed it so from what i ahve been told that should fix any parasite issues.

ok what is IPD?

no meds, no recent shots, no new food

My parents dog (7 yr old yellow lab) has been throwing up a blueish green bile like fluid for 3 days, off her food and not drinking either (even refuses raw bacon which she loves), can't tell if she is pooping or not since they have acerage. She is at the vets now on IV but he cant find anything wrong, full blood panel showed nothing, as did an xray, scheduled for barium swallow tomorrow but like i said, the vet cant figure this out?? Any ideas?? Dont think it is possible for her to have gotten into poison either as she never leaves the yard and they dont have anything around for her to get in to. This is also a good vet and the only one around for several hrs..... can anyone help?