I have a family issue that leaves me literally paralyzed.. If anyone has an opinion I`d value it.. My son left home for a year, then 6 months ago came back with his pit bull puppy (around 7-8 months old then).. She was the sweetest tiny puppy when he got her, completely in love with him, would cry her heart out when he left her alone, following him everywhere.. He & his girlfriend treated her more like their CHILD than pet, scolding her & holding her for time outs etc.. The ONLY thing I objected to was he played aggressively w/ her, in a way I feared would MAKE her aggressive, and I warned him .. He ONLY visits every few weeks NOW, & has left Nova w/ me, (because apparently pits are hard to get permits & insurance for landlords).. I completely LOVE her & she is always in my lap, or beside me.. She has the best personality, out of ALL my dogs.. She is a lot of fun to play with, she even has her OWN toys & loves stuffed animals.. I have no fear of her EVER harming a PERSON... But she has developed a blood lust for fighting, and ESPECIALLY for my small white haired, blue eyed dog, FAY.. I warned Phoenix a WEEK ago if it happened again, I was getting RID of her.. He told me, "No I wasn`t, I had to keep her now".. I NEVER agreed to KEEP her, I just let him leave her here, until he figured out what his plans were..Then yesterday, Fay was sleeping on the floor, & Nova flew off the chair, & clamped down on Fays face.. This time I had to scream for help from my 12 year old TONY, to pull Fay from one end, while I pulled Nova from the other, because Nova is all muscle now ... The trauma of Tony having to witness this OVER & OVER, plus POOR FAY!!!.. This has happened so MANY times lately FAYS face is getting scarred, & I am starting to live each day in fear, AGAIN never knowing when the violence is going to happen.... Before Phoenix was born, I had a dog that was like my first child, named Rubicon, he was my WHOLE world.. He followed me, without a leash, since he was a tiny puppy ( and became huge black lab)... I started cleaning houses JUST to KEEP him with me, he would wait on the porch until I was done.. When I moved to Santa Cruz, we would walk on the beach every night at sunset.. Our special time was ruined when he started getting attacked, ALL the time by vicious dogs off leashes & owners nowhere in sight!!! I would TRY to go for our walks, but eventually had to stop, out of fear... The violence of the attacks brought back times I was attacked by dogs as a child & started to traumatize me ... It got to the point I could not go out in public for 31/2 years, without extreme fear, I was ONLY able to walk from my car & something close by.... I ended up overcoming it, on my own, but it took a lot of hard work, (19 yrs. ago).. I am at the point of having Nova put to sleep now, rather than witness another attack.. I have refused to let her back in the house, at this time.. The LAST attack before this one, I started to panic when Fay would start to walk near Nova. I would rush over & pick her up & carry her from the room, Nova sensing my fear would THEN try to attack Fay in my arms.. It used to be over food, Nova had parvo as a puppy, & could not have food & water... Because of it, she gets aggressive with the dogs when there`s food around, so we know that`s a trigger for her.. I feel it is my duty to protect Fay,( & my son), from any more violence & abuse...I would PREFER to find her a good home, but Phoenix says that whoever took her, would use her for dog fighting being a pit bull.. She is used to being loved & cuddled all day long, I don`t want to keep making her stay outside, because I really do LOVE & MISS her, it hurts me when she looks at me, because I don`t think she understands why I am pushing her away...The day BEFORE she attacked Fay, I prayed she wouldn`t do it again, because as I held her & played with her (with a hair brush) she had me laughing so much, I thought to myself, how could I EVER have thought to put her to sleep last week.... I have tried to find a home for FAY, over the last several months, rather than give Nova up, because I KNOW this will affect my son so much, but I can`t find a home for Fay .... So if anyone has an opinion I`d love to hear it..... Desperately Seeking, a BETTER solution... Susyn.. :-(
Posted on: Sat, 14 Sep 2013 22:39:46 +0000
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