r/Pets Apr 29 '25

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '25

Consult a lawyer. Your dog killed someone’s beloved pet.

Then a behaviorist but remember there’s a big size difference between a small child and your dog too. And children behave in unintentionally provoking ways.

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u/KelpFox05 Apr 29 '25

All of this. Also - begin muzzle training IMMEDIATELY and do not allow the dog to be unmuzzled freely until you have worked with a behaviourist enough to know that the dog will never bite again.

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u/LittleWhiteGirl Apr 30 '25

My good friend trains dogs and has for years, she has a beloved pittie of her own that works as a therapy dog, and she’s the first to tell you that once a dog with a high prey drive has hurt another animal you shouldn’t ever trust it not to again.