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#431 Should You Put a Dog Down for Biting?
In this episode, Niall asks: Should you put a dog down for biting?
A distressed listener wrote in about a painful family dilemma. Her five-year-old dog bit their three-year-old son on the leg badly enough to need stitches. Her husband now insists the dog must be put to sleep to protect their child. She believes it was a one-off incident that could be managed with training or rehoming. Who is right?
Some callers sided with the husband, saying once a dog bites a child so seriously, you can never fully trust it again. They argued the safety of a child must always come first, even if it means…
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