I can only echo what Karen has said. Sometimes it seems as if everything and everyone is against you. Fingers crossed that everything improves for you and your dog!

Christine

I second that motion that I really hope you & your dog have a much better upcoming weekend! My thoughts & prayers are with you!

I think I can relate to you - not sure but on Monday I was in a car accident which the car is totalled ( I'm okay just very sore & tired) but then to add to the injury today while walking my dog this afternoon - who is not well either - i got stung by a bee on my.. er.. my backside! What a week, eh?

Hope that last part makes you laugh - I wasn't laughing earlier but now reading it in print I guess I can say this week has been "a real pain in the a**"!

So glad you weren't badly hurt in the accident that wrecked your car! But it must have left you shaken and sore! Hope you get over it soon.

To suffer the accident was bad enough, but as for the sting in the tail, well, what can I say - my sympathies are with you!
 
Christine

he may be put to sleep

I hope not - it's bad enough if the dog is suffering.  Fingers crossed for you. 

my dog was a stray who came to my kennels badly underweight and with one hell of an attitude problem. at first we thought he'd be un-rehomable because he was so aggressive.

as the days past he gradually came round, after a few weeks i began to fall for him and ended up taking him.. that was last october or somethin.

he got better and better and soon became a really great dog, i managed to train him up and got through a few aukward patches.

then all of a sudden a few weeks ago he started becoming unpredictable. he would get so over excited he'd start jumping up and biting at my arms.

the first time was nothing, i didnt think much of it, he was playing with a toy and got too excited then jumped at me and caught my jumpe, he calmed right down when i stopped him and i gathered he got a bit too happy...

the second time we were out for a walk and all of a sudden he went daft, ran round, up, down and all over the place then started jumping up biting at me, he managed to give me a huge bruise on my upper arm. but he calmed right down when i told him to, just as suddenly as he'd started.

the third time was when i made the decision about possibly getting him pts. me and my partner were walking up the path when he took another daft turn, only this time he jumped at Liams arm and would have ripped it right off if he hadn't been wearing his thick leather jacket. and he didnt calm down, i had to grab him by his collar to stop him doing it again to me. and in doing so, got my hand bitten quite badly.

so far, it isnt the case of what he HAS done, its what he woud have done or could have done... and each daft turn seems to get worse, i dont want to think about what he could do the fourth time.

now ive been through this story without telling the breed because this isnt the case, he's an unpredictable dog and i cant put myself or other people at this risk..obviously the size and strength in him makes my problem more urgent... i love him so much though, this is why i still have him just now, now, at the moment he's living in his kennel because im dog sitting a boston terrier and he hates other dogs, and for the size difference i couldnt take the risk of an incident between them. but once this little monster goes home my dog will be put onto a strict trained routine so i can moniter him, because obviously i dont want to put him down but like ive said.. he cant go on like he is...

this is the whole story (i think) hopefully i havent left much out..

What a horrible predicament for you to be in. It is so difficult when a dog becomes aggresive to the point of injury. I hope that in time the problem can be resolved. I wish all the very best for you and the dog so the being PTS becomes a memory and he can overcome any problems. It might be worth getting him checked out by the vets as I have heard of this behavior before and it has been due to medical problems, which could range from toothache too brain tumours so always worth getting it checked out. All the very best.  Nora