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Pyrfolks,
I have been reading the replies To "a long story"
and felt the need to write. I am Jerry's fiancée and Angus' mom. I
must preface this by saying that Jerry was absolutely right, I am head over
heels in love with this dog, so my statements are highly biased. I have
read all of the replies and am curious. I am in no way definitive or
convinced that this isolated behavior is a harbinger of doom in regards to his
temperament or behavior. All the responses seem to refer to dogs that
showed a tendency to be aggressive behavior with strangers or a tendency to
bite. We have had Angus for about eight months now and he has never
displayed an aggressive nature. Two weeks ago, I took a piece of chicken
out of his mouth and got not so much as a growl from him, and Jerry is the
master, I'm the mommy. Also, unless I misread the replies, these dogs have
not had exposure to children or strangers. Angus has been excessively
exposed to both. He is a beautiful animal and people approach him without
ever asking, "is it safe?" (idiots) and has been manhandled/mauled/petted and
otherwise loved on by all species of strangers and never once been even remotely
irritated let alone aggressive in these situations. I must also say that
Angus was out of his routine environment when this happened. He has played
with this boy on numerous occasions when in our back yard, and though the
resultant behavior is inexcusable, I cannot believe that he didn't believe that
this was what was expected of him in THIS environment. And before you jump
to the conclusion that I am one of those wingnuts who puts the well-being of
dogs before the well-being of human, might I remind you that I am a physician,
one who has dedicated her life to the care, well-being and love of the human
breed. I am extremely distressed regarding this situation and am
desperately trying to come to the "right" decision. This is the first time
in nearly two years that we have come to a parting of the ways and I feel very
isolated and confused. I feel almost forced to choose between the man I
love and the fuzzy love of my life...and this is no small statement
considering the fact that I though that Elmo was THE ultimate dog of all time,
and I would likely not be engaged to his daddy had it not been for his undying
charm-Elmo's that is. I have often thought that in the grand scheme of
things, Elmo sent Angus to us. So...I need some unbiased, less black and
white opinions about this situation. I am sorry this has gone on so long,
but this is truly one of the more distressing decisions I have ever had to
make...and remember, I make life and death decisions for a living.
Warmest regards,
Denise
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