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If this were the first bite, my opinion would be a little less extreme that it is after a dog bites multiple times. I'm not necessarily a "one bite and it's out" fanatic, but I do believe in very closely managing a dog you know is a biter/bite risk. Regardless of breed.
I live with a bite risk dog. I don't call him a biter because with super stringent management, he's never bitten anyone. Would he? Absolutely. But I won't allow that to happen because NO ONE is allowed to handle him but Jeff or myself. He is muzzled when he is in public. He is crated when someone comes to the house. He is never exposed to things I know trigger him. He is always under my supervision - play time, potty time, all the time. Is this fun? Not really, but when you own a biter/potential biter, you do what you have to do to keep everyone safe, or you make that extremely difficult decision. Those are the only two options in my world with a biter/bite risk...and I'm not ready to choose the second option so I manage like a madwoman.
I'm not sure what your living situation is (for example, are you the only one there? Do you have roommates? Family? Others that may handle him?), but if you can't ensure that the dog is managed in a way that protects him as well as other people, I'm afraid you have a hard decision to make. I've been in those shoes, and it sucks. Best of luck to you.
I live with a bite risk dog. I don't call him a biter because with super stringent management, he's never bitten anyone. Would he? Absolutely. But I won't allow that to happen because NO ONE is allowed to handle him but Jeff or myself. He is muzzled when he is in public. He is crated when someone comes to the house. He is never exposed to things I know trigger him. He is always under my supervision - play time, potty time, all the time. Is this fun? Not really, but when you own a biter/potential biter, you do what you have to do to keep everyone safe, or you make that extremely difficult decision. Those are the only two options in my world with a biter/bite risk...and I'm not ready to choose the second option so I manage like a madwoman.
I'm not sure what your living situation is (for example, are you the only one there? Do you have roommates? Family? Others that may handle him?), but if you can't ensure that the dog is managed in a way that protects him as well as other people, I'm afraid you have a hard decision to make. I've been in those shoes, and it sucks. Best of luck to you.