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Originally Posted by Carrie
It's so hard to speculate as to why this happens. I have a hard time buying that the dogs attacked because she was about to fall and it spooked them. If the dogs were stable, that wouldn't do that to them. And if they've been apparently stable all this time, then what? It might be that pack instinct going into gear. I mean....both of them having a thyroid problem at once? Little things that we do shouldn't trigger a dog to come unglued. I mean...just the other night, I walked into my dark bedroom and didn't see Lyric sleeping on the floor just as I came in. I fell over him, putting my hands out in front of me on him to break my fall, my weight on him, stepping on him. Boy, was I suprised and so was he. He just stood up, stretched and wagged his tail. I switched on the light and he looked like, "Ok....what are we playing???" LOL.
Anyhow, that's an awful story and I wouldn't keep a dog who did that to me. Too scary.
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I have to agree, that it is hard to judge especially over the internet. BUT it does appear that something isn't right. If I started falling my dog would be looking back at me and scootin her butt out of the way of the clumsy white man and then hurry back after i've hit the ground to see if I was ok. Dogs don't just turn on their handlers or owners without any reason. Now whether or not the owner did something wrong, or was just a little naive and couldn't see the signs of underlying problems or caused them herself we'll probably never know. I'd have trouble keeping a dog around like that myself.