Question for dog experts....

[dboyd351]

Originally Posted by reelapeelin

Dogs, like children, are largely a product of their upbringing...your cousin needs to train his dog to only attack a human on command...I would put the blame and responsibility squarely on him for not having his dog under control...sounds like he might get some perverse pleasure out of having such a dog...

Remember...there are no bad dogs...only bad OWNERS...jmho...

Absolutely!!!
Some breeds may be more or less prone to attack, but ultimately the dog's behavoir is a product of his upbringing. Just like there are good, well-behaved kids and others that aren't, the same is true for dogs. The fact that this dog has attacked more than one person and is still not being brought to task speaks volumes.

In many places if a dog is reported for this kind of behavoir several times the authorities will step in and take the dog away from the owner. I'm not suggesting you put yourself in such a situation with your relatives, but maybe someone should make them aware that this is a possibility if the behavoir isn't corrected.