I've found some old family letters I'm slowly making my way through. The one I'm currently on was written in 1965. I've never had a dog myself so don't really understand doggy psychology. This family member, lets call him Bill, wrote about his dog Max. From the grainy photos Max looks like he could be an all-black German Shepherd perhaps, or maybe a black mongrel? Perhaps slightly smaller. Bill goes on to write that they've just had to take Max to the RSPCA to be put down because he'd bitten 5 people. (on separate occasions). Torn the new trousers of the neighbour & tore open a young woman's shopping bag in the market totally without provocation. Bill goes on to write that he can't understand it, that Max behaves perfectly ok at home. He goes on to say that it's curious his childhood dog was just the same & that had to be put down too. But auntie so&so had a miniture poodle & that was docile like a teddy bear. After Max was put to sleep, a further 3 people came forward to say they'd also been bitten.
What do you think was happening here? I'm wondering if it was more than a training issue? Was the dog traumatised perhaps? Was there some dynamic with Bill if this isn't the first dog he's had put down? I'm just curious if you have any ideas?...
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