OMG.One of GS Dogs chewed up a Vet (car) last night? ?

Question

A GSD that I put at the business where I work 7 mo.ago is / was well trained but has been getting very aggressive lately. She has gotten where she will not listen. She has been acting strange lately. Over the weekend she actually chewed up the fiberglass wheel wells and hood (it's all one piece) on a black vintage vet that was being stored where I work. I am not talking about a nibble here and there, I mean destroyed the front end of that car. It will take several thousand dollars to repair. I had to take her to the vet (dr.) as her mouth was totally messed up. The vet (dr) said whatever she was after, she was out for the kill or she wouldn't have kept on and messed herself up so bad. There is no way to remove the fiberglass from her mouth and body. Have to wait to see if her body absorbs it and if she eliminates it. She is in a lot of pain because the fiberglass is in her tongue, gums, throat etc. All I can give her is something for infection. Of course she was fired and now I don't know what to do with her. After leaving the vet (dr) we took her home and she tried to attack my pregnant lab. She is starting to scare me. I had her on a leash and she tried to get away but couldn't and growled at me. My husband grabbed the leash and had to half lead half drag her to what we call doggy prison. It is an extra secure pen for when we have rescue dogs with behavior problems. She started chewing on the thick wire. I believe she has lost her mind. The vet (dr) said it was time to let her go. What happened here?

Answer 1

Do a search for a GSD rescue in your area.Someone may be able to re-train her to be a pet and live in the house with people and not in a car lot. "Never anyones pet" is so sad.

Answer 2

Is rabies a possibility here? Whatever it is, if there's no rapid improvement, you should put her down before she becomes a danger to you and others.

Answer 3

Wow - Sounds like something has spooked her pretty bad. If you are afraid of your dog, it is time to let go. Destroying something to the point of pain is a dangerous place for you to be in. If you are serious about wanting to keep her, call an animal behaviorist - they may be able to help.

Good luck

Answer 4

sounds like she's frustrated because she doesn't have any actual work to do.

my sister (foolishly due to her lack of dog experience) purchased a GSD pup last winter from a highly recommended breeder. at 7 mths, the pup tried to attack another shopper at petco. my sister sent the dog to doggy boot camp for 6 weeks and has a private trainer in 2 x a week.

Answer 5

You didn't train your dog, that's what happened.  Add into the mess all those toxic substances found at car lots and you probably poisoned the dog.  Please don't get another.

Answer 6

Okay first off, you say your scared of thee dog, this is the time to get rid of the dog...the dog knows your scared and its not gonna be safe for you to keep the dog...if you cannot retrain the dog due to your fear, then your asking for problems and most likely worse ones.

call a breed rescue shelter,and please surrender her to them, they will get her th training and medical help she needs.

I cant believe a vet wants to wait and see if the fiberglass will pass, this is very toxic to dogs and the longer its in their system, well it will only make the dog worse..medically and mentally, the pain must be awful for her...

she was just left in a car lot, and no socialization, no wonder she ate a car, she was alone and bored to death.

the best thing for this dog is to be placed elsewhere.

I never say get rid of your dog, but in this case, I will flat out say, its in the best interest of the dog and for your safety, if you are scared of her, she is gonna pick up on it and you may be the next meal.

give to the breed rescue and save her life.

Answer 7

Is the dog possibly demented?  Maybe she is ill.  Of course, since she is basically a commodity, and not a pet, it probably isn't financially worth it to salvage the dog.  She may need expensive testing to see if she is ill or has a neurological defect, and may need expensive and extensive behaviour modification.

With the aggression, she can't be placed at most shelters.

Hopefully, you can look into a breed-specific rescue group and she can find a life somewhere else instead of being put down for not being cost-effective if it comes down to that.  

Is the companion another dog that may be new?  Is it possible she caught something from him?  It really sounds like either she is sick, and needs medical help, or somehow someone did something bad to her at work and they just didn't get caught.  Since she went after the car, is it possible someone drove it too close to her or something and she became afraid of it?

Answer 8

Why did you have the dog at the business anyway? You're crazy to leave a dog there unattended! She's attacking the pregnant dog because she's in pain and doesn't feel well, and you peopel are dragging her around like a rag doll! Give her to someone who can take care of her instead of letting her chew on cars.

Answer 9

Has she been evaluated?  

Any tests run?  If yes, what specifically?

Bloodwork?

Done a full thyroid?

See link about aggression and thyroid.

http://www.canismajor.com/dog/thyroid.ht...

And apparently there is also a link between pesticides and aggression.

http://www.organicconsumers.org/Toxic/pe...

Recent rabies vaccination?  

Killed vaccines like those for rabies virus can trigger immediate and delayed adverse vaccine reactions (termed "vaccinosis")  While there may be immediate hypersensitivity reactions, other acute events tend to occur 24-72 hours afterwards, or up to 45 days later in the case of delayed reactions. Reactions that have been documented include:

*Behavior changes such as aggression and separation anxiety

*Obsessive behavior,self-mutilation, tail chewing        

*Pica - eating wood, stones, earth, stool

*Destructive behavior, shredding bedding

*Seizures, epilepsy

*Fibrosarcomas at injection site

*Autoimmune diseases such as those affecting bone marrow and blood cells, joints, eyes, skin, kidney, liver, bowel, and central nervous system.

*Muscular weakness and or atrophy

*Chronic digestive problems

http://www.rabieschallengefund.org/page4...

There are plenty of vets and pet owners that are either unaware or simply refuse to believe any of this.

But pica, aggression and destructive behavior certainly seem to sound like what she's exhibiting.

You didn't tell us how long you've had this dog.

I would have asked the vet for something to give for pain in addition to the antibiotic.  She must have pain if she's ripped up so terribly.

I really feel for the dog, but if you can't figure out what's caused this change of temperament and resolve the situation then you may have no other alternative.

Hopefully at least one of the links I provided will prove beneficial.

Best of luck.