Malamute bite update - Page 4

phgsd · 09-03-2009, 08:06 PM

Okay I have a story too LOL

My nephew was...I would say around 2 years old when this happened but I'm not positive.

My sister had him in daycare at a lady's house since she worked during the day. She went to drop him off one morning and was in the kitchen talking to the lady that ran the daycare. The dog was in the kitchen and so was my nephew. The dog was some kind of boxer mix.

There was a bowl of cat food down on the floor, and the dog started eating it. The owner reached down and took the bowl away, and the dog turned around and bit my nephew in the face.
She missed his eye by about a millimeter and his lip was hanging - he had to have plastic surgery (at least once - maybe twice??) and we were afraid he would have serious scars for life. He was such a mess, I will have to see if I can dig up pics.

Within a few years the scars healed up, and looking at him you'd never know anything happened to his face.

He did have some fears though after it happened - we had a golden retriever at the time, the sweetest dog ever, and if he went to give my nephew a kiss for example my nephew would put his hands up to block his face and back up into a wall and panic for a moment. That lasted a long time, but he doesn't seem to have a lingering fear of dogs, he is 15 and seems fine with dogs.

MXpro982 · 09-03-2009, 08:59 PM

Yikes! That is a pretty gnarly story, too! Pictures would be great!

scannergirl · 09-03-2009, 09:09 PM

This is a 44 year old scar (on a 46 y/o face- no make up) that did not receive treatment. Not much, is it?

MXpro982 · 09-04-2009, 08:33 AM

No, that doesn't look bad at all!

09-03-2009, 08:06 PM	#31 (permalink)
phgsd Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 1,321	Re: Malamute bite update Okay I have a story too LOL My nephew was...I would say around 2 years old when this happened but I'm not positive. My sister had him in daycare at a lady's house since she worked during the day. She went to drop him off one morning and was in the kitchen talking to the lady that ran the daycare. The dog was in the kitchen and so was my nephew. The dog was some kind of boxer mix. There was a bowl of cat food down on the floor, and the dog started eating it. The owner reached down and took the bowl away, and the dog turned around and bit my nephew in the face. She missed his eye by about a millimeter and his lip was hanging - he had to have plastic surgery (at least once - maybe twice??) and we were afraid he would have serious scars for life. He was such a mess, I will have to see if I can dig up pics. Within a few years the scars healed up, and looking at him you'd never know anything happened to his face. He did have some fears though after it happened - we had a golden retriever at the time, the sweetest dog ever, and if he went to give my nephew a kiss for example my nephew would put his hands up to block his face and back up into a wall and panic for a moment. That lasted a long time, but he doesn't seem to have a lingering fear of dogs, he is 15 and seems fine with dogs. __________________ Kira, Kessy, Djenga, Madina & The JRT's

09-03-2009, 08:59 PM	#32 (permalink)
MXpro982 Master Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 501	Re: Malamute bite update Yikes! That is a pretty gnarly story, too! Pictures would be great!

09-03-2009, 09:09 PM	#33 (permalink)
scannergirl Knighted Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Outer Banks, NC Posts: 2,255	Re: Malamute bite update This is a 44 year old scar (on a 46 y/o face- no make up) that did not receive treatment. Not much, is it? __________________ Lisa Owned by: Lucina v Dare, GSD Fancy Me Deuce (Tedy) APHA gelding Purple Haze Nirvana AQHA mare Trooper rescue kitty and senior fur kid

09-04-2009, 08:33 AM	#34 (permalink)
MXpro982 Master Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 501	Re: Malamute bite update No, that doesn't look bad at all!

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