No words for this one..

Sad story :( I hope that little boy isn't to badly scared. I do feel sorry for the dog as well though :( Goes to show how quickly accidents can happen even when they were being careful and doing one to one intros.

Unfortunately as we were warned in collage and I have noticed in practice.... the Northern Breeds(mamalutes/huskies etc) aren't known for showing a lot of obvious warning signs before they nip/bite. Ie an obvious growl or air snap step before a full on contact bite seems to be skipped fairly frequently, and signs like trying to avoid contact,nervous licking, the rolling eyes and slink away warnings are much more common before the piss off and leave me alone bite but those are harder to read and take seriously..

That teacher must be feeling absolutely terrible...
 
The only people who know what happened were there but by the sounds of it that would be a pretty intimidating set up for the dog.

Rubbish for the boy, the parents, the school, the teacher and the dog but I wonder why it was allowed to happen.
Big dog of a breed not naturally given to lots of social interaction, quite a high pressure atmosphere, lots of small, fast-moving people :(
 
Gosh - shame that teacher decided to bring her own dog, would perhaps have been better to organise someone to bring in a dog experienced in that kind of thing, PAT dog or guide/hearing dog. Terrible shame for all concerned.
 
CaveCanem said:
The only people who know what happened were there but by the sounds of it that would be a pretty intimidating set up for the dog.
Big dog of a breed not naturally given to lots of social interaction, quite a high pressure atmosphere, lots of small, fast-moving people :(
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Absolutely agree.

Aru - I work closely with sibes, own malamutes and samoyeds, and without exception, they all have wonderful natures.
You are right that these breeds have a reputation, but I think it is more down to the 'type' that own them (dons tin hat :D).
These dogs are not easy, and need to be worked to keep them happy IMO, as a result, they don't make good pets. But people see a cute, little 'wolfy' pup advertised on Gumtree etc, and without any research whatsoever, go and buy it.
It gets to 6 months, full of energy, and naughtiness, the owners can't cope with this, the fluff, the size, and sell it on.
These breeds are incredably sensitive (especially mals) and don't handle change or upheaval well. So you now have an insecure, high energy, strong dog - not good.
Couple that with, as you say, not showing much warning to nip, and it's a nightmare waiting to happen.

I think the dog in question though was described as a large terrier type.
 
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There's been conflicting reports, I'd heard it was a Malamute and then on the radio later it was a terrier.
I can't help thinking that what would seem like a 'very controlled position' to a human would be a 'very stressful' position or 'high pressured' or 'Mexican Stand-Off' in the dog's head.
 
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