u/Away-Technician-1783

Not in actuality, but does their work overlap? I never see them spoken of at the same time. I feel like for all the whistleblower and UAP work they both do, they would be in the same rooms. But I’ve never heard either of them reference the other. That might just be me missing the convo. I’d just like to know if they are at odds in their takes, supportive of one another, or just totally ignore the other.

We adopted a Dutch shepherd in 2021 from a “breeder” where the other dogs were picking on her. She was 2 years old. She did have a lot of tiny white hairs in her face and the breeder said that’s where the other dogs had nipped at her. Looking back, I don’t know what to think of the breeder. It didn’t look like they took great care of their dogs in general… so I don’t know what to believe.

She was with us for almost a year. My kids were older teens. She became my favorite dog ever. I love her so much— like I understand now why people think of dogs as part of their family. She is my shadow. However, she began getting really aggressive with people besides us at about the year mark. She has bitten two of our friends. They didn’t need medical care, but she left a mark. She tries to attack anyone that comes in our home or gets near her. She then began attacking our other pets. She has attacked our old pitbull four times and both our cats. She injured the dog twice and a cat once, but not very badly.

I muzzle and leash her whenever we have guests over. I did have a trainer spend time with her and he said she isn’t “unredeemable” but she should never be trusted fully. Today she attacked our dog again and my son had his hand in her mouth trying to pull her off our other screaming dog.

I have been adjusting our lives to her aggression for years. Taking all the precautions to keep her alive. But I know she isn’t trustworthy. She growls and barks at my husband almost every time he hugs me. She still really likes him, but it’s like she has such terrible anxiety and then lashes out… and I’m always nervous we are one bite away from something terrible… like a dead pet or a hospital visit for a guest.

Any recommendations would be helpful. I’ve put this conversation off for years bc I figured I’d make the changes to keep others safe. But I feel at a loss. We cannot rehome her because of the biting. I’d never trust her. I don’t want to put her down but I also don’t want her to kill our other pets or hurt a family member or friend.