kimberlyvela
New member
Feedback much appreciated on potential behavioral issue.
At a local dog park visited daily, wherein most dogs know & play with each other, O'Malley (O'M) bit and drew blood on an 11 mo American Bulldog twice her size while rough playing. I noticed at a water break, small amounts of blood on her tongue. I visually examined her for wounds, but found nothing and assumed she bit her tongue. Standing a few feet away, I turned to the American Bulldog owner to check if her dog was okay, but she was leaving the park. Given it was early evening, darkness was approaching, I didn't think anything of her leaving.
O'M returned to the park the following day with the neighbor, as I worked late. Upon retrieving O'M, the neighbor informed me that 'other dog owners' NOT the owner of the American Bulldog expressed concern over the biting incident wherein O'M is the aggressor.
Shocked, I feel bad the other dog was injured for which I'll follow-up with the owner to apologize and take care of any vet bills.
O'M is 1.3 yrs old, acquired her at 3 months, she's the smaller EB's weighing 40 lbs. Neutered at 7 mo, historically no behavioral problems with adults, kids or dogs until this incident.
Aside from training re-inforcement and breaking up rough play, should I be concerned?
At a local dog park visited daily, wherein most dogs know & play with each other, O'Malley (O'M) bit and drew blood on an 11 mo American Bulldog twice her size while rough playing. I noticed at a water break, small amounts of blood on her tongue. I visually examined her for wounds, but found nothing and assumed she bit her tongue. Standing a few feet away, I turned to the American Bulldog owner to check if her dog was okay, but she was leaving the park. Given it was early evening, darkness was approaching, I didn't think anything of her leaving.
O'M returned to the park the following day with the neighbor, as I worked late. Upon retrieving O'M, the neighbor informed me that 'other dog owners' NOT the owner of the American Bulldog expressed concern over the biting incident wherein O'M is the aggressor.
Shocked, I feel bad the other dog was injured for which I'll follow-up with the owner to apologize and take care of any vet bills.
O'M is 1.3 yrs old, acquired her at 3 months, she's the smaller EB's weighing 40 lbs. Neutered at 7 mo, historically no behavioral problems with adults, kids or dogs until this incident.
Aside from training re-inforcement and breaking up rough play, should I be concerned?