my grandparents greyhound bit my face off

rgdfilms

rgdfilms

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This greyhound is about 8 and its very mellow. It was rescued after it ran for five years and won many races. I went up to it today while it was laying down and kinda hovered above him while petting him, then I put my face right next to his face and pet his head, then he flipped his head to the left and bit off a small piece of my face and put a hole with his tooth next to it, it was the worst thing I've ever felt, having another animal be so violent. Im still shocked.
 
That happenned to me w/ my old german sheppard. Some dogs don't like it when you put your face next to theirs. That really sucks.
 
yea im serious. Its pretty disgusting looking, about the length and width of the top of my index finger there is I'd say 1/8 of an inch of skin gone and a small hole where his tooth went in above that. Its disgusting and I can barely look at it. I just keep washing it every few hours and put neosporin on it. I was pissed off at the dog but mostly at myself for getting that close to him knowing in the back of my head that he may snap on me I didn't think he would take a piece of my face with him. I left for an hour and came home and he walked up to me and lowered his head for five minutes. His scarred instincts got the best of him
 
I didn't get stiches, I have no way of putting pictures online you sick f*ck..but when I get ahold of a digital camera I will
 
I've never been bitten by a dog before but this guy down the street from me has two mean ass pitbulls and their always chasing me.

Anyways... POST SOME PICS MAN!
 
that really sucks and is really odd. I thought greyhounds are amazingly good dogs. Probably has something to do with being an ex-track dog. My friends rescue them and some of them have been pretty abused...might have something to do with it.

The only upside is now you'll always have a great story to tell to go along with the scar.
 
insanityfw said:
that really sucks and is really odd. I thought greyhounds are amazingly good dogs. Probably has something to do with being an ex-track dog. My friends rescue them and some of them have been pretty abused...might have something to do with it. .
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yeah i was thinking same thing abused dog it will take some time for dog to trust. sorry about your face keep it cover away from the sun so you won't scar
 
rgdfilms said:
then I put my face right next to his face and pet his head, then he flipped his head to the left and bit
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Oh jeesh, you just gave me flashbacks to a x-mas eve when I was a 14 or so. Same exact thing happened to me but it was my grand parent's new 1yr old Great Dane. Everyone was in the kitchen, noise, holiday craziness, dog on the floor. I reach down, placing my head near it's head, and wham! Had to spend 4 or so hours in the emergency room. The dog put a hole in my cheek and in my throat. Luckily it missed my eye and my jugular vein.

So I totally feel for you.

Btw - Dog bites can cause bad infections. You should head to a doctor and have it checked out. Also, make sure the dog has had it's rabies shots and their up to date
 
rgdfilms said:
... mostly at myself for getting that close to him knowing in the back of my head that he may snap on me I didn't think he would take a piece of my face with him. I left for an hour and came home and he walked up to me and lowered his head for five minutes. His scarred instincts got the best of him
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Same thing happened to me and I ended up marrying her.

Run. Run away. Quickly.
 
One of my neighbor's dogs charged and bit me pretty hard on the lower thigh; went through my jeans in a bunch of places, drew some blood. My neighbor looked terrified (visions of lawsuits) but I let it go. And the dog dropped dead within the week.

I think the impulse to attack is just always lurking in a dog's brain, no matter how sweet-tempered or gentle they might normally be. Sure, an abused animal might attack out of conditioned fear, but even inside the most well-treated dog's head, sometimes the right neurons fire in the wrong sequence, and he can't help it - he's going to follow it through.

I hope you heal up without a scratch.
 
Hansk is right, you really need to see a doctor. Although if you have let it go this long you will require more invasive repair work.
My Chow bit me and it was totally my fault. I had him for 15 years and we trusted him with my neice when she wasn't even as tall as he was.
I think some of it is inherent in the breed and most of it is how you raise them. Statistical fact-poodles are resposible for the most cases of dog bites
however, I think I'd rather go up against Granny's little snook-ums than the local pit-bull. (unless it was the Hulk poodle)
 
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