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More Reasons Why Pets Bite Their Owners
Hint…it’s not the pets, it’s the bad pet owners.
Bear, my Pomeranian, was eating a treat that came from our cat. He snarled at me when I tried to take it from him. It was the first time in nine years that he tried to protect his “snack” and growl at me. I placed him and the snack on my lap and removed it from his mouth. I praised him, gave him a dog treat, and life was good again.
What makes pets bite their owners?
They sure as hell don’t wake up, pee outside, eat breakfast, then think, “I wonder who I’m going to bite today?” Pets don’t think like that. We humans need to understand what makes our fur babies tick.
Not reading their body language before you pick pets up might surprise you with a bite or scratches. Bella was recovering from being spayed. She wanted to hang out on the front porch, but I asked my husband to bring her inside. He lifted her and one of his hands tugged on her incision. Guess who went to the emergency department? I had to fill out a paper that reported the bite to Animal Control. It wasn’t fair. She was the one who got hurt when she was picked up, and she’s the one with a kitty felony. My husband had a few stitches. He didn’t get much sympathy from me. I take that back. He didn’t get ANY sympathy from me.
