Pitbull, Terrier, Sheepdog, Spaniel, or Chihuahua - If the dog bites, it is time to put it down.
To train a dog of a certain age to stop or placing it to someone else and HOPING it does not bit again will most likely not work.
Is it the dog owners fault, maybe. Is the dog just a nut-case, maybe. Is it a case of both, maybe. Either way, the decision is one of the hardest things a dog owner/lover can do - but the choice is important and has to be made to the best for potential kids/adults being victims of being bit in the future.
What many dog owners do not realize is that
a dog can traumatize a child to be in fear of dogs for the rest of their LIFE when bitten. Big or small bite, it does not always matter. Sure there are kids/adults that toughens it out and are unaffected after being bitten by a dog - but many becomes afraid of dogs, forever.
I am a dog lover myself - have had dogs most of my life. Different kinds - A couple of Cocker Spaniels, one was nuts and had to be put down. A Great Dane, a Spaniel mix and an Australian Shepherd - The Shepherd will be put down this week, to my great dismay!
The Aussie has been the coolest dogs out of all the dogs I have had in my life. It is the most caregiving and cuddly thing you will ever see, and follows one step behind me, almost always!
But then his behavior started changing - his natural instinct of being a shepherd took more and more of his time, and he got more and more aggressive towards both un-known people/adults/kids as well as other dogs. He bit a 10 year old girl in the leg 2 days ago - provoked or not, he did it. He has to go, I cannot allow it to happen again - maybe this time in the face?!
You will be missed my friend.
