Dog Bite

Did anyone else see it to back you up??

How old is your fool sister?

My brother is 17 and has the mental capacity of about a 12 or 13 year old.. He has always been horrible to animals. He put my puppy in a freezer.. Poured gasoline on my black lab.. Slammed his foot onto my kitten and killed her.

But yeah they know what they are doing is wrong.. Its all for attention. I just think that they dont know the *extreme* wrongness of it.. They sorta associate it with like, cussing or something.

Isn't that what group homes are for? Teaching and promoting positive behaviors?

I live in maine and that is what I do, I oversee residential services for adults with intellectual challenges (what used to be called mental retardation) and mental health issues. We have people that reside in our homes that are high functioning and can do most things without assistance or with support only. Then we have other clients that are profoundly challenged and require 24/7 supervision.

I think it's too bad that your dog is paying the price for your sister's temper. I think sometimes people with such challenges continue to do be abusive to others (people and animals) because they have never been held accountable for it. I'm .N.O.T saying she should be put in jail, but some kind of consequence sometimes works for some people. If she has the intelligence of a 13 year old, she certainly does know the difference between right and wrong.

I wouldn't give your sister another change to make your dog the victim. Unfortunately the animal most always lose biting battles. Here a dog would be put down for biting a person regardless of the reason. It's too bad. Some people deserve to be bit.

Good luck. What does house arrest entail for a dog?

Aww, poor sweet .Whitney!

Is your sister seeing any therapist or doctors? What kind of help are they giving her?

That's doing it sick emma. At 13 I knew the difference between right and wrong and could never stand to watch another living thing suffer.

Melissa,

w.O.W!!! Florida must be very different than here. We have people that live in our homes that can be downright mean. They bite, hit, kick, spit, and are a verbal nightmare, but that is what we do. I can't tell you how many times I had to pull a 300 pound adolescent boy off a peer when I worked with kids. It's a little better with adults, but not much.

I think you are right, it she got out and away from your parents, who without a doubt baby her (enable) she would probably be a different girl.

Still too bad about the dog.