We lived with him for over a year and things were quite peaceful. I never expected the dog to bite my child one day. But how could he have bitten my child when he was always kept inside the crate? When I pulled up the surveillance camera footage, I was furious.
Apparently, Dale would always sneak him out of the crate whenever I wasn't home. On the day Liam was bitten, he was in the living room, wanting to draw at the table. He pulled up a chair to sit down, unaware that there was a sleeping dog underneath it. The dog was startled and immediately lunged at him, biting his calf.
In the surveillance video, it bared its teeth, asserting itself as if it were the master of the house. My son was crying and sitting on the ground and my heart was shattered. If I had been firm about giving it away from the beginning, this wouldn't have happened. But now I can't dwell on blaming myself. Before my son passed away, I still wished to keep him, feeling remorse about kicking him, but now, I just want to skin it alive.