Love Bites

Chapter 1

When I was little my parents adopted me a black lab. I named her Bailey. She was perfect. Although there was a problem.

One day my dad started yelling at her because she was barking. Bailey wouldn't stop barking so my dad hit her. Bailey defended herself by biting him. Moshe was terrified.

After my dad hit her I yelled at my dad and took Bailey outside. I didn't grab the leash. I trusted her enough she wouldn't run away.

Once I took her outside I the front yard and calmed her down I took her on a walk. She was such a smart dog. Every time we would get ready to cross the street she would sit down and wait for me to tell her there were no cars then she would get up and continue to walk.

We walked down to our neighbor hood pool. I sat down with her outside the fence of the pool and started petting her.
"I'm so sorry he hit you" I said to her. I knew she didn't know what I was saying. But when I talk to her it usually calms her down a bit.

After about 5 minutes we started walking back home. When we were on our way back we say a boy about 13 years old.
"Can I pet your dog?" He asked
"Sure!"

When the boy reached to pet her, Bailey growled at him and tried to bite him! Luckily the boy moved out of the way before she could bite him.
"I'm so sorry! Are you ok?" I asked the boy.
"Ya. I'm fine. But I'm just going to go over there.." He said while pointing towards a house.
"Alright. Again, I am very sorry." I said.

After he walked away I looked at Bailey. She looked back at me. Bailey looked terrified. I had no idea what was going on with her.

We continued to walk home. Once we got home I didn't put her in the house. I didn't want my dad to see her. Not after what just happened. So I opened the gate to our backyard and let her run around in the backyard.

I watched Bailey run around for a few minutes then I went inside. I left her out still. I was going to wait about an hour until I brought her inside.

"Claire, control your dog! She bit me and-"
"Maybe you should hit or yell at her! You scared her! She was just defending herself!" I said, cutting my dad off.

I walked away and got food and water for Bailey. I walked out to the backyard and laid out the food and water for her. I sat down and waited for her to walk over. I watched her as she ate her food. She looked up at me.
"Why. Why do you keep biting. Why are you acting this way?" I said.
She looked back down and started drinking her water. I stood up, turned around, and walked back inside. I went to my room. I sat down on my bed. I stared at the wall and started crying.

If my dad hadn't yelled or hit her she wouldn't have acted this way. She has never bitten anyone for the year I have had her. I just didn't understand. Labs are supposed to be such kind dogs. I don't know what got into her...

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Hey guys. This story is based off of what happened to my dog. She was a black lab and she started biting. You will find out more what happened as he story goes on. I'm making this story now because I haven't seen her in 2 years now and it's quite hard for me.
I hope you all like the story :)