That's what I was getting at. I do believe he could be re-homed but it would take a full and proper assessment from breed rescue experts to be sure.

And that is sadly the truth of it..

If this was a crested, Italian spinone or any other breed we have ever owned and understand to a certain level i wouldnt think twice about it! we are quite far from preston if it were suggested..But if some one was willing to take him, im sure we could all get the dog transported?...

IF and ONLY IF I were going to keep it myself, I couldnt hand on heart hand a dog thats bitten A} a child B} in the face to anyone, I would be sh*tting myself constantly of what could happen. It would turn me grey haired.

I would not be able to live with myself if it went on to harm another child.

Nope your wrong, i said it wasnt an evil attack, and if you read after that where i explained myself more after being asked to i said, it wasnt a highly 'serious' attack..but an attack all the same!

how would that work with re-homing? it would be a bit of a nightmare I would imagine.

what would you have classed a serious attack then, the child's face beign ripped off.

You dont class a dog that goes for a baby and bits his face, the adult then has trouble pulling the dog off, the dog trying to break away from the adult to get back at the child.

YOU DONT CLASS THAT AS SERIOUS

Home with no kids or visiting kids, like i said my minx would bite any kid that came near her, she hates them, bad hips and a home previous to me that had two toddlers that pulled her about.

How do i do it, if we pass kids out and about i put her on her lead, and if we are at events and stuff she is away where she can't come to any harm, if they are all on lead i just tell people not to approach her.

For me this boy has shown no aggresion in the year he has been out of the RSPCA till this incident, that would indicate to me that something has happened to set him off, i'm not doubting for one minute what the OP has said, but i do believe that this lad deserves a chance, it maybe that if he is out of this situation with somone that undestands dogs that he won't do it again.

As i said earlier i have no problem with PTS an aggressive dog, but only when i personally have the facts

If it was a serious attack then i have no doubt the childs face would have been ripped off..I have said that how many times now?? I dont know but am bored of repeating myself lol..of course all attacks are just that attacks and there all different levels of seriousness..To me this isnt just luck that the child got off with a scratch because the owner was there, if the dog wanted to 'finish' the child off it would have! Anyways my opinions wont change, yours wont and me and you sat here repeating ours selves over and over for the second night will not do any good for the dog..or owner.

Why do you need experience of Dobes, surely a dog that has bitten and may have issues that are deep set due to pain / trauma / treatment.. is a dog is a dog ..if you have experience of dealing with such traumatized dogs, does it matter the breed..