I am sorry to hear bout your sons injury, I carry a nice reminder of a dog bite as a youngster that i recieved from vicious dog a knarly beagle of about 15 pounds. s I am told now tht my dad wanted t tak the dog to the woods to let the dog witness the death of my dad, of self inflicted gun shot wounds for the careless act of leaving me in a position to do something I assumend was a ok thing to do pulling on the beagles tail as hard as a 3 year old could, beacause a properly trained dog, no matter the breed should still not be put in a position to have this happen. somehow have a hard time bliving that a dog even poorly trained is suddenly going to just snap at a child for no reason at all. You fail to fully explain the circumstances. Again with the breed you chose to have as your pet which we all know that means a responsability to properly care for, provide for and allow to be afforded a decent kind of life remember you chose the dog the dog did not choose you. I think it is poor judjement on your part for allowing yourself to bring a child into your home with a dog that has the reputation and physical ability to injure your much loved son in that manner and the potential for whatever reason put an end to your sons young life. Would it not have been better for all to take the dog toa no kill shelter, friends place, rott rescue of Wa state prior to bringing your son into this home. At that time you could have avoided the stigma of saying you now have a child biting dog that is never going to have a chance to get placed in a decent home. Instead you would have been able t say Great family dog gentle lovuing needs good home can no longer keep due to birth of young son and want to be extra carefullof my childs safety. We allknow how kids can be and no one would think any less of you for doing it. It shows your love as a father and your respect for the breed of dog you have and its potential. I mean no disrespect for you and your family and to anyone on this board for their opinion. If you decide to get rid of this dog do it properly it had no idea of the magnitude of what its actions resulted in. You can email me at fishnjunkie@webtv.net, and i will take your dog myself and find it a good home, all that i ask is that a medical history and shots are updated. I hope your son gets well quickly, think dad needs to take son out to the rivers and hook into a nice brat and watch him forget about his injury for at least a few minutes.