Tyler, if that last question was directed to me ("BTW how can yall be so sure the dog will do it again?), well, I can tell you that I'm sure he will never do it again to anyone in my family. And to me, that's what's important. And I trust the gentleman on this board who is adopting him will be responsible enough to ensure it does not happen to anyone else.

Sometimes a dog looses it and attacks. When this happens, it is qite common for them to become repeat offenders - and usually the breaking point comes a lot quicker the second time. In our case, it was not an agressive attack, but a nip out of self defense or some other reflex action. While it is quite possible that we could have learned our lesson and kept the dog - just focused on some heavy training and took further precautions with the kids, it is just a gamble I can't afford to take - especially since I have a second son who was just born in October.