I got mixed up with animal control because of a bite, and they deemed my dog dangerous.  I accepted this fate and decided to do everything in my power to prevent another occurrence.  I put up a 6’ privacy fence, I have been rehabilitating him for 11 months now with Leerburg training DVDs, and I have been trying to clear up his ear infections that he sustained while he was in animal control’s custody the first time.  It has worked tremendously.  My dog is so much calmer and less dominate.  I am able to introduce him to new people without a problem, he listens and obeys like he should, and he is less stressed.  He has also had a history of chronic ear infections and I have made 9 visits to his vet over the past 11 months.  He had no tear production so I have to give him eye drops twice a day to keep the mucus from being produced and caking on his eyes.  We also did an ear irrigation, and it was noticed that his ear drum is missing.  He no longer has puss pooling in his middle ear though there is still yeast accumulating.  I have worked with my vet to get a diet that has been positive for his stomach and skin.  Even after all of this attention, while I was out of town, my roommate (I did not leave my dog in his care), “accidentally” left the door open when the dog was loose in the house (he should not have been out of his crate, I have explained forcefully my dog’s situation to him, and my roommate was not to be ‘taking care of’ my dog at all) and now I am dealing with another bite case.  I explained the consequences that could possibly take place if another incident happened.  Now I am extremely embarrassed and humiliated considering all of the work I have done to try and prevent this from happening.  This time animal control wants to deem my dog vicious and if that occurs then he has to leave the county permanently and ownership may not be transferred (I own a house in my county) or I have to turn him over to animal control (I am sure they would put him down).  Is there anyway advice that you can give that can save my dog’s life?

First of all, I am so sorry that these events happened. I can't imagine the heartache you must be going through. It sounds like you have done a commendable job trying to alleviate future events and were derailed by the carelessness of your roommate. I, unfortunately, can't think of training advice that would help at this point except to make sure that your dog is properly managed and is not put into another situation that might cause a problem. I would contact an attorney that is knowledgeable about these cases. I wish you the best.