We Have To Give The Dog Back

On Saturday, we rescued a dog from the shelter. It was a dream come true for our 3 year old. He and the dog instantly clicked. It was actually super cute how close they got. The dog was amazing the first few days. She hardly barked, was pretty mellow and very friendly. Our toddler insisted the dog sleep with him and honestly, she prefers it. Our toddler lets the dog out to go bathroom and when the dog refuses to go, he goes with her.However, we noticed some odd behavior come that Monday. We thought it was the kids maybe playing rough with the dog or something simple like that. We noticed the dog would bark a lot in our older son's room when the kids were playing. Then the kids would started getting upset.Well yesterday I went to wake my older son for school. His brother and the dog followed. I observed the dog roll around the carpet, start growling and getting riled up. Then she lunged at my older son who was still half asleep in bed. She then leapt onto my toddler when my toddler rolled on the carpet. My toddler started to cry because he didn't like the dog biting at him.My husband and I thought maybe the rug bothered her. So we removed it. Sadly, this morning the dog went into my older son's room as he was getting ready for school. I heard the dog started barking and my son scream. When I ran into the room, the dog had my son cornered while she barked, growled and showed her teeth. I had to physically pull her away.I called my husband and told him what happened. We both agreed that the dog seemed to be getting more aggressive the more comfortable she got. We thought it was best to call the shelter, explain the situation and inform them we wanted to return the dog. I broke the news to my toddler and it wrecked him. I'm talking heart wrenching sobs, clinging to the dog. He even tried to hide with my phone so I couldn't call the shelter.I feel like such a monster. But we just can't have a dog that is aggressive. The owner of the shelter didn't seem overly surprised when I called. Nor was she motivated to remove the dog quickly. I am still waiting for a phone call on what she is going to do. I don't want this to drag out all day.My toddler keeps talking and playing with dog all while telling me to look at how sad I am making the dog. He wanted a dog so bad and the two of them just instantly clicked. I feel terrible that it didn't work out. via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/36csjlv