She was a shar pei. Our previous shar pei was the best dog ever™. Sweet with kids. This dog was a rescue, and we got her before we had kids. Otherwise we'd have gotten a different breed. She's always had some aggression issues which we've tried to work out.
She's been my dog for 9 years, I've given her many chances, and plenty of effort. But she's gotten worse, and as she gets older and sees less well, and loses hearing, the chances of her being "surprised" and attacking increase.
Since the penalty for a failure could literally be the death of a child, there was no choice.
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