Sudden aggressive behaviour ?
I feed and pet a stray dog regularly . Just a few days back I went to feed him his favourite food ( chicken ) but it didn't show any interest in it and gradually walked towards me as I strived to pet him as I calmly retreated back but it bit me on my thighs ( slightly above the knees ) and as I tried to unlock his jaws he grabbed my right hand ( lower forearm ) and pushed me on the ground and vehemently continued to try to detach my arms from my body but somehow I managed to get a stone in my left hand off the ground and hit him with it , he ran but from a distance he looked back and began to come back but I threw the stone at him and he finally left me alone . Next day ,he was nowhere to be seen until the evening ,he followed me with a wagging tail ( as though nothing had happened and as he had been doing this for more than a year ) the moment I stepped out of my car but I shooed him away . I desperately want to get him back but a part of me still reminds me of the night and compels me to think what if there was a kid or an elderly and I badly regret my decision of hitting him and this is killing me on the inside that I hit him . So , should I get him back ? Was I right to hit him ? Why did he behave like that abruptly ( he is perfectly healthy )?
you were not wrong for hitting him. at that moment you had to do what was best for you. why he did it will most likely remain a mystery. i would suggest not getting him back. only for your own safety. if it randomly happened one time it might happen again.
No mystery. It's a stray dog. May be sick, in pain, scared, confused. Feeding and touching a stray/lost dog is NOT a good idea.
First of all,I want to thank you for your concerns and help..,local animal control has taken care of the dog now and I went to the ER next morning.Though I wanted to adopt it but I didn't as I had kids living with me.