Woman Thought She Could Sleep Safely With Her Pet Dog Every Night, Until The Vet Showed Her The Startling Truth

Her cheeks flushed. “With me. In my bed.”

The vet exhaled. “I don’t say this lightly. I think your dog may be displaying what we call ‘predatory fixation.’”

She frowned. “He would never hurt me. He’s gentle.”

“I believe you. But this breed—any breed, really—can revert to instinct under the right conditions. You’ve rescued a dog with a traumatic past. What feels like bonding to you might be something very different to him.”