Bachelor's Sean Lowe Reveals Lingering Fear After Dog Attack: "He Absolutely Would Have Killed My Children"

He survived two brutal attacks in a single day, but his deepest fear isn't for himself. The Bachelor alum Sean Lowe has revealed the one thought that continues to haunt him after being viciously attacked twice by his rescue dog last March: What if it had been his children?

On a recent episode of The Jordan Syatt Podcast, Lowe revisited the harrowing ordeal, explaining the lasting psychological impact. While he refuses "to say I have any sort of PTSD," he confessed that the true trauma stemmed from the potential danger to his family. "The only PTSD I have is the thought of, 'What if it had been my children?'" Lowe shared. "Because he absolutely would have killed my children, or my wife for that matter."

Two Attacks, One Traumatic Day

The incident involved Moose, a boxer the family had adopted just three months prior. The first attack began during a backyard barbecue when smoke set off a fire alarm. As Lowe waved a dish towel to clear the air, Moose began "biting my feet aggressively" before launching into a full-blown assault. "He is on me and will not get off," Lowe recalled. "I'm thinking he might have clipped my artery because it's literally squirting. There's pools of blood all over the floor."

After friends helped separate them and Lowe went to the hospital for stitches, a second attack occurred the following afternoon. As his parents arrived, Moose ran out the front door. "He just made a beeline at me and attacks me the second time," Lowe recounted. He was forced to hold the dog off for about 10 minutes until police and an ambulance arrived, after which he returned to the hospital for more stitches on his other arm.

Backlash and Complicated Feelings

Lowe speculates that Moose's aggression might have been caused by a brain tumor or by mistaking the dish towel for a "bite rag" used in training. The family ultimately rehomed Moose, a decision that he said prompted "a lot of hate" from some online critics who "are always going to side with dogs over humans."

Despite the trauma, Lowe insists he isn't angry. "We miss our dog, as crazy as it sounds,” he said. “Overall, I’m super grateful it was me, and it was not my kids or my wife... I’ll have scarred arms for the rest of my life, but I can live with that.”