Bad Dog, Rest In... whatever.

[tater]

Put my dog down today.

My son went to pet her, and she growled and managed to cut his finger (must have hit him with the tooth, no bite or he'd have had cuts on both sides (and likely no finger, my son weighs 30 pounds). Son is fine, was just a nick, but it drew blood.

Needless to say, I had her immediately put down, I was OTW before my wife finished kissing his boo boo.

****ing stupid dog, nice 99% of the time, then randomly mean.

[Dowly]

Well, animals can be unpredictable, even if they are pets.

[tater]

Yeah, pisses me off, as she was "my" dog, and other than her occasional "psycho" outbursts, I liked her.

[Rockstar]

It's tuff having to do that and I can understand your fears when it comes to protecting your child. Way too much risk is involved to try and learn dog behavior with children around.

But most dogs are not vicious or mean just because they bite or nip but are simply disciplining or asserting their authority or rank in the pack/family. Scary thing is when a dog disciplines its young they tend to nip the side or face and they do the same with small children.

I have a Dingo and I came to understand the hard way it's the dominate female of that species that determines who stays in the pack. When we brought another weak and sickly dog in the home she wanted to kill it. My wife believe it or not had to step up as Alpha mom. She made it clear in no uncertain terms she was in charge and we have had peace in our home. It's still alot of work sometimes, but worth it.

If you think about getting another dog me thinks there are some published guidelines online to help determine if the puppy will be Alpha, Beta or Omega. I have one who wants to be Alpha has her own agenda and tests our authority from time to time. The other is a most kind, obedient Beta/Omega, the perfect dog for a boy of any age.

[Alex]

If anyone had to be put down as soon as he did his first mistake, there shouldn't be much people alive nowadays in the united states of abnormality.

[tater]

Originally Posted by Alex

If anyone had to be put down as soon as he did his first mistake, there shouldn't be much people alive nowadays in the united states of abnormality.

One, it was her first physical mistake. She'd growled before, and I tried to address the problem over the last few years (even had a dog behaviorist come). Growling, then going away, outside, was what she'd done before. Snapping is a death sentence. She outweighs my boy, and all it takes is me not watching for a second. Not worth it.

At least you aren't one of those people who talks to their dog like its sentient, even though I think going out and shooting it is a bit far, but thats my own opinion.

[tater]

I love dogs, and had it been ME, with no kids, then she'd still be around. All it takes is a couple seconds for a tragedy, though.

I'm the guy who has the 5-figure, paraplegic cat, after all—and I don't like cats.

[Armistead]

Tough call, what breed is it?

Some dogs are more apt to nip, etc...My wife shows Yorkies, sometimes the males will fight, you pick one up during a fight, probably get bit. Even small, they're very protective of food, toys, pens, etc... Very important knowing the breed and finding a correct pet for children.

Personnally, many dogs aren't meant to be around younger kids. I would've tried to find a home more suitable for it at the first growl.

When showing dogs, the judge will run their hands over the dog's testes, it shouldn't provoke a response. If the dog growled or nipped...disqualified that moment. Our best looking male dog just didn't like his balls rubbed and snapped at the judge, so no more showing. Still he, made a great pet and I never felt the need to rub his balls so we get alone fine.

However, if you called in a pro and the problem couldn't be determined that caused this behavior, I would've put it down myself. I wouldn't give it away knowing it could end up hurting someone else, finger today may be a arm tomorrow.

My favorite dog of all time died last year and within a week my 22 year old cat died. I often wonder if they had some connection, because they slept together. The cat seemed stressed when the dog wasn't in their bed, died later...hate cats and will never have another, but that one grew on me.

[tater]

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.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by tater

Put my dog down today.

My son went to pet her, and she growled and managed to cut his finger (must have hit him with the tooth, no bite or he'd have had cuts on both sides (and likely no finger, my son weighs 30 pounds). Son is fine, was just a nick, but it drew blood.

Needless to say, I had her immediately put down, I was OTW before my wife finished kissing his boo boo.

****ing stupid dog, nice 99% of the time, then randomly mean.

I like so much the "needless to say" part.
I can't understand what you're trying to look like giving so much details about your inexplicable behaviour.

Originally Posted by tater

Yeah, pisses me off, as she was "my" dog, and other than her occasional "psycho" outbursts, I liked her.

My ass. You've put your dog down in a matter of minutes, and that says all about how you consider an animal.

The dog/master relation is definitely a relation that goes 2 ways. While you (are supposed to) like him a lot for being that sometimes brutal/clumsy/intelligent and kind animal, the dog LOVES you cause you're THE person to him, THE teacher, THE beloved one, THE ONE AND ONLY he would certainly fight for if he had to, basically the one without whom his life wouldn't be what it is. What happened HAS happened because you've not been letting the dog know how things work at home, at least not as much as he needed to understand. Now that you've been making the dog go, why the **** am I wasting my time here, I don't know. Your dog was just there asking for a close and working relationship. I'll just let you alone with your fault, though I'm sure you'll never feel guilty at all.
Basically you're the one and only who failed in your relation with the dog. A dog is innocence, just like any other animal on Earth. So there's no bad dog in the whole world, really : only bad/failing masters feeling better once they feel like they've been "fixing their mistakes" putting their dog down.
We may have had some brief exchanges in here in the past, at least I remember your nickname. But I'm sure we'll never have a single opportunity to speak once again in the future, tater.
"it doesn't work any more the way it's supposed to ? let's remove its batteries, and put it in the garbage". Ah, the american consumer society.

Poor guy.

[nikimcbee]

What kind of dog was she?

[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by Alex

I like so much the "needless to say" part.
I can't understand what you're trying to look like giving so much details about your inexplicable behaviour.



My ass. You've put your dog down in a matter of minutes, and that says all about how you consider an animal.

The dog/master is definitely a relation that goes 2 ways. While you (are supposed to) like him a lot for being that sometimes brutal/clumsy/intelligent and kind animal, the dog LOVES you cause you're THE person to him, THE teacher, THE beloved one, THE ONE AND ONLY he would certainly fight for if he had to, basically the one without whom his life wouldn't be what it is. What happened HAS happened because you've not been letting the dog know how things work at home, at least not as much as he needed to understand. Now that you've been making the dog go, why the **** am I wasting my time here now that the dog is gone, I don't know. Your dog was just there asking for a close and working relationship. I'll just let you alone with your fault, though I'm sure you'll never feel guilty at all.
Basically you're the one and only who failed in your relation with the dog. A dog is innocence, just like any other animal on Earth. So there's no bad dog in the whole world, really : only bad/failing masters feeling better once they've repaired .
We may have had some brief exchanges in here in the past, at least I remember your nickname. But I'm sure we'll never have a single opportunity to speak once again in the future, tater.

"it doesn't work any more the way it's supposed to ? let's remove its batteries, and put it in the garbage". Ah, the american consumer society.

Poor guy.

C'mon, man. I agree with your views on animals, especially dogs. My gut reaction is to side with the dog as well, because I know how children can be. However, I am not tater, nor was I present for what happened, so my stance was to stay out of the matter. I'm only posting to say that tater is not a heartless man, and that you should cut him some slack as you weren't there either.

[tater]

My son went to pet her, she snapped.

That was it. She does that. Sometimes she'd want a tummy rub, other times she'd growl.

I don't give a rat's ass what Alex thinks, frankly. Hurting my child (she drew blood, after all) is a death sentence.

The notion that I treat animals as disposable is absurd. My previous dog I had for 15 years (including some time we bought with intra-lesional chemotherapy). I'd have paid any amount of money to keep her alive indefinitely had it been possible. We spent a small fortune on a cat who is now paraplegic (and still dragging herself around the house). I should add that last week the kids left the door to downstairs open for a second, and the dog ran down and had to be yanked off the cat by my wife (mouth to neck). Ever had a kid not close a door? One mistake, and they'd get to watch their cat get murdered in front of them.

A pet that is dangerous to children?

The pound said they'd look for an owner (no kids), but face it, there are many more dogs at the pound than owners right now. Why not let a dog that is NOT dangerous have a crack at an owner, instead of a known problem diluting the pool.

[joea]

Child vs. dog. No brainer for me.