Nina -
I volunteer with a rescue group and in my 4 years with them we have made the decision one time to put down a dog because of its aggressive behavior. Before making that decision we tried everything - we all chipped in for training, temperment testing, we even paid for a pet psychic in the hopes that might help us. I don't doubt that we did the right thing, but we all dreaded that discussion.
We have had some dogs in our group for YEARS and YEARS, knowing they were virtually unadoptable, yet we have managed to find loving, responsible people for many of them.
My Nicholas is one and with two years of patience, love, and work he has come so far.
My sincere opinion - and I'm sure there are some people who disagree with this - is that if a dog cannot be handled by anyone then there is a legitimate reason to conside euthanasia. In my experience, the aggressive dogs that have come through our group have been able to bond or tolerate at least one particular volunteer. This enables that volunteer to work with the dog and is usually a sign for us that there could be a special person to give that dog a home.
Rachel
Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I was thinking about commenting on no-kill shelters and "hopelessly" aggressive dogs.� It's quite a moral dilemma.� So many of these poor animals, (I agree, it's not their fault at all!), are sentenced to a life of deprivation and they end up going crazy in solitary confinement.� Without the one on one effort of a very dedicated and patient human, these poor souls are doomed.� Feeling as I do, that death is not the worst thing that can happen to us, (you guys must be aware of my belief in an existence other than our earthly one by now), I have to wonder if, at least in some of these cases, peaceful assisted passing isn't a more "humane" alternative.
Nina
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In a message dated 5/5/2005 9:28:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:I’ve always thought that the people who ‘trained’ or so mistreated these dogs to be so aggressive should be locked in a room with them to let the dogs show them how well they learned!
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Chris,I couldn't agree with you more!And it's the poor dogs that suffer, even in our no-kill shelter, their life isn't that great....They have "limited" contact w/ caretakers, and unlike the majority of the dogs that can� roam on the 22 acres, these poor guys are in a kennel, w/ an outside run, but it's all concrete. They can't roll in the grass, or even "run", space is limited.I'm just glad I got Midnight out of there, because despite her allergies and her aggression (which is NOT her fault), I love her dearly.Patti
Rachel
"Folk will know how large your soul is by the way you treat a dog" C. Doran
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