My friend has a dog with behavior problems that her vet thinks should be put to sleep.?
March 7, 2010 by admin
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Sһе ԁοеѕ חοt want tο рυt һеr dog tο sleep. Wһаt οtһеr options ԁοеѕ ѕһе һаνе?
Sһе саח חοt keep tһе dog bесаυѕе ѕһе a חеw baby.
Tһе dog bites.
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You can contact a rescue service that handles dogs with behaviour issues.
Can’t answer unless we know the problem…
Her vet is suggesting putting the dog to sleep because of behavioral problems? She needs to get new vet ASAP. That’s ridiculous. How old is the dog? Exactly what kind of behavioral issues? Behavioral problems can be solved with a good trainer and persistent training by the family. If she really must get rid of the dog, she can put it up for adoption and find someone that would want it. To put it to end its life is completely out of the question.
She can take her to an obedience training! I took my dog there it really works! She should not be put to sleep! Good Luck!!!
What type of behavior problems does it have? If it is aggressive problems then yes the best bet is to put him to sleep if she cannot keep him, it would not be wise to find him a new home if he would be a danger…if it’s not aggressive issues then can she not put a ad in the paper to give him away? Or last resort take him to a animal shelter.
Better put it to sleep than give it to someone else and tranfer the problem. The dog is going to be devastated to have to leave it’s family – she may as well suck it up and do the right thing, otherwise the dog is likely to bounce from home to home.
Training and behavior classes .. she should have had the classes before the baby came, Or try to find a great home or contact a local good rescue center.
EDIT: Ok she / he bites you can correct that behavior with time and training something that should have been done before the baby arrived. So the blame is on the owner for the lack of training and responsibilities not the dog
If the dog is a danger to the new baby, then call a pet shelter. But it should be removed from the house. We had a bull dog like that. My mom was very worried because the bull dog wanted to get near the bassinet and was growling. We gave him to a farmer . But we never would have killed him.
What kind of behavior problems??????????/
You don’t mention what the problems are, but it sounds like pretty serious aggression. If she cannot keep the dog, then she will have to find someone willing to do serious behavior work with the dog. A dog behaviorist could evaluate the dog and determine whether or not the dog will respond to behavior modification.
This process takes a lot of time and patience and could be expensive to hire someone to work with the dog. So, her vet may have recommended putting the dog to sleep because you friend cannot find an alternative.
Keeping the new baby safe is her first priority. I am sorry that the problems could not be dealt with before the baby arrived.
She needs to contact a local rescue…what kind of dog is it? Depending on the type of dog it may need to be put down.
well it depends on the behaviors but if your friend can’t put in the time and effort with the dog then do as the vet has suggested they don’t just say put the animal to sleep for the fun of it.
if she can’t keep it, and can’t be a responsible pet owner she should put the animal down
Check online and the yellow pages to see if there is a rescue organization for the breed. She could try and find a good – and it would be expensive – trainer. But sometimes there isn’t anything you can do but put the animal down. It really depends on how severe the problem is. It may only come to finding a home with no kids, but if a vet is recommending the dog be euthanized, I’d probably follow his advice. I love dogs and I’d do a lot to save one, but if a dog is viciously protective, it is a danger to anyone that comes into the home and better to do it now than have to face the injury of a child or family member or friend later not to mention the possibility of lawsuits.
It would really help to know what type of behavior problems the dog is having. Most dogs can be rehabilitated, but for some dogs, the damage is too extreme, and the kindest thing is to humanely euthanize the dog.
If the dog is a specific breed, ie doberman or lab, she should be able to find a local rescue for that breed. They may be able to take the dog and find a more appropriate home for it, or they can at least test the dog and see if indeed euthanasia is the only remedy. If it is a mixed breed, she should try to locate a no kill shelter in her area. They are less likely to have the dog put down unless, again, there is no hope to rehabilitate and the dog is dangerous.
Some dogs are not good with little children, and some dogs who have come from a shelter or rescue have ‘bagage’ from prior life experiences which make them unsuitable for life with a family. Any dog whose behavior is unreliable could be a danger to a small child or a baby, and I firmly believe that children MUST be any parent’s First priority. In Florida, it would be considered abuse and/or neglect to keep a dog who is known to be dangerous in a home with children, and I am sure it would be a much better thing to have the dog rehomed or euthanized as opposed to having your children taken from you. I am the director of a breed specific rescue, and we have taken dogs from families when there has been an issue of nipping, and always will do so, without recrimination. It’s the only responsible thing to do.
I would suggest your friend google (the dog’s Breed) Rescue in (your city or state or region) to find a local rescue for that breed. Some areas may not have any local rescues for all breeds, but most breed specific rescues will travel to meet you halfway if needed.
Wish I knew what area you lived in! I’d be there to help in an instant…usually ‘behavior problems’, even severe ones, have very common sense solutions. It is to the human’s detriment that we complicate everything so much, we have trouble believing solutions to problems sometimes ARE simple and uncomplicated….we feel that unless it is a 40 step solution requiring 10 self help books, a simple 1 or 2 step solution couldn’t possibly work……….well, it can and find the open question about ‘what are your dogs names’, find my answer and there you have a list of some dogs ‘the vet said’ should be put down. Thankfully, their owners decided to pursue other avenues as well as get second, third and fourth opinions…. I DO realize this problem is a complicated one with a new baby in the house. Do they have any relatives or dog savy friends that would be willing to care for the dog so that perhaps another solution less final might be found? Or perhaps, you could share a bit more informative detail regarding her dog? Then everybody that hasn’t answered yet (dont think once we have answered the question that we can ‘add on’ to our answer? ) might have other options to recommend….Hoping for a good outcome here………Woof.
Give it to a no-kill shelter and be VERY HONEST about the fact the dog bites. At least that way the dog has a better chance of being re-homed with an experienced dog owner who has no children.
And if my vet told me sthg I didn’t like, I’d seek a second opinion.
well if she cant keep the dog she should put it in the paper and find someone to take it. dont give it to a shelter or hell be dead in a week anyways
btw. any vet that tells you a dog needs to be put down because of their behavior is a crock. get a new vet!!!!!
That’s unfortunate. I don’t generally agree with euthanasia as a solution to behavior, but since it’s biting…Here’s the thing. Some biting can be solved with training, but it is still an issue for a rescue. Adopting out a known biter makes you liable for any future biting problems and you can be sued. Therefore, most rescues will not adopt these dogs out if they want to stay in business. If you can find a private breed rescue wtih a foster program in which the dog could be safely trained and watched and possibly adopted, that would be your best bet. But most of the time, biters can’t be kept. It’s sad and unfortunate, but you have to consider what could happen. You think the dog’s rehabilitated, it’s in a new home, something stimulates it to bite again, the family sues the shelter and then the shelter can’t save any more dogs ever….
Maybe she could find a home privately with a couple who has no other pets, no children, and no intentions of children, and has lots of dog experience and the financial and scheduling means to supply the training, both in home and professional, that the dog needs. It’s just hard to find those people. And it could still come back on her down the road.
She can get an opinion from another vet and call the rescues in the area, but she has to be honest about the biting and the whole situation. Most of the time, if the dog can’t stay in its originaly home, it’s nearly impossible to place a dog that has bitten.