Sad Day for our Pet

[joekingcorvette]

Sorry to hear of your loss. It's never easy getting rid of a pet.

 

[spasm3]

Sorry to hear of your loss. It's never easy getting rid of a pet.

Thanks, probably won't be till next week due to schedules.

 

[walterjay]

I had a similar situation several years ago with a mix. The dog bit me a couple times and he had a mind of his own. The dog was also extremely possessive of things and began to get possessive of my wife. I turned him into the county animal control. The dog was a very nice looking dog. They told me someone would take him and train him. That may be a possibility in your case also.

BTW it was not the dog in my avatar. She was the sweetest dog ever.

 

[AZjeff]

What you describe is classic resource guarding behavior. Being a terrier doesn't help. The resource can be food or the owner and uncorrected progresses to what you have. It can usually be corrected with the right trainer but sometimes the home environment encourages it. You mentioned the dog is wife's baby. Unknowingly treating some dogs in certain ways can create the problem. My elderly mother had a 10 lb Dachshund that was exactly what you describe. Even though she knew better she treated it as if it were a human child not a dog. Dogs need to be treated as dogs not little people. It bit everyone including the mailman and me. When it was around her it was guarding her against everyone and everything else. She's put a leash on him and I'd get him out the door and up the street and after 3 minutes he would be a different dog. When she had to go to assisted living and couldn't take the dog she thought he would be put down. A friend knew someone who had several Doxies who said they'd give him a try. I took him to the friend's house for a meet and greet and mom's dog immediately took to the other dogs and owners and lived the rest of his life happily in a pack of weiners.

Not saying your dog would have the same outcome in a different environment. You've made the hardest choice there is to make. The dog is living an unhappy stress filled life and you've done everything you could. It will take a while to get over it.

You've probably already seen some but there are videos on YouTube about resource guarding and how to deal with it.

 

[spasm3]

What you describe is classic resource guarding behavior. Being a terrier doesn't help. The resource can be food or the owner and uncorrected progresses to what you have. It can usually be corrected with the right trainer but sometimes the home environment encourages it. You mentioned the dog is wife's baby. Unknowingly treating some dogs in certain ways can create the problem. My elderly mother had a 10 lb Dachshund that was exactly what you describe. Even though she knew better she treated it as if it were a human child not a dog. Dogs need to be treated as dogs not little people. It bit everyone including the mailman and me. When it was around her it was guarding her against everyone and everything else. She's put a leash on him and I'd get him out the door and up the street and after 3 minutes he would be a different dog. When she had to go to assisted living and couldn't take the dog she thought he would be put down. A friend knew someone who had several Doxies who said they'd give him a try. I took him to the friend's house for a meet and greet and mom's dog immediately took to the other dogs and owners and lived the rest of his life happily in a pack of weiners.

Not saying your dog would have the same outcome in a different environment. You've made the hardest choice there is to make. The dog is living an unhappy stress filled life and you've done everything you could. It will take a while to get over it.

You've probably already seen some but there are videos on YouTube about resource guarding and how to deal with it.

Im familiar with that, it's not that. I can take his food , items, my wife away from him.

I've had dogs long enough to know that behavior as well as dogs thinking they are the pack leader when around weaker personalities. It's not that all.
It's random and unpredictable. He has inbred behavior.
I'm not passing this problem along to someone else.

 

[fat biker]

I might have mentioned that my late wife and I fostered 55 dogs and puppies.
I have seen the good, the bad and the ugly.
Some would say my position on dogs that bite humans is harsh.
It may well be.

One bite of a human, in the friend/family circle means the dog is euthanized.
Thankfully I have never been in that situation.

All of my dogs have been well trained for obedience, primarily by me personally. Dog obedience is not rocket science.
I am also very careful in public with my dogs.
I have been known to make a fist, put it straight out, arms length to keep some dip**** away from my dogs.

 

[fat biker]

I'm not passing this problem along to someone else.

This is a very important point.
Not kicking the can down the road.
Potentially injuring someone else.

My sister bought an Old English Sheep Dog from a pet store, very likely sourced from a puppy mill.
One evening the entire family watching television.
The dog attacked my youngest nephew, bit him on the face.
Nephew, scared for life, he wears a beard.

The dog went straight to the veterinarian for euthanasia and determination of negative for rabies.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

sorry for your loss

 

[alarmguy]

Sorry to hear this, although I am a strong believer that humans are much more "defective" than dogs and other animals. I think we have to accept sometimes anywhere in the animal kingdom there is a mental disorder. You pulled out all stops to help him, best to take care of it now before sometime in his life he does much worse to another person, child or another pet.

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

We have come to the sad conclusion that we have to put our 4 year old Boston Terrier down for aggression. Its been a journey to try to help him, but he is getting worse. After our first terrier passed away from old age, we got another one. Unfortunately this dog appears inbred, not in appearance , but behavior.

Super aggressive, breaks typical small dog collars to get at other people or dogs. I have to find small dog collars that are metal clasp. He has bitten several people, the vet, the kennel staff, and his biting us is escalating. You can't walk with him, as he will focus and lunge at any other person or dog. Like in a campground setting.

He is sweet when he is, loves to play, and can be so much fun, but has a uncontrollable aggression streak that is somewhat unpredictable. If pulled or moved off of something he wants like deer poop, he turns and goes after your hands to bite. He sleeps on a sofa beside you but if you touch him anytime while he is asleep or within a 1/2 hour of waking up , he will bite you.

We have paid for dog training, he bit the trainer. He is on prozac, he can't tolerate a higher dosage. We have spent thousands on training to no avail. He does love to play and is fun when he does not have crazy eyes.

He has almost every listed inbred behavior. We don't feel we can trust giving him to someone like an older couple, to get bitten, or if a family ends up with him, he does not even like children.

I am talking to the vet monday about this. It's just sad to arrive at this decision.

Caesar the dog whisperer.

 

[4wd]

Caesar the dog whisperer.

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