"Needless to say, being hypersensitive to that attitude, my
husband and I opted to have our fear-aggressive dog put down this last
fall. It was a heartbreaking decision to make, but I knew it was for the
better of mankind. We were always in danger of someone getting seriously
hurt, and her quality of life (and ours) was getting bad."
Elly, I too had to make that decision with my GS in 2004 for
the exact same reasons. I have never met anyone else who has been through
this. I t was soothing (even after all this time) to know I am not
alone. Thank you
Nothing gets me more steamed that the whole "dogs running
free" thing. I was almost pulled off my bike as a 12-year-old kid by a
rottweiler that attacked me as I rode past the owner's house (coincidentally,
on my way to the arab show barn I volunteered at). And now I'll never
fufill my dreams of being an underpants model....sigh. I could go on for
hours with stories about my traumatic childhood and animals.
I see that
"my dog can do no wrong" attitude every day at the clinic. It also
transfers to children, though. Both are equally
irresponsible.
Needless to say, being hypersensitive to that attitude,
my husband and I opted to have our fear-aggressive dog put down this last
fall. It was a heartbreaking decision to make, but I knew it was for the
better of mankind. We were always in danger of someone getting seriously
hurt, and her quality of life (and ours) was getting bad.
