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emomma17
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Re: Gus tried to hurt Emmy and now we have to make a horrible decision.
Posted by baby-o
Posted by Grill
but rather than put him down, could you surrender him to a rescue organization? maybe he just needs a home without children. there are also animal sanctuaries that will take animals who have been aggressive.
I agree. Please reconsider ending his life just because he's not a good fit for your family. The thought of this horrible act is making me very sad.
i agree with the above posters. i worked for a rescue organization and many will be very sympathetic to your situation and will help you out. please do not put him down before considering other options.
I agree with the other posters as well. I would try to see if you could place the dog in another home or rescue shelter instead of ending his life. I understand the situation as we have a dog and if he snapped at the baby or attacked anyone else I would have an issue but I would look to give him another home or some alternative instead of putting him down. I hope you are able to resolve the situation.
I am sorry, I just read the other posts and see that you've tried other outlets. I am so sorry that you are having to go through this...
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Re: Gus tried to hurt Emmy and now we have to make a horrible decision.
Just wanted to give you hugs 
You have to do what is best for your family. It seems like you have exhausted all other options. I dont think you are making this decision lightly and noone should make you feel bad for it.
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| Posted 2/24/10 9:34 AM |
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Re: Gus tried to hurt Emmy and now we have to make a horrible decision.
Sorry you have to resort to this! I am sure this is not just a reaction on a whim and there is history with the dog. I am sure you have thought of all options.
It's really sad but you do what you have to do.
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| Posted 2/24/10 9:37 AM |
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Re: Gus tried to hurt Emmy and now we have to make a horrible decision.
I can't imagine how you're feeling right now! 
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| Posted 2/24/10 9:41 AM |
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trnity44
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Re: Gus tried to hurt Emmy and now we have to make a horrible decision.
I'm so sorry! 
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| Posted 2/24/10 9:45 AM |
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Re: Gus tried to hurt Emmy and now we have to make a horrible decision.
Posted by littlejoy06
There's no way you can just bring him to a shelter and see if someone would adopt him?
I know this is a very hard decision for you.
No becasue the policy's in ALL are any aggression to people that may adopt him or to the handlers is immediate death. Plus I can't live with the thought he might hurt somebody else or their child. I also worry about what somebody would do to him if he hurt them or their friends/family
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JennZ
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Re: Gus tried to hurt Emmy and now we have to make a horrible decision.
this is an honest question for those saying to rehome the dog.
Would you want an aggresive dog who has tried to attack the owner and child in your home with your children? Am I missing something. I know no one want to put their dog down, I know some people have a crazy attachment to their animals, but if its attacked once, why would you take a chance?
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Diane
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Re: Gus tried to hurt Emmy and now we have to make a horrible decision.
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pinkandblue
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Re: Gus tried to hurt Emmy and now we have to make a horrible decision.
Posted by JennZ
this is an honest question for those saying to rehome the dog.
Would you want an aggresive dog who has tried to attack the owner and child in your home with your children? Am I missing something. I know no one want to put their dog down, I know some people have a crazy attachment to their animals, but if its attacked once, why would you take a chance?
exactly, I would do the same thing as the OP and I consifer myself a dog lover
Imagine if she rehomed the dog and it killed a child or attacked someone else, the OP would be irresponsible for doing that
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| Posted 2/24/10 9:52 AM |
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MST9106
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Re: Gus tried to hurt Emmy and now we have to make a horrible decision.
I'm so sorry you're going through this I'm sure you thought about and explored all options for your animal. Its a tough decision and only YOU know whats best for him
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Ophelia
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Re: Gus tried to hurt Emmy and now we have to make a horrible decision.
Posted by headoverheels
Don't feel like you have to justify your decision anymore
I agree with this. it's obvious that it's tearing you up. I am sorry you have to make this decision, but it's YOURS to make and don't let anyone make you feel worse than you already do.
maybe it's just me, but I had already assumed this was your LAST option, and not that you had the needle at the ready b/c he barked just a little too loud.
good luck to you. RIP Gus.
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Re: Gus tried to hurt Emmy and now we have to make a horrible decision.
I'm so very sorry that you have to go through this. I know it must be heartbreaking for you to face losing your first baby, but you've been the best mama to him that you could have been in trying all the other options. Now you're being the best mama to Emmy by putting her first. This coming from a dog lover too, the whole situation stinks but you're doing the right thing.
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HeathKernandez
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Re: Gus tried to hurt Emmy and now we have to make a horrible decision.
please don't justify your decision.... I am so sorry you are dealing with this
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kerrycec03
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Re: Gus tried to hurt Emmy and now we have to make a horrible decision.
Posted by headoverheels
Don't feel like you have to justify your decision anymore
AGREED!!! We all know how hard this is for you. Don't let anybody make you feel worse than you already do. Putting a dog down regardless is an emotional time.
I'm actually stunned by some of these replies. I understand animals rights and all that, but honestly girls, lets just be there for our fellow friend instead of making her feel worse for her decision.
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sleepie76
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Re: Gus tried to hurt Emmy and now we have to make a horrible decision.
Posted by kerrycec03
I'm actually stunned by some of these replies. I understand animals rights and all that, but honestly girls, lets just be there for our fellow friend instead of making her feel worse for her decision.
Seriously!!!
You know your dog & what is the best decision. No one that does not live in your house or experience the incident last night can tell you what is best.
Unless someone would like to adopt this aggressive dog from her, I think we should be done with the rehoming posts.
To you for having to make this tough decision. Im sure today is an awful day.
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petvet
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Re: Gus tried to hurt Emmy and now we have to make a horrible decision.
What a very hard decision to make and as a veterinarian I have seen people make this decision several times and try to be as supportive as possible. I have also seen the results of the situation when it hasn't been taken care of and they can be horrifying. Unfortunately a human's well being (of any age) have to take precedence over an animals as hard as that can be. Training may be a possibility but the dog needs to be taken out of the home situation immediately to be rehabilitated and often times it may not work. Re-homing a pet sounds like a good idea, but a dog's environment can never be 100% controlled. A pet may go to a home where no children are present but there are children who may visit, family members, the dog can get out of the house etc... Remember there are many friendly, SAFE dogs who are euthanized every day at shelters simply because there is no room for them. In my opinion that is a tragedy. Sorry to get on my soap box I just feel in this case we need to support the OP because she is doing what she needs to do to make her family (and others) safe!
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MrsS2005
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Re: Gus tried to hurt Emmy and now we have to make a horrible decision.
Posted by JennZ
this is an honest question for those saying to rehome the dog.
Would you want an aggresive dog who has tried to attack the owner and child in your home with your children? Am I missing something. I know no one want to put their dog down, I know some people have a crazy attachment to their animals, but if its attacked once, why would you take a chance?
ITA. IMO, it would be irresponsible to re-home any dog that was aggressive towards children and adults. This dog was agrressive towards everyone. There's too great of a risk that the dog will try to attack again.
I'm sorry you're going through this. I'm sure this was your last resort and it wasn't an easy decision.
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Re: Gus tried to hurt Emmy and now we have to make a horrible decision.
Posted by JennZ
this is an honest question for those saying to rehome the dog.
Would you want an aggresive dog who has tried to attack the owner and child in your home with your children? Am I missing something. I know no one want to put their dog down, I know some people have a crazy attachment to their animals, but if its attacked once, why would you take a chance?
Because this isn't normal behavior for a lab and with proper training he might be a perfectly fine dog for another situation.
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Re: Gus tried to hurt Emmy and now we have to make a horrible decision.
Posted by annoyedTTCer
Posted by JennZ
this is an honest question for those saying to rehome the dog.
Would you want an aggresive dog who has tried to attack the owner and child in your home with your children? Am I missing something. I know no one want to put their dog down, I know some people have a crazy attachment to their animals, but if its attacked once, why would you take a chance?
Because this isn't normal behavior for a lab and with proper training he might be a perfectly fine dog for another situation.
Good point. Could there be something medically wrong with him? To the OP, have you had him checked out for something medical (I Know he has a history but maybe it's something off for a long time)? This really isn't common for a lab, from what I read.
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Ophelia
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Re: Gus tried to hurt Emmy and now we have to make a horrible decision.
Posted by annoyedTTCer
Posted by JennZ
this is an honest question for those saying to rehome the dog.
Would you want an aggresive dog who has tried to attack the owner and child in your home with your children? Am I missing something. I know no one want to put their dog down, I know some people have a crazy attachment to their animals, but if its attacked once, why would you take a chance?
Because this isn't normal behavior for a lab and with proper training he might be a perfectly fine dog for another situation.
Cujo's behavior wasn't normal for a St. Bernard either.
I don't think any of us have a right to offer suggestions to another poster when they fear for the safety of others.
and I'm gonna go with the vet on this one. if the vet understands, I am sure there is a reason.
ETA: what difference does it make if it's 'normal' behavior for the breed?
If I had to drop kick my dog away from my son's crib, there would be NO OTHER RECOURSE in my mind. sorry. this is insanity.
leave her alone. say a prayer for her dog. and call it a day.
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Re: Gus tried to hurt Emmy and now we have to make a horrible decision.
Posted by MrsA714
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please look into other options, before putting GUS down.  and I am so glad the baby is OK...
I agree. Please consider other options first. Glad your LO is doing okay.
ITA!
eta: now that i read the whole post....i just wantedto that is such a hard decision to have to make but im sure it is the right one
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Re: Gus tried to hurt Emmy and now we have to make a horrible decision.
Posted by petvet
What a very hard decision to make and as a veterinarian I have seen people make this decision several times and try to be as supportive as possible. I have also seen the results of the situation when it hasn't been taken care of and they can be horrifying. Unfortunately a human's well being (of any age) have to take precedence over an animals as hard as that can be. Training may be a possibility but the dog needs to be taken out of the home situation immediately to be rehabilitated and often times it may not work. Re-homing a pet sounds like a good idea, but a dog's environment can never be 100% controlled. A pet may go to a home where no children are present but there are children who may visit, family members, the dog can get out of the house etc... Remember there are many friendly, SAFE dogs who are euthanized every day at shelters simply because there is no room for them. In my opinion that is a tragedy. Sorry to get on my soap box I just feel in this case we need to support the OP because she is doing what she needs to do to make her family (and others) safe!
Thank you for your response!!
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bayla
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Re: Gus tried to hurt Emmy and now we have to make a horrible decision.
Posted by Ophelia
Posted by headoverheels
Don't feel like you have to justify your decision anymore
I agree with this. it's obvious that it's tearing you up. I am sorry you have to make this decision, but it's YOURS to make and don't let anyone make you feel worse than you already do.
maybe it's just me, but I had already assumed this was your LAST option, and not that you had the needle at the ready b/c he barked just a little too loud.
good luck to you. RIP Gus.
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Re: Gus tried to hurt Emmy and now we have to make a horrible decision.
Why should it come down to someone being ATTACKED by the dog for people to get that this dog is more than likely beyond rehabilitation. I mean yes she could pay a trainer to come in and work with the dog and who knows it may work but it also may not. Who knows three years from now the dog could SNAP and hurt her child. Could you imagine how you would feel had you given the dog to another home only to find out that the dog attacked the owner? The dog is showing aggression towards ADULTS as well. Her family is afraid of the dog.
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Lillykat
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Re: Gus tried to hurt Emmy and now we have to make a horrible decision.
I'm sorry you are going thru this- and it is VERY difficult. I haven't shared our story b.c I'm still sick over it - but I had 2 13 year old cats who were our babies. They had diabetes AND thyroid issues. They were getting more and more aggressive, not eating well, to the point they were skin and bones. They were on very expensive high doses of meds. We were moving and they could not be in the same room with my DD's (they would hiss, nip and scratch) the vet said they were on the highest doses of meds and were getting more and more aggressive and their weight was a serious issue we were spending 1000s on them- we were told they didn't have much longer than a few months at best.
We tried for MANY months to place them to give them those extra months. We called ALL the area no kill shelters - who refused to take them, AND in fact 2 of them told us the kindest thing we could do for them would be to put them down b/c non one would take 2 sick old cats. Our vet told us NO ONE would take them with the condition they were in and the best thing to do was put them down. After talking with a few vets AND calling everyone we could we ended up having to put them down. The only place we could find would take them for $10,000 A CAT - and all you got was a promise they would be kept alive for as long as they could (our vet said they were a scam) no proof. It was the hardest and worst decision we had to ever make. But it is so hard when you call places and people tell you sorry we won't take them put them to sleep - EVEN the NO KILL shelters told us that "off the record".
I assume you have tried training and meds? You have to do whats best for your family. People think it is easy when you have a problem and you have to get rid of a pet but I know so many people who couldn't find a shelter or a home and they didn't know what else - the shelters make it virtually impossible to get older animal housed.
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