Toledo, OH - "Sarge" Shot 6 Times in Cage

[kess&ellie]

Signed!

[raysmom]

According to the Toledo Blade newspaper today, Sarge will not be adopted out directly from the shelter even if he passes his temperament test. They will not directly adopt out a dog with a bite history - no matter what the circumstances. Sarge's previous owners say that he never showed any aggressive tendencies. The poor guy was probably just defending himself against who knows what.

The dog warden did say that if he passes his temperament test, he can probably be released to a rescue group. I would think a dedicated GSD rescue would be best - hopefully there is a rescue out there who can help Sarge - this poor guy needs a break.

toledoblade.com -- The Blade ~ Toledo Ohio

[selzer]

So the dog has bitten this woman, several times?

My heart so goes out to him. He was put with uncaring monsters, probably encouraged/forced to be vicious and then shot a bunch of times.

In moments like these we embrace the idea of a fiery eternal pit.

[Dainerra]

people got Sarge, trained him to attack on command (but never used it). Then found out people were expecting babies and "didn't want to risk it" so returned him to the breeder. Though they say that he was always friendly.

Then Sarge is rehomed with (judging by the photos and actions) some very low-life scum. He bites the woman "unprovoked" and then 8 days later is locked in a cage and then shot 6 times. Did they know that Sarge was taught to attack on command?

Poor Sarge. His first owner dumped him. His second owners tortured him. Now he will probably lose his life because all his owners have failed him.

I generally don't buy the "unprovoked biter" stories. Sometimes it's warning signs that the owner didn't understand or ignored. Other times it's an outright lie. In this case, I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't a result of being abused or the owner thinking it would be fun to use the attack word.

[erinboyd]

Wow, so many more details here then what I've been able to gather on this story! The fact that he has been trained leads me to believe there is absolutely no reason to think he couldn't be reabilitated. A rescue that is very dear to my heart has stepped up and offered to take him, they have a dog behaviorist who's willing to work with Sarge as well.

I sure hope this poor guy gets through this.

[tonkatuff81]

I'm sick to my stomach.

[rbirrd_97]

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[GSDolch]

If they felt he was so dangerous than they should have turned him over to AC to at least be put down humanely, not like this. Poor thing. There are so many ways they could have dealt with this w/out shooting him in an crate.

[LARHAGE]

Originally Posted by Dainerra

people got Sarge, trained him to attack on command (but never used it). Then found out people were expecting babies and "didn't want to risk it" so returned him to the breeder. Though they say that he was always friendly.

Then Sarge is rehomed with (judging by the photos and actions) some very low-life scum. He bites the woman "unprovoked" and then 8 days later is locked in a cage and then shot 6 times. Did they know that Sarge was taught to attack on command?

Poor Sarge. His first owner dumped him. His second owners tortured him. Now he will probably lose his life because all his owners have failed him.

I generally don't buy the "unprovoked biter" stories. Sometimes it's warning signs that the owner didn't understand or ignored. Other times it's an outright lie. In this case, I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't a result of being abused or the owner thinking it would be fun to use the attack word.

Yes, so in my opinion, his first owners are the ones who failed Sarge, they let him end up in this trailer trash's house, I HATE people who just get rid of their dog simply because they're having kids, BFD!!!! God I so hate people sometimes!!!

[selzer]

LARHAGE, I really take offense at the use of trailer trash. These people do not even have a trailer. No need to offend people who have trailers. Call them white trash if you must but leave the trailer out of it.