Shelter euthanizes dog/owner chgs mind too late

[Emoore]

Originally Posted by nomansland4404

Maybe the original article was too long for you to read it all. I don't remember reading ANYTHING close to eating 2x4's and sheetrock. It said the pup dug at carpet and household items. Every dog that chewed household items was put down we'd be in short supply.

According to the article, the owner stated that the dog dug up the carpet and ate a hole in the drywall. The shelter is required to disclose that information to potential adopters, and nobody is going to adopt a large dog that destroys walls and floors.

[nomansland4404]

Originally Posted by Emoore

According to the article, the owner stated that the dog dug up the carpet and ate a hole in the drywall. The shelter is required to disclose that information to potential adopters, and nobody is going to adopt a large dog that destroys walls and floors.

Oops missed the drywall part. My fault...thank god it was put down. Who knows how many buildings could have collapsed.

[Stevenzachsmom]

Originally Posted by Emoore

. . . . and the Great Politeness Initiative of 2012 comes to a screeching halt.

Hey, but it was worth a try. LOL!

[Emoore]

Originally Posted by Stevenzachsmom

Hey, but it was worth a try. LOL!

Look see, I deleted it because I'm still trying to be nice, but you caught me anyway!

[Konotashi]

Originally Posted by nomansland4404

Oops missed the drywall part. My fault...thank god it was put down. Who knows how many buildings could have collapsed.

Because drywall is so healthy for dogs....

[Emoore]

Does this mean we can be snarky and sarcastic again? 'Cause the whole "do unto others" thing was really stressing me out.

[heronponie]

I guess I'm still hung up on the 10 minutes part. Maybe it's shocking to me that any "office" environment could run that fast


I understand not everything is adoptable. I work in rescue (not dogs). But I can't think of a time when any rescue came in here and was PTS 10 minutes later. Then again we do not operate on a national scale like the Humane Society.

[RebelGSD]

One of our adopters, during a home visit, showed us a hole in the drywall his pup generated. This was a pup from a breeder, not rescue. He said he would fix it when his dog is old enough not to create one again. And we laughed.

The original article did not mention anything about the dog being crate trained.

I do remember pictures of holes in the drywall on this board too.

I think everybody agrees that one has to make sure that it is SA before the dog gets labeled and put down. Once the dog goes into a shelter with such a negative history, it is usually a death sentence, sadly, because of the numbers of animals the shelter deals with. Many animals with no negative history are killed too, because of lack of space.

My dear puppies shredded a sofa into one inch pieces because I thought they were mature enough to be uncrated. When the pet sitters arrived at noon, they were sitting happily on the naked wooden frame and spring with a grin on their faces. They were very proud of themselves. The room was covered with foam knee-high. I smacked myself on the head when I arrived home.

[Stevenzachsmom]

Originally Posted by Emoore

Does this mean we can be snarky and sarcastic again? 'Cause the whole "do unto others" thing was really stressing me out.

Sorry about that. I thought it was funny.

And yeah Girlfriend. Let the games begin. Bring on the snarky sarcasm. Can't live with it. Can't live without it.

[Caitydid255]

Nomansland4404, aside from it already being mentioned numerous times that caging a SA dog can be defined as "cruel and unusual punishment" and the kindest thing you can do is put the animal down, the likelihood of a dog with noted destructive tendencies finding a home is slim to nil. When people go to a shelter to find a dog there are an overabundance of animals to choose from. Although there are a lot of "bleeding hearts" who will willingly take in an animal with a medical condition, those altruistic leanings tend to stop once someone's personal property, i.e. house, is involved. People are far more willing to spend money on medication, than watch their house be destroyed. Yes, a year old lab pup is adorable, but most likely, they have another year old lab pup in the same shelter or a nearby shelter that is not destructive. Meanwhile, the dog continues to sit in a cage, its anxiety problems continuing to grow until you have a neurotic dog who is miserable.

I love all animals, and have had numerous rescue dogs, but I personally would not bring a dog home that had these destructive tendencies, just as I would not adopt a cat which was turned over to the shelter for excessive furniture scratching. Even if I had my heart set on a year old lab, I would simply go to another shelter and find a dog that suited me. All of my friends would do the same. It is not as if there is a shortage of animals being brought to the shelter.