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Marya

I’m truly so sorry for your loss. You made the right decision.

I have put two dogs down due to aggression. Sara (petstore dog) was dangerous from the start due to poor breeding and 6mo in a cage in a pet store. She was small 13lbs as an adult. She was always aggressive with strangers. Most of her bites were superficial, and toward the legs/feet but she did sometimes manage to jump up toward the face and snap. She scared everyone that came in contact with her. I tried to train/socialize her but eventually had to keep her away from everyone. **I did try meds with her, and no success, could not overcome her bad breeding or 6mo stay at the petstore. The day she bit me on the hand, and drew blood as she was trying to get loose from my hold is the day she sealed her fate with me. (Sara was 10yrs old at this point.)

If I had the guts earlier in her life I would have released her much sooner as she was dangerous to others. I was selfish in my choice to keep her. She was a fear biter, she was scared of strangers and strange things (New TV, etc.) If she had bitten a child or anyone really and done damage I would have been mortified. Sara was small, and otherwise healthy dog with a good 6-8yrs left for her breeds avg life span.

I had to return a lovely rottie boy I had adopted from a shelter/rescue group he was PTS by the rescue due to his behavior issues. He showed behavioral problems the minute we brought him home, he had spent his time with the rescue in a vet clinic cage, and had never even wore a dog collar. He was abandoned at the vet clinic by previous owners. He was nice one minute and just fearful, scared and did pre-emptive attacks, biting me to the point I could not remove his mouth from my leg/arm ….my husband had to pry him off of me several times Not a puppy bite. He was evaluated by many people and sent to rottweiler rescue evaluator and failed all temperament tests. He was PTS and I have his remains. Handsome, large, healthy looking boy, PTS due to temperament. Heartbreaking.

The more I read, hear and see stories about dog bites the more I know I did right in making these choices of putting Sara to sleep and returning the puppy (per contract) to the rescue. Sorry to be so wordy but as you can see you are not alone. It will take time for you to heal from this. I know you did the right thing.