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Originally Posted by damp  I can't help but ask what advices you brought to the board and this thread BONGO????  
The OP said:
Looks like you forgot to read the OP's post, but DID well to blame me for just having an other opinion!
Sorry... (you too Anne) but we all respond to the written words, and all advices given here (no matter who) are given without seeing the dog in question in person ... but what the OP wrote!
Bingo... Bongo: My 8 years old dog is NOT perfect... but still alive yes he is alive because he is mental and physical sound and does not need any kind of medicine or "special needs" trainers/behaviorists nor my bank to keep him alive!
PS. I do feel sorry for your dog(s), if you think the last resort and PTS(/cull) is so bad.
Put to sleep is hard to do, but sometimes necessary and an option if you know JUST a bit about dogs and if you LOVE your dog! |
I quoted stale and offered my congratulations because they actually offered ADVICE to the OP. I'm sure that the OP posted here looking for some kind of possible therapy or experience from people that may have dealt with the same thing. Filecee posted looking for advice and then one of the first responses they get is "put the dog down" - without even knowing how bad the dogs problem actually is and if it has tried to be remedied yet, is just ignorant to say the least.
I am a relatively new member with a very young Rott and I have tried to offer my experiences thus far to the board with what I have experienced. If you feel I haven't had much to offer, then don't read what I post! But for the OP to post asking for help and then read what you wrote, well... it's pretty self-explanatory why we haven't heard much else from the OP. I wouldn't return to the boards either if that's the first "advice" I heard.
If you feel the only way to keep a dog is if it is completely mentally and physically sound, well then I hope for your dogs sake that they don't get any signs of the very common HD or SD and never even come down with a cold. It is possible for a dog to live a happy and comfortable life if they have some physical problems and it is also possible for a dog to get help from an ACTUAL EXPERIENCED behaviorist and remedy their mental issue as well. For all you know the OP may have a child that tortures this dog with a laser light or when the dog was a pup was put in a room where lots of cars drove by and the lights reflected to the ceiling. The point is, that you don't know enough to offer your "opinion" of being put to sleep as the first option. If the OP came here looking for help, they must want to help their dog and unlike you, may not mind paying for a few visits from a behaviorist to get past this quirk and give their dog a happy and long life. If it can't be remedied by a behaviorist and the dog is in actual misery, than of course being put down would be the best for the dog - but not before trying.