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Even Cesar Milan couldn't tame this beast. The ferocity of this little fluff ball could could not be challenged by seasoned canine academics, self-help books, or even the best dog-tamer in the industry...
After Surgery -
"most dogs are intelligent enough to understand they are no longer knife-damaging biters, but more like pinchers at best."
I wonder if this canine offender will finally change his ways...
Personally - I'm appalled at this! As it says in the article - it does not address the behaviour. This is right up there with declawing cats in my book.
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Personally - I'm appalled at this! As it says in the article - it does not address the behaviour. This is right up there with declawing cats in my book.
Agreed. It's also right up there with that "rebarking" surgery. Crazy!
welll..... guess she could/ should have saved the money and had him euth'd he still attacks w/o warning .. this sort of issue is usually a death sentance for 99% of the biters she must love this dog alot to do this for him ..
welll..... guess she could/ should have saved the money and had him euth'd he still attacks w/o warning .. this sort of issue is usually a death sentance for 99% of the biters she must love this dog alot to do this for him ..
yeah, ive noticed animal people are getting way too extreme these days. if the owner says its surgery or death then i think its better to go with surgery.
I doubt that he will change his ways. Perhaps he has some sort of mental defect, the kind where he just attacks perceived interlopers, i.e. non-regulars in his domain, for no logical reason.
The procedure may offend some sensibilities. It's still better than being dead.
Don't even get me started on "Dreams" I have had about my dogs and cats... I have always chosen the side of surgery over extermination with ALL my animals.
Just this week I had a dream about my 18-year old cat, the one who watched me grow up and become a man. In the dream, she called my phone from a bar in Chicago, and told me to pick her up, i.e. "rescue" her from a bar, as she was going to morph back into a CAT from a WOMAN. She said she would be hiding behind a dumpster off of Drexel and another cross street in Chicago waiting for me to take her home.
I had contemplated putting her down because she kept on peeing on my living room carpet in her old age. I had the carpet replaced, put a door up in the kitchen (so she couldn't enter the carpeted part of the house) and let her live on medication. She got healthy, and it was the BEST decision I have ever made.
I LOVE my 18-year old cat. She will probably live another 10 years...
I have a neighbor who has one of this same breed, his name is Samuri for a reason. I honestly believe if someone made the mistake of breaking into their house, he would rip them to shreds. However he is controlable.
I wonder if she tried medication. Vets sometimes perscribe what humans would call psychiatric medication to pets with problems such as these.
Personally if this will keep them from having to put this beautiful dog to sleep, then it was worth it. He is after all zealously protecting his pack/family.
In life, there are some relationships that just can't be salvaged.
The time, and money that went into trying to save this damaged dog could have saved 5 really good dogs.
Why are we humans so blind and egotistical when it comes to our pets.
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