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The dog is in heaven now

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Shared on Tue, 09/05/2006 - 15:21

So, my 8yr old Redbone coonhound attacked my 12 yr old German Shepard for the last time today. Misha, (a.k.a meemoos) (shepard) was sleeping on her bed when Kali jumped on her and they starting fighting for the death. Thank goodness the kids where downstairs playing. Meemoos never could get an advantage during the fight since she was laying down. I used a baby gate to seperate them and took Kali outside. meemoos has a puncture wound on her hind leg, and a small laceration under her eye. Kali has a couple "piercings" on her ear. This was the least destructive fight they have had---DECISION----

Euthanasia. Let me tell you what a hard decision this was. She has growled at me and the children before when trying to get "toys" away from her. The vet doesn't euthanize pets out of convienence, only for "home/family danger". The vet determined euthanasia was the best option. At 1:30 pm today, my dog of 8 yrs, was put down. The Cake had to take her to the vet, and hold her hand while her life was taken from her. (The Cake never really liked her anyway). I feel like such a horrible person for what I have done. I know that she could have hurt the children or someone else, but she was just being a dog! The only thing she ever hurt in her 8 yrs. was meemoos. I'm gonna go cry some more for the life of a dog that I truely loved, and for all the other animals that stupid people raised and couldn't control (like me).

Comments

wareaglebeene1's picture
Submitted by wareaglebeene1 on Tue, 09/05/2006 - 15:59
Sorry! I know it was a dog but is a loss just the same. You did the right thing.
DantezINFERNO's picture
Submitted by DantezINFERNO on Tue, 09/05/2006 - 16:07
I know it may be tough now, but in the long run you done the right thing. Trust me!
FreakMullet's picture
Submitted by FreakMullet on Tue, 09/05/2006 - 16:08
meemoos, don't feel guilty about not being able to control your dog. as you pointed out, she was being just that, a dog.
jtgjr007's picture
Submitted by jtgjr007 on Tue, 09/05/2006 - 16:16
Sorry to hear that. It's never easy to lose a pet.
A_Burn's picture
Submitted by A_Burn on Tue, 09/05/2006 - 17:30
meemoos, I'm really sorry. As tough as it was to do, it was the right thing.
Twisted's picture
Submitted by Twisted on Tue, 09/05/2006 - 17:54
At the risk of sounding redundant, you did the right thing. The responsible thing. Your first responsibility is to your kids. If the dog is capable of attacking another dog for no reason and is growling at people, it would be just a matter of time. If the dog attacked and hurt one of the kids what do you think the outcome wouldve been? When a dog has been your friend for 8 years, there is no such thing as 'just a dog'. Theyre family. But it just makes doing the responsible thing that much harder.
Liger117's picture
Submitted by Liger117 on Tue, 09/05/2006 - 19:19
I'm so sorry. I like my pets more than most people. You had to do what was right and you did. It could have been much worse if it was your child it attacked. You did the right thing.
OldManRiver48's picture
Submitted by OldManRiver48 on Wed, 09/06/2006 - 01:11
We feel your loss M, being a Mother first helped you make a tough decision, one you will grieve about but not regret. A child or any member of the family must feel safe in their home, we as parents do our best to provide this safety. We want them to grow and experience life not carry emotional or physical scars from things we feel we could have done differently. That kind of guilt can be huge.
mozza's picture
Submitted by mozza on Wed, 10/04/2006 - 17:09
i now understand what you where saying to my blog i am sorry to here about that i suppose i can take one thing from what i have done today that she is going to a better place just like your dog has.i have had dogs all my life and they do get under your skin as does any pet but i respect you what you did then cause the dog could have attacked one of the kids in the end.

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