Should I have my dog put down?
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vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
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Its like black racism for example. People think its fine and will indulge in it. Does that make it right since its their opinion.
You are entitled to your opinion but your opinion can be wrong.
editn this case putting a dog down because its actions were a result of its neglect is dishonourable.
Dan, you seem to have a lot of opinions. Can they all possibly be right?
Cycling Dan
Cycle Crazy
I made judgement and followed through with recommendations. Which is what you are meant to do on forums.
I made the judgement based around the events and what has been said. So not a blind opinion, the view i have given is based on the events not idle opinion.
BimblingBee
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Sounds like a stereotypical collie to me, not sure what all the fuss is about!
Plenty of exercise and show it who's boss should go a long way to sorting your problems!!
Plenty of exercise and show it who's boss should go a long way to sorting your problems!!
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Yep on my third Border Collie and they could all turn out like this, under walked and over stimulated and they are OCD with balls , keep them calm and keep kids away from them especially young torment the life out of them kids( not saying that happened here) and never leave them for long periods alone, if you cant do this then dont get a BC get a labrador or some other passive uninterested dog.
Border collies are the most inteligent dogs and need a hell of a lot of attention and they all learn really quick, good and bad !
Archie_tect
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Don't forget intelligence is relative.... my stepmother thinks her budgie is intelligent....
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User6179
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Don't forget intelligence is relative.... my stepmother thinks her budgie is intelligent....
Well ive never had a collie that flew into my budgies mouth
Lance Jack
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I had a GSD a few years ago and it bit me (although it was a pup) so I bit it back as hard as I could until it gave a little yelp. I wanted to teach it that when it bites it hurts and it's not play. I didn't bite me, or anybody else again. However, I got the taste of it and bit a few people who came to the door and now chase the postman down the road.
I feel for you, between a rock and a hard place. I think you need to do what you think/know is right. Nobody wants to take a pet for the last visit to the vet, it's part of the family. I had to do it in the end for my dog due to illness, I look back and always think i should of taken her earlier, I dragged it out to long and that was for my benefit, I wasn't thinking of her. Strange that I have been to Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan yet what upsets me is my dog.
I feel for you, between a rock and a hard place. I think you need to do what you think/know is right. Nobody wants to take a pet for the last visit to the vet, it's part of the family. I had to do it in the end for my dog due to illness, I look back and always think i should of taken her earlier, I dragged it out to long and that was for my benefit, I wasn't thinking of her. Strange that I have been to Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan yet what upsets me is my dog.
vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
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Isn't a judgement the same as an opinion no matter how each is derived?
Both are fallible.
MacB
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Is there something about being a certified animal nut that makes you oblivious to human feelings? The various sanctimonious rants don't contain a thing that Yello hasn't posted himself or could easily be inferred. But you've got to wade in with your little lectures and emotional blackmail. If you're that bothered then get yourself over to France and take the dog of his hands.
Poacher
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Please persevere, Yello. It's a Border Collie, for cripe's sake. After a week of severe weather that's kept me off my bike, I'm suffering from cabin fever and ready to take lumps out of people. God knows how a collie is going to react. Even at 10 years old, it's still likely to be a dog which needs a lot of exercise and attention. By all means return it to the rescue centre if that's the only option you can envisage which keeps it alive for a while, but I think Eddy and BimblingBee are on the right lines here.
Other opinions are available and probably more valid.
Other opinions are available and probably more valid.
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I'm honestly not sure what to suggest here. Border collies do need a lot of exercise - they're bred to be working dogs, and a day of running about herding sheep is quite literately a walk in the park for them.
So yes, being a family pet, not getting out for a run enough, it's bound to frustrate them.
Set against that, you shouldn't beat yourself up too much over this. As you say, had you not taken the dog in he'd have been put down by now. You tried, and you gave him a year he otherwise wouldn't have got. I'd say you should either commit to exercising him much more, regardless of the weather and such, or take him back and give him the chance of a more suitable home. But I can't say which of those you should do.
Having said that, if you were in the UK I'd be PMing you right now to come and visit him.
We lost our dog about eight months back, and we do miss the furry little maniac...
So yes, being a family pet, not getting out for a run enough, it's bound to frustrate them.
Set against that, you shouldn't beat yourself up too much over this. As you say, had you not taken the dog in he'd have been put down by now. You tried, and you gave him a year he otherwise wouldn't have got. I'd say you should either commit to exercising him much more, regardless of the weather and such, or take him back and give him the chance of a more suitable home. But I can't say which of those you should do.
Having said that, if you were in the UK I'd be PMing you right now to come and visit him.
We lost our dog about eight months back, and we do miss the furry little maniac...
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