would you have your dog put down for this? or still love him the same?

Question

here's the story.
Before you read understand i am upset and want to have the dog put down.
understand though for the last 14 years I have loved him and taken and great care of hijm.
Heck hes 14 years old and stil acts like a puppy
so untill today i did care about him. Buit now i have a sever hatred for him. and want to give him to someone else or have him put down.

so heres the deal my roommate left my birds cage open after changing the water. The bird got out and my small poodle dog attacked and malled it to wear she looked like something you would buy in the grocery store.

so now im mad about my dog doing this. and thin i should have him put down. am i right or wrong feeling this way?

Should I have the dog put down? or should i keep the dog and forgive him?or should i just give him a new home since i may night take good care of him now?

what woould you do?

Answer 1

I think you should get rid of your room mate. He/she is the one who left the door to the cage open. The dog is just acting like a normal dog would. Now if your dog attacked the cage to get to the bird then thats another story but your ROOM MATE NOT THE DOG let the bird out. So you shouldnt put him to sleep for that or get rid of him. Just let him know what he did was VERY bad and forgive him. After 14 years I would think you would be able to forgive your dog for acting like a dog. Now forgiving your room mate is a whole different thing. Talk to your roomie and let them know how Peeved you are and that you didnt appreciate their forgetting to shut the cage which cost your bird its life. They should at least be willing to replace the bird since they in essence killed it by leaving the door open. Good luck

Answer 2

I know you're upset about the bird, but could you get the room mate put down? The dog was just trying to play or it would have eaten the bird. I've had terrible problems with animals similar to yours. I could not get rid of the dog without having a hole in my heart forever. I know when you see or think of the dog, you will remember your bird for a while. Some things can't be changed or undone.

This is a situation where you need to let time and forgiveness take effect. I had a twelve year old cat which was killed by a dog we'd had for five years. It was really my daughter's fault, but she was a kid and horrified. She didn't understand that she and her friend had gotten the dog so keyed up that no good would come from it. I was not in the house at that moment.

I am sorry you are going through this. It is a fact that dogs will kill under certain circumstances. Most people will not believe it until they a have a tragedy.

If you can not forgive the dog, give him to a good home.

Answer 3

You hate the dog you have had for 14 years becasue it did what is in its nature to do hunt. Be mad at the human who did not do what any kid could do close a door. If you are a person that is so small hearted that you could start to hate a living thing you claimed to have loved for 14 years please give it to a good home or take it to the aspca. Then go to the doctor and have yourself fixed so you will never have childern, for they will do far more to push your bottons than the poor little dog, and we need no more abused childern.
I had a christmas concur, Had him for 10 years. A black widow crawl into the cage got scared and bit him. He died. I set the widow outside in the garden, thinking there is no use kiling it for doing what is in the nature of the beast to do. Grow up get your head out of your *** and find a home for the poor dog and get it away from the braty child you are.

Answer 4

You shouldn't be mad at the dog. You should be mad at your room mate for leaving the door open!!! Your dog didn't know any better,it's not the dog's fault and I can't believe the thought crossed your mind to end the dog's life!! I feed the wild birds in my backyard and my female dog killed a couple birds. I felt bad since I lured the birds into my yard. I scolded the dog and let her know what she did was wrong. I'm sure your dog knows now what she did was wrong!!! NO, I would not end this dog's life. Can you honestly say you do not care about your dog any more?You are to love her unconditionally for her entire life. Would you be able to sleep peacefully if you were to do this? Don't do it. Love the dog just as you have for the past 14 years.

Answer 5

I wouldn't put the dog down for this. The dog was just doing what dogs do. Its natural for him.... and not his fault. Leaving the bird cage open was the problem... not your dog mauling the bird. To him it was a toy... a new prey to stalk and attack.
Be grateful that at 14 he's still active and energetic!
I'm sorry about the bird though.

Answer 6

get your roommate put down, not the dog. your dog did not do anything wrong. he acted completely out of instinct, not to be mean or hurt you. it was a horrible accident, but if you need to blame someone blame your roommate for leaving the cage open. how could you consider killing your dog because it killed a bird? that's just absurd. if you can't get over it you don't have the maturity level to own a dog and you should give that dog to someone who will care for it properly.

i have an entire food chain at my house (dog, cat, bird, snakes, rats) and if my dog ever killed anything i would blame myself for letting it happen, never the dog for doing what comes naturally to him.

Answer 7

First, I understand EXACTLY how you feel. My cockatiel got out of his cage and my two dogs nearly killed him. He had no feathers left on his back and all his tail feathers were gone.

Second, understand that the dog was just being a dog. He had no malicious intent. In all likelyhood he was just trying to play with the bird. He just did not realize he was being to rough. Your dog was just being a dog.

Forgive him. I forgave mine immediately. They did not go after the bird to be mean or to hurt me. Instincts, plain and simple. Love your dog all the same.

Now, if it was a human who did, I would have the human put down - humans do things with malicious intent. Dogs do not.

Hope this helps.

Answer 8

I think you should forgive the dog and take good care of him for his remaining years. He was only acting on instinct. He did not know it was wrong to hurt the bird he was only doing what instinct told him to do. Your dog has been a loyal friend and companion for 14 years please don't abandon him now. He won't understand why you are angry with him. He knows that you are angry but he doesn't grasp the full concept and all he wants is your love and forgiveness.

Answer 9

This is so sad for all involved!
Sadness for the lost of the bird, and sadness for the poor dog that CANNOT understand why you are so mad at him right now!Sadness for you that are so blinded by the loss of your bird, enough to forget 14 long years of loyalty, and unconditional love.
Take a deep breath, and don't make decisions tonight, as you might regret it later on.
If you cannot find it in yourself to keep your dog, then have it humanely euthanized by your vet.
He's 14 years old, and will never understand why you abandoned him, by giving him away to God knows whom.

Answer 10

I think you are being ridiculous. Your dog did was was instinctual to him. Believe it or not, poodles were bred to be bird dogs. It's his natural instinct to go after the bird. Moreover it's not his fault that he was put in the situation. I hope you do not take back all those years of kindness by doing your pet a disservice.