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

Question

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

Answer 1

HI
I know you are upset but it is an animal with animal instincts. Your room mate is also half responcible for this would you put her down. Take a deep breath this is your 14 year old beloved companion. Please just sleep on it and replace the birds it will make you feel better. Forgive your poodle.
Lammy

Answer 2

If you feel a sincere hatred for the dog for what it did, I would tell you what I would do.

I would find the dog a very good home immediately. You should not keep an animal that you are dissatisfied with regardless of the reason.

Your roomie needs to understand what he/she did so that something like this never ever happens in another situation in the future.

I'm extremely cautious with my birds' cages when I do food & water maintenance, to the point of checking the locks three or four times before leaving them, because I have cats. The same situation would happen in my house if I was not home and the birds got out.

Again, I would say, find your aging poochie a new home asap or possibly place her in a foster home until your anger cools down about what has happened. If you place poochie in a foster home, you could make the conditions so that you could retrieve her/him when you change your mind about how you feel right now, or you could make arrangements for a new home for your pooch while it's at the foster care. This way, your emotions are not taken out on the dog who only reacted instinctively to the bird in it's territory.

I feel for you. I'm sure this is very hard for you at the present time. But give the situation time with the dog outside of your presence and see how you feel in a week or two. If you still feel the same, I'd look for a new permanent home for the pooch.

With the dog out of the picture, replace your birds, soon.

That's what I would do.

Best wishes on your decision.

Answer 3

I'm sorry for your loss, but it is in no way the dogs fault. It is either your room mate's fault for leaving the cage door open, or your fault for letting your room mate change the water and not doing it your self.

The dog was just acting in a natural way. It is a dog and cannot think in the way we do, it didn't understand what it was doing. Birds should never be left with other animals, particularly dogs or cats. Even if they are in cages there is a chance the cages can be knocked over or that they might escape somehow.

You are mad at your dog for killing your bird, an act it did not understand as bad. You then in turn want to have your dog put down, killing it. This is a stupid and immoral way pf acting.

I know you're upset and probably not thinking straight but please do not have your dog put down as it has done nothing wrong. By all means, be upset and mad for as long as it takes for you to mourn your bird. If my dogs killed one of my birds I wouldn't talk to or pet them for god knows how long. But you must understand it is only an animal and cannot be blamed for acting in a way which is built in.

If you believe you cannot take care of your dog properly after this then do try to find a good home for it. Make sure it is a good home and please don't take it to the pound as there is a huge chance it will not find a home and be put down.

Take a while to cool down and think about what you want to do, a few days at least. Pleas e don't act now and do something you'll regret later.

I really am sorry for your loss. I love my birds so much and when one of them died recently I cried for days. I had hand raised this bird form a baby and I still get upset when I think about him or something reminds me of him. I understand how it feels to loose your bird.

However, it was in no way the fault of the dog and if you do have your dog put down you are end up the murderer.

Answer 4

Personally if this is your attitude towards your pet I would say you should give up owning animals all together. First off you got a poodle, and then a bird, bad combo. Then you obviously didn't teach the dog that the bird was not food, so acting on its natural instinct the dog ate the bird. Thats what happens with animals. Peditor vs prey, its how life works. What you should have done is taught the dog that the bird was not prey by monitoring them, and introducing them, thats what we do with all new pets at our house with great sucess. But if you're going to be so mad at your dog for eating the bird, which is its natural instinct if you haven't told him that he shouldn't, that you want to put him down, then you just shouldn't own animals! Grow up for heavens sake and realize that what your dog did is only natural! I would say find this poor creature a loving home and stop owning pets!

Answer 5

I really understand your feelings, but you have to realize the dog didn't know what he was doing was so bad. It wasn't your dog's fault.
I know, it probably feels like your best friend just killed your baby. But it wasn't the dog's fault. It was your roommate's fault, but it was an accident. Your roommate didn't do it on purpose.
I know you can forgive your dog. He would never hurt you this way on purpose; you know he wouldn't.
It may take some effort and some time, but you have to do this. I can tell that you love your pets so much, that you would always regret it if you harmed your dog or even gave him away. You have to heal your relationship with your dog. You are the human, it's your job.
Well, maybe you could give him away, if you can find a good home for him, but you will have to keep in touch. You have a strong bond with him, and you know in your heart that he is bonded to you too.
And even if you did give him away, you would still have to work through your feelings of grief and anger.
You will get through this.

Answer 6

From you are saying and how you are feeling, I would find a loving home for your dog. It is not his fault that he attacked the bird. Most dogs have an instinct to hunt for prey (no matter what kind). I love dogs to much to see you put him down for something that was not his fault. If you can find a suitable, loving home, that would probably be best. I don't think your wrong for feeling this way, it must have been a long and hard 14 years with him? Still, find another family for him that will care for him for the remaning years of his life.

Answer 7

Putting down your pet is rather harsh. And giving him away won't resolve the issue either. You may be mad at the dog for a little while, but the dog had no concept that the bird was a pet too.
Your dog will sense that you're upset with him and he won't understand why, and yelling or hitting him isn't the answer.

Try to be more understanding......it was just an accident.

Answer 8

First of all it is really your own fault, you bought the bird, and that puts soul responsibility for its well being on your shoulders. You should have changed the water.
Second, How can you blame a dog for being a dog? You knew your dog's temperament long before you decided to bring home a bird. Give the dog to a loving home and get a gold fish.

Answer 9

You have to remember that animals will be animals. No matter how well a dog or cat seem to act around a bird they should never be left unattended with the birds because dogs and cats are natural hunters. It is in their nature to prey on animals smaller than them. I'm so in love with my bird. If anything happened to it I would be devastated. I would be upset with my dog naturally. But, mad at him forever or hating him wouldn't be right. Putting him to sleep would be out of the question. If you truly hate your animal that means that he will not be getting the love, attention, and care that it needs. Therefore, I would try to find it a new home. Poor doggy.

Answer 10

Sir,

I own a dog myself, and of course I will always get mad at him, especially since when I owned bird, he would eat their feed, attack them, nip their wings, but of course never maul them to death. However, this is no reason to put down a dog. Some dogs develop cancer and their owners don't even put them down for that because they love their buddies soooooo much. Maybe you should take a long, embracing reality check for a moment, and just think about what you just typed. Is it really fair? Have you heard the saying, "Boys will be boys"? Well, dogs will be dogs as well, and whether you like it or not, their instinct will always find the better of them. The bird was probably a threat to your dog, or so it thought, and was just taking measures of self defense. Plus, you have a poodle. A small poodle. The chances of a tiny dog like that to actually maul anything greater than a rodent even close to deat are slim to zero! You should love your buddy just as you would if he or she didn't attack this bird. I lost count of times the neighborhood cat brought back rodents, bugs, birds, slithery unindentifiable heck-knows-whats, and others! The list shall go on and on, but thats just the natural species of hunter and self-sufficient animal, unlike my Maltese Ricky, sitting all the time in his own room, getting fat off of treats, with his own closet and beds and everything!! LOL!!!!!!

Before taking any drastic measures, take another good look at your dog and think about this, FOR A WHILE, before making a choice. Feel free to e-mail me if you want and talk about this crisis! My frou-frou pooch and I are patiently sitting and waiting here for you! *bark woof bark*

=D

Answer 11

Alright seriously...it's a dog which IS an animal and no matter what you do, some animals will still have that same wild instinct in them. Keep in mind that instinct is not something they can control and it's more of a natural reaction for them at times. I can understand greatly that it is hard to see what your dog did because I use to work at a wildlife animal refuge but it IS natural at times. I think it would be stupid to put down an old dog like this because he reacted out of instict and made that one mistake (if you can honestly call it that on his part). If you cannot understand that however, I would strongly suggest giving it to another person.