Originally Posted by FlyingNimbus  Well, I am going to be fair and put out my opinion, like the rest of us here already have.
You came here for validation that you're not a "bad dog/animal owner"... It seems you already made up your mind before you even posted here. So asking us as if it's okay or not when you already demonstrated you're likelier to do it- is essentially "Baiting" us.
So effectively you're being a tad provocative- you just may or may not realize it. But then again, you probably realized you were being provocative from saying "no bashing or attacking"
People here have no hidden agendas, you and a lot of people may not realize but we're not like the PETA- we are a group of simple owners, some of us may be more experienced than others, some of us may be breeders(not sure), but all of us come here to learn. I would assume the problem with your comments is that you make no indication that you want to learn - more like you just want some pity, validation and someone to tell you that you are not a "bad owner".
I do not 100% blame you on your emotions, I mean yes you caused this upon yourself by never training it properly and being persistent with it. The average "joe" knows very little about proper dog keeping and tends to just wing it. Which is how a lot of dogs end up in the pound.
But now, instead of killing it you should find an alternative. I mean you do owe it to your dog because it was your responsibility to begin with and basic dog training 101 is essentially been made available to all dog owners-- in fact even non-dog owners probably know to potty train dogs... As it will save you a lot of grief later on.
The dog should only ever be put down if it's quality of life is compromised. I.e. the dog can't move, the dog is in constant pain, eating becomes a pain for the dog, the moment your dog is like that is when you can consider euthanasia to bring relief to the dog(ending it's suffering).
From the sounds of it, the dog isn't as fit as a fiddle but is in no way in any pain, can move freely, and has no trouble eating just goes everywhere. An easy fix, buy it some dog diapers and move on with it. Change the diapers as needed. Clean house, happy owner, happy dog.
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I just want to make a totally unrelated comment which may or may not benefit you later on:
Vets, aren't always right, and just like doctors there are good vets, and there are bad vets- a degree is only a paper stating you passed several exams... it does not however imply that the vet even cares enough to check. It is our job as the owner to make sure that the vet isn't just out for a buck.
Again, not even making a comment about your vet, this is just a totally unrelated comment that I feel is pretty appropriate for people to know- because well you know "knowledge is power".
For the record, when I say euthanasia should be considered if the dog can't move, eat, or is in pain I don't mean if the dog is missing a limb, or needs help from a dog "wheelchair"...
What I mean by not being able to move I really just mean that if getting up, moving around, or even just going to the bathroom seems to bring the dog pain then yeah- that is when you consider it.
Never before or after.
A dog is a living being just like you, I, and the rest of us. You wouldn't put your loved one down just because it did something you didn't like(and didn't know otherwise)- then why would you do that to your dog?
Just some food for thought.
There are many solutions to a problem; it is only when you give up that there are no solutions.
If there is ever a next time you have a dog or an animal in general please make sure that you will be able and willing to care for it through THICK and thin- and if it's a dog to at least potty train it.
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In response to what your vet he couldn't be further from the truth- yes yorkies in particularly can be a pain to train but no more than your average dog.
Small dogs are harder to train because people tend to give in to them.
See if a big dog made a mess it would be annoying; but if a small dog made a mess to a lot of people it would just be adorable(for some time)-- thus creating "small dog syndrome"- which any dog could have.
Size in this case does not matter; it is only the owner/trainers will that matters.
Also hard doesn't = impossible. Our dog would do a lot of bad things as a puppy like biting furniture, peeing on carpets, getting on the sofa, "butt riding" all over the floor-- all of them were fixed with time.
Just be patient, I mean of course it's probably too late now that she's mostly deaf, and the cateracts doesn't help but she will only be alive for a few more years so why take those last few years away from her? |