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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Never. I would find someone who can help the dog even if that wasn't me.[/quote]

There are so many non-dangerous dogs in need of homes. Dogs that could be happy normal pets. When you pass an "unfixable" dog on, whether that dog is a biter or just a stress ball that can't function as a pet, you are taking up a place that could go to a more adoptable animal while keeping a miserable dog in its misery. It's unkind and selfish to do that. [/quote]

This. A dog with pre-existing problems isn't going to get better by being rehomed. They'll get worse first as they experience separation anxiety, the loss of all that's familiar to them, depression at losing their "pack"... If they survive that without being irreparably dysfunctional, they'll need to compete with blank-slate puppies and dogs with fewer issues and hope to catch the eye of a potential new adopter/owner. And then, that new person needs to have the skills and resources to not only deal with the rehoming issues/trauma, but whatever bad behavior(s) the dog had in the first place. Long odds.

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