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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP you are in a tough situation and you need to be strong. If it were me, I would turn the dog over to the shelter and walk away. We have rescued many dogs, and placed others. Sometimes a dog is incurable. It just makes it worse for all the other dogs out there who are looking for homes. This dog and your baby are not going to work out -- you know that. Just drop at the shelter and let them take care of it. The emotional turmoil of repeating this story and going from vet to vet will be very difficult. (We could not find a vet who would agree to let our 17 year old dog out of his misery) Put this behind you before there is even more trouble. In some states you can really be penalized for this dogs behavior. As a professional I have seen this and it is areal mess for the owner.[/quote]

Why would you turn this dog over to a shelter?  What would you expect a shelter to do with it?  You think a shelter could adopt this dog out?  They can't, all OP would be doing is shifting her responsibility onto someone else - a group that has very limited resources.

OP, I think you've really tried hard and I'm very sorry you're in this position.  Hugs.[/quote]

PP here: So the shelter can put the dog down. They have the resources to do that and are also humane.[/quote]

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