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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Update? I'm curious whether the OP had her dog put down yet or re-homed.[/quote]

OP here. I apologize for basically abandoning this thread - I have had a hard time with this and reading this thread wasn't helpful.

We did get the dog put to sleep. It was one of the hardest decisions of my life (maybe even the #1 hardest) and I'm still not sure it was the right thing to do. Still not at peace with it like I thought I would be. I thought I would feel like we 100% made the right choice. Nope! I do feel like part of my regret is because it was rough for him at the end. I thought it would be peaceful for him. They had to sedate him several times first because it wouldn't take. Then they had to do the actual euthanasia shot three times. He was really anxious and had a hard time in the car and in the waiting room.

We spoiled him with food and treats over the last week of his life. We took him for a long walk to his favorite place the morning of. We told him he was a good boy and that it wasn't a punishment. We thanked him for the years we had with him and told him we love him.

When we took him in, he tried to attack the vet and assistant several times even though he was muzzled. My husband told me, "This is exactly why we have to do this." We had him cremated. The morning we got the call to come pick up his ashes, I read yet another article about a dog killing a child. I thought to myself, "Hey, maybe that's a sign we did the right thing" (since I read it right before we got the call) but now I feel guilty for thinking badly of him. I know it's absolutely never worth the risk, but he may have never hurt the kids and all of this was for nothing. He was a young dog, and he was a really good boy a lot of the time. I could never trust him though, even if he miraculously changed overnight.

Obviously I am still really struggling with this. I still cry and talk to him daily. We have his ashes displayed in a beautiful box with one of his favorite toys sitting on top of it, a little stuffed puppy that looks just like him. We bought a nice picture frame and are going to find a good picture of him to sit beside it. Having his ashes here with us has helped some, but I do feel like a piece of me is missing and can't ever be replaced. Despite his problems, he did so much for me, and this is how I repay him?[/quote]
You did the right thing, for your children and for your dog. It wouldn't be fair to him to be kept locked away or muzzled all the time. He was living in constant stress and fear. I am sure that you would have loved a different outcome, but some things just can't be fixed. He is at peace and you should be too. [/quote]

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