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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Please put this dog down. You have no way of knowing that the next owner would be 100% responsible and ensure the dog never hurts a visiting child, passerby, etc. [/quote]

The dog hasn't ever actually hurt anyone in a serious way. There are plenty of dogs who have manageable behavioral problems.

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It's called a calculated risk. Putting down dogs who manifest aggressive behavior, lunging and one bite, means some of them will be killed who may never have bitten anyone again. The alternative means keeping some aggressive dogs alive that will later go on to kill or seriously maim someone, usually a child.

I know some crazy dog-owners prefer the second option, but I think the majority of the population prefers the first one.

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Your logic would lead to a lot of dead dogs. I don't think that's ethical or correct. I work in animal welfare so I understand the lay of the land here.

Animals are considered to be property under the law, and OP may be able to kill her dog if she chooses. I would suspect, as I said before, her vet may refuse to euthanize based just on the history she's given us here.

Perhaps the situation is more serious than what she's actually described. The details she's provided sound like there is a stressed out but not dangerous dog, who needs a new environment. But perhaps it is that bad if the breed specific rescues are refusing to help - a 2-year-old dog, even one who has to be the only dog in a home with no kids, should be fairly easy to place. 
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This dog is unpredictably aggressive towards everyone othet than the husband. [/quote]

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