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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just curious - of all of you complaining about "poorly trained" dogs, do any of you have rescues, or do you all have bred dogs?[/quote]

I have a breeder Mastiff. I’m not sure why you ask, but rescues should not be held to a lesser standard of behavior. They’re just as dangerous when reactive.

[OP][/quote]

So what are you suggesting here? Shelters should be euthanizing dogs instead of adopting them out? Shelter stays and transportation journeys are hugely stressful, traumatic events for dogs. And that’s before adding in any abuse or neglect they may have suffered previous to the shelter. They pick up a lot of bad behaviors that they need to unlearn with patient, loving adopters.

But you’d, what, have them all killed instead? [/quote]
Yes, some dogs should be put down instead of being adopted out. When did this become controversial? No kill shelters were a lovely, simplistic idea back we all thought that it was an elderly but mild dog or someone’s lost golden retriever were getting put down. But now shelters are keeping problematic dogs for months and months, even ones that have gotten adopted and have been returned for aggression or biting. Why do we need to pretend that all dogs are able to be rehabbed? Why do shelters continue to put families at risk by lying? Why do some people make so many excuses?

Especially since it seems like a lot of “rescues” are ReScUeS. Some people like to imagine they know everything about dogs and that dogs are people. (Not OP, lest she get blamed for my comments). [/quote]

^^THIS. You nailed it.

This thread has been enlightening about how and why people excuse bad behavior from rescues. Also, I am truly baffled by the mentality that euthanasia is a bad thing for problematic dogs. Frankly, it needs to happen more.

[OP][/quote]

NP. I agree. I've had it with the shelters and the no-kill movement. Months and months? Some of these shelters are keeping dogs there for YEARS after they've been adopted out and returned multiple times. That needs to end. I don't even think it's fair to the dog to spend its life in a shelter. [b]The number of dogs that are only fit for highly experienced single women who live on acres of land surrounded by an 8 foot+ fence and who never have contact with any men or children is just too high.[/b][/quote]

Yep.

These are the dogs that are barking and lunging around your neighborhood with owners excusing it because, [i]"He's a rescue."[/i][/quote]

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