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Bitter Truths
Mon Feb 08 2010


I was hoping I wouldn't have to write this entry.



But here I am writing it anyway.



I'm afraid our latest foster dog Snoopy could not manage to turn himself around, even after being given the best that all of us had to offer. Even Fiona pitched in. Everyone sacrificed something. He bit me once, Hub Man at least three times. We kept hoping, okay, this will be his last time... he won't do it again, then WHAM, somebody got nailed.



Sigh.



We cannot adopt out dogs like this. So this weekend he was put down. There are no words for it. Though I am not second guessing all our efforts. We tried everything in our tool box to help him, and he was having none of it.



Sometimes in our rescue group we talk about the 'unspoken contract' that we have with our animals. We pledge to take care of them as best we know how, and they pledge to live in peace with us. Most of the time this arrangement works beautifully. Sometimes not. This was one of the 'not' times.



My only consolation today has been witnessing Ben's obvious relief that Snoopy is not here to make his life miserable. Ben always gave Snoopy what he wanted. He never fought with him.... You never saw a more goofy and playful and joyful Ben than we did yesterday. He bounced around the house like a jack rabbit and played and just had this LOOK on his face...



Ben and Sunny and Fiona are a crack team. We lost this one. But not for lack of trying.



It takes more than a pretty face, a good dog to make....



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11 Comments
  • From:
    Mamallama (Legacy)
    On:
    Mon Feb 08 2010
    Beautifully said SIL.
    Love and hugs, Tiggs
  • From:
    Nibbles (Legacy)
    On:
    Mon Feb 08 2010
    I know it's hard, but it is what is best. And even though you haven't been able to save them all, you've been able to save so very very many.
  • From:
    InStitches (Legacy)
    On:
    Mon Feb 08 2010
    I'm sorry. I know how hard this had to be for you, but I also know you did the right thing.

    (((Hugs)))

  • From:
    Supertrooper (Legacy)
    On:
    Mon Feb 08 2010
    Very sorry ...I hope he is at Doggy peace now ..sigh .
    It must have just broken your hearts ...

    Hugs
    Linda x
  • From:
    DancingStar (Legacy)
    On:
    Mon Feb 08 2010
    I am so sorry. All of us who have worked with animals or done rescues know in our hearts that we cannot save them all but it still hurts.
  • From:
    Welshamethyst (Legacy)
    On:
    Mon Feb 08 2010
    *sigh* I'm very sorry it went down that way but I'm also a firm believer that there are too many good dogs out there that need homes for there to be biters walking around.

    Aside from the ethics of it there's the legal angle. In my state nobody may knowingly pass along a dog that bites even to a person that realizes it's a biter.

    You did the best thing you could under the circumstances.

    Hugs
  • From:
    404Error (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Feb 09 2010
    If you couldn't "fix" him, nobody could. It's as simple as that. He was a poor little guy with a tortured soul and you did your very best with him. That's all that anyone can do.
  • From:
    DancingButterfly (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Feb 09 2010
    I am sorry. And I also admire your courage in doing the right thing.
  • From:
    Blueheron (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Feb 09 2010
    Well said, everyone. A sad situation, but the right one. Take heart, there are more little ones waiting for your help.
  • From:
    Salamander (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Feb 09 2010
    Sometimes something can never be made right. An animal doesn't bite out of joy; he bites out of fear or pain or because there is something in his head that has lost touch with his reality. The fact that Snoopy had a good home with people who understood and worked with him means everything, and I have always been certain that, on some level, the animals themselves realize this. Unfortunately, sometimes there is no solace for doing the right thing. Having said that, have done (and are doing) good things, and others of us in the rescue community understand and thank-you.
  • From:
    Diane (Unauthenticated) (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Feb 12 2010
    Big hugs my friend. so sorry to hear, but I agree with everyone else. if youo couldn;t turn him around, no one could. I can just see ben.....:-)