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There are lots of dogs who can be turned around, or at least managed, as long as the owners acknowledge that the behavior needs addressing, and can find good advice about how to do so. Growls and snaps to people aren’t acceptable either, but just because a dog growls at the delivery man when she’s ten months old doesn’t mean she is going to be a dangerous dog. On the other hand, if “it” happening again means that your dog has growled at someone, then you might be in a very different conversation. Of course, a seriously dangerous dog could live in a cage with extremely limited social contact, but that brings up the issue of quality of life (which I’ll discuss later on in this piece). Who would be willing to risk that kind of damage to another person. But there is always a risk that it might happen again, and in this case, “it” was a horrific injury to an innocent person. Would it be possible, I was asked, to work with the dog and make it safe? Yes, perhaps… anything is possible. The dog had then been given away to someone else, and ended up mutilating a child’s face, arm and shoulder. The question is, what is “it”? What are the consequences if “it” happens again? I was once called by a public health employee about a case in which a dog had damaged someone’s face so badly it required 400+ stitches to repair. That is true even if the dog is carefully managed and the owners work hard on a treatment plan. And every dog owner has to know that if “it,” the aggression, happened once, it might happen again. Risk Assessment: No one begins a conversation about whether their dog should be put down for aggressive behavior if there haven’t been several incidents (or one horrifically serious one). But how do you consider if they are or are not? Here are criteria that I suggest everyone consider:ġ. Needless to say, option three should only be considered if options one and two are not viable. Usually conversations about serious behavioral problems include three primary options for dealing with all serious behavioral problems: 1) Keep the dog and work with a trainer or behaviorist to mitigate or manage the problem, 2) re-home the dog if it can be done safely and responsibly, and 3) euthanize the dog. I ask them to surround themselves with good friends who are truly supportive, and to shake off any harsh judgements or unhelpful advice as best they can. When I talk to people in this situation I emphasize how important it is to be kind and compassionate toward themselves, as if they were facing a serious illness. It is exhausting, heartbreaking and terrifying.

What I can do is start by sympathizing, and saying that I am so, so sorry that anyone is in the position of having to consider putting down a physically healthy dog because of a serious behavioral problem. Clients often asked me “What would you do if it was your dog?” I can never answer that question, because I’m not the one who will have to lie in bed at night thinking about what has happened. We all know that a great deal of what is labeled as “aggression” is defensive behavior, but for the sake of our discussion, let’s focus on consequences, and not what we think is the dog’s intent.įirst and Foremost: It is No One’s Decision But Your Own: This is both a blessing and a curse. Let me start by asking that we agree on a definition of “canine aggression.” For the sake of our discussion, let’s define aggression as an action in which a person is either injured or at clear risk of being injured by a dog. I’ll get the conversation started, but I greatly value the input of you as a reader, if you have any to share. My intention here is to help people considering the option of whether to put down a dog who is seriously aggressive, in hopes that I can provide some guidance.

Euthanizing a physically healthy dog, one who is joyful and loving part of the time, is surely the hardest thing a dog lover has to face. Often I’d run into people who would say “Oh! What a wonderful job you have!”, no doubt envisioning me spending my days running through fields of daisies with Golden Retriever puppies.Īs hard as it is to talk to clients about whether to put down an aggressive dog, it is nothing compared to what the owners are going through. I would drive home, sick at heart, and wonder why the hell I hadn’t found an easier way to make a living.

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These were some of the hardest cases I worked with when I was seeing clients full time. And yet, sometimes, that is an option that dog owners have to consider. If there is anything harder than euthanizing a beloved dog for serious behavioral problems, I don’t know what it is.