Originally Posted by
Abigail
My sister is having her dog put down today. He head butted my cousin then tried to bit him on the face yesterday. He's never been vicious before. My mum rang the vet and she said it could be a chemical imbalance. They tried to rehome him with a family without young children last night but the Dog's Trust said he would always have to be muzzled and on a lead. Bruno is not the type of dog that you could keep muzzled, he's always playfighting with the other dog and cries when he doesn't get attention.
I love Bruno and don't want him to die, but you can't take the risk with a young child in the house and others that frequently visit. They got him from a dog shelter when he was 9 months old. He was difficult to control then, always running off, barking at men, running round the house and garden at top speed. The shelter couldn't tell them anything about his history, why he'd been abandoned or anything to help them with his behaviour. They've had him three years and you still can't stand on the doorstep and talk to a man because Bruno will be barking and jumping up or running off.
The other dog, Charlie, is already depressed. She can sense when something's not right. Not sure how Maisie is going to react when she goes back on Sunday to find Bruno isn't there. I don't even know if she will understand what death means. They're as thick as thieves.
Sorry for the ramble, just had to get that off my chest.
