putting down the dog! please help...

Dogs are predators. We have to try to curb that with training. All dogs will kill in the right circumstances. So should all dogs be killed? NO. Cats are predators too. They kill mice & moles & squirrels all the time. Do we threaten to put them to sleep for doing it? NO.... so why the double standard?

While I believe you may eventually have to resort to putting the dog down, perhaps you could try something else to remedy the situation. They make muzzles that are safe and comfortable for the dog and get a trainer to help you. I'm going to pass this conversation by my daughter, she's a vet tech and deals with situations like this. She might have some suggestions for you.

I agree very much with you, uath13. In fact, they are all in a cycle.

Farmers shoot rogue dogs all the time. Once they get a blood lust that's it. The dog is ruined. So what's she suppose to keep the dog separate from next, her kids?

There's a difference between wild dogs & pets & yes, if the dog was a threat to kids then she should. Dogs are carnivores - that means they eat meat. It's your responsibility to make sure they come to you to supply their diet & they don't get the opportunity to hunt.

Hello uath13 I think your opinion is quite right, but it is a bit straightforward. But I think it is so horrible to see this scene in real life, I know once a dog kills other animals, it always kills. And I think separation is the only way to keep animals peaceful.

It is only going to make the dog angrier to keep him tied up while the cats roam free. Put yourself in the dog's place. I think the best thing for all is to re-home the dog because it obviously isn't a good dog to have around cats. The other suggestion is to pay some money to have a skilled dog trainer come in. Does the dog kill full-grown cats or just kittens? If he kills just kittens, then you need to isolate the kittens until they are full-grown. But it's so unfair to tie up a dog all the time. You have to find another way, or send him to another home. Although I have to say that if he would kill kittens, I would be afraid to have human babies near him too.

i didn't put the dog and kittens in the same room... the dog is tied up near the back door. but the kittens roam freely in and out of the house. we tied that dog because she is the only dog we have that kills cats... so we tie her up. please read the our response that i have for those who comment before threatening me. i know that it need to be stop it but i need help and not your threat. i love the cat and the dog and i need to do something that i could help them both... bare in mind that it's a family dog and not just mine... the truth is i am the only person in our household that take this situation as a problem. i know what animal cruelty is... and i myself is against this. i love animals that is why i am trying very hard to give them a great home... a home that is safe for all of them. now if you please instead of mentioning that i can go to jail or worse, might as well as you give me some ideas to help our pets. this is why i post this discussion to ask help from you people...

the roommate's dog had been getting out of hand, but we never had to worry about kittens, she loves them However, we've had to correct her behaviour about other things, like her going after Frankie and Rose before him. She's also nipped the other roommate, tho the time she bared her teeth with me, I gave her a kick in the teeth - not hard enough to break anything, but enough to hurt, she's never done it since. She also nipped a child, but since we have had a long history of her love of children, we guess that the hyperactive brat probably landed on Zoe's bad leg that prompted her to nip.

I think you and I are alone in this thinking. Of course it's the last option, but it is always a possibility.

i do get what you mean elic and iris... yes i will be the last option... i don't want my pets to be killed how much more kill them with my own hands. it sound so savage to me... thank you for the suggestions that you gave guys... i will try all the options that you gave me here.

ok that is so nice! great job there... how did you do it? how did you train your dog after killing many animals to be so calm? can you teach me the technique that you use? because i really need them...

I think once dogs kill, you can't stop them doing it again. The best way must be seperation.

My sentiments exactly!

Now I'm getting a little more of the picture. Luntian has a pack but isn't in the alpha role. There definitely need to be some research & training done here both for the dogs & especially the owner. I'd like to recommend she watch the show "Dog Whisperer". Caesar Milan is pretty good at getting the point across to the dog owners. She shouldn't stop there though. Read & read lots!

thanks for all the help uath

ok i will do that if other suggestions here won't work... good thing we don't have a baby inside the house... i know what you mean and i fear that might happen to us... thank you very much for your time.

thank you for the time and suggestion that you gave me... don't worry they are noted and will be discuss during family debate.

the dogs are the ones inside the house... but the kittens are the one outside. but the other (problem) dog is outside. the cats love to be outside, they have time to play with other (neighbors) cats. and we can't let them in for they usually make a mess unlike the dogs. we chain the (problem) dog outside for she is not comfortable inside. well we tried to make her sleep inside the house but she just can't sleep. most of the time if she is inside she is restless... i don't know what type of training i will need to control the dog.

i don't know where to relocate the cats... we do need some cats for there are pest inside the house. we have three cats, one male and two females... may be i will cage one of them, the cats or the disturb dog... the other dogs are ok... they don't kill the cats... may be will just something that would separate them if training won't work.

thank you but i will try to ask them to give the dog away... i don't know what will happen but the debate is on inside the house hold now.

she is the only dog that is chain... we can't release her for she might chase the cats, including the neighbors... do you have any idea how to train a dog like her... please have time to read my other replies. thank you! i hope that you can help me.

don't worry your suggestion is noted and it will be discuss during our family debate. i don't want to see my pets get killed and most of all i don't want to kill them. thank you for the time and the suggestion that you gave.

the problem is we don't have any pet organizations around the area... i have no idea where to turn to.