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Sad, but totally understandable. I just put down one of my dogs that had this issue. We lived and loved that dog for three years. But while she started out with some anxiety and mild aggression, she grew into almost a monster frequently fighting with our other dog. She loved people but she grew increasingly aggressive towards our other dog and was always a little strange. It got to be almost 24/7 with her barking and being angry with our other dog. Then one day I made the dumb mistake of pinning her down in the middle of the two dogs tangling. Totally my fault, but she bit me in the face and I needed corrective surgery. We still didn’t put her down but the constant barking and growing aggressiveness got to be too much. I put her down. We were quite sad, but it had to be done. I do not blame Noem one bit. She did the right thing.

I had a similar unfortunate choice. For many years I had 3 100 lb dogs. Outside they were friends. That changed when my wife was in the bedroom. A territorial protection racket was in place. One dog wasn't allowed in the bedroom. One was fairly neutral in the bedroom. The 3rd was the nemesis. For many years we dealt with the fighting by closing the bedroom door to exclude the "prohibited" dog. The "prohibited dog" loved me and was always sweet with the youngest pups. One evening it came to blows. The door didn't get shut quickly enough and a bloody brawl started. I had to pull the "neutral" dog off as she was attacking the "prohibited dog" My wife took charge of the "prohibited dog" and I went about separating the combatants whose jaws were locked on each other's faces. I pried them apart, but it was just the last straw. I had bites and bruised ribs. I went ass over teakettle as I separated the combatants. The next day we took the "prohibited dog" down and had her euthanized. It was a horrible decision, but the ongoing situation was just plain dangerous every single night. The "nemesis" remains and I have a "tolerable" relationship with her. In retrospect, she would have been a better choice to remove. Too late. I still feel terrible about having to make the decision to remove a beloved pet from my home.