Makes a lot of sense, Lera.
He was a good boy, a really great dog.
And yes, no close neighbors..he hated that. He was extremely protective.
As I said, it was the hardest thing I ever had to do. I loved him. I called him “Merly Moo.” LOL! :)
The only reason I put him down was when I had to fly to Chicago for my mother’s funeral, and I had to get both our dogs vaccinated for boarding.
Somehow, I felt like my mother was telling me that this dog was too dangerous to be around my small children. So I had our lab, Claudius, vaccinated... and then, after talking with the vet, again, I agreed to ... euthanize him. I held him and petted him as he slipped away. It was awful. But I really felt like my mother was telling me to do that.
and when I drove home, I kept having this thought: “Life is a tapestry of joy and pain.”
As much as I love dogs I would have done the exact same thing.
Children can not be replaced . I will not tolerate a mid size and larger dog that bites people or other animals with being given a command to do so.
Some dog breeds make really great pets ,
other breeds are really only good for working certain jobs and really shouldn’t be kept as family pets by most people.