“And, as a dog breeder/trainer, I totally get it. Some dogs must be put down.”
Then you know most of the time it is the humans who don’t know how to train or treat animals that causes problems with dogs. I bet you don’t shoot them.
Nope. We’ve not had to ‘take matters into our own hands.’ Our dogs have turned out pretty good so far. I mean, we don’t run a puppy mill or anything - just breed every few years for our own use and for our circle of hunting friends. Plott Hounds and Treeing Walker Coon Hounds. We currently have one Nite Champion on deck for raccoon. This is a ‘rebuilding season’ for the bear hunting dogs - you don’t win awards for that for some reason. Our best and oldest dogs have peacefully passed in the past few years. I recently lost my Beagle to Old Age. I’m not happy about that in the least! His passing reminds me that I am mortal! ;)
We are expecting a PLANNED litter in a few weeks from one of our Treeing Walker Coon Hounds. She is HUGE - I fear for the number of pups she’s going to put out! She is an amazing Bear dog (Beau hunts Black Bear) and the sire is also an amazing Bear dog, so we have high hopes for this litter.
We DO have two sisters from the same litter that WILL mix it up if they’re allowed anywhere near one another, though. But that’s just Sisters. ;)
Our dogs live like Kings. We’d starve before they would be even SLIGHTLY inconvenienced in any way. :)