
Can someone with knowledge on dog behaviour/training please help me with this?
Last October, I had to have my 14 month old Border Collie X German Shepherd euthanised. It was gut wrenching for me, but we had tried 3 different training programs and lastly a consultation with a vet who was a behavioural specialist.
Basically my boy was neurologically damaged, his brain was wired the wrong way and he was nervous, hypervigilant, and obsessive compulsive.
The vet told us it was too dangerous to put him on drug treatment because that would remove his fear but turn him aggressive due to how his brain was wired. He also said that nobody would rehome such a dog. He just seemed so good natured and loving, but I know he was unhappy.
Anyway, basically I'm still feeling incredibly guilty, does it sound like we really did the right thing? I didn't want him to live being scared, but I can't help wondering if there was SOMETHING we could have done?
Sorry it's so long.
Im sorry to hear bout your loss!! Having to put down a physically healthy dogs is one of the hardest things to do and I sympathise with you.
What u did was right and I support your decision. You did all the right things by taking him to a behaviourist and by trying to put him on medication.
Many people love to pull fingers and say that its not the dog , but an ignorant owner. The truth is that those people talk from an ignorant point of view and have never had to deal with a dog that is badly wired. If humans can be psychlogically unstable, why cant dogs?
As owners we always have to think about the quality of life of a dog and I have little doubt that a dog with those problems would not have lived a pleasant life.
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