Rescue sucks!
There comes a day in the lives of all animal rescuers where the only thing we can think of to explain having to put down a young beautiful dog is that life is not fair and rescue sucks. We wish all stories had happy endings and it the ones that do that keep us all going...barely.

I can't get into details but I am trying desperately to help a young dog who will be put to sleep on Friday unless I figure something out really quick. Currently he is being kenneled for no charge by a local kennel who is a very good friend of local rescues and for that I am very grateful!

Dog in question has issues with resource guarding and does have two confirmed bites. I am contacting Tufts to try to get him into the aggression study that I mentioned last week , and that is the only thing that is buying him a few days. Obviously I can't place him as is.

sigh...if I didn't have kids he would be in my house right now.

Recently I have come to terms that most of my clients cannot carry out the required training plans for dogs with issues because they are...well...human. It is human nature to expect the best and rush training, and move too quickly. I am revamping my requirements concerning taking on problem dogs. From now on IF I decide to take on a problem dog people will have to sign for and pay in advance for a minimum number of sessions to be completed in a required number of weeks. This new requirmentment is for the dogs, not my bank account. I have found that people have taken the little knowledge I give them in a training session and run with it, and not always in the right direction.
Let us remember that a LITTLE knowledge can be your doom. Patience people!
I have said this time and time again, but it applies each and every day, so here I go on my soapbox again:
If you have aggression issues with your dog YOU have the best chance of helping YOUR dog.