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Dog experts: our friends’ dog, a small terrier, recently adopted aggressive tendencies

Posted by bbonb User icon on July 25, 2026, 17:53:56

the dog is 12. They took it to the vet to see if there was some physical reason for the aggressive behavior. The vet said no, just that that the dog is older.

Well, within the past month, the dog has bit the owner’s elderly mom in the face and bit the owner in the face. They made the decision to take the dog to the owner’s East Texas ranch and take the dog for a final long walk in the woods and handle the situation.

Is there anything else they could have done? I guess a muzzle for times other than feeding, but that seems cruel.

They probably did the right thing, right?

My terrier has chilled out a lot by taking Prozac every day.

Posted by GhostofPokeyStixPast User icon on July 27, 2026, 9:03:21, in reply to "Dog experts: our friends’ dog, a small terrier, recently adopted aggressive tendencies "

Their vet kinda sucks if that’s the only answer they gave them. The dog is probably in some sort of pain or has developed some sort of anxiety. They had other options.

it’s different down here; to many, not all, dogs are like service animals

Posted by bbonb User icon on July 27, 2026, 13:02:44, in reply to "My terrier has chilled out a lot by taking Prozac every day."

if a dog doesn’t bark at strangers approaching the house, or it gets too old to hunt, it’s basically useless to many. Hence the phrase, “that dog don’t hunt”

Now, this was a terrier and not a hunting dog, but when a dog bites 2 family members in the face, including the alpha human, and is 12, a reasonable option is to put it down.

Say what you want about the method, but I’m sure it was as painless as lethal injection

People shoot their dogs if they don’t bark at strangers?

Posted by Stu User icon on July 27, 2026, 20:57:46, in reply to "it’s different down here; to many, not all, dogs are like service animals "

I’d move away from that living hell

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Chicken Little poster child

Maybe it's a separatist masochism sect?

Posted by complainant User icon on July 28, 2026, 0:27:54, in reply to "People shoot their dogs if they don’t bark at strangers?"

Wanting a dog to bark *inside* your own home strikes me as commitable.

My friend had to put down a dog for behavioral issues so it’s not shocking

Posted by GhostofPokeyStixPast User icon on July 27, 2026, 20:00:23, in reply to "it’s different down here; to many, not all, dogs are like service animals "

Just usually they try something else first.

It's mean to kill animals, just set it free.*

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I said forget about it cuh

That's just a longer, more traumatic way of killing it.

Posted by Sammich User icon on July 27, 2026, 12:44:15, in reply to "It's mean to kill animals, just set it free.*"

Re-homing is the answer, preferably with somebody who's willing to work a bit.

What we've become is contrary to what we want
Take a bow

Maybe your friends need one last long walk in the woods. Animals are far superior to humans*

Posted by ArtVandelay User icon on July 27, 2026, 8:10:41, in reply to "Dog experts: our friends’ dog, a small terrier, recently adopted aggressive tendencies "

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Has the dog started watching a lot of Fox News as it's gotten older? *

Posted by doubledown User icon on July 27, 2026, 7:49:49, in reply to "Dog experts: our friends’ dog, a small terrier, recently adopted aggressive tendencies "

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Plenty of meds to curb non-native aggression in older pets

Posted by Stu User icon on July 25, 2026, 18:54:46, in reply to "Dog experts: our friends’ dog, a small terrier, recently adopted aggressive tendencies "

I guess a bullet is cheaper. Tell your 'friends' not to get another pet.

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