Dog- need advice.

[ShannonR]

So I have a Lab and Great Pyrenees mix. He is 3 years old and is neutered. He never had agression towards other animals till we moved to our new piece of land a year or so ago.
Since moving here he has killed alot of things. Our chickens free ranged and then one day we came home to half the flock about 10 dead. We stopped that by keeping them in the coop, but he got through the neighbors fence and killed all theirs too.
After that we completely fenced our property in nonclimb 6 foot wire and nothing is around the fence for him to use to get out.
Well that was the beginning. He killed all the rabbits on the property which was fine since they were pests.Then some stray cats I think 3 so far which came into the property.
Now here is my biggest issue he has now killed 4 dogs. All of them have came into our property and into his allowed zone from his collar. We have him centered in the property with a shock zone collar to prevent him escaping the property on top of a very secure fence. He is not allowed to be close to any of the perimeter fencing by like 25 feet.
This past week was his latest victim and I have been aruging with my husband for a week on how to handle this situation.
Despite the fencing and zone collar he is still killing things.
We have a small child with another on the way and I am worried this aggressive behavior may transfer to kids too.

I feel like he has done enough to be euthanized. Please help! Give some advice or reassure us that this is the right decision.

A dog like that?? I wouldn't bother with taking him to a vet to be euthanized. Bullets are cheaper...and if you really think about it, more humane in the sense that you aren't dragging the dog off to die and stressing it further during the euthanasia process ect.

However you decide to proceed, get rid of the dog, though.

 

[The_Silver_Warrior]

A dog like that?? I wouldn't bother with taking him to a vet to be euthanized. Bullets are cheaper...and if you really think about it, more humane in the sense that you aren't dragging the dog off to die and stressing it further during the euthanasia process ect.

However you decide to proceed, get rid of the dog, though.

cheaper yes but posably more painful!

 

[staceyj]

The dog needs to be humanely euthanized before your toddler wanders outside and the dog kills him.

No vet would argue with you on this. The dog is dangerous.

There is sometimes just a miswiring in a dog’s brain that turns on the prey drive.
When this happens, there’s a chance if it’s just one bunny or something, you can re-train an animal, but this situation has escalated. I am certain it cannot be turned back off.

By adding layers of security fencing and reducing his “area” your husband isn’t teaching him self control (a dog is naturally a predatory animal and it is his instinct to kill if he feels threatened) ...instead what your husband is doing is punishing the dog for being a frustrated animal and making the walls close in on him.

Short of caging him there’s no way to keep him from being a threat to others.

In my opinion, it’s a far better kindness to put this dog down.

 

[ShannonR]

stop jest find him a new home he doesn't deserve to die! think of what your doing! ending a life! he could be good again find him a new home please try!please1

Oh, tell me more. So the OP should just pawn this four legged terror off onto some other unsuspecting oerson, so he can continue this career of carnage? This dog kills anything it can get ahold of. A new home or new owner will not stop this behavior.

I believe the OP is making the best possible decision they can, given the circumstances. This sort of situation is no place for a bleeding heart.

 

[MissChick@dee]

Trust me my husband and I have fought tooth and nail over this damn dog. I have wanted to put him down since then. But my husband insisted that we try fencing and zone collar to prevent any further incidents... We see how that went. :/ I think my husband might finally see the light that this is never going to end. Thanks for the reply!!

To be very honest with you. I’d take the dog put him down and LIE to my husband. And say he ran off or something. Thankfully tho...I wouldn’t have to my husband and I are of like minds.

 

[ShannonR]

To be very honest with you. I’d take the dog put him down and LIE to my husband. And say he ran off or something. Thankfully tho...I wouldn’t have to my husband and I are of like minds.

Hahahah, what dog??

 

[SniperGoose]

I think it would be an extremely hard habit to break him of, if that's even possible at this point. I would never trust a dog like that around any children. If he's killed all sorts of other animals, harming or even killing a child is just a matter of time. Re-homing him would just be giving the problem to someone else, and he will continue the behavior, possibly killing someone else's beloved pets. I would get him humanely euthanized, for everyone's sake and be done with it.

 

[Tesumph]

There is a difference between human aggression and animal/dog aggression. Some dogs are completely fine with people but not so much with other animals. Either way it's hard to manage, but you can manage it if it's just about animals. First I think the dog has to much freedom and not enough boundaries. I would make him a 10x20 run with concrete on the ground and covered so he can't jump with a lock on the gate. I would get a trainer of behaviorist come out to evaluate him. I not one to jump to euthansia because I know there are different aggressions and they don't necessarily translate from one to another.

I have 7 dogs. My older male GSD killed a baby bunny, but it wasn't malicious, he literally thought it was a toy. It was still alive when I finally got him to drop it. A couple months ago he was standing in the yard and I found a dead squirrel. I do not think he killed it based on body temp. He did not attempt to pick it up or eat it either. My younger male GSD can be a problem. He has attacked almost every dog in the house and he does not like most people, I have to manage him very carefully. My younger golden tried killing a cat he grew up with, never saw that coming. All my dogs are great with kids though, that is a must in my house.. So management and training are key. Good Luck.

I agree with this.
I wouldn’t be putting him down in fear of him killing a child, I’d be putting him down because he’s a dog killer and there’s something mentally wrong with dogs that kill other dogs. You will never be able to trust this dog again.

You can try and rehab him but it doesn’t sound like you have the time or tools to do so. Rehoming would be irresponsible on several levels, unless you were specifically surrendering him to a professional.

 

[MissChick@dee]

stop jest find him a new home he doesn't deserve to die! think of what your doing! ending a life! he could be good again find him a new home please try!please1

I’m just curious how would the free to good home advertisement read?
Free dog~
Kills chickens
Kills rabbits
Kills other dogs frequently
Is a danger to children
Honestly if you took him to the Humane Society they would euthanize him for a donation.
Okay I’ll stop

 

[MissChick@dee]

Hahahah, what dog??