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I feel for this chick on TB
I won't link the post because I am sure she is having a hard time & God forbid the pets board go over there...
Situation is old,arthritic dog has baby sneak up behind him & pat (poster says it was gentle) him on his back. Dog startles & bites baby in the face just barely missing the kid's eye.
I am pretty sure that if the pediatrician found out animal control would get involved but there was no mention of taking baby to a doctor. That seems odd to me, but whatever. So now the poster is leaning towards euthanizing the dog. I think they said they were attempting to re-home but that was somehow problematic.
So I post that rather than terminate the dog there is bound to be someone out there that would take it. I don't know, it just seems like such a drastic measure for the situation. However, I was told to keep my opinions to myself because I was in the minority in NOT* wanting to nix the dog.
I really do feel for the woman but disagree that ending the dogs life is the way to go. I am sure that they think I am an assholio. I just wish there was another way for it to go, but I admit that it's a next to impossible situation.
Just venting I guess because I do feel like an arse, & I really hope her LO makes a full recovery. I just hate it that the old dog has to go (albeit peacefully) because of it. It's so sad. 
Re: I feel for this chick on TB
Glad to know its not just me being overly sensitive towards animal related things. To add insult to injury I didn't realize that it was a loss board. Fook me, now they are giving me that shyt about how I am not supposed to express my opinion on anything posted there because I haven't suffered a loss. It's "rude to lurk there & try to make the OP feel bad". I was over there because the post was linked elsewhere & I clicked. I feel like an arse for intruding on them, I guess.
However, it annoys the piss out of me that the loss boards pull out the "you can post here unless you have suffered a loss. I hope you never do" thing as their trump card. As if that somehow invalidates anything anyone who disagrees with them says? Frustrating, but I don't have in me & that is not the hill I want to die on. So I chickened out & apologized. Fookin'A.
So what does suffering a loss have to do with talking about putting your pet down because you weren't being a responsible parent? I don't get this. If it was posted on any other board, and it could be based off your CN version of the post, it would be a legititmate question.
That's just it-- loss has nothing to do with it. I think they just use it to get you to feel like a shyt for disagreeing with them & make you STFU. It worked for me. I am not about to go to the deuce with people who melt down when a lurker posts on a none loss-related item.
I was following a link AND I do know people that post there. I also don't know that I need a passport to post on a public message board. However, I seem to have committed a loss board faux pas. Well, two I guess-- 1) Not being a card carrying member of the loss community 2) disagreeing when the majority was giving "oh you poor thing that sucks" type answers.
Apologizing doesn't make it ok either. I'm fooked three ways from Sunday. I guess the dog & I have something in common lol. Yeah I DO have a sense of humor somewhere & most likely a jacuzzi presidential suite in Hell.
Lol probably but it's stupid to tell someone where they can or cannot post on the Internet.
This. Next time, don't apologize for having a valid opinion. You might have been in the minority over there, but I bet most people on the nest would have agreed with you. Don't let them get to you.
:::Lurker from TB:::
I think the reason people are suggesting euthanasia vs. rehoming is twofold
1) There are tons of healthy young puppies and dogs who are much more adoptable in shelters. The chance of an older arthritic dog finding a home is slim to none. It's much more humane to be with the dog you've loved for years and hold it while it passes into the next life.
2) Rehoming a dog with a bite history- even if you disclose it- is a legal liability. If that dog bit again, the new owners could turn around and sue the bumpie and her family for damages.
TTC #1 since 10.2011
It's not stupid when you're trying to protect people who've gone through/are going through hell. The loss boards have Nesties come over all the time and give us ***, but it's like, if you don't like it don't go there! Yeah it's a public board, but all these boards are a "home" to someone. And would you go storming into someone's home unannounced and start causing trouble? Not if you don't want to get bit by an arthritic dog...