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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 89793" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>Tracy, this dog ABSOLUTELY needs to be neutered immediately, and a competent trainer should work with him to address the aggressive behaviors if you're going to keep him. If you can't do this, there <strong><em><u>IS</u></em></strong> an alternative to having him put to sleep. There are very dedicated Rescue groups for practically every breed of dog. They will take him, put him in a loving, safe foster home where he will be well cared for and his training needs will be addressed. Then they will very carefully select a suitable new home for him - probably with an experienced owner in a home with no young children. YOU <u>DO NOT </u>HAVE TO HAVE HIM EUTHANIZED!!!</p><p></p><p>I belong to an online group of Boston Terrier owners who have access to the names of pretty much every Rescue group there is. I am SURE that I can find a Boxer Rescue group in your area who will take this dog. Most will even pick them up or arrange transportation. If you like, I can PM you with some groups and their contact info.</p><p></p><p>I guess I'm becoming a very militant "dog person" but I cringe whenever I hear that someone has bought a puppy from a pet shop! Almost all pet shop puppies come from "puppy mills" where they're cranked out by the hundreds with little thought of anything but the money they will bring. They live in little cages, they're taken from their mothers way too soon, and have not been properly socialized to be suitable as pets. For the same money you would spend for a puppy from a pet shop, you could seek out a responsible breeder who takes great care to breed for temperment as well as health. A responsible breeder would <em>never</em> breed a dog with aggressive tendencies or one with any kind of potential health problems or genetic defects that could be passed along. With a puppy from a pet shop, you're running a very high risk of having a dog with serious problems.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 89793, member: 1883"] Tracy, this dog ABSOLUTELY needs to be neutered immediately, and a competent trainer should work with him to address the aggressive behaviors if you're going to keep him. If you can't do this, there [b][i]<u>IS</u>[/i][/b] an alternative to having him put to sleep. There are very dedicated Rescue groups for practically every breed of dog. They will take him, put him in a loving, safe foster home where he will be well cared for and his training needs will be addressed. Then they will very carefully select a suitable new home for him - probably with an experienced owner in a home with no young children. YOU <u>DO NOT </u>HAVE TO HAVE HIM EUTHANIZED!!! I belong to an online group of Boston Terrier owners who have access to the names of pretty much every Rescue group there is. I am SURE that I can find a Boxer Rescue group in your area who will take this dog. Most will even pick them up or arrange transportation. If you like, I can PM you with some groups and their contact info. I guess I'm becoming a very militant "dog person" but I cringe whenever I hear that someone has bought a puppy from a pet shop! Almost all pet shop puppies come from "puppy mills" where they're cranked out by the hundreds with little thought of anything but the money they will bring. They live in little cages, they're taken from their mothers way too soon, and have not been properly socialized to be suitable as pets. For the same money you would spend for a puppy from a pet shop, you could seek out a responsible breeder who takes great care to breed for temperment as well as health. A responsible breeder would [i]never[/i] breed a dog with aggressive tendencies or one with any kind of potential health problems or genetic defects that could be passed along. With a puppy from a pet shop, you're running a very high risk of having a dog with serious problems. [/QUOTE]
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