dogs that have done their time

[CarraghsGem 92]

if i (not my dog) had to make the choice between a bullet between the eyes or the injection

i would choose the bullet! maybe im bit more squeamish than i should be when it comes to my dog,

my parson russel terrier bitch of 8yrs is more family to me than my family is!

she goes everywhere with me!

 

alhough i am planning on getting her stuffed when the day finally comes

ive the taxidermists card stuck on the fridge.

 

gem

[tramp 2]

i agree with whipptet 99, dont get me wrong if my dog was seriously injured in a accident in the middle of no where and i had a gun, i would hate it but id do it.

however and this is a very big however, if a dog has properly grafted for you and been your companion for 14 years being shot in the head is not the way to go. there is no dignity in that. pay more and have the vet come round your house and have a small injection with all the family around.

if your clever you would insure your dog/s when there one years old so its cheap (it costs me £6 per month) so for the vet to come round my house and have it put to sleep would only cost the excess wich i think is 30 quid.

and i may be missing the point but im going to say it anyway, and baring in mind iv got to good working dogs that hunt nearly every day of the year and are fit and fearless as they come, our dogs nowadays arnt doing a job, there doing our hobby. nobody needs lurchers to make a living anymore, they no longer need to be kept like tools. there living creature and if you want a tool a rifle or shotgun is much more economic. who can hold there hands up and say they need their lurchers to survive financialy? its impossible, bit of beer money yes, but i they should no longer be seen as tools. i was talking to a couple of old boys in my local and they said there lurchers used to make them a living 30+ years ago but you cant do it now. they also said while they kept lurchers to earn them a living they were still a companion and a faithfull friend and was not disposed of after it cant work any longer.

some may say i sound like a anti.

i think i have compassion to the only living things that enjoy what i love doing more than me, the hunt.

these amazing animals that sit faithfully at our feet should never be disposed of because they no longer serve a purpose they should be shown respect in the owners home that they have faithfully hunted with there whole life. i dont no about everybody elses dogs but mine would die for me. and as far as im concerned anybody or any animal that would do that for me has a place for life in my home.

just my opinion

 

im sure it is wrong in all you tough guys eyes.

 

a jab aint always a quick death, ive seen 2 dogs put down that didnt die quick . one of which needed a second jab. maybe a bad vet but i wouldnt risk my dogs suffering like that .

[watchman 256]

i agree with whipptet 99, dont get me wrong if my dog was seriously injured in a accident in the middle of no where and i had a gun, i would hate it but id do it.

however and this is a very big however, if a dog has properly grafted for you and been your companion for 14 years being shot in the head is not the way to go. there is no dignity in that. pay more and have the vet come round your house and have a small injection with all the family around.

if your clever you would insure your dog/s when there one years old so its cheap (it costs me £6 per month) so for the vet to come round my house and have it put to sleep would only cost the excess wich i think is 30 quid.

and i may be missing the point but im going to say it anyway, and baring in mind iv got to good working dogs that hunt nearly every day of the year and are fit and fearless as they come, our dogs nowadays arnt doing a job, there doing our hobby. nobody needs lurchers to make a living anymore, they no longer need to be kept like tools. there living creature and if you want a tool a rifle or shotgun is much more economic. who can hold there hands up and say they need their lurchers to survive financialy? its impossible, bit of beer money yes, but i they should no longer be seen as tools. i was talking to a couple of old boys in my local and they said there lurchers used to make them a living 30+ years ago but you cant do it now. they also said while they kept lurchers to earn them a living they were still a companion and a faithfull friend and was not disposed of after it cant work any longer.

some may say i sound like a anti.

i think i have compassion to the only living things that enjoy what i love doing more than me, the hunt.

these amazing animals that sit faithfully at our feet should never be disposed of because they no longer serve a purpose they should be shown respect in the owners home that they have faithfully hunted with there whole life. i dont no about everybody elses dogs but mine would die for me. and as far as im concerned anybody or any animal that would do that for me has a place for life in my home.

just my opinion

 

im sure it is wrong in all you tough guys eyes.

 

a jab aint always a quick death, ive seen 2 dogs put down that didnt die quick . one of which needed a second jab. maybe a bad vet but i wouldnt risk my dogs suffering like that .

i also know someone had bad experience like this,vet totally f****d up though,so prob didnt help matters

[10B LAD 0]

look after the old dogs well and treat em good. let em lie by the fire and sleep on the settee, they've done their bit,you owe it to em.

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

When a dog has served its time in the field, it should be aloud to have a happy and restfull retirement(in the house or kennel). For all the hours of joy, excitement and sport they give you its the least they deserve whether it be lurcher, terrier or gundog. Its not to say they dont get to come out, sometimes beneficial to have the OAPs out for a mooch now and again.

 

People who sell dogs on at an old age makes my piss boil, they will never have good dogs because they dont have any respect

Like that c**t who sold the 7year old bull x on the other thread.

 

And when the time comes, doing the deed yourself shows the upmost respect for your animal, its not about saving costs. Take them out in the field, where they love to be and they wont even know its happened.

Drag them to the vets and they know something is up, there not daft.

 

All the best FTB

Great post, and I couldnt agree more

[chriselvis5 0]

My dogs are pets first...the last one went at 13 he had a good life hope this one lasts that long...

[tb25 4,627]

a old dog my dad had was pts at the vets it took the vet 5 times do it propley he couident find the vain one of the worst things av seen the dog was terrfide it wasent fast or painless am shore that dog wouid of perferd the gun enyday.

[littlefish 585]

if i (not my dog) had to make the choice between a bullet between the eyes or the injection

i would choose the bullet! maybe im bit more squeamish than i should be when it comes to my dog,

my parson russel terrier bitch of 8yrs is more family to me than my family is!

she goes everywhere with me!

 

alhough i am planning on getting her stuffed when the day finally comes

ive the taxidermists card stuck on the fridge.

 

gem

 

Really stuffed? Have you thought about what pose you would have her in? I suppose then you could still take her everywhere with you......sitting in the front seat of the car, a trip to the beach, ferreting, or maybe to oversee a ratting trip? Or would she be best on the fire mantle or a coffee table?

[GET THEM OUT (.)(.) 39]

if i (not my dog) had to make the choice between a bullet between the eyes or the injection

i would choose the bullet! maybe im bit more squeamish than i should be when it comes to my dog,

my parson russel terrier bitch of 8yrs is more family to me than my family is!

she goes everywhere with me!

 

alhough i am planning on getting her stuffed when the day finally comes

ive the taxidermists card stuck on the fridge.

 

gem

 

Really stuffed? Have you thought about what pose you would have her in? I suppose then you could still take her everywhere with you......sitting in the front seat of the car, a trip to the beach, ferreting, or maybe to oversee a ratting trip? Or would she be best on the fire mantle or a coffee table?

 

one way to rember her, ,

 

good topic tho, to me its your right as the owner to put them to rest, , after a good retirment,

[watchman 256]

if i (not my dog) had to make the choice between a bullet between the eyes or the injection

i would choose the bullet! maybe im bit more squeamish than i should be when it comes to my dog,

my parson russel terrier bitch of 8yrs is more family to me than my family is!

she goes everywhere with me!

 

alhough i am planning on getting her stuffed when the day finally comes

ive the taxidermists card stuck on the fridge.

 

gem

 

Really stuffed? Have you thought about what pose you would have her in? I suppose then you could still take her everywhere with you......sitting in the front seat of the car, a trip to the beach, ferreting, or maybe to oversee a ratting trip? Or would she be best on the fire mantle or a coffee table?

 

one way to rember her, ,

 

good topic tho, to me its your right as the owner to put them to rest, , after a good retirment,

to me its your right as the owner to put them to rest, i agree entirely,others will say its the dogs right to live out their days,no right or wrong answer is my conclusion,we can all have different views,i will respect others in their decision about keeping an old dog about the place,all i would say is for them to respect mine,

[jf1970 328]

if i (not my dog) had to make the choice between a bullet between the eyes or the injection

i would choose the bullet! maybe im bit more squeamish than i should be when it comes to my dog,

my parson russel terrier bitch of 8yrs is more family to me than my family is!

she goes everywhere with me!

 

alhough i am planning on getting her stuffed when the day finally comes

ive the taxidermists card stuck on the fridge.

 

gem

 

Really stuffed? Have you thought about what pose you would have her in? I suppose then you could still take her everywhere with you......sitting in the front seat of the car, a trip to the beach, ferreting, or maybe to oversee a ratting trip? Or would she be best on the fire mantle or a coffee table?

 

 

stuffed but minus a head after being shot

[hullhunter 219]

my dog will live out the rest of her life with me she allready lives in the house (she is sat next to me now with her head on my sholder asleep) put when the time comes when she has no quality of life then she will get the bullet there is no way i could take her to the vets to be put to sleep when i take her to the vets now she shakes from the moment she see's the place till we get home and she molts all over the waiting room. so there is no way she will be spending her last day scared out of her mind. but that day is a long way off she is only 3 years old.

but if people wont to take them to the vet than thats there choice.

i persanaly think that anyone who gets rid of there dog when it can no longer work should not of had the dog in the 1st place. they have put 110% in to hunting for you (i no they enjoy it but at the end of the day they hunt to please you) so you should let them live out the rest of there days with the person/s they have work there whole life for.

[wuyang 513]

a old dog my dad had was pts at the vets it took the vet 5 times do it propley he couident find the vain one of the worst things av seen the dog was terrfide it wasent fast or painless am shore that dog wouid of perferd the gun enyday.

 

Simple..change your vet.

 

Couldn't believe how quickly and painless it was at the vets.

 

For me you buy a dog and keep it for life....end of.

[cooper101 86]

my dogs will allways have a home with me after they retire!! they are part of my family aswell as my hunting companion!!

just because they dont do what they used to for me in the field dosent mean i will stop enjoying there company out on walks with me!!

if the dog was suffering i wouldnt hesitate to end that suffering!! the bullet is a quick and painless way to go!! i watched cattle on a daily basis getting the bullet at the slaughter house never saw one suffer(instant lights out)!!

[Fat-Ferret 857]

Not all dogs are lucky to reach retirement...A lot of the best are gone long before there time, It is an unfortunate reality for working dogs that the best are often killed doing what they love....However, I do believe that any that do decide they have had enough and decide to retire should be granted a little time for themselves to do as they please, until that day comes when they go, or through quality of life, must go.