re: Dog just snapped at daughter

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Some shitty dog owners in this thread, sweet Jesus.

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100% in agreement.

Anyone who would want to euthanize a young pup for defending it's resources is totally uneducated concerning dog behavior and should not have a dog. A dog is a dog and should be respected and loved for what it is.

Young kids should be taught how to respect a dog. I have raised/trained 100's of dog from Labs to German Shepherds to Belgian Malinois to Pits. My kids (3 girls and 1 boy) always fed the dogs and incorporated some obedience training into the feeding routine. There was one incident when my young son tried to take away a bone from a young German Shepherd and it nipped him on the hand. He came running up to me crying so I took my belt off and spanked his arse. He learned his lesson.

Euthanizing a dog for acting like a dog?! Either learn how to train both it and the kids or don't get one.