[Tim Hancock]

Originally Posted by jeff Higgins

i Have Had Several Friends Over The Years Who Adopted These "rescue" Dogs From Abusive Environments. Being Left In A Dumpster For Dead Has Got To Be About As Abusive As It Gets.

Short Story - All Of Them Behaved Like This, And None Of Them Ever Got Any Better. Repeated Visits To Animal Behaviorists, Drugs, Treats - All For Naught In Every Case.

I Honestly Believe (although I'm No Animal Psychologist By A Long Shot) That Something "snaps" In An Animal When They Are So Misstreated. Some Basic Survival, Defensive Mechanism Kicks In That Would Otherwise Be Suppressed By Our Love And Affection. They Revert To How They Behave In The Natural World, And Like Or Trust No One From Outside Of Their "pack". And They Never Will, No Matter What You Do. Friends Of Mine Have Literally Spent A Lifetime (the Dog's) Hoping They Would Change, And They Never Do. It's Amazing How Much Of A Relief It Can Be For All Involved When The Dog Finally Passes Away, And They Get A More "normal" Dog.

I Have Nothing Against "rescue" Dogs. Just Physically And Emotionally Abused Dogs; Abused To The Point Where They Simply Are On Guard All The Time. I've Just Seen It Too Many Times. I Know This Is Not What You Want To Hear, But Get Rid Of Lucy. And Don't Bring Her To The Pound So Some One Else Gets Stuck With Her. Put Her Down. The Sooner The Better. Then Get Another Dog And Move On.

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