This may sound heartless, but a previous vet of mine had once told me that he felt that once a dog had bitten it should be put down. He said there are so many lovable dogs being put to sleep each day that he felt it was just wrong. He felt that if putting down a dog that had bitten allowed a nice dog to be adopted it was worth it. I have to agree with his thinking. For this woman it is too late to matter.
I agree with this also. There are tens of thousands of nice, friendly dogs dying every day. There are not even close to enough homes for them all. To fill a home with an unevaluated and/or aggresive animal is a terrible disservice, to the people, the dogs, and the other dogs that had to be euthanized.
"We give dogs the time we can spare, the space we can spare and the love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made" - M. Facklam
"We are raised to honor all the wrong explorers and discoverers - thieves planting flags, murderers carrying crosses. Let us at last praise the colonizers of dreams."- P.S. Beagle
"All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king." - J.R.R. Tolkien
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