Watching the animal cops show yesterday I was thinking about how unsafe my dog would be if she got lost and was found by a shelter. First off, she has an extreme phobia of cages and will fight and struggle and bark the entire time (grounds for euthanasia in almost all shelters). If the evaluated her for food aggression she may fail because when you stick your hand by her she swallows her food whole (often mistaken for agression in which case they would provoke her until she snapped). I guess she'd be safer lost in the wild than found in a shelter. If she was ever lost I'd first go to ever shelter in the area and post signs all over their walls. I guess I shouldn't be thinking so much when I watch these shows. I saw them put down a healthy dog that refused to eat any of the types of dog food offered, but they never did use the methods advised by behaviorists when dogs become picky eaters, and they never tried canned food. I'd have taken the dog and fed her a canned diet if it meant she could live. Also, I'd take a food aggressive dog, I'd feed them in a kennel run, there is no reason to immediately put down a friendly but food aggressive dog. I know I should stop watching these shows.
Anyway, here's stats for euthanasia at my local shelter, my dog wouldn't make it.
43 had bitten; 25 were vicious; 5 were nipping and growling; (42 had severe separation anxiety); 58 had indiscriminate elimination; 196 were unsocialized; 13 were not using the litter box; 170 were spraying; 86 were dog, cat or food aggressive; 33 were uncontrollable; 315 were dangerously unpredictable; (103 experienced kennel or cage regression).
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