I'm heartbroken - We have to have my dog put down. He's become unpredictable and aggressive - he attacked the 12 year old dog, unprovoked, this morning. I'm heartbroken, but I have my baby coming soon. My friends are calling us murderers. Are we wrong?

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• We're not talking an aggressive poodle. He's a purebred, 100 lb pit bull. The only person he listens to is Jason, and he does NOT do well around other animals. He was abused as a puppy... we rescued him, and tried to help him... but nothing's working. It's been six years.

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  by Lady Alathia of Vulcan on April 8th, 2008

• You still have a responsibility to the pet. I feel for your situation, but I would try a pit bull rescue organization for some ideas. I just googled 'pit bull rescue' and a list of groups came up by state. Check it out - you may get some helpful (and humane) suggestions there.

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  by Teasdale on April 8th, 2008

• She has a responsibility to other people too, if he's rehomed and attacks somebody else, perhaps kills them... then that's not good. Given it's a previously abused pit bull, I'd say the likelihood of it attacking again is relatively high.

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  by Brand X on April 8th, 2008

• I agree. I'm just always an advocate of exploring all possible options before putting an animal down. That way you can make an educated decision and not second guess yourself down the road.

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  by Teasdale on April 8th, 2008

• Like Teasdale said, you should never give up on a pet so easily. There are Pit Bull rescues out there, and no kill shelters.

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  by C. on March 8th, 2011