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« on: May 02, 2011, 04:57:45 am »

There are times when euthanizing can be more humane than rehoming.  If I sell or give away a substandard dog, then that dog could very well spend it's life being handed off from owner to owner and never really finding a "home".  Also many hunting bred dogs are just not suitable to be a pet.  They may have a ton of energy but no drive to hunt,  making them useless to a hunter and a liability to a pet owner.  I also feel responsible for a dog that I give away.  For example if I had a dog that I was not comfortable to have around kids, and I gave it away and it bit somebody I would feel terrible.  And responsible.  I would rather see the dog put down. 

Before I deployed I had two dogs that I liked, but really didn't fit what I wanted in a hog dog.  Decent dogs at what they did, just not "wired" right for my tastes.  I could have just put them down, but gave them away instead and last I heard they were doing fine for the new owner.  I think a lot of hunters will try to find a place that is a better "fit" if they think a dog is worth keeping.


How many would consider rehoming to be culling? 
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