At the shelter when we first found him 6 years ago
We had to put Sandy to sleep on wednesday morning. I am still sorting my feelings but I know we should have done it years ago he has bit many people and other dogs as well has killed two rabbits. Sandy has also been the greatest dog for our family he is so sweet and loyal. We got him from the pound 6 years ago when Daniel was struggling in school. His teacher recommended we get him a dog and it was so good for Daniels behavior but then Sandy started biting other dogs and any person who came near Daniel. He bit my Dad a couple times, my sister, my grandma and others so we started crating him when people came over. We hired a trainer who did warn us she believed he was trained to fight other dogs by his last owner and we can't remove that behavior. He did get better while in training but if I took him for a walk and he saw another dog he would shake and foam at the mouth trying to pull off the leash. Once I got him under control he would be so sweet and he knew it was bad his body language was sorry and embarrassed. I do not understand how some stupid jerk can trian a dog to tare apart other animals. I hate Sandy's first owner but I was warned the shelter found him in La Habra and said they believed he was from a dog fighting ring but we fought to save his life wanting to retrain him and prove that love can fix damage. We had a ton of interviews with the shelter staff and finally won the right to keep Sandy alive. He was the perfect dog for Daniel at home and alone but we could not trust him. We had to keep him in a crate whenever people came over and we could not walk him for fear another dog would get too close.
So yesterday morning lost our brand new kitten Honey, Sandy got a hold of her and that was it. I feel like a monster but I had to do the right thing, finally! I held the kitten for a while and kept thinking this could have been a child or an adult poor Sandy does not know any better I feel sick and horrible but we did give Sandy 6 great years when the pound wanted to put him down then. I can not sleep or stop crying my son is sad he lost his best friend and my daughter is still at camp so I have to tell her saturday once she gets home her new kitten is gone and our first family dog is gone. sandy got Daniel thru so much and now he is starting high school at a brand new school with no friends and no Sandy. Why?
