Alain Delon's Dog

Of course he didn't know best. Unless the dog had no possible hope of adoption and was likely to starve to death, how can killing the poor thing be in it's best interests. Delon left a vast fortune and he could've easily stipulated in his will continued care of the dog by the beneficiaries.

Delon was exercising his patriarchal privilege, which men are all too fond of. He saw the dog as a possession, not a companion. If he couldn't have it, nobody could. That's not love, that's selfish arrogance.

He thought of his grave as a lonely place ,

That's no reason to selfishly take your companion with you Anniebach

A friend of my mother's request that her dog be euthanised before her terminal cancer death. The vet came to the house and the dog died in her arms. The dog was only 5 and my mother had looked after it while the friend was in hospital. We could have looked after the little dog but this was the friend's last request. Still haunts me 60 years later. Funnily enough, I found a picture sketched by a famous local artist in a local antique shop of this little dog as the artist was a friend of the lady who died. It is now framed on my wall for me to remember the happy days spent playing with the dog as a child.

If he knew he was dying why didn't he do it before he died instead of leaving a silly condition in his will? I suspect he was a control freak and thought he could control people from beyond the grave. There are people around like this but they will all go to their eternal judgement I suppose.

Just cos you're dead, you can't be selfish.
My aged aunt asked me to do this. I refused. Lucky cat went to live with someone nice.

So he is a control freak, selfish, arrogant, !

My present dog, a Jack Russell, is a different character from my German Shepherd. My Jack Russell although he is aged, would settle well enough with another person if I died.

Anniebach

So he is a control freak, selfish, arrogant, !

Yes...

I would say there are quite a few red flags if you read the info about his life.

I just read some of his life, his sons are very obsessed with money, possibly he feared leaving his dog for his sons to decide
it’s care. Poor man, so very ill.

They were right to disobey - if the dog is obviously grieving like Grey Friars Bobby, then would be the time to have it put to sleep. Not before.

My gran did the same with her corgi. I was too young to offer to take him (15)

Judging a 88 year old man who was dying of cancer I cannot do, he knew his sons he loved his dog, Too easy to judge him ,
we are not emotionally involve.
It’s fair to disagree with the decision he made but calling him
a control freak etc is , for me, cruel .

OMG I hate that type of thing! If my hubby and I died before our little cat there's no way in a billion years we'd want to have her murdered and buried with us. We would love her to be buried with us but not under those circumstances.

I'm so happy his family and the animal welfare refused. I hope the doggy was found a good living forever home.

Our grandchildren adore our cat, and I heard the oldest boy telling him that if granny and grandpa die, he can go and live with them! I come from a family of cat-lovers, so I’m sure someone else will step forward if this doesn’t work out - though the kids will want visiting rights, I imagine!

hollysteers

Crikey, who did he think he was, an ancient Egyptian?😳

🤣🤣🤣🤣

No, not a kind decision on the part of the actor - selfish, imo.
This quite often happens to pets when old(er) people move to residential homes I believe. Sad.

Are all older people who make this decision selfish ?

Anniebach

Are all older people who make this decision selfish ?

It seems cruel and unnecessary to me, unless the pet is unwell.

Anniebach

Are all older people who make this decision selfish ?

Yes, they are thinking of themselves, not what is best for their so-called 'beloved' pet.

If you have looked after your dog properly and socialised him as you should have done, he will be more than able to understand that he has an extended family who he can trust and love.

Our beloved dog knew exactly who was part of his family, including my adult children their partners, grandchildren, sister etc. He was entirely happy to spend time with any of them, in fact got exited. Not sure what that meant for our parenting😧.

In fact we are discussing another puppy, nothing decided yet, but it is almost definite that he will outlive us, so socialising with family will be vital, (both adult children are nagging us to get another dog and willing to take him on in the event of our demise)

It is a massive decision, but one thing for sure if we decide to share our home with another dog it won’t be euthanised on our demise.

Anniebach

Judging a 88 year old man who was dying of cancer I cannot do, he knew his sons he loved his dog, Too easy to judge him ,
we are not emotionally involve.
It’s fair to disagree with the decision he made but calling him
a control freak etc is , for me, cruel .

I totally agree.He was thinking of his dog and it’s distress when he was no longer there, so not selfish at all.Those sort of dogs tend to be one person dogs in any case.

It depends on the health of the dog. I am over 80 and have four Labradors aged 12, 10, 4 and six months. I have asked that my two oldest be put down on my death if they are still alive. The 12 year old is stone deaf and has a heart murmur and the 10 year old, her sister has arthritis and is going blind. I am in pretty good health and not expecting to die any time soon but it my view it is the responsible thing to do although many people will disagree with me.

Hope your dog recovered when you got them back after the op?