Alain Delon's Dog

Quote MissInterpreted Thu 22-Aug-24 11:13:00
Anniebach
So he is a control freak, selfish, arrogant, !
Yes...

Condemning the action not the person?

It just seems a very odd thing to ask. My take on the thread is that almost everyone is condemning the action - not the person. It doesn't matter whether it was a man or a woman.

I. read the thread, if anyone had said ‘because he is a man, i would not have asked the question.

I do not agree because i did not know the man or the dog,

Anniebach

Is. it because he is male ?

? This means i asked a question ,

No one has mentioned make or female…….

Do you think people would say it was ok to put down a healthy pet, if the owner was female?!

Anniebach

Is. it because he is male ?

? This means i asked a question ,

And I would say if you've read the whole thread, most people are condemning the request itself. I don't see anyone condemning him purely because he is a man. I think most people would feel the same way whether it was a man or a woman who had done this.

Is. it because he is male ?

? This means i asked a question ,

Exactly MissInterpreted clutching at straws now Anniebach

Who's condemning him because he was a man? I'd have made the same comments whether it was a male or a female.

The dog was healthy, whether the owner was male or female…..

The dogs temperament ? Is the condemning of Delon because he is male ? So unfair

The dog was healthy.

Alain Delon knows his own dog . Seems there has been many disputes between him and his family.

My GSD never recovered she literally lost much of her very active GSD mind and became a changed personality, to imagine her suffering is horrible. She recovered a little but not entirely I think she never entirely trusted me again. She was too gentle to become aggressive but she did not enjoy life as she once did.
I had nobody who could take her into their home so had to kennel her.
She went in with my other GSD who was an outgoing character who thrived in the kennels and meeting all the other dogs so no psychological harm came to him. He however was a rescue who may have been a Doberman cross Dobies are bred partly from terrier .

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Anniebach

Are all older people who make this decision selfish ?

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

Are all older people who make this decision selfish ?

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.

hollysteers

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

🤣🤣🤣🤣

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!

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.

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 .