Because she put a hole in the neck of another dog.

I feel bad because she's mostly a healthy dog and she's only like six but she's gone after the puppy (miniature poodle, the other dog is a 70lb very strong mutt) more than once.

My mom's boyfriend tried to convince her to just give the dog away but she's not willing to risk the chance of the dog biting another dog or worse someone's kid.

She's not even my favorite dog but I still feel terrible knowing she's going to get put down and I see her downstairs wagging her tail because she has no idea. Sigh

Have you tried to search for someone who is willing to take possibly aggressive dogs in and try to retrain them? It sounds like this dog just can't handle being around other dogs, and if she's in a home where that isn't an issue, she might be fine. I don't even know if it'd be possible to find someone, but it might be worth a shot.

The dogs known to have issues with other dogs (especially other females) and she does not like men in hats at all. She's growled at us a few times too for trying to pull her off the furniture when she sneaks on. I don't think my mom is willing to take the chance, and I think she wants the dog out before something else happens.

Have you talked to your vet at all for advice or if they know somewhere you can take her? It's just very sad to have to put her down when there might be someone who can help. You might be able to Google stuff around your area or find breed specific shelters or something that might have a better idea of where she could go instead.

It literally happened tonight though. And the puppy has to go get his neck checked because of the hole and the other one is getting put down tomorrow. It's happened multiple times before and I think my mom is just done with it.

Where I live I know there isn't anything breed specific (and she's a complete mutt anyway). There's not really anything I can do. I just feel bad that it's going to end up like this.

- Oh I hope the little dog will be ok. I'm not surprised your mom is taking that decision, it's definitely not an easy one. It's sad to hear of a dog who couldn't be retrained, but she is, unfortunately, a real risk to other animals/people. Tell her she was a good dog anyway, and give her a last pat and a treat.

I'm really sorry to hear that. It's always hard to put an animal down, even when you weren't particularly fond of that animal beforehand.

I wish I could give suggestions for alternative measures, but it sounds like the dog is definitely a risk to other animals and even people, as well. If your own dog growls at you, that's certainly a bad sign.

Just try to make her last moments as comfortable as possible, is all I can say. Give her lots of attention and make her feel loved.

It looks like the puppy's neck is sealing up fine. It was only the skin that had been torn nothing vital. I stayed up until 7:30 am watching him then passed out and woke up to the other dog still here. So I'm not sure if my mom once again changed her mind on something (she is a chronic flip flopper with decisions) or if she's waiting to get the dog into our regular vet.