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Be informed! HB2790 is an IL bill
you should be aware of.
Please read the original bill and its 2 amendments
carefully!
Frequently Asked Questions
Question: Why don't you
take German Shepherds that have bitten?
Answer:
We cannot rehome a dog that has bitten since there
is a liability to the rescue, and we will not knowingly
post a problem dog on our Community
Dogs page.
It is difficult to advise someone to euthanize a dog
that could be potentially rehabilitated, but the owner
would have to find a training facility that would be
willing to take the dog and retrain them and take on
the liability of rehoming the dog themselves. However,
the trainers also know there are hundreds of German
Shepherd Dogs that have NO behavior problems looking
for homes. Also, the rehabilitation process to eliminate
biting is pretty extreme. There is no really humane
way to retrain dogs of this bad habit. Even from a
loving and well experienced trainer, the process is
harsh at best and still not 100% successful. Often
times, the cure is worse than the affliction. With
biting, preventing the unwanted behavior is by far
the best protection for your animal. Some people conclude
that this harsh rehabilitation is better than death
and that is a personal decision to be heavily considered
before progressing.
Also, we encourage people to understand that once
a dog has bitten and elicited a reaction, the dog may
have learned that it is a productive behavior. This
is virtually impossible to rehabilitate and is never
100%. Giving the dog to a pound or dumping the dog
does not make the behavior go away. This means that
the dog may suffer much more abuse and a bad, scary
death, should he bite again. We encourage people to
consider that euthanasia, while being held in the arms
of a loving family member, is better than the alternatives.
Return to the FAQs main page.
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| Did
you know... |
Approximately
8-12 million companion animals enter animal shelters nationwide every
year and approximately 5-9 million are euthanized (60% of dogs and
70% of cats). — Annual Shelter Statistics, ASPCA
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals (ASPCA) answers the question Why
Spay or Neuter? (PDF—15K). This low-cost surgery keeps
your animal healthier and helps fight pet overpopulation.
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Visit
our German Shepherd
Dog Shop at CafeShops.com
Sammie's Meal Time Bib now available! |
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| Try the ASPCA's "Is
your Home Poison Safe?" Interactive Quiz on the ASPCA
web site. |
Elizabeth Riddle, our rescue president, outside
of her full-time job and continuing educational pursuits, is an animal
behaviorist and an obedience instructor, with a Bachelor's degree in
Biology from the University of Illinois with a specialty in Ethology
(the study of animal behavior). She officially founded this rescue in
November of 1997 while attending the University of Illinois. Learn
more about this rescue...
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