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What a terrible story.
Legally vets are allowed to PTS any animal brought in by its owner - there doesn’t need to be a good reason for the euthanasia.  Ethically the vet can refuse but they then run the risk that the owner will attempt to euthanize the animal themselves.

I completely emphathize with your clueless dog behaviour expert.  As someone who has spent 7+ years studying animal behaviour and has worked hard for my qualifications, it makes me so angry to see ‘Joe Public’ passing themselves off as experts and charging money for their services. A word of warning to make sure your behaviour expert either holds a PhD in the subject or at least a diploma (e.g.CCAB) and is registered with the appropriate bodies (e.g. ASAB).

I’ll leave it to someone from the GAL steering committee to comment on if dogs need to be relinquished back to the charity as I’m not sure about this point.
Best,
Laura

It is part of our homing conditions that we take back GAL dogs and the adoption pack clearly states this.

My foster girl Gem is such a dog, who was homed 5 years ago and due to a change in circumstances has come back to the charity.

We put ourselves out for these dogs and will continue to do so.

The dogs are the most important aspect of the charity’s work.

I’m saddened to read this. I agree with what has been said prev. GAL and many other rescue charities are all about the dogs and certainly within GAL’s adoption process the new ‘owner’ agrees to return the dog to GAL if there is any change in circumstance.
The fact that this woman chose not to return the hound to the rescue he came from or other rescues available is sickening. Seems she has opted for the easy option and tragically cut short a life that didn’t deserve it.

I’d do the same and warn any rescue charities in your area, I know GAL appreciate getting the heads up.

I’m all for Karma where Karma is due.

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that is disgusting i don’t know how they people can live with themselves but apparantly they can .im no expert on dogs but if a dog growls at a child its a warning and in probably 9 out 10 cases if it snaps its because the child has provoked the REACTION from the dog . it must be really distressing for you but you’ve done the right thing by reporting them although its sadly too late for the dog hopefully now the sspca etc. know about it they’ll keep a lookout for them in the future and they won’t get another dog

What a distressing story! Every rescue I’ve dealt with has the policy of returning the dog if theres a problem. One of my girls was returned allegedly for snapping at small children, she was two yrs at that time, she’s been with me five years and has never shown even a hint of aggression of any kind. What she does do is give a snarly bark at the other dogs if they go near her food dish, but even then, she has never snapped. She has been perfectly safe with my little granddaughter since she was a baby. I suspect the previous adopters just found it too much to look after a dog as well as their young children, and used any excuse. But at least they did the right thing and returned her, so she has had many happy years of mischief and fun that this poor dog has been denied. I hope these people are prevented from ever getting another dog, but sadly, greyhounds, and other dogs, are just too easy to come by, due to the lack of control on the supply chain and consequent over-breeding.

I had a warning about a person, an alleged dog behaviourist, in the Edinburgh area doing exactly as you described,wouldn’t be surprised if it’s the same person as they too removed dogs and had them destroyed after saying the dogs were dangerous.!!

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Hi,
That is absolutely terrible, I have re homed a greyhound and infact you only foster them, you are supposed to notify changes in cirucmstances and rather than rehome the dog yourself it should go back to the charity who will then rehome it in the usual way, I have signed an undertaking to that effect.
But I am guessing there is no sanction if you dont do that.
Sorry to hear of your experience, thankfully most people arent like that.
Su

OMG   wot a shocking story-so very glad your getting this sorted with xxxxx