Interesting concept - Page 1

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That's different, kind of odd too.

Good way to make use of what you have. At least his life isn't wasted.

Dito!

I dont understand this concept at all. In my opinion.. it's plan out stupid if you ask me.

Ok the dog obviously has some aggrssive issues... throw the book at the owners because they didn't even bother taking time off and get the dog to some obedience training..

The dog is saved, yet... however my concern is this.. "He won't be allowed any contact with the public or inmates." and "assigned to patrol the perimeter at the privately run George W. Hill Correctional Facility near Media, Pa."

So not only this dog would have little or no contact with the public nor the inmates but he's going to turn out to be a guard dog.. This is NOT what this dog needs. He needs to be with somebody who knows how to deal with his behavior and to fix his behavioral problems.

I also would question why this judge decide to want to put this dog down, I honestly believe that a Judge SHOULD not have that kind of power.. without it being VALID. Death should be taken seriously.

quick thinking on the owners part.

I think it's great--the dog's life was saved and he has a forever home......................................

Brittany... huh?  Do you know the owner personally?  How do you know that they never bothered to get obedience training?  Presumably if the judge agreed to this bargain the dog must have been able to demonstrate at least enough obedience to be deemed even a marginal asset to the jail in the form of a patrol dog... by the way, NOT guard dog;  there is a difference.  I am not sure why you capitalized SHOULD when I think maybe you meant to capitalize  NOT, but I am not really sure I understand your point.   Jail is not rehabilitation, it is control over misbehavior.  It does not take a genius to realize that most inmates are not rehabilitated in prison, what they are is kept from behaving in the manner that GOT them in prison to the general populace.  Same with the dog.

Lisa

IMO the dogs life was spared. Better than being put down. He will get some interaction, I mean, someone at least has to feed the dog. Better than shot in the head.! In a perfect world, yes, he would get a better option. But this ain't no perfect world....

That sounds like a perfect job for a man-aggressive dog.  The no-contact with inmates and the public ought to work out well since for the dog. I can only assume, but he probably doesn't like people all that much anyway.

Stacy