can dogs commit suicide???? - Page 1

Would have to agree with GSDtravels but want to add this.

I have seen old dogs "hold on" long past their time when their owner just was not ready to let them go.

Also years ago our family doc had a GSD .  The reason I now have them - a good old boy by the name of Dukey. When Duke was well along in years, the family was at it's summer house by the lake and Dr. Steve  decided that as much as he regretted it and did not want to the time had come for Duke to be pts.  He went out to go to the drugstore to get some ether to do it and Dukey was lying in the sun having a nap so he stopped and patted him and talked to him and then went on his errand.   When he came back Duke was still lying in the sun - but he had died.  
 
I know Dr. Steve always felt that Duke chose his time to go to make it easier on his human.

By the way this was a dog who as a pup, figured out the milkman had butter in his truck and that when he walked up to a house to deliver the milk, the truck was open for the taking. Interesting part is he would never steal on his own street - only on the one up from them.

Once again we try to pretend dogs are our equals in that they do everything we do,.  So many owners believe dogs are like humans whether they say it or not.  I'm saying 100% that they do not commit suicide.  Sure dogs can mourn for a time, that is normal.....but if the owner never helps the dog move on, or the owner themselves hasn't moved on, yeah the dog can still show a decline like that.

A pack of wolves in the wild, always lose a member at some point, but for survival they continue moving on, they still hunt, eat, and travel.  We put animals in our homes and make the animals dependent on us, we claim they have all of our emotions, and we treat them like little children (and don't say people don't do that, we all know people who do)........no wonder so many people have problems with dogs.   Though it is normal for dogs to mourn,  if it has been a ridiculous amount of time, then I personally believe it's the owner not moving on, or not helping the dog move on.  I say that as in,  we all know how are dogs are in tune to our emotions.....especially the GSD breed.  If we're stil not over it, how can you expect a dog to who may have been as bonded to the dog as you were?

I have seen and worked with many "sad" dogs, dogs who have had someone in the family pass away, lost another dog, etc.     I just can't agree with someone saying they are able to think about and actually go through with commiting suicide, I just find that foolish.

Er.....No.  

 like i said DAFT question i heard it today at work and i laughed myself but just wanted to run it by you guys to see if there was any truth in what was said i knew depression in dogs can happen but never committing suicide