How to sedate my dog?

How do I tell my boyfrend i dont want to live with his dog anymore?

• my boyfriends dog has got to go. i dont know how or when but its going. i need advice on how to do this. so it all started when my boyfriend got this dog when he was 12. they had to put the dogs mom down because she kept biting everyone. so apparently this dog has been a good dog his whole life. unfortunately not for me. my boyfriend has mvoed 3 times in the past 2 years. he has gone to college and came back. went on 2 roadtrips that lasted 4 months each. and move homes twice! my boyfriend also lives with his mom so she used to be able to provide a stable life for the dog but now she is working in afghanistan. the dog is now almost 12 or 13 years old and i think it is going senile.  the dog has bit me and has bit my friends in the past. the dog will not leave my boyfriends side and shakes and trembles and shivers non stop when my boyfriend leaves. the dog also shits in ther rooms so he knows what he is doing is bad. the dog shit infront of us a few days ago and we freaked out so he ran away and almost shit ont he stairs so my boyfriend kept following him and the dog was shitting while running from my boyfriend. we are convinced he is doing this because my boyfriend has a 40 hour a week job and the dog is jealous of the time i spend with my boyfriend. we dont think he is havign trouble holding it in because he does it in other rooms so he hides it. my boyfriend will let the dog out right when he comes home and no matter what 2 minutes later the dog is pissing and shitting on our carpets even though he just went outside. my boyfriend doesnt take him on walks like he should and really doesnt spend that much time with tthe dog. the dog has started licking itself on his leg for the past few months i think its because of anxiety. now my boyfriend wants to move to nevada and he wants to take the dog with. i dont think its a good idea for me or for the dog.  i dont want this dog around because it bites me, and i am planning on buying nice velvet furniture and nice rugs but i cant because it pisses and shits everywhere and gets its hair all over the place. i am allergic to this dog as well. i am trying to convice ever so slightly to put this dog out of his misery but my boyfriend loves it too much. i dont blame my boyfriend because i am an animal lvoer myself i have been around horses my whole life and all kinds of pets. but i just despise this dog because its constantly crying, begging, shitting, pissing, biting, and shedding. i know that when we move to nevada the dog wont be happy because i wont want it roaming the house so well have to keep it locked up in another room and the moving process and my boyfriend will have even less time to give the dog love that it needs. this dog is old but its a rat terrier and they can possibly live to be 25!!!! they are more likely to live to be around 18 but still thats another 6  more years of this hell! my boyfriend put down the dogs mom because it was violent towards the family but he wont consider putting this dog down because the dog only bites me and afew other people he still acts nice towards my boyfriend. how do i convince my boyfriend its time to put the dog down without sounding too unsympathetic?

• Answer:

  I understand you're scared of the dog and not like the dog but it's not your place to decide. He's not your dog, he's your boyfriend's dog, they have a history together. Most pet owners see their pets (close to) as their children/best friends. There's a strong emotional bound there. Especially considering the dog doesn't hurt your boyfriend, his owner, you can't expect your boyfriend to abandon the dog for you. It would be very cruel and unreasonable to expect that. With that being said, the dog clearly has a psychological problem or really depressed and your boyfriend needs to take action to fix that. It doesn't mean the dog is necessarily going insane, but he definitely is very jealous and wants to be the center of your boyfriend's attention. Instead of asking your boyfriend to "give the dog away," or much worse, "putting him down," ask him to seek help from a professional dog trainer and also ask a vet's advice. There might be a hormonal disorder that causes the dog behave the way he does. If not, you can still get help from a dog trainer who can train the dog and analyze the source of the problem. (If you've ever seen the show Dog Whisperer, you should know a good dog trainer can really make a difference even with really troubled dogs.) You should of course also protect yourself. Try to not be in the same room with the dog until you guys take professional help from a dog trainer. Tell your boyfriend that you cannot be in that house getting bit and be in physical pain over this. Also remind him that if the dog bites a stranger and the stranger sues your boyfriend, not only he will have to pay money but also they will legally put down the dog. So a training is also necessary for the dog's life. But please, never advice him to put down the dog. Never.