It was the absolute worst decision I’ve ever had to make. I still cry myself to sleep over it but I don’t regret it. She was a good dog too, just had some demons no one could help her with but now she is free from them.

I wish you both the best and that you can find somewhere for him 💜

Honestly this dog may not be adoptable. I had to do a behavioral euthanasia for one of my dogs about 3 years ago. She was beautifully trained in obedience and had multiple titles in.

It started out with aggression towards strangers. I took her to a trainer who used an e-collar in training and she was fine for about a year after that training program until she started showing aggression towards her family members. I later learned that the trainer just suppressed her aggression vs ‘fixing’ it.

About 90% of the time she was a normal, non aggressive dog. But you could see the switch in her eyes and she’d go from enjoying getting a pet to trying to take your hand off. There was no rhyme or reason to it. The last straw was when my son got off the couch to go to the bathroom and she came out of another room and attacked him completely unprovoked.

We tried medications, other trainers, etc but in the end she was not a safe dog. It was not a training issue but something off with her brain chemistry. It killed me to do it but it was not safe for my family and it felt unethical to rehome her and endanger someone else. Her vet team also agreed with my decision.

Joshua Duda with Flat Branch. We bought our house with the VA loan while we still lived in a different state and he made the entire process seamless for us

I’ve used Queen City for 4 years now with zero complaints :)

Check with your neighbors, my sons cat ends up next door every time he escapes 🤦🏻‍♀️ the first time he was in their crawl space and the second time he was on top of their shed.

Hope you find him soon!

Was wondering this myself! We live over off Golden/Battlefield and can smell it here as well

my SD with my sticker

Hi there, I’m a service dog handler who has rented before.

ADA applies to places of public accommodation (stores and the like) so you’re going to want to look at FHA/HUD laws regarding service dogs instead. (Though HUD defers to the ADA laws for the definition of a service animal so always good to learn both) I’d have your lawyer walk you through them if you’re not familiar.

Handler must request reasonable accommodation. Landlords with less than 4 properties or renting out a single family home without a broker are not required to accept service dogs. Likewise if having the dog on the property will cause an unfair financial burden upon the landlord (ie your insurance being canceled).

There is no nationally recognized registration for service dogs in the US. Some programs do provide ID cards, however that is just to show that the dog was trained by them. The ADA allows for owners to train their own service dogs as well or hire an trainer not associated with a program to train the dog for them. Any of those online registries are fake, anyone with an internet connection can get on them and buy ‘certification’. The fake online registries do not verify any information to the animals’ training and no joke you can register an inanimate object with them. 🤦🏻‍♀️🙄

ESA’s are a little different, the handler must present a note to a potential landlord on the office letterhead from a legitimate mental health professional/or Physician who has recommended an animal to help them with their disabilities. The letter must be no older than a year old. ESAs do not require any special training but their presence is no doubt beneficial to their owner’s well being.

You also cannot ask for a pet deposit/pet rent for service dogs or ESAs however you are allowed to charge for property damage just as you would with any other animal.

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