#125: Behavioral Euthanasia with Dr. Chris Pachel

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Drinking from the Toilet: Real Dogs, Real Training

Dogobedience, Dogtraining, Hobbies, Kids & Family, Leisure, Showdogtraining, Puppytraining, Dogbehavior, Dogagility, Pets & Animals

4.7 • 677 Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2020

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we discuss who makes the decision - the vet, the trainer, or the pet owner; how behavioral euthanasia is an "active choice" rather than a default decision - there is no formula, and this isn’t something that someone has to do because of a specific behavior pattern or problem, but rather an option that may be actively chosen due to safety or quality of life concerns that aren’t able to be mitigated; how professionals can support and guide pet owners through the process; the issues of guilt and shame associated with deciding to euthanize an otherwise healthy dog; and the importance of self-care and good boundaries.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	moving forward with treatment is hard, and so is euthanasia.
0:05.8	They're both hard.
0:06.8	Then you have to choose your hard.
0:08.9	If at any point you feel the need to tag out or even just hit the pause button,
0:13.4	I want you to know that this is a safe space to have that conversation,
0:17.1	and I'll do my best to help you understand what your options are,
0:21.2	and together we can make that decision as to what's the best fit.
0:40.8	Hey there, training nerds. You're listening to Drinking from the Toilet.
0:43.2	And I'm your host, Hannah Branigan, teacher, trainer, podcaster, and author of the book,
0:47.6	Awesome Obedience and its companion, Awesome Obedience, the Field Guide, both of which you
0:52.9	can pick up right now from clickertrading.com.
0:56.2	I hear they make excellent gifts.
0:58.2	So this episode really needs a content warning because we're going to be talking about some
1:03.6	heavy stuff.
1:04.8	But it's such important stuff to talk about.
1:07.4	I had the opportunity this week to record with board certified veterinary behaviorist,
1:11.4	Dr. Chris Pakle, on the topic of behavioral euthanasia. This is a really sensitive topic,
1:17.6	and I know that people have really strong feelings about it. I've witnessed some bloody
1:23.2	internet battles around this area. And I know not everyone is going to agree with the viewpoints
1:29.0	that we discuss in this episode. And that's okay. There is no way to discuss this without emotions
1:35.4	getting involved. And really, it should be an emotional topic for people who care so passionately
1:40.2	about dogs and behavior that they listen to a dog training podcast, it's never going to feel good
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