My husband is going to put my 12 year old best friend to sleep today because it chewed up the new carpet. What can I do?

HI,

I don't know if you can help me, but I don't know what to do. My husband wants to put my dog to sleep due to this.

I have a 12-yr. old Australian cattle/spitz mix, Lived in my current house 2 yrs. Have a Golden 4 yrs old. The dogs are kept in basement when we leave for the day or a short time (which is fixed up lower level carpet patio doors, dog beds, water). They are played with daily. I have no kids; they are my kids.

When moving in this house the 12yr old started licking/tearing the carpet. This house needed to have carpet replaced as the folks that lived here were not very clean to say the least (figured there was food embedded way down to the carpet pad.) I was not too upset knowing that all the carpet was to be replaced. He had done this in numerous rooms. I have never caught him tearing but have caught him licking on several occasions and told him NO! I am not a spanker of my animals. Well that carpets in all rooms have been replace. Floors cleaned prior to the new installation. We have had no problems till last night. We were gone for about 2 hours came back there was a hole (in the basement carpet where they are kept). My husband said if any new carpet was destroyed the dog will be destroyed. Is there any help for this!! He is planning on putting the dog down today. I can only find things on separation anxiety. I don't think this is totally separation anxiety as this hasn't happen in months. I told my husband that we should pen him (which I did today) but he says this is to inhumane since he has always has been some what loose.

Prior to this house the dogs were locked in the basement and had no problems with carpet licking/chewing. This house the dogs have been in 3 different rooms due to we have done extensive remodeling in this house. They have been in the basement about two weeks-they were down here when we first moved in for about 8 months and them we remodeled and replaced the carpet down there.

This dog is my baby. He has been with me through a divorce, death of a parent and many other things. I am so torn up over this. My husband knows how I feel but I don't think really cares as the dog is destroying what we have worked so hard to achieve. Do you have any advise?? How can I persuade my husband to give him another chance and we can pen him or put him in an area that doesn't have "good" carpet. Buy an old reminant?

Help? Time is ticking tonight he is going to put him to sleep.

Please respond,
Joanne