Do German Shepherds run away to die when they are old or sick?

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I've been arguing with my older sister on why our German Shepherd years ago run away and never returned. Now the thing's is that he'd come back always but he didn't the last time. And I'm fairly convinced that the animal control workers have killed him since he was old and had issues with his behaviour. And she said that German Shepherd run away when they feel that they're going to die and so that their owners don't see them die. Could it be true or ? Thanks again. Pet's info: Dog | Maltese | Female | unspayed | 3 years and 7 months old | 4 lbs

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

Cats are typically the animals that disappear when they are sick, and seem to be the ones who go off to die, not dogs. It could be that your GSD was found by a someone who decided to keep him, or he could have been hit by a car and killed. In my experience, animal control will try to find the home of a lost animal, and will usually keep it in their facility for a specified number of days waiting for an owner to claim it. You can call local animal control to see if they did find him so that you may get some answers. I'm sorry he disappeared and didn't come back!

Do German Shepherds run away to die when they are old or sick?

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