The update just made it worse. What happens when she moves on from the therapist? Will the therapist be euthanized, too?

What I can't believe is that he thinks offering to buy her a new dog and her refusing means she didn't love the other dog. Holy s**t, how dense is that guy? His daughter is literally still mourning the loss of her dog and he offers to get another one? I reckon she will want another one, but after what "Dad" did I reckon she'll be moving out ASAP and buying it herself (after she's finished mourning) so he has no control over it.

First paragraph, when he wrote:"I generally dislike animals", he already was TA

Terrifying: he seems to have no idea of emotional bonds, love, grief. He used the word gratitude but doesn't know what it means. Pretty clear where the daughter's MH problems come from. So disgusted had to come back to add that he sounds like he's laying off an employee who's no longer required. There's no evidence of even considering what's best for the dog.

THE OPPOSITE OF EMOTION IS NOT LOGIC, IT IS APATHY, WHICH IS WHAT YOU JUST CONFIRMED you absolute twatmidge

OMG that OP is truly a sociopath and any relationship with his daughter is totally f*cked. I just hope the Therapist can assist the daughter in not self harming or regressing with her depression. I have a number of dogs here - one who is now 14....I would no more euthanise her without trying everything to give her quality of life, than fly......

YTA. A: The dog was at half its full life. I had a dog that was supposed to be eight-ish years old and lived for fourteen. B: You caused that child more trauma and mental problems than she already has. C: When she "moves on" from therapy, is the dad gonna euthanize the therapist too?

This is all about perspective. The daughter sees Juni as a companion/friend/'little sister', while her father sees Juni as 'just' an animal/pet/'a thing' that has no right to live. A human is like the daughter, while a sociopath/a psychopath/mental health problem is the father. It's like this: if you break your feet because of falling down the stairs, do you go to the paramedic for healing or just cut off the entire leg?

What the fudge did I just read? Holy cow!

Omg! It's your dog as you paid for it? Pretty sure every parent of a child pays for their pet unless it's given to them. It was only half it's possible age, you could afford the vets bill but had her dog put to sleep without even letting her say goodbye! You are a cold hearted, non animal lover. Men who don't love dogs have real problems. My heart bleeds for your daughter.

The edit made it worse. You know for a "logical" guy he is not that smart. He says that her not wanting another dog is "proof" that her bond with Juni was not that strong. Uh.... what??? That's the complete OPPOSITE. If she wanted a dog so soon after losing Juni then THAT would be the proof. But if she doesn't it's because she's still mourning the loss of her dog and it shows just how strong her bond was. Wow what an idiot. Too bad the reddit comments are disabled and I can't comment to him. So I'll just rant here.

So we're all in agreement that most of this kid's emotional issues have started with dad, right? This guy is the absolute worst, and probably always has been.

It's not your dog if you bought it for your daughter as a gift. You can't "gift" something to someone then take it back when it suits your agenda. I suffer with mental health conditions and the worse thing you can do to someone dealing with these complex emotions is to take away their voice. And you took away your daughters voice. Shame on you. You can think you made the right choice all you want. Doesn't make you right. Your daughter offered to pay, which was her right. If it wasn't about the money then you should have just paid and let fate take care of the rest. A dog is for life, not just until a big bill comes along. This is why pet insurance is so vitally important. If my parents did this to my emotional support animal you better believe that those relationships would be irreparably damaged. Your lack of empathy or consideration of what your daughter was feeling, what she wanted and what she needed has likely put all the progress she has made right back to sqaure one maybe worse

That father ain't a sociopath, he's a POS scumbucket that should've been put down rather than Juni!!! He even has the gumption to say he makes good money but can't justify spending that much on the dog??? Clear YTA here and far be it from me to curse others, but if he were to find himself in the same situation as poor Juni, I could see his daughter pulling the plug as well. SMH!!!

Yeah, sure, the daughter has forgiven him and will get over her mopeyness with her favourite fast food.... no, she will very likely cut contact with the father. The therapist might actually suggest going NC to her. - The father sounds like a sociopath or at least like an undiagnosed autistic person (meaning that he doesn't understand how autism affects him, not that autistic people are generally heartless). Edit: I'm sorry, it was not my intention to dismiss autistic people as heart- or emotionless. I just meant that the father seemed to have a rather logical approach (the dog served its purpose, and can now go), which went with my understanding of how some autistic people think. I will educate myself better.

Yep, he's a sociopath

The OP seems to think that euthanizing the dog will teach his daughter to face hard situations. What this experience will teach her is that her father is heartless. Imagine what it does to her to worry that if he gets her another dog, he might kill it, too. There are much better ways to support people in difficult situations. Empathy, for example, is not being "soft" on someone - among its uses is telling someone "Yes, your emotions are valid". That at least makes hard feelings seem normal and near-universal.

I am speechless - that does not happen very often.....I just hope the daughter treats their parents as they deserve once they have served their purpose...

Sociopaths can improve with therapy. This guy is a psychopath.

I've read some pretty messed up stuff here, but this is the worst. What an unforgivable, heartless way to handle the situation! No matter what the daughter says, this will be a scar on their relationship from now on. I volunteer in rescue, and I get having to make tough choices sometimes, but this guy is a real piece of work!

The update is worse. "I am not a sociopath." She said she doesn't want another dog, so that must mean she didn't have a true emotional connection to the previous one?? This guy needs to be institutionalized.

Yes, this dude is an A$$hole for how he went about it and how he told her what was happening, etc. HOWEVER, as a former veterinary nurse, we don't know the full scope of the dog's injuries. A $2000 surgery that may or may not work from the client's perspective is more than likely not going to work, just the veterinarian offering the only solution they have, knowing it won't help but may give them some hope. In a situation like this ordinary people telling everyone else "The vet said this thing and that thing and the other thing" only half of it is ever true, just simply because you don't take all the information in during a crisis of this caliber. I'm positive he made the right choice in euthanizing the dog, he just went about conveying his message on Reddit and to his daughter very very badly.

I hope his daughter is doing ok four years later. I need an update.