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In reply to the discussion: I hope everyone who thinks it's OK to "just breed her once" or "just buy one dog" reads this all the [View all]Flying Squirrel
(3,041 posts)25. I had to give up a lab/rottweiler mix once.
I had lost my job - was in middle of a divorce - the dog ("Foster" was six years old and needed daily medication. I stayed in this house that I couldn't afford for two years, because I couldn't bear the alternative. The day finally came, however, when I realized I could no longer care for him. I got in touch with a friend of my mom's who does animal rescues, and he was placed in a good home. If someone does end up having to give up a dog, I highly recommend this process as opposed to bringing the dog to a shelter or trying to give it away online (there are people who should have gone into acting, who will pretend they're going to love your pet and then sell it to a research lab.)
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I hope everyone who thinks it's OK to "just breed her once" or "just buy one dog" reads this all the [View all]
Maraya1969
Mar 2013
OP
Then there are my former neighbors, who got rid of their puppy after six weeks
Lydia Leftcoast
Mar 2013
#5
In many communities, there aren't enough dogs in shelters for all the people who want them.
pnwmom
Mar 2013
#7
Just because some areas have been very successful and are able to help out dogs from
Maraya1969
Mar 2013
#27
Well then obviously this is a liberal plot to undermine the breeding industry.
Egalitarian Thug
Mar 2013
#42
Petfinder may offer transportation from a distance, but I wouldn't want to adopt a dog
pnwmom
Mar 2013
#63
So at least now you're being honest that you are pushing this in order to justify your own decisions
BrotherIvan
Mar 2013
#68
I am aware of breed rescues, and I will consider them. When I looked last time, though,
pnwmom
Mar 2013
#86
I paid to have one of my dogs put down at a veternarian, just like the others when they
Maraya1969
Mar 2013
#28
Heartbreaking. People need to understand that they are bringing a sentient being into their
Flatulo
Mar 2013
#9
In recent decades spay and neuter campaigns have caused such a significant drop in unwanted dogs
pnwmom
Mar 2013
#13
Cats are in a different situation. For whatever reason, there is more of an excess of cats.
pnwmom
Mar 2013
#17
Have you read about how dogs connect better with human body language than most apes do?
pnwmom
Mar 2013
#21
I had a little Pomerainian that used to do that eye thing. She loved bananas and when
Maraya1969
Mar 2013
#29
In New England, many of the "rescue" dogs come from the south--Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas--and
MADem
Mar 2013
#52
northern generally states pick up the overflow from the south and south west
bettyellen
Mar 2013
#99
Also, I wonder if it's not that people dump dogs when they're no longer puppies
XemaSab
Mar 2013
#14
It depends on the cat, though. A lot really do prefer having a kitty companion..or 2 ... or 3 ...
Arugula Latte
Mar 2013
#50
I would tell your local newspaper about their adoption process. When I got my last dog
Maraya1969
Mar 2013
#31
Right. Go to petfinder dot come and just keep calling every name on the list. My allergy
Maraya1969
Mar 2013
#32
The people behind me left their beautiful white cat behind when they moved. I did not know
Maraya1969
Mar 2013
#35
"Friends of Animals" will sell anyone a really inexpensive certificate for very low cost
savannah43
Mar 2013
#58
This going viral will make no difference at all - the solutions are inadequate
bread_and_roses
Mar 2013
#59
One of the most disturbing pics I've seen of a dog. How sad. I hope to get more
Honeycombe8
Mar 2013
#72
Both of mine are rescues. I have always either taken in strays or had rescues.
appleannie1
Mar 2013
#81