Dogs are not disposable.
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But what about the breeds that can be kept with the same sex and were kept in a house, not a kennel? (If someone keeps their dogs caged up in a kennel all day with no individual attention or love, then they're crappy dog owners anyway, IMO, whether they are champion breeders or Joe Schmoe down the street.) From the dog's point of view, they're being abandoned just as much as the dog who's dumped on a friend or neighbor because "he sheds too much / he eats too much / he barks too much." Just like the one dog doesn't understand that he's being given away because of how much he sheds, eats, or barks, the other dog is not going to understand that he's being given away because his tail is held at the wrong height or his legs grew too long. The emotional toll is the same.
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I have no words.... no words. 
This is a completely different view, but I'll bite.
In my opinion, when anyone gets a dog, (and I don't care who you are, the pope, the girl next door, etc.. etc..) they should fulfill their obligation to that dog for it's lifetime. It drives me mad when anyone has had a dog and then off a sudden it doesn't fit the agenda of the humans life anymore so the dog has to be re-homed.
As I have said before, I believe there are extenuating circumstances under which a dog may need to be re-homed. But that is for someone else and their dogs. As for my dogs, they are in their forever home.
Question BP, should the same go for breeders and show people who purchase a dog and then find out months down the road that it either doesn't enjoy the show ring, grew out of standard, or something else is wrong. Then, they decide to place it in a pet home because they have it S/N and isn't good to them anymore because they can no longer breed and show it. I have very mixed feelings about this and in IMO if you buy any dog it should still be yours for life. Hmmm, what gives show people the right to place a dog in another home and not any old Joe schmoe because they can't afford to provide for it? I have heard quite a few show people place their dogs after several years of owning them because they want room for other dogs and now having a spayed/neutered dog who can't do anything for them just gets in the way I don't think that is right either.................... Just wanted to bring up a different thought/view on the subject of "dogs are not disposable"
I don't think that is right either.................... Just wanted to bring up a different thought/view on the subject of "dogs are not disposable"
In my opinion, when anyone gets a dog, (and I don't care who you are, the pope, the girl next door, etc.. etc..) they should fulfill their obligation to that dog for it's lifetime. It drives me mad when anyone has had a dog and then off a sudden it doesn't fit the agenda of the humans life anymore so the dog has to be re-homed.
As I have said before, I believe there are extenuating circumstances under which a dog may need to be re-homed. But that is for someone else and their dogs. As for my dogs, they are in their forever home.
Here's my take on all of this - if anyone still cares
Before last year I had not had a dog since I was a teenager living with my parents. Why? Because I always rented and I know that when you rent, anything can happen.....some landlords don't allow dogs, or the dog could cause problems, whatever. I just decided that if I couldn't be 100% sure of giving my dog a "forever" home, than I would not get a dog, no matter how much I wanted one.
So last year I bought a house. Every single person who knows me will tell you that the ONLY reason I bought a house was so that I could get a German Shepherd. So I looked and looked and looked at rescues and shelters for a GSD and just couldn't find the right guy for me. Then my neighbor, who works at a vet's office, told me that someone she knew had "obtained" (in a not-so-legal-manner) a litter of GSDs from a puppy mill and she was trying to find homes for them. She said that these were puppymill pups and would possibly have some health problems but they seemed healthy, aside from worms, fleas and ticks.
And lo and behold my Charlie came into my life. And I had NO IDEA what I had gotten myself into.
I am single and live alone on a fairly meager income. In the year I have had Charlie I have spent over $2000 in vet bills. Most of this has gone on my credit card and it will take me forever to pay it off. In addition to the vet bills, he has destroyed countless hundreds of dollars of carpet, leather chairs, pretty much anything he can get his mouth around. Again, pull out the credit card, beg mom for a loan, whatever.
Many, many times in the first few months I thought about re-homing Charlie. Between the health problems and the behavioral issues, I got to a point where I had had enough and decided that I just couldn't keep doing it. My credit cards were maxed and mom wasn't going to loan me anymore money. My new house was pretty well destroyed.
And then Charlie brought me his ball and sat it on my lap and looked up at me with his big brown eyes and wagged his tail and I realized that he is MY boy. He is MY responsibility. I took him in when he had no one else and would probably have died from all of his health complications. He is MY $110,000 dog (that's how much I paid for my house). and I will NEVER let anything happen to him.
I suppose for those who don't have the love for their dog that I have for mine, maybe a dog is "disposable". But for me, I would go through hell for Charlie.
Before last year I had not had a dog since I was a teenager living with my parents. Why? Because I always rented and I know that when you rent, anything can happen.....some landlords don't allow dogs, or the dog could cause problems, whatever. I just decided that if I couldn't be 100% sure of giving my dog a "forever" home, than I would not get a dog, no matter how much I wanted one.
So last year I bought a house. Every single person who knows me will tell you that the ONLY reason I bought a house was so that I could get a German Shepherd. So I looked and looked and looked at rescues and shelters for a GSD and just couldn't find the right guy for me. Then my neighbor, who works at a vet's office, told me that someone she knew had "obtained" (in a not-so-legal-manner) a litter of GSDs from a puppy mill and she was trying to find homes for them. She said that these were puppymill pups and would possibly have some health problems but they seemed healthy, aside from worms, fleas and ticks.
And lo and behold my Charlie came into my life. And I had NO IDEA what I had gotten myself into.
I am single and live alone on a fairly meager income. In the year I have had Charlie I have spent over $2000 in vet bills. Most of this has gone on my credit card and it will take me forever to pay it off. In addition to the vet bills, he has destroyed countless hundreds of dollars of carpet, leather chairs, pretty much anything he can get his mouth around. Again, pull out the credit card, beg mom for a loan, whatever.
Many, many times in the first few months I thought about re-homing Charlie. Between the health problems and the behavioral issues, I got to a point where I had had enough and decided that I just couldn't keep doing it. My credit cards were maxed and mom wasn't going to loan me anymore money. My new house was pretty well destroyed.
And then Charlie brought me his ball and sat it on my lap and looked up at me with his big brown eyes and wagged his tail and I realized that he is MY boy. He is MY responsibility. I took him in when he had no one else and would probably have died from all of his health complications. He is MY $110,000 dog (that's how much I paid for my house). and I will NEVER let anything happen to him.
I suppose for those who don't have the love for their dog that I have for mine, maybe a dog is "disposable". But for me, I would go through hell for Charlie.
I haven't read this entire thread through yet.. but.. just have to add in;
NEITHER ARE CATS..
Now, personally I'm not a "cat fan".. BUT I do believe that once you GET a cat - you own it for life.
We have recently had a person "X" come into work..
X had two cats.. beautiful cats actually. Seal point Himis..
cat 1 X had shaved because "cat has allergies and scratches".. with further testing.. cat 1 does have MILD allergies that can be controlled with proper food..
Decideds to drop cat 1 because of its "problems".. person from work takes cat 1 in..
X's cat 2 loves being only kitty finally, sleeps with X in bed at night, cuddles etc etc..
X feels the need for NEW cat now.. picks up new kitten from shelter that has cold..
X now wants kitten to sleep in bed and locks Cat2 out of room.
Cat 2 is confused.. meows and scartches at X's bedroom door to get in..
X gets mad.. now wants to rehome cat 2..
CATS AREN"T DISPOSIBLE EITHER!
Cats come with fairly serious ailments some of the time - UTIs, Crystals, Hairballs, blockages etc etc..
when you purchase a cute fluffy kitten.. its YOURS FOR LIFE.. no matter what problems it ends up with.. fix, find a way to pay for it..
or decided NOT to get the fluffy kitten in the pet store before it all starts..
/rant
NEITHER ARE CATS..
Now, personally I'm not a "cat fan".. BUT I do believe that once you GET a cat - you own it for life.
We have recently had a person "X" come into work..
X had two cats.. beautiful cats actually. Seal point Himis..
cat 1 X had shaved because "cat has allergies and scratches".. with further testing.. cat 1 does have MILD allergies that can be controlled with proper food..
Decideds to drop cat 1 because of its "problems".. person from work takes cat 1 in..
X's cat 2 loves being only kitty finally, sleeps with X in bed at night, cuddles etc etc..
X feels the need for NEW cat now.. picks up new kitten from shelter that has cold..
X now wants kitten to sleep in bed and locks Cat2 out of room.
Cat 2 is confused.. meows and scartches at X's bedroom door to get in..
X gets mad.. now wants to rehome cat 2..
CATS AREN"T DISPOSIBLE EITHER!
Cats come with fairly serious ailments some of the time - UTIs, Crystals, Hairballs, blockages etc etc..
when you purchase a cute fluffy kitten.. its YOURS FOR LIFE.. no matter what problems it ends up with.. fix, find a way to pay for it..
or decided NOT to get the fluffy kitten in the pet store before it all starts..
/rant
