if something were to happen to you

Juicy

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God forbid.....who will take care of your dogs?

I don't trust my family members with my dogs and I'm not sure I have any friends that will take on four dogs. I think it would be best to put them down if something were to happen to me, because I would hate to separate them or send them to a shelter or rescue....I men the loss of their owner is bad enough, wouldn't want to put them through any more pain.


Sigh, if only godparents existed for dogs too.
 

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My mom would glady take mine, and if she couldn't for some reason, their breeder would. :)
 

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Either one of my children would happily take mine and they both are wonderful with the dogs.

It is a good thing to plan for. It would be really sad if they had to go to a shelter.
 
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My mom would want to take Pit, but I'd give him to Nbc0 for sure. My mom is not dog savvy at all, despite having owned one for 14 years.
 

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i have a friend who will take yoshi because i know she'll pay out for any vet care she needs and will love and care on here just like i do.
 

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Somebody in my family would take mine. I imagine my brothers would fight over my pitbulls (they both have pitbulls but they love mine) and my mom would snatch up my GSD in a heartbeat...that's if any of them could get my husband to let them go.
 

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luckily my family LOVES our dogs and would care for them as well as i would.
 
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Jeff would keep Corvus without a doubt, though I worry about how unruly he would be under Jeff's control. :eek:

Hannah, if Jeff were not comfortable or equipped with dealing with her health and behavior issues alone, would possibly go to Nikki. I know I've joked about it before, but seriously, I would feel quite confident that Nikki could provide Hannah with all that she needed and since she has a fila, would know well how to handle Hannah's quirky inability to tolerate people she doesn't know.
Jeff has Nikki's phone number should something ever happen. If Nikki couldn't take Hannah, one of my best friends would be my second choice. She is great with Hannah and does a lot of work with danes, but I know she has limited space since she fosters a lot and I wouldn't want Hannah to take a place away from those dogs unless no other option was available. It would ultimately be up to Jeff. If something happened to me, he may want her to go to my friend so he could still visit her. I just don't know. This is all assuming he wasn't able to care for her himself.

Nellie would likely go up for adoption with the assistance of my friend who works with small dog rescue. Jeff loves Nellie, I just don't see him hanging on to three dogs.

If something happened to Jeff and I both, I really don't know. I guess I've got plenty of thinking to do.
 
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My inlaws live less than a block from us so they would keep them--they already love and spoil them as it is when we are away--either that or our friends who say Wrigley is the best dog ever--I'm sure they would be up for it too.
 
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I don't trust my family to keep my dogs for a day, much less for the rest of the dogs' lives, so I have no idea. I keep money set aside for them, but I'm not sure who would be willing and able to take them if something were to happen to me.
 
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He would more then likley stay right here. Although I wouldnt want that. As myf amily LOVESSSS him, but they dont care about food, walks, vet care ect. Like I do.

Im sure my boyfriend would more then likley offer to take Blaze, as he knows how much Blaze means to me,a nd would more then likley do just wat I do with Blaze (as in lots of walks, good food, vet care, grooming ect)

But I dont know if my family would just let him have Blaze. I would hope so, or maybe they would do a "double" owner thing, Blaze lives here, but boyfriend takes him out (boyfriend just works down the street from my families home) for walks, camping, cottages ect. I know my boyfriend ADORES blaze (even calls him his step-son (since I had blaze before I met boyfriend lol) and talks about how great he is to his friends lol)

I know he will be in good hands either way (as in be loved forever) Just one hand holds a bit better of a life (excersise, going out and doing things having fun - while the other is less excercise more then likley and less times going any where to have fun). I do think my mom would carry on maybe what I do food wise, and maybe even excersise, but Im not sure.

If for any reason neither could take him on. I would honestly just want him PTS. I know it sounds bad. but this dog has terrible anexity when it comes to strangers and strange places, unless Im there to coach him through it. I have been with my boyfriend for 4.5 years and Blaze is still terrified of my boyfriends parents home and parents, where he has been 100's of times, took us almost 5 years to have him fully walk by himself with out me pulling him in to a petstore. cars scare him when out on a walk. strangers in general make him nervous (not im going to bite you scared, just iffy and very leary of them. Yes this dog has been socialized to no end, taken every where I can possibly take him, walked down town a milliontimes, boyfriends parents do nothing but try and love on blaze yet he is a chicken)

I actually told me mom last year when Ryan and I went to cancun "If anything happens to us. dont get rid of Blaze, look after him like I would, and if you cant, have him PTS it would be the best for him" he would NEVER do good with such a change

I got my friend to take him for a walk for me, in the woods on a hike like we do every day, with the same friend and her dog. Only difference was I was not there. She let him off his leash, she said he paced a bit, looked around and BOLTED back to the car, she found him in the parking lot SHAKING, she had to lift him in the car as he wouldnt get in. and this is a lady we have known for years walk with 4 or 5 times a week for a few hours a day. he knows and lvoes her and her dog. yet he is sooo reliante on me, to much so. but there is now ay around it.
 

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My grandma would take Bear or Charla would.
My dad would keep Jet or Charla would.

Peanut, mah kitty, is another story. I don't trust anyone to care for him if something were to happen to me. Sadly, my mom might get him though or Joy (joy moreso than my mom).
 

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Summer would go to my family. Dad has kind of grown attached to her.

If something happened to all of us, then the breeder would take any/all of them no questions asked.
 

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If something were to happen to both me and Justin (cuz if it was just me, he would keep them) I know my sister would take Zoe. She might take Lily too. If not, my Mom would probably take Lily even though she said no more dogs after Baby is gone. And if for some reason my sister couldn't take Zoe, my Mom would. I know things obviously wouldn't be done the way I would, but they would still be loved and cared for.

For Justin's huskies, I'm not sure. Since they are bigger, more expensive and much harder to keep groomed and everything, I am not really sure where they would go. Hopefully someone in the family would step up and take them, or at least find them a good home.
 

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He would be Cristy's if she could take him. If she wasn't in a position to do so, Amber has second pick, and after that Ryan could have him if he wants him. If none of them could take him, I'm sure you all could arrange something, and if none of my friends on here want him he would go to FOHA to be adopted.
 

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My kids would gladly fight over who would take them but I don't think they would have the time for raw feeding that I do. I've made arrangements with my breeder that she will take them back and rehome or do what's best for them in the event it would be necessary. I also have provisions in my will for them, no stone left unturned where they are concerned.
 

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Well, I've actually had to make plans since I'm battling cancer. Gizmo and Gus would stay here in the home with Oliver. However, Boone would be going to a wonderful friend, with the blessing of his breeder. This person was the owner of his grand-sire, and is currently dogless. Boone would be OK here, he'd be loved and taken care of, but no more training, or shows or hunting. He'd probably rarely get out of the yard. This other person would continue on with his career and he'd have a great life with her.
 

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Well, I've actually had to make plans since I'm battling cancer. Gizmo and Gus would stay here in the home with Oliver. However, Boone would be going to a wonderful friend, with the blessing of his breeder. This person was the owner of his grand-sire, and is currently dogless. Boone would be OK here, he'd be loved and taken care of, but no more training, or shows or hunting. He'd probably rarely get out of the yard. This other person would continue on with his career and he'd have a great life with her.
I'm so sorry, hope you pull through this.
 

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