2 loving adults need home!!!!

[buddy'smom]

I will refer everyone back to a previous thread

Why do people lie when they are surrendering their dog

http://www.boxerworld.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=38751

This is a prime example of why. I am not here to judge one way or another on this original poster, I am saddened though that there has been zero response, especially when two good homes have been offered within this thread. I pray that the two dogs are still okay, have found a good home, or that this person will contact these two posters that have opened their doors.

The original poster could have lied , and although maybe got a tongue lashing, the dogs may have got some much needed rehoming help. This person decided honesty was the best policy.

Jean

 

[brez]

He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion. -- Unknown

 

[RobertTara]

I honestly don't know what to say after reading all the responses from my post. After crying and having a racing heartbeat reading...I am at a lack for words.

I haven't responded because I work 50 miles from home and have a 6 month old child that I tend to every night once I do get home. I don't have anytime for myself let alone to type immediate responses to these comments. I am quite shocked how offended the responses sounded when NO ONE on here knows the full situation behind my post. I was looking for some advice, some friendly and helpful advice, not judgement and awful comments on how we may have mistreated our dogs. YES they are still with us in our home and are absolutely fine. And who mentioned the words 'put down'!! Not me. I very much appreciate the helpful and kind responses we did get. I am so very upset by this that I having a hard time typing right now. We are responsible and loving caregivers for our dogs...how dare anyone not knowing us insinuate otherwise. We tried to have all 3 dogs in the house at once but it was impossible. We adopted the older two from an elderly woman who gave them little shelter, no attention and possibly hit them. I feel we have created a much better home for them, just as good as anyone else. I could defend myself left and right here but I really don't have to. I don't know what else to say except THANK YOU for the overwhelming guilt you have placed on me before any decision has been made. But really THANK YOU to those that offered kind and helpful responses. We appreciate it.

 

[buddy'smom]

I am so sorry that you came here looking for help and didn't really get any. I too was upset by some of the replies on here, but out of the bad you did get two offers of homes, I do hope you follow up on them. You do not have to tell us your personal business, if you so choose that is information that could be shared either with the new potential home or a rescue agency if you go the rescue route. My previous post was not directed at you in any judgmental way, it was directed at the fact not two weeks ago or so people wanted to know why owners lied about their dogs when they surrendered them. You chose honesty, and I can see now why some people may choose to lie. I am sorry your honesty caused you nothing more than a liar would have got. Once again I am very sorry, I hope everything works out, and you get some peace of mind knowing they are going to a good home.

Jean

 

[adeinert]

The post a few weeks back was more of a vent. We know those lying people are just dumping their dog and abandoning their responsibilities to the pet.
The point of the vent seemed to be more like: We know they lie, and still they do it. People dumping dogs are not the victims when they are told the harsh reality.
And the reality is, they usually are making up stuff about the dogs that we know is all their words for: I am a horrible owner, I did it all wrong, it is more work than I knew. I want to try on another one. Easy come easy go. No problem for me.

America has gotten to be a place where you can even "dump" your newborn without incurring any judgement at safe places. Abandonment is wrong. Yes, these children and animals shouldn't be with people who don't want them. But, it is unethical and I don't believe for one moment we should go out of our ways to shield the abandoners from the truth of the harshness of what they are doing.

RARELY, do you see a legitimate situation where someone gives up a dog on their deathbed, etc. These situations are always clearly different than those who dump dogs like an old pair of shoes.
I believe that is what the venting post was about when many rescue workers shared their stories.
Ashlie

 

[Claudia807]

Originally posted by RobertTara
We tried to have all 3 dogs in the house at once but it was impossible.

I didn't know that it was impossible to have three dogs in the house. I currently have four (two of my own and two foster dogs). I wonder who I should kick out . . .

Claudia

 

[Sabrina Jay]

Lets see........October 2001, you had questions regarding the litter of puppies you had.....they were 3 weeks old and the mother was not wanting to feed them, and she was wanting to sleep outside with the 2 older boxers.
Original post regarding this was
http://www.boxerworld.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14625


Then......a post you made June 2002 regarding fighting issues between 2 males.....one was 2 1/2 years old.
Original post regarding this was
http://www.boxerworld.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=25406

I assume the 2 1/2 year old male (from your post in June 2002) is the one you have decided upon keeping.

From this current post (2 loving adults need a home)....you said the dogs you needed to place was

KC (male) 8 yrs old and Tippie (female) 7 yrs old. They are father and daughter and have never been apart.

I assume that Tippie was the female that had the puppies in October 2001, and I hope you did NOT breed her to her father, the 2 1/2 year old male that you refer to in a different post (one from June 2002), would not have been old enough for breeding. ...so then that would mean you found someone else's dog to breed her to......or you actually have had (or do have) more dogs than you state.

People are not necessarily slamming you, but from doing a SEARCH on your previous posts....things just seem odd....maybe not the whole story???

It is very hard to place dogs together, even if they are not older.
Many people have hard-ships, and have to end up moving and sometimes they truly can't take their animals. In my opinion.....I think you are trying to possibly place your 2 older boxers because they are maybe past their breeding ages and/or because of your newer baby and/or because of the prior fighting issues.....or a combination of all things.

I have 7 boxers living INSIDE my house, with NO PROBLEMS!!!!!!! Generally, when people put a dog outside to live, it is because they have not spent the time training the dog. Boxers are house-dogs, and can not tolerate the temp extremes for our area.


I hope you are sucessful in finding the RIGHT home for them.
Please make sure they are current on vaccines and have tested negative for heartworms, and PLEASE be sure BOTH have been fixed and NO registration papers go with them. Some people would take the dogs just to get the registration papers and then either keep the dogs & continue to over-breed them (if they are not fixed) or dump the dogs. Missouri ranks one of the highest commerical breeding states.

Its truly sad...that they are possibly going to be finding a 3rd (or more) new home.

 

[tanya22]

Wow Sabrina Jay what an EXCELLENT post. You said it all. Originally as I read the thread I was dissapointed how quick people are to judge without knowing the whole story. I do believe as some has stated that honesty sometimes smarts. Like you I see discrepencies in the original post. For instence are they being dumped because of a subdivision policy or too busy with the new baby. I also like Vasha suggestion of holding the dogs as they are put to sleep. Face up to what you are REALLY doing to them. This has become such a disposable society.
Very sad.

 

[Jmarie]

This is just a sad story. :mad:
No, way could my husband and I give up our two dogs. My husband is in the military. When it is transfer season for us. We always find out what places we want to go allows pets. It is a big issue for us. We think of our pets as our kids.
If he had to go someplace were the housing did not allow pets. I would find another place to live with my dogs and family.

I really feel that people need to take pet parenting classes before owing a pet. Then maybe we would see less cases of this.

I also agree that boxer's are house dogs and should not be kept outside.

 

[Zannie]

i would like to know why some people think dogs are disposible last week i had 3 differant people ask me if i knew anybody who would take thier dogs one was a rot. a bulldog and a mix then i came on here and seen this post i snapped and maybe i was alittle hard on the poster,i guess the sad truth is not everyone feels the same about thier dogs as most of us do,at this time i would like to thank everyone who works in rescue ,

ann