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puggleowner Member Posts: 228 |
posted 12-15-2003 07:03 PM
Hi Everyone- I was glancing through some of the other message boards on this site, and read this story in a post by Daddysf on the Pitbull message board (he read it somewhere and posted it on the board). This is such a sad story, I'm warning everyone that it will probably make you cry-- but I think it's a good story to read to make everyone aware of a dog's perspective when considering giving up their pet.
My housebreaking took a little longer than expected, because you were terribly busy, but we worked on that together. I remember those nights of nuzzling you in bed and listening to your confidences and secret dreams, and I believed that life could not be any more perfect. She, now your wife, is not a "dog person" -- still I welcomed her into our home, tried to show her affection, and obeyed her. I was happy because you were happy. Now, you have a new career opportunity in another city, and you and they will be moving to an apartment that does not allow pets. You've made the right decision for your "family," but there was a time when I was your only family. You had to pry your son's fingers loose from my collar as he screamed, "No, Daddy! Please don't let them take my dog!" And I worried for him, and what lessons you had just taught him about friendship and loyalty, about love and responsibility, and about respect for all life. You gave me a good-bye pat on the head, avoided my eyes, and politely refused to take my collar and leash with you. You had a deadline to meet and now I have one, too. After you left, the two nice ladies said you probably knew about your upcoming move months ago and made no attempt to find me another good home. They shook their heads and asked "How could you?" They are as attentive to us here in the shelter as their busy schedules allow. They feed us, of course, but I lost my appetite days ago. At first, whenever anyone passed my pen, I rushed to the front, hoping it was you that you had changed your mind -- that this was all a bad dream... or I hoped it would at least be someone who cared, anyone who might save me. As is my nature, I was more concerned about her. The burden which she bears weighs heavily on her, and I know that, the same way I knew your every mood. She expertly slid the hypodermic needle into my vein. As I felt the sting and the cool liquid coursing through my body, I lay down sleepily, looked into her kind eyes and murmured "How could you?" Perhaps because she understood my dogspeak, she said "I'm so sorry." She hugged me, and hurriedly explained it was her job to make sure I went to a better place, where I wouldn't be ignored or abused or abandoned, or have to fend for myself --a place of love and light so very different from this earthly place. IP: Logged |
Jamiya Member Posts: 1392 |
posted 12-15-2003 07:47 PM
Grrrrr. That made me cry.
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puggleowner Member Posts: 228 |
posted 12-15-2003 08:29 PM
I know- isn't it so sad? When I first read it I was at work- it was awful! IP: Logged |
nern Moderator Posts: 1591 |
posted 12-15-2003 09:02 PM
I've read this before...its so sad. IP: Logged |
GoodboysBaddogs Member Posts: 409 |
posted 12-15-2003 11:49 PM
Who ever was the writer for that is AWESOME!!! Respects to you.... IP: Logged |
Miss_vp2002 Member Posts: 152 |
posted 12-16-2003 02:39 AM
Oh my, the tears are falling heavily. It makes you think of your own dog which made me even worse. No way would my dog be going to a shelter, she's mine forever. P.S.... The Boss is looking at me very stoopidly because I'm at work reading this to. Jody IP: Logged |
Nik Member Posts: 115 |
posted 12-16-2003 05:48 AM
Oh my. I had tears streaming down my cheeks reading that. I must've made a 'sobbing' noise cause for the first time (since he stopped pestering me whilst I had 5 minutes on the pc) Floob came over to me n jumped up with his ears pricked back like when he's too busy playing and needs a pee at the last minute.
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puggleowner Member Posts: 228 |
posted 12-16-2003 05:53 AM
Hi everyone- just wanted to add that I hope no one who has ever given away a pet to a relative or something like that feels targeted by this story....I understand that there are certain circumstances that warrant having to get rid of your pet, but I just feel that if you can't handle the responsibility of your dog anymore, you should be responsible for finding it a home that is just as nice, if not better than yours, instead of just dumping it at the shelter and leaving it alone and for someone else to deal with. IP: Logged |
squidgeyem Member Posts: 47 |
posted 12-16-2003 06:27 AM
it is so sad how sum1 could do that a dog is for life not just for it being a pup and company. i believe taking on a dog has got to be something you think about and plan ahead for, and if you know its gonna happen that they will have to go one day dont do it in the first place, dogs loosing homes should be so so rare and for the extremist circumstances IP: Logged |
NewLabOwnr Member Posts: 169 |
posted 12-16-2003 07:42 AM
Wow, glad I wasn't at work when reading this one. That is so sad and such a great way to get a point across. IP: Logged |
Jamiya Member Posts: 1392 |
posted 12-16-2003 11:09 AM
On a side note - how many of you do NOT have access to a NO KILL shelter? When I read that, my first thought was that there is no excuse for not trying to find a good home first. But if circumstances are such that there is no other choice (and no rescue groups), at least send the dog to a no-kill shelter. And then I wondered if maybe I am just lucky that there are so many no-kill shelters nearby? Is this unusual?
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puggleowner Member Posts: 228 |
posted 12-16-2003 11:55 AM
Sadly, there are few no-kill organizations around me, and the ones that are no-kill are small rescue groups that can be pretty picky-- for example, there's a pug rescue group, a beagle rescue, and a small dog rescue group, but these are mostly family run and can only accept a small amount of animals, and thus usually pick a certain kind of dog and only accept that kind. It's not the rescue group's fault- there's just not enough room and facilities for all the animals! In addition, our humane society, though they have great facilities and make every effort to adopt out dogs, still has to euthanize. For a middle age, plain or mixed breed dog like the one described in the story, I think the chances of being placed in a no-kill rescue or being adopted right away in competition with the younger and cuter dogs, at least in this area, might not be so good- that is the awful truth. There are just too many homeless dogs around here and not enough facilities to care for them IP: Logged |
loonyluna Member Posts: 30 |
posted 12-16-2003 03:18 PM
How sad, I can't imagine doing that to my dog. I don't understand people who say "my new condo doesn't allow pets". Why are they moving there then? Thankfully, all the shelters here have a no-kill policy. IP: Logged |
Jamiya Member Posts: 1392 |
posted 12-16-2003 07:49 PM
We have a bunch of no-kill shelters here, plus a ton of ones without a building that foster the dogs in homes. And the usual rescues as well. Nala came from a no-kill shelter that just got a huge new building a few years back - and filled it almost overnight. It's so sad.
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susan_cude@hotmail.com Member Posts: 813 |
posted 12-17-2003 09:31 PM
WHY OH WHY! DID I READ THAT! OUCH!!!! WELL I'M RUINED FOR AT LEAST A WEEK......BUT WHAT A GOOD LESSON TO LEARN.....SO SAD!!! I CAN'T IMAGINE GIVING CASEY OR FREEBIE UP FOR ANYTHING....WHEN WE MOVED HERE, ONE OF THE CONDITIONS WERE THAT "NO WAY" WOULD WE LEAVE CASEY BEHIND......(BEFORE WE GOT FREEBIE) THAT REALY NARROWED DOWN THE SEARCH, BUT WORTH IT!!!! SUSAN IP: Logged |
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