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Originally Posted by Sallyvine  I posted about losing my darling baby, Mac in April, He was the first pet my husband and I ever had. I gave him the best life possible, and grieved terribly over his loss. I applied to one "adoption, rescue, rehoming, or whatever" group. I filled out an application, got a vet reference and three personal references. I had an autopsy done and sent the results to this woman. Mac died of protein losing enteropathy. She never even contacted my references. When I contacted her after 3 weeks of waiting, she sent me a snippy email that I did not have a fence and that an electric fence is cruel. I reminded her that I said I would put up a fence and not use the electric fence because it kept the dog in, but did not keep the predators out.
I have news for all you rescue people. You have to have a fence a minimum of six feet high because coyotes can jump up to five feet. Secondly no fence can keep hawks and eagles from getting a little dog. Unless you cover the top of the fenced in area, the dog is not safe. So you better tell people to buy hundreds of yards of netting
We have been so fortunate in getting a beautiful little 5 year old who was not a successful breeder. We have a portable run for her and stay with her every minute she is outside.
I care for her so much I feel guilty about my dead little boy. Many people have told me that once you have lost a dog you are much more protective of the next one.
I sometimes wonder if some (certainly not all) of these rescue people just enjoy their martyr status. |
Hello Sally,
I am terribly sorry for your loss of Mac. I know how painful it is to lose a beloved pet, many of us here have too, and I know, we all share your sorrow.
Congratulations fpr adopting a little 5 year old retired female, who, I am sure, is grateful for your love and companionship. I hope that you have many years of happiness together. By adopting her....you saved a life. What a wonderful thing to do!
I'm sorry that you've had a bad experience with a rescue person. I do not apologize for them, nor do I speak for them. I will say I think it should have been handled differently
They have their rules; we have ours. After loving and caring for a homeless dog, I'm sure you can understand how hard it is to give them up to someone we don't know. We do our best to be sure we make the right match for each dog on an individual basis. .
Betty, Lisa and I, certainly do not consider ourselves "martyrs." We don't drive hundreds of miles each year to transport and rescue yorkies, pay huge vet bills from our own pockets, deal with fungus and mites and diarrhea, rock dying dogs in our arms for hours ------- with the hope of being recognized. There is no joy in looking into the eyes of confused a dog who has been dumped in the street by it's owner because it got too old or too sick for them to deal with, it's not fun to hold one while the vet puts a needle in it's leg, and we help it to the Bridge. We don't give up dogs we've loved and cared for without great sadness. But we do it ... and we do it with love, patience and compassion for those little souls who gave so much, asked for so little, and God knows, got less in return. We don't tell the world about it. We ask for nothing, - except a little respect, - and understanding for those of us who do our best to help the Yorkies that others have neglected, mistreated and/or abandoned.