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1st, my heart goes out to anyone in a re-homing situation. PERIOD.
2nd, I don't believe in re-homing an animal any more than I believe in re-homing a human. That's ME. And, I am of sound body and mind and age (for you age-ists) to make this statement with 100% of my conviction. That's what I believe. PERIOD.
3rd, I respect one's choice - but when a person posts in a public forum about re-homing (or anything else for that matter), I think they should be prepared for responses that don't necessarily agree with them. And you know what? That's okay - as long as it's done respectfully. And if someone chooses to try to "educate" a re-homer about the down side of re-homing, that's their prerogative. But, geez, be compassionate about it if you're taking the liberty of said prerogative.
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good post.
I'm 100% against rehoming. which is why I keep my mouth shut on the rehoming threads, my mom taught me if I didn't have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all.
I was young and foolish when I adopted Laney, BUT the day I adopted her I made the commitment to HER that I was going to care for her for her wholelife, not just until things got hard. And trust me, they have gotten hard more than once. At one point I had to find a new apt in under a weeks notice. The only apt I was able to find that allowed dogs was more than I could really afford, so I survived that summer on ramen, easy mac, and water so I could keep her (and she was eating premium food). When she got parvo - that was another few months I had to survive on very, very little in order to be able to keep her.
I want kids, and if they end up with allergies, then I'll just let them live with grandma (only joking of course). But in all seriousness if they do, I will have the house set up in a way that baby and dogs have very little to no contact, it will be cleaned as often as needed to keep dog dander down, even if I have to build a second house for my dogs then thats what I'll do.