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Originally Posted by kalina82  i honestly do not think you should even consider bringing this puppy home. yes he's cute and yes he's sad, but you cannot help every cute and sad dog out there. Its just impossible. That puppy has dollar signs written all over him. Its not going to be easy to care for him. He's probably sick, and it might be contagious. What if his hair loss is due to mange and not being a blue born. With Nat having a poor immune system, you are just asking for trouble if you bring this little boy home. i know you have a few other dogs at home, plus nat's health conditions, and i think children too. its just too much. please do not get him. Direct his "mom" to a rescue instead, tho i doubt she'll listen because she's asking for money for a sick puppy. people like this are disgusting. |
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It's hard to think rationally when you see things like that poor little dog, but Kalina's right; I used to look at pathetic cockatoos and my heart just bled for them and I wanted so badly to give them a better home, but my main concern was for the 2 cockatoos I had already and had committed that I would do my best to care for them. That meant not bringing in other birds that might have some disease that wasn't detectable or other emotional or psychological problems that would mean spending more time with them and less with the birds I already had. My bird's breeder told me a long time ago "Seana, you can't save them all, so don't bring misery into your life when you've got more than you can handle to begin with". Sometimes it's really hard to keep that in mind, but I think it's saved me a lot of grief and stress. I try not to even "go there" anymore as much as possible. You have to do the best with what you've got and that's what I'm committed to doing now.