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Originally Posted by Hooks_Yorkie  I am literally shaking because I am so upset that some of you would have the nerve to tell me to rehome my dogs and question their quality of life.
They are in their separate bag all of 2 minutes for me to transfer them from my room into the car. They go to a park away from campus and interact with other pets every other day when I do not have lab and for several hours on the weekend. My boss knows all about my puppies and my situation so as long as one other lady who is afraid of dogs isn't there then they are by myside every day and have full range of the office.
They never see the inside of their crate unless they are chasing each other into because I let them have full range of my room. I modify my schedule for their life. I skip class to make sure that I get whatever emergency care or meds that they need. My dogs are my companions and they have helped me through everything and I will not give them up simply because of some annoying habit.
I will work on it as long as possible and I have looked into hiring a trainer, but it never dawned on me that individuals who preach about how many animals are in shelters, the greedy BYB and overpopulation of pets woud encourage me to let my puppy go into the hands of strangers.
Both of them have been together since they were puppies and I saw how my little girl reacted to him being away to get neutered. I can't imagine what would happen if he never came back.
As I said before thank you so much for the advice and I will try other options as much as possible, but I would like for this thread to be closed before things progress. |
I am sorry that you are so upset. It can be very hurtful to feel judged unfairly. None of us know you personally, so if you know that you take good care of your dogs, then that is what is important. To be fair, I have to believe you anticipated at least some controversy on this topic.
I agree that if you said you were re-homing your yorkies because they barked, a lot of people would be angry about that as well. As for whether you should have gotten them in the first place, you have them now. I am sure you will do what's best for them.
Please think long and hard before performing this procedure. You may end up regretting it five or ten years from now, and you won't be able to reverse it. Try other training methods (or move off campus, as people have suggested). The pennies in a can or spray bottle are supposed to be things that bother your dogs. If these methods don't work, try something stronger - it might simply be putting coins in a coffee can (much louder sound).
If you want this thread closed, you'll need to PM admin. Peace.