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Originally Posted by fifeandshaffer  just a thought on the flip side, you said she loved the dog and seemd to take care of him well, im sure its not easy fior her to give up marco, but its probably in his best interest, after you made the choice to rehome your dog would you want the possibility of he being returned in a week?i probably would not, I rescued cooper in july the lady wanted 300.00 for him he was not fixed, or well taken care of in my opinion,,, I knew right away if cooper wasnt a right fit for me i would neuter him get his teeth pulled and clean and find him a better home, I rescued him from 24 hours a day in a cage, and no medical care. The owner did not want photos updates or anything, didnt care my name where i lived or anything, just wanted my money, but i knew he would be loved and cared for by me. Cooper is a great little guy his teeth are clean now he has gained some wieght, we have some issues with his eyes, we have been to the eye dogtor 5x now, but im glad he is with me. I hope marco finds a good home. |
Yeah, I agree. At least he's being take care of. She did not let me in her house though, which did concern me a little. She said that there was a lot of construction. Because I had asked if we could let them in the house and see how they'd be off leash, and she was quick to say we couldn't. She also had a fenced in yard but said there was construction going on back there and big dogs on the other side of the fence that were mean (which is understandable). At the time, it wasn't a big deal to me. But now looking back with hindsight, I wonder why she wouldn't let me in her house? And I do wonder where her 3 children and husband were today? I know that's not a big deal, they could have just been doing things. But she was the only one in the house with a broken down car in the driveway, in a semi bad neighborhood (for this area anyways).
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Originally Posted by yorkie_mama22 I think 400 is beyond reasonable if he is coming with all his stuff. Neutered and up to date on shots. What more do you have to spend on? Nothing. And hes only around a year old! I know you say you can get a puppy for 600$ but a puppy is going to need more vaccinations, spay/neuter, all their belongings, it's going to cost you double.
Personally if I was rehoming one of my dogs, I would NEVER give them away for free. Unless it was a family member or friend. Someone I knew. I know that these are a part of the family, etc. But the amount of time, money and love that goes into a dog it's not wrong to ask for some of that back. I think if she really wanted to just get rid of him like that she would be giving him away for free or dirt cheap. You said he is nicely groomed and looks well taken care of. I really don't see nothing wrong with her saying she wants to find him a new home not do trial runs. If I had time to look for a home then okay, but how many trial runs are you going to do before you find a good home? I understand if something doesn't work out but I myself think it's kind of wrong to be passing him around like that. And you say you'd pay 350? Whats another 50$ ontop of that.
I don't even feel comfortable with the comment you made about not telling your parents until you bring him home. It's their home and I think since you live there you should be letting them know ahead of time. Personally I don't think you should be getting another dog at this time if you can't say nothing until he is home. I know you want to add a second dog but you should go about it in a responsible way. |
Yeah, I understand about the trial run thing. I suppose if I was selling a dog, I wouldn't want the possibility of him coming back after thinking I found him a nice home.
I know puppies cost more in the long run, etc.
I guess I'm just looking at things that I didn't particularly notice when I was there.
Oh, and the parents thing... my parents are cool. They're not the typical parents. I actually had asked about a dog early this year I had a possibility of adopting, but he got snatched up before I got to shelter. and my mom said "oh, you can get another dog!" and she wouldn't have cared. The stepdad is pretty laid back, he doesn't care, as long as he doesn't have to pay for it, etc, he's fine.
I guess it's just a shame because the dog seems and feels perfect... but the whole situation is starting to make me feel shady.