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BonBon · 01-11-2011, 08:32 AM

I was just reading a heartwrenching post on Craigslist about a woman looking to find a new home for her 6 year old shih tzu, and I started wondering - what would possible make me think of re-homing one of my pups?

I see people giving all types of reasons for getting rid of their animals. Some seem selfish and petty, some very sad and legitimate. People say they're having a baby, got a new/second job, moving, death/illness in the family, getting married, getting divorced, don't have enough time to spend with their pet/pet needs more attention than they can give, etc.

In this posting I was just reading, the woman said she had recently been paralyzed in a car accident and could no longer even hold her pup, let alone walk it, groom it, feed it, etc. I cried when I read her story - she so obviously loved her baby and only wanted what was best for it.

What might make you consider re-homing your yorkie (or any pet)? If you don't have enough time for them, is re-homing the best thing to do? I feel torn on that question......do you leave them neglected and ignored, or do you send them off to an unfamiliar place hoping they'll have a better life?

01-11-2011, 08:32 AM	#1
BonBon Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: With my yorkies Posts: 10,350	When should a pet be re-homed? I was just reading a heartwrenching post on Craigslist about a woman looking to find a new home for her 6 year old shih tzu, and I started wondering - what would possible make me think of re-homing one of my pups? I see people giving all types of reasons for getting rid of their animals. Some seem selfish and petty, some very sad and legitimate. People say they're having a baby, got a new/second job, moving, death/illness in the family, getting married, getting divorced, don't have enough time to spend with their pet/pet needs more attention than they can give, etc. In this posting I was just reading, the woman said she had recently been paralyzed in a car accident and could no longer even hold her pup, let alone walk it, groom it, feed it, etc. I cried when I read her story - she so obviously loved her baby and only wanted what was best for it. What might make you consider re-homing your yorkie (or any pet)? If you don't have enough time for them, is re-homing the best thing to do? I feel torn on that question......do you leave them neglected and ignored, or do you send them off to an unfamiliar place hoping they'll have a better life? __________________ He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion. -- Author Unknown Last edited by BonBon; 01-11-2011 at 08:36 AM.