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eddiesmom14 · 02-07-2011, 02:31 PM

No jinhopark,

My comment about my will was only to show that I think about my dogs well being even in the event of my death. It was not about you or anyone else.

I do think there are a lot of concerned people on this forum that would be willing to help you with anything from finding a Rescue Group to place Reeses with, to helping you with money to buy food, etc. if that is what you needed. Unfortunately, that didn't seem to interest you and you immediately put her up for sale in the paper for $650.00 or so we were told. To me that just comes across as rather mercenary when only a few posts before that you were talking about how cute she was and how much she meant to you. I could not do that to either of my dogs which I've only had since the first week of November 2010. I could not have done it to them 3 days after I got them.

As for me knowing the kind of sleazy people that fight dogs and use them for lab testing, no I don't know those kinds of people or associate with them. I did have a dog disappear in 1980 and in my search for her I found out all the terrible things that can happen to small dogs and ran into people I would rather forget I ever met. It turned out she got hit by a car, my ex-husband found her and buried her and thought it would be less cruel not to tell me. We have been divorced for over 30 years and of all the mean things he did that is the only thing I can't forgive him for. I ran ads in the local paper offering a reward and spent hours riding around on my bike calling her name knowing she would bark if she heard me and every cold or rainy night I wondered if she was warm and safe. That went on for 3 years until a friend finally told me what happened.

I don't disagree with breeders or rescue organizations charging for their dogs. They do have huge expenses and most breeders never recoup them. Rescues are trying to recoup their expenses so they can rescue more homeless dogs. Both of these, if reputable are very, very careful about who they let have their dogs. Adoption agencies charge a fee to adopt children but it's to cover legal expenses and help them continue their work of finding good parents for children that need adoption. I don't know if you will be careful or not. I hope you will. The quickness of your decision to sell Reeses and not try any of the people's suggestions on this forum is what caused me to have my doubts. Also, you are not a breeder or a rescue, and no, I do not expect you to make a profit off of a dog you bought to be a life companion any more than I would expect you to sell one of your children.

I don't believe in the innate goodness of a lot of people anymore. I do believe if we love our pets we do the very best we can to keep them safe, which doesn't always work, and treat them with love and honor while they are in our care. I have done without to feed my animals and would again. I believe once you take on the responsibility of an animal it is life long.

I would like to say I'm sorry you took offense at what I said but I cannot because it's obvious we have different views. No matter how I had to rearrange my home and my life I would not get rid of Reeses if she was mine. It's obvious you don't feel that strongly about her and feel that the money you are asking for her is needed more.

I do wish the very, very best for you and Reeses, both. You will both be in my thoughts and prayers.

02-07-2011, 02:31 PM	#39
eddiesmom14 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rockport, TX, US Posts: 119	No jinhopark, My comment about my will was only to show that I think about my dogs well being even in the event of my death. It was not about you or anyone else. I do think there are a lot of concerned people on this forum that would be willing to help you with anything from finding a Rescue Group to place Reeses with, to helping you with money to buy food, etc. if that is what you needed. Unfortunately, that didn't seem to interest you and you immediately put her up for sale in the paper for $650.00 or so we were told. To me that just comes across as rather mercenary when only a few posts before that you were talking about how cute she was and how much she meant to you. I could not do that to either of my dogs which I've only had since the first week of November 2010. I could not have done it to them 3 days after I got them. As for me knowing the kind of sleazy people that fight dogs and use them for lab testing, no I don't know those kinds of people or associate with them. I did have a dog disappear in 1980 and in my search for her I found out all the terrible things that can happen to small dogs and ran into people I would rather forget I ever met. It turned out she got hit by a car, my ex-husband found her and buried her and thought it would be less cruel not to tell me. We have been divorced for over 30 years and of all the mean things he did that is the only thing I can't forgive him for. I ran ads in the local paper offering a reward and spent hours riding around on my bike calling her name knowing she would bark if she heard me and every cold or rainy night I wondered if she was warm and safe. That went on for 3 years until a friend finally told me what happened. I don't disagree with breeders or rescue organizations charging for their dogs. They do have huge expenses and most breeders never recoup them. Rescues are trying to recoup their expenses so they can rescue more homeless dogs. Both of these, if reputable are very, very careful about who they let have their dogs. Adoption agencies charge a fee to adopt children but it's to cover legal expenses and help them continue their work of finding good parents for children that need adoption. I don't know if you will be careful or not. I hope you will. The quickness of your decision to sell Reeses and not try any of the people's suggestions on this forum is what caused me to have my doubts. Also, you are not a breeder or a rescue, and no, I do not expect you to make a profit off of a dog you bought to be a life companion any more than I would expect you to sell one of your children. I don't believe in the innate goodness of a lot of people anymore. I do believe if we love our pets we do the very best we can to keep them safe, which doesn't always work, and treat them with love and honor while they are in our care. I have done without to feed my animals and would again. I believe once you take on the responsibility of an animal it is life long. I would like to say I'm sorry you took offense at what I said but I cannot because it's obvious we have different views. No matter how I had to rearrange my home and my life I would not get rid of Reeses if she was mine. It's obvious you don't feel that strongly about her and feel that the money you are asking for her is needed more. I do wish the very, very best for you and Reeses, both. You will both be in my thoughts and prayers.