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Originally Posted by jinhopark  I've been losing sleep thinking of different senarios of how to keep her, but I haven't thought of any good one's that would be in her best interest.
We thought about rescues, but this family member would not have that and some verbal promises were made by us before Reeses ever entered our lives and we would need to honor that. |
I feel compelled to ask some things bc of what you wrote above.
I understand that you made a commitment to family members' pets, and need to honor that.
But what about the commitment you made to Reeses when you took her into your family? With all due respect and kindness, I really am confused about why Reeses isn't getting the same kind of honorable commitment. It just feels like what you're saying isn't matching your actions, and it's hard to see this when an innocent creature is involved.
There are tons of people here, me included, who have commitments to people's pets if something should happen to them...and ostensibly I suppose I could end up with 10 dogs, if worse came to worse. It's the chance you take when making those kinds of commitments.
Maybe it
is best for Reeses to find a home where she fits in, however, I can't pretend that I don't feel really bad for what she's going to go through
. I hope she truly does find a forever home and doesn't get tossed around to different homes in the future.
{btw, whatever behavioral issues she has now (the ones you described earlier), will likely increase when she goes to a new home - due to anxiety, grief, confusion, etc....so, her vulnerability of being re-homed again will be increased}