the future is hard to predict, but I have to agree on one thing, several of my friends have kids in college or just starting out with jobs and in apartments or condos. Often their first thought is to get a dog, I always question that logic and the funny thing is just like those that have babies to young my friends wind up taking care of their dogs. One of my friends drives over a half hour every morning to pick up her daughter's golden puppy, then they meet in the evening for the drop off, it's been less than 6 months and I think my friend is going to be taking the dog full time now. I think that is the type of situation one of the posters was talking about.
I rehomed a dog once, I bought my first pet, a yorkie when I was in my late 20's it went perfect. About a year later I was smitten with the Bichon breed, my present yorkie did not get on well with other dogs but against my husband's advice I just had to get a Bichon. It wound up being a big mistake, my yorkie hated him, would not warm up to him, bit the puppy, bit me and spent a lot of time under the bed. The bichon was friendly and cute but a handful, no matter what could not be housebroken. Like a dummy I just assumed all dogs could be let outside with no fence like my yorkie could(LOL i now know how unusual that was) he would be down the street in a second chasing cars, after being outside he would come in and jump on my bed or couch and poop. I went to training classes and even sent him to a boarding training school for three weeks, he came home on weekends and we would attend classes together, the facility said he was no further along on the house breaking then when I dropped him off 900 dollars ago. So at about a year old I finally gave in and found a family with fence and a 11 year old that was in love with Bichons. I knew he was so friendly that he would go with anyone so I was not worried, my last vision of him was driving away in the back seat wagging his tail kissing the young girl. I stayed in touch with the owners for a while they seemed to really love him, but also said he did not have a clue about going outside. My other dog became himself again and life finally returned to normal, I like to think I made the best decision for all involved. |