Some People are SO MEAN!!!!!

[chachi]

I was sick yesterday so I didnt get to respond to this. I dont think someone should be judged when they are rehoming a dog. Also I have seen some instances on here where rehoming the dog was in the dogs best interest. I dont understand why someone would send nasty pms or emails anyway

[Kelltia]

It happened to me. I gave my puppy Libby back to my mom (she was the breeder) to keep or sell when I moved to Ireland. My 10 year old is coming over soon, but I thought I would get a new puppy over here, so I could watch her grow up. Quarantine is six months. It was a very hard decision, and I miss her very much.

She is now in a great home, and a little boy is her best friend. Someone (not on here) wrote, "Oh, well i'm glad she has a forever home now." On the surface that seems nice, but it really is a dig. So, I know exactly where you are coming from!!!

[lidarose]

Originally Posted by YorkieShadow

I too hate seeing threads on rehoming....I always feel so sad for the pet,
Would I or Have I rehomed? yes 300 times, They was not my babies but rescuses dogs and cats that noone wanted any more and just dropped off.so my husband and I took them in and cared for them until they found homes.
Would I ever rehome my dogs? No never If I am alive I will never rehome my babies. even after Im gone they will stay with my husband, if hes gone then yes they would have to be rehomed. if I become homeless. My family know how much my babies mean to me, they know if they took me in they would also be taking my babies in. So I would have to say I would never rehome my babies as long as Im alive.

I do post on the rehoming threads and its usualy to say that I hope that baby finds a forever loving home.I try to watch what I say because I am not in their shoes. being rude to them does not help matters.but I think rehoming is so very hard on the dog.

Rehome be it a pet or retired show/breeding dogs, Theres no difference to me. its all rehoming. To me maybe even worse, The dog was used for what the owner wanted and then rehomed, that to me is so wrong ...It gave so much to its owner I feel that that should be gave back for the rest of their life.
As for rude and mean pm's I too have got many of those, some not even about dogs or Yorkies. I feel that if someone has something mean to say, say it on the forum, why hide behind pm's?
Im not posting to hurt feelings or to be rude, JMO

I agree with you totally. I see no difference and even think it's worse when breeders rehome retired dogs. When you go into breeding this should be one of the considerations you make. I am all for breeding for standards but don't think that dogs should be sacrificed to do so. When a breeder gets to the point where they have to start rehoming I think they should stop breeding, there are plenty of people out there breeding for standard and I'm sure the breed will survive, but those poor dogs that have to be rehomed purely because the breeder has no further use for them. It's sad that people will justify the breeders rehoming but can't understand why someone who is not a breeder needs to do this for personal reasons.
Let me add that I don't think people intentionally go out of their way to hurt others on this site, we have some very passionate people here and some very sensitive ones as well, I think we are all learning about tolerance and difference of opinions through posts like this, and when all is said and done, that's a very good thing.
I love you guys!!!!!!!

[ladyj]

Great thoughts! I have had to rehome pets and it broke my heart and I still wish it hadn't had to happen. We deal with the situation we find ourselves in and someone being rude or mean about it sure doesn't help. I did the best thing for the pets and their welfare and they were better off for it, but I cried a lot of tears and it hurt a long time. Some were involved in a divorce situation and others were just not happy living with me and being alone while I was at work. It's very hard to admit that you aren't the best owner for a pet and can't give them the best living situation. I get a pet for its lifetime and rehoming one is very difficult. Anyone in that situation will get lots of sympathy and support from me!!

[crystalsmom]

Originally Posted by daisy mae06

Let me just say that not everything will turn out the way we plan or want . I enjoy every ones opinions as long as they are not hurtful
I just would love to see everyone get along and not be so fast to JUDGE someone.
If this thread has done anything I hope it helps people stop and re read what they are going to post or send in a email or even say to someone.

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Hope so

[hha]

Originally Posted by ladyj

Great thoughts! I have had to rehome pets and it broke my heart and I still wish it hadn't had to happen. We deal with the situation we find ourselves in and someone being rude or mean about it sure doesn't help. I did the best thing for the pets and their welfare and they were better off for it, but I cried a lot of tears and it hurt a long time. Some were involved in a divorce situation and others were just not happy living with me and being alone while I was at work. It's very hard to admit that you aren't the best owner for a pet and can't give them the best living situation. I get a pet for its lifetime and rehoming one is very difficult. Anyone in that situation will get lots of sympathy and support from me!!

I have also had to rehome dogs..I had tried everything possible with one, even dogge prozac..but, now she has the best home in the world(with my brother and his wife), and I know they love her to death...and she loves it there as well..People can be cruel, unfortunately, but, sometimes you have to do what you have to do..Like my husband has said over and over(and he's a very smart man), dogs don't think like humans, if they're well taken care of and loved and spoiled, they can adjust just fine..and, I have seen that with my own eyes..

[ryorkies]

Lori, I think you have accomplished what you set out to do.
Great Thread !!!

[dexterandalana]

Originally Posted by pepe mint

i hope i dont offend anyone by posting this...but my favorite bible verse is ephesians 4:29 it is very fitting to this thread.
Do not let any unwholesome talk
come out of your mouths,
but only what is helpful
for building others up
according to their needs,
that it may benefit
those who listen.
~ New International Version ~

i dont see how anyone could be offended by such beautiful words. i am not a religous person at all, but kind, uplifting words can never be offencive! thank you for posting that. i think it fits perfectly with what the OP was trying to get across

[Brooklynn]

Originally Posted by buddybramble

Sorry i know this is off topic a bit but where do the show dogs live then? when you have 'pets' plus dogs that you show are they kept separate? i'm just wondering how you manage to not fall completely in love with the 'show dogs' and therefore never be able to re-home cos you love them so much like you said you couldn't possibly rehome your pet ones?
I'm honestly curious nothing nasty meant i just remember when i was a kid we got a rough collie for my nan after my grandad died and we had sunny (the collie) at home for the weekend before we took him to my nans, it was awful we all fell in love within the first day and my mum and dad had to go back to the breeder and buy the other brother that was still there
so i'm just wondering how you keep them feelings in check so that you don't end up with 100s of dogs?

All my dogs run together I didn't say it's gonna be easy by no means. I love each one equally. But in order "not" to have 100 or more dogs a decision has to be made unfortunately. Cammie the show bitch that will be re-homed after this next litter I love her dearly but she is a libility. She doesn't like kids and my granddaughter lives with us and I have to put her up with her around and then she doesn't like people in her territory. She can bite because she's territorial. When I do re-home her it will take time for the new owners to get aquainted with her. Once she likes you then she'll love you. It just takes awhile. She will have to go to a home with NO children. She will have to be in a home where she is the one that will be spoiled and loved. It will have to be a special person to have this special girl. I've kept 2 of my champions who are neutered and Cammie will be the first one I place. It's just like the puppies you bred and raised it's not easy placing them in pet home because I fall in love with them also it's just something that has to be done. No offense was taken and I didn't see you post as nasty I hope I explained myself ok LOL
Donna Bird
Brooklynn's Yorkshire Terriers

[Brooklynn]

Originally Posted by YorkieShadow

I too hate seeing threads on rehoming....I always feel so sad for the pet,
Would I or Have I rehomed? yes 300 times, They was not my babies but rescuses dogs and cats that noone wanted any more and just dropped off.so my husband and I took them in and cared for them until they found homes.
Would I ever rehome my dogs? No never If I am alive I will never rehome my babies. even after Im gone they will stay with my husband, if hes gone then yes they would have to be rehomed. if I become homeless. My family know how much my babies mean to me, they know if they took me in they would also be taking my babies in. So I would have to say I would never rehome my babies as long as Im alive.

I do post on the rehoming threads and its usualy to say that I hope that baby finds a forever loving home.I try to watch what I say because I am not in their shoes. being rude to them does not help matters.but I think rehoming is so very hard on the dog.

Rehome be it a pet or retired show/breeding dogs, Theres no difference to me. its all rehoming. To me maybe even worse, The dog was used for what the owner wanted and then rehomed, that to me is so wrong ...It gave so much to its owner I feel that that should be gave back for the rest of their life.
As for rude and mean pm's I too have got many of those, some not even about dogs or Yorkies. I feel that if someone has something mean to say, say it on the forum, why hide behind pm's?
Im not posting to hurt feelings or to be rude, JMO

I'm going to have to disagree with a dog not loving new owners because I purchased Cammie and Radar when they were over a year old and almost 2 and OMG they love me dearly and they both had wonderful homes before me. Both are show dogs and were in their breeders home for almost 2 years so to say it's worse on them I don't think so because you would have thought both Cammie and Radar were raised in my home. Dogs live in the now and if they are loved they are happy. Dogs want to please whoever has them. As long as they are loved they will be happy! Just like your rescues. I'd rather not re-home but sometimes it's not an option.

[Lillium]

I've read through this whole thread and my head is spinning. One thing that stuck in my mind though was about kids + allergies + pets.

I am allergic to pretty much everything. One of the only things I'm not allergic to is dogs. It's because my body built up its own immunity to them as I have been living with dogs in the house all my life.

So yeah, between medications, cleaning and the human body's own strange way of working there's no reason to stress in this day and age.

[hha]

Originally Posted by Lillium

I've read through this whole thread and my head is spinning. One thing that stuck in my mind though was about kids + allergies + pets.

I am allergic to pretty much everything. One of the only things I'm not allergic to is dogs. It's because my body built up its own immunity to them as I have been living with dogs in the house all my life.

So yeah, between medications, cleaning and the human body's own strange way of working there's no reason to stress in this day and age.

I just heard on the news 2-3 weeks ago, that kids are less likely to suffer with allergies, if they're brought up with dogs in the house..

[MyFairLacy]

Originally Posted by hha

I just heard on the news 2-3 weeks ago, that kids are less likely to suffer with allergies, if they're brought up with dogs in the house..

Yeah, I've heard that too

[For My Coby]

Originally Posted by hha

I just heard on the news 2-3 weeks ago, that kids are less likely to suffer with allergies, if they're brought up with dogs in the house..

My younger brother and I had bad asthma and were allergic to nearly everything and especially all animals (including stuffed!!). My mom was forced to rehome all of our furry animals (we got to keep the turtles, lizards, and toads). We got so sick shortly thereafter that the mom contacted the doctor. It's well known that stress can bring on asthma attacks as well as allergies. We were so miserable without our animals that it made us physically sick. My mom had to go round up all of our animals and bring them back home. She had to manage our allergies for years, but we just couldn't rehome - we couldn't physically live with that. Now, my brother and I both still have houses filled with pets. We did build up immunity to animals (I think by simple necessity).

I also had to rehome a beautiful yorkie girl a few years ago that broke my heart. It was a gut-wrenching decision and still makes us cry today. I would have kept her forever, but it was truly the best thing for HER.

So I've lived in both worlds that we're all talking about.

[hha]

Originally Posted by MyFairLacy

Yeah, I've heard that too

OMG we finally agreed on something...??