thank you Lori
 

Im glad you started this thread, but I hope it doesnt get too heated.



I use to say "never" too, but life gets crazy sometimes and rehomeing cant be helped.
sorry if this is long, but I feel I need to "explain" why I "WAS" going to rehome my babies.
but for the record "I DID NOT REHOME THEM" I couldnt do it. so we are managing right now.

I have had 4 deaths in my failmy in the last 4 weeks, before the deaths, i was at my sisters house as much as I could to be with her and her hubby. plus visiting my sis in law in the hospital daily, she was in i think over a month, plus taking care of my 4 kids and hubby, and doing all my housework, and trying to have time for my babies which wasnt much at one point.
my brother in law ( sisters hubby) passed away after weeks of being sick. we all were with him at home when he died

then my hubbies sister passed away in the hospital, she lost her fight with cancer.

my unlce ( my moms brother) passed away this past friday and my cousin saturday.


does that sound like enough to be thinking about rehomeing my babies? some might say yes some might say no. either way please dont argue over it. everyone has there thoughts on it BUT please dont let a person who needs to rehome feel worse than they already do, been there, it isnt fun, and doesnt help with whatever that person is going through already.
hugs, elaine, dixie, and peanut

I still say never say never and you can't sit her and judge another on rehoming unless you have walked in their shoes. Sometimes life throws us big surprises.

but you also can't judge someone who does say Never

I would like to say that I would never rehome Ellie but that just isn't true. I would do everything in my power to keep her and I"m 99.999999% sure that I will never have to rehome.

I do believe that anyone who rehomes an animal better have a very good reason (as in they absolutely have no choice).

sometimes there comes a time when you have no choice but to rehome, and Im sure that is a very hard decision for anyone. I personally have never had to do that but circumstances arise and you have to decide whats best for the dog. If i got evicted and had no family to help and my dog and I are in the street I think I would rehome him only because I love him that much to find him a roof over his head and food in his mouth. does that mean I dont love him....I feel it means I love him that much! I feel no one has the right to judge anyone else, first of all we are not in that persons shoes and chances are we dont know the full story. I have to say that for the most part YT members are great and not judgmental, and we have to be thankful for those that really do care and are here to help.

There are a lot of people that have to rehome dogs..I've rehomed 3 dogs in my life, it was a hard choice, but, a decision I had to make..did I miss them?? YES..Did they go to good homes..? Very good homes..I remember Megan in here having to rehome her 3 dogs, at the time, I didn't realize she was a young girl, and when I found out, it broke my heart..but, her situation was she was moving with her family, and weren't allowed to take her 3 dogs..They found very good homes for them, which makes it much easier..I always say, you try for awhile when you get a puppy, sometimes it takes weeks for the other dogs to adjust, but, for the most part, they usually learn to live with eachother, and even like eachother, but, there are other problems sometimes, which come up, to where you feel you have to let them go..Dogs have feelings, yes! but, they aren't like people..Haley is attached to me, she has to always be with me, but, I also realize if they go to a good home and are loved, they do adapt(even if some of you think they don't). As far as me being mean, well, everyone that knows me personally knows I would give anyone the shirt off my back...I am a mother of 3, grandma of 2 and have 6 dogs that are very well taken care of and loved, so, for whoever wrote that about me, I'm sorry you feel this way, but, you don't know me..I think it's because you thought I was picking on Lacy, well, she said she didn't want kids and I said that was a good choice...! Because most people that don't want them aren't good parents!!!

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Never say never applies to more situtations in life than re-homing pets too. Until you are faced with a circumstance.....it is easy to say what you will or will not do...

This is a great SUPPORT thread for someone we have all grown to love!!! Shame, shame on one that would send an email to her when she is going through such a rough time!!! No one would ever want to rehome one of their furbabies unless it was absolutely necessary.
Does anyone ever STOP and think about what they are saying? I know that I do because my mother raised me that way!!!!
Show support for our YT family members or go find another forum to post & email nasty remarks!!!!! (can anyone tell I am angry?)
Much love for our YT family members that find themselves having to rehome one or all of their furbabies!!!!!!!

my entire life i said th same thing. animals over children. YEARS i stood up to this, told my mom to forget about grandchildren (other than fuzzy ones ;) ) and no matter what i would NEVER have a baby...

then i met a man. one like ive never met before. one that i cannot live without. 3 years into it we are planning our first child. everyone from my past that i tell that i am geting married AND planning a family doesnt believe me because i always insisted on NEVER. but i really cannot wait to have a little person that takes after both of us. a piece of us that we can watch grow and mature (and will take care of us when we are old :D )

my animals are part of my family, but you better believe that if my baby couldnt tolerate a pet, we would be rehoming. i woud explore every avenue possible before this option and if it came down to it i would try friends and family to rehome to first and then explore other options.

sorry for being off topic and im not trying to change your mind Myfairlacy, i just related to you and needed to share.

to get back on topic, it is unfortunate that someone would resort to making somone feel bad about a hard decision they have to make. there is so much hate in this world, why contribute to the problem. people are entitled to their own opinion, but why be mean about it?

"maybe if we are surrounded by beauty, one day we will become what we see..." - Quote from a Jewel song


Alana

Not judging at all, I'm just saying life can't be a little unexpected at times,trust me you will find out along the way.

I could NOT agree with you any more if I tried. :bravo:

Anyone who thinks its OK to criticize someone in that situation....NO. It's really, really NOT. We all (myself included) have said that we wouldn't rehome our pets even if it meant we had to live on the street. well, guess what? When you are actually put in that situation, you get a nice good slap in the face from reality. Rehoming a pet is one of the hardest things some animal owners have to do. It is NOT ever OK to judge someone. So unless you've walked a couple miles in their shoes and lived their life...you have no idea.

I know this is off topic, but I think it's ridiculous to assume young married people can't be good parents to a puppy. My husband and I have had Marty since he was 10 weeks old and now he's 2 1/2. IMO we've been great parents and done everything possible to make sure he's healthy, happy, and spoiled. The same is true for Maddie who we've had for about three weeks. I don't feel that just because someone is young and married that they aren't capable and loving owners.

Elaine You did not have to post. I Love you I know you and I will stick up for any of my friends If I feel they are wronged.



I did not post this thread to tell those who will NEVER rehome there pets they are wrong . I started this thread to tell those who criticize the ones who need to rehome to Not Judge unless you are perfect. Also to Turn the Tables on them.

Michele I commend you for having strong feelings and letting them be known. I Truly Hope that you never have to live though the pain of rehoming.

She explained her policy to me as that she wouldn't sell to newlyweds because most couples plan to have children soon after they are married, and yorkies aren't really a "small children" breed. Also, what if the newlyweds don't work out and get a divorce soon after they are married?

I can understand the policy, although I think everyone should still be looked at on an individual basis.

I know you didn't. You had a good reason for starting this thread and I too think it's wrong to send someone a rude, hurtful PM or e-mail when they don't have the courage to post it on a thread where everyone else can see. And even then, I don't think anyone should be rude or hurtful on purpose.