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Tammyh · 10-09-2008, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SaraAlexine00

I really think the OP meant well with her post.

I think the OP is referring to the people rehoming specifically because of potty training issues. The people that probably don't but enough consideration into how much training a new small puppy needs. And when that puppy ends up pee'ing or poo'ing all over their house (because of their lack of training), they decide to give up the dog "like a piece of household furniture" instead of put in the time to train.

I think the reason she started this thread was because of another thread regarding a dog that was given up for this reason (could be wrong, but I remember just recently reading about this).

I agree also that the OP meant well with her post. But sometimes people get a dog and really have no idea how much time and patience is needed especially when dealing with potty training issues. If someone is at their wits end with such an issue and starting to lose patience and possibly starting to resent their pet, I'd rather they rehome the pet and give it to a loving home then keep the pet and not give it the love and attention it deserves. Dogs especially thrive on the love and attention that they receive from us, if they don't get it they're going to be very unhappy. I would also hope they would realize that they're not ready for a dog and not get another until they are.

Harley_chik · 10-09-2008, 09:53 PM

I think how someone goes about "rehoming" is important. If your willing to keep your dog until you find the perfect home and your doing what's best for the dog, then fine. Finding the right home should be more important than getting your money back or getting rid of the dog ASAP. However, putting an add on Craiglist and handing the dog over to the first person who comes up with an outrageous "rehoming fee" is dispicable. "Rehoming" shouldn't be taken lightly either. I believe bring home a dog should be viewed as a 10year+ commitment not some you can give up if the pup is too big, hard to pottytrain, etc. I find it shocking that there are people who would consider getting rid of a dog b/c it's 2lbs bigger then what they were promised or turned out to be the wrong color.

I also think it's important for people to own up to their part in why the dog was rehomed. Too many people pass it off as a breed or gender thing. "I'll never have another _____, they're all hard to train." Some breeds are harder to train, more needy, more vocal, etc. than others. That's why research and planning before you bring home a pup is soooo important. It's also a good reason to buy from a good breeder as opposed to a petstore/BYB/miller. A good breeder will have no problem telling you "this isn't the right breed for you" or "this isn't a good time in your life to add a puppy." Bad breeders will tell you anything just to get your money even if it means putting a pup in a home they know won't work out.

Lovely05 · 10-10-2008, 06:12 AM

I wanted a playmate for my Shih Tzu. I thought Bichons were cute little dogs. I researched the breed. I decided to adopt a Bichon. I read information about Bichons on the internet. After adopting the Bichon, I found out his personality did not match my lifestyle. He needed an owner that worked from home. I read that Bichons can suffer from separation anxiety. From my experience, I stopped my Shih Tzu from suffering from separation anxiety, and I thought I could train any dog that suffered from this disorder. When my Shih Tzu was a puppy, she cried when I first left her to take a shower or sleep in her crate. I ignored her and eventually she stopped crying. However, I ignored the Bichon and he graduated from crying to howling. I tried my best to train him to stop crying and chewing up my furniture when I left him to go to school. I read on the internet that increasing the time you left your pet at home will help stop the dog from crying and destroying your furniture when the owner leaves his home. However, I went to college and had to do field experience. I could not practice the training the dog needed to stop him from suffering from separation anxiety. I was under a lot of stress from college, and the dog's behavior was adding more stress to my life. I decided the best thing to do is to give the dog to Small Paws and allow them to find him a nice and loving home. I know the op was not trying to offend anybody. In addition, I know she was venting after reading from a previous post that an owner was deciding to give up his animal, because he could not potty train his dog. The number one reason people give up their animal is due to training which includes potty training. I replied to this thread, because I did not want people to be judge harshly for giving up their dog. Not everybody has a Ceasar Millian in their neighborhood, and nobody is a walking dog encyclopedia. I did my best to train my dog but it just did not work out.

scoobymom · 10-10-2008, 06:51 AM

I had to rehome my great Pyrenees about a year ago. We found out that my son will have to go on the transplant list and we had to sell our house with the big yard and move into a townhome half the size (transplants are expesive). There was no way my big lug would have ever been comfortable in our tiny new space. I still get weekly updates on him and we have gone to visit him.

Judge not folks!

artie merlino · 10-11-2008, 11:13 AM

I'm Sorry but sometimes I beleive "Re-Homing" is better than Killing a Dog or Beating it to Death b/c they are in-capable of "HOUSE TRAINING" it?
I had a Litter of 3 Puppies, I sold one, kept one and gave one away as a "Good Deed". My ex-Best Friend and ex-Coworker begged me for a female Puppy, she begged & pleaded and made me all kinds of empty Promises.
I thought I knew her, she turned out to be a Drunk with a BAD TEMPER, she used to come Home after working a double shift and beat the 5 lb. puppy for not being House Trained. I personally Crate/House Trained her, she even refused to "Walk" her since she said she got enough excercise running around her 1 Bedroom Apartment? My poor Baby lasted 6 months w/her, she finally Beat her to Death one Night and burried her in a shallow grave she did'nt even have the decency to take her to a VET.! I was and still am DEVASTED!
Sometimes there are just Dogs and People that are just NOT meant for each other and just don't get along? They should NOT be together! It's NOT the Dogs fault! My Sister had a Bichon that she kept locked up in a Crate b/c she never Bonded w/ him or never bothered to take the time & energy to Train him, she finally gave him to a Church Member and he is now a "Therapy Dog"
in Hospitals for Cancer Patients. What does that tell you? It's so SAD that just anyone can buy a Dog for $ too bad that's all it takes. Sometimes it's better to Re-Home them it could save their Life literally. Why should both parties Dog & Human live in un-Happy conditions?

phfgkl · 10-11-2008, 11:58 AM

I would much rather see a dog rehomed than to see one maybe getting beat for going in the house

Sarah515 · 10-12-2008, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by artie merlino

I'm Sorry but sometimes I beleive "Re-Homing" is better than Killing a Dog or Beating it to Death b/c they are in-capable of "HOUSE TRAINING" it?
I had a Litter of 3 Puppies, I sold one, kept one and gave one away as a "Good Deed". My ex-Best Friend and ex-Coworker begged me for a female Puppy, she begged & pleaded and made me all kinds of empty Promises.
I thought I knew her, she turned out to be a Drunk with a BAD TEMPER, she used to come Home after working a double shift and beat the 5 lb. puppy for not being House Trained. I personally Crate/House Trained her, she even refused to "Walk" her since she said she got enough excercise running around her 1 Bedroom Apartment? My poor Baby lasted 6 months w/her, she finally Beat her to Death one Night and burried her in a shallow grave she did'nt even have the decency to take her to a VET.! I was and still am DEVASTED!
Sometimes there are just Dogs and People that are just NOT meant for each other and just don't get along? They should NOT be together! It's NOT the Dogs fault! My Sister had a Bichon that she kept locked up in a Crate b/c she never Bonded w/ him or never bothered to take the time & energy to Train him, she finally gave him to a Church Member and he is now a "Therapy Dog"
in Hospitals for Cancer Patients. What does that tell you? It's so SAD that just anyone can buy a Dog for $ too bad that's all it takes. Sometimes it's better to Re-Home them it could save their Life literally. Why should both parties Dog & Human live in un-Happy conditions?

That makes me ill. How do you beat a poor little dog TO DEATH?! Ughh...I agree that it should take more than just money.

I saw an ad for 2 free yorkie pups in the paper and the thought of who they would go home with just saddened me. The majority of people have no idea about the special needs of small dogs, especially yorkies. I thought about responding just to see the situation. It also crossed my mind that maybe HER dog had puppies and that she was giving them away too early? I worry myself sick over everyone else's problems.

red98vett · 10-13-2008, 03:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by artie merlino

i'm sorry but sometimes i beleive "re-homing" is better than killing a dog or beating it to death b/c they are in-capable of "house training" it?
I had a litter of 3 puppies, i sold one, kept one and gave one away as a "good deed". My ex-best friend and ex-coworker begged me for a female puppy, she begged & pleaded and made me all kinds of empty promises.
I thought i knew her, she turned out to be a drunk with a bad temper, she used to come home after working a double shift and beat the 5 lb. Puppy for not being house trained. I personally crate/house trained her, she even refused to "walk" her since she said she got enough excercise running around her 1 bedroom apartment? My poor baby lasted 6 months w/her, she finally beat her to death one night and burried her in a shallow grave she did'nt even have the decency to take her to a vet.! I was and still am devasted!
Sometimes there are just dogs and people that are just not meant for each other and just don't get along? They should not be together! It's not the dogs fault! My sister had a bichon that she kept locked up in a crate b/c she never bonded w/ him or never bothered to take the time & energy to train him, she finally gave him to a church member and he is now a "therapy dog"
in hospitals for cancer patients. What does that tell you? It's so sad that just anyone can buy a dog for $ too bad that's all it takes. Sometimes it's better to re-home them it could save their life literally. Why should both parties dog & human live in un-happy conditions?

that evil witch should never ever have another pet !

red98vett · 10-13-2008, 03:45 AM

PS - Can you report her for animal cruelty ?

Ichabob · 10-13-2008, 06:20 AM

right now I am up to 4 rehome dogs, 3 labs and a jack russell terrier,
one of the labs is my son's who is a marine and is somewhere overseas.
one lab/mix my husband rescue from a river where someone had throw him over the bridge, my husband happen to look over the rail and was him struggle to swim pull over and went in the river to get him found his feet tie together, he was around 5mos old.
the other lab I hate to say this is my oldest daughter dog Isabella. she was their baby for 7 yrs until they had their first child 18 mos ago. all of a sudden Isabella became a problem, she sheds. she barks etc and etc. it was either the shelter or here. I could not let her go to there.
The jack russell my husband beg me to take in, she was from a divorce home where a child shook here, Gracie has problems she can be good and then in a sec she zone out, she not mean she just NUTS.

Millie my son's lab is 4yrs
Elno (for hell no we aren't keeping him) the river dog is now 3ys old
Gracie is 4yrs jack russell
isabella 7yrs old

I never would of thought my daughter would give up Isabella like she did.
I am still in shock over this one.
people change, theirs lives change, and the dogs suffer for it.

10-11-2008, 11:13 AM	#20
artie merlino YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Myrtle Beach,SC Posts: 697	Rehoming or Death? I'm Sorry but sometimes I beleive "Re-Homing" is better than Killing a Dog or Beating it to Death b/c they are in-capable of "HOUSE TRAINING" it? I had a Litter of 3 Puppies, I sold one, kept one and gave one away as a "Good Deed". My ex-Best Friend and ex-Coworker begged me for a female Puppy, she begged & pleaded and made me all kinds of empty Promises. I thought I knew her, she turned out to be a Drunk with a BAD TEMPER, she used to come Home after working a double shift and beat the 5 lb. puppy for not being House Trained. I personally Crate/House Trained her, she even refused to "Walk" her since she said she got enough excercise running around her 1 Bedroom Apartment? My poor Baby lasted 6 months w/her, she finally Beat her to Death one Night and burried her in a shallow grave she did'nt even have the decency to take her to a VET.! I was and still am DEVASTED! Sometimes there are just Dogs and People that are just NOT meant for each other and just don't get along? They should NOT be together! It's NOT the Dogs fault! My Sister had a Bichon that she kept locked up in a Crate b/c she never Bonded w/ him or never bothered to take the time & energy to Train him, she finally gave him to a Church Member and he is now a "Therapy Dog" in Hospitals for Cancer Patients. What does that tell you? It's so SAD that just anyone can buy a Dog for $ too bad that's all it takes. Sometimes it's better to Re-Home them it could save their Life literally. Why should both parties Dog & Human live in un-Happy conditions?

10-13-2008, 03:45 AM	#24
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10-09-2008, 09:53 PM	#17
Harley_chik No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 137	I think how someone goes about "rehoming" is important. If your willing to keep your dog until you find the perfect home and your doing what's best for the dog, then fine. Finding the right home should be more important than getting your money back or getting rid of the dog ASAP. However, putting an add on Craiglist and handing the dog over to the first person who comes up with an outrageous "rehoming fee" is dispicable. "Rehoming" shouldn't be taken lightly either. I believe bring home a dog should be viewed as a 10year+ commitment not some you can give up if the pup is too big, hard to pottytrain, etc. I find it shocking that there are people who would consider getting rid of a dog b/c it's 2lbs bigger then what they were promised or turned out to be the wrong color. I also think it's important for people to own up to their part in why the dog was rehomed. Too many people pass it off as a breed or gender thing. "I'll never have another _____, they're all hard to train." Some breeds are harder to train, more needy, more vocal, etc. than others. That's why research and planning before you bring home a pup is soooo important. It's also a good reason to buy from a good breeder as opposed to a petstore/BYB/miller. A good breeder will have no problem telling you "this isn't the right breed for you" or "this isn't a good time in your life to add a puppy." Bad breeders will tell you anything just to get your money even if it means putting a pup in a home they know won't work out.

10-10-2008, 06:12 AM	#18
Lovely05 No Longer a Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Home Posts: 192	I wanted a playmate for my Shih Tzu. I thought Bichons were cute little dogs. I researched the breed. I decided to adopt a Bichon. I read information about Bichons on the internet. After adopting the Bichon, I found out his personality did not match my lifestyle. He needed an owner that worked from home. I read that Bichons can suffer from separation anxiety. From my experience, I stopped my Shih Tzu from suffering from separation anxiety, and I thought I could train any dog that suffered from this disorder. When my Shih Tzu was a puppy, she cried when I first left her to take a shower or sleep in her crate. I ignored her and eventually she stopped crying. However, I ignored the Bichon and he graduated from crying to howling. I tried my best to train him to stop crying and chewing up my furniture when I left him to go to school. I read on the internet that increasing the time you left your pet at home will help stop the dog from crying and destroying your furniture when the owner leaves his home. However, I went to college and had to do field experience. I could not practice the training the dog needed to stop him from suffering from separation anxiety. I was under a lot of stress from college, and the dog's behavior was adding more stress to my life. I decided the best thing to do is to give the dog to Small Paws and allow them to find him a nice and loving home. I know the op was not trying to offend anybody. In addition, I know she was venting after reading from a previous post that an owner was deciding to give up his animal, because he could not potty train his dog. The number one reason people give up their animal is due to training which includes potty training. I replied to this thread, because I did not want people to be judge harshly for giving up their dog. Not everybody has a Ceasar Millian in their neighborhood, and nobody is a walking dog encyclopedia. I did my best to train my dog but it just did not work out.

10-10-2008, 06:51 AM	#19
scoobymom Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Deer Park, TX, USA Posts: 158	I had to rehome my great Pyrenees about a year ago. We found out that my son will have to go on the transplant list and we had to sell our house with the big yard and move into a townhome half the size (transplants are expesive). There was no way my big lug would have ever been comfortable in our tiny new space. I still get weekly updates on him and we have gone to visit him. Judge not folks!

10-11-2008, 11:58 AM	#21
phfgkl BANNED! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,376	I would much rather see a dog rehomed than to see one maybe getting beat for going in the house

10-13-2008, 06:20 AM	#25
Ichabob YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lucedale ms Posts: 707	right now I am up to 4 rehome dogs, 3 labs and a jack russell terrier, one of the labs is my son's who is a marine and is somewhere overseas. one lab/mix my husband rescue from a river where someone had throw him over the bridge, my husband happen to look over the rail and was him struggle to swim pull over and went in the river to get him found his feet tie together, he was around 5mos old. the other lab I hate to say this is my oldest daughter dog Isabella. she was their baby for 7 yrs until they had their first child 18 mos ago. all of a sudden Isabella became a problem, she sheds. she barks etc and etc. it was either the shelter or here. I could not let her go to there. The jack russell my husband beg me to take in, she was from a divorce home where a child shook here, Gracie has problems she can be good and then in a sec she zone out, she not mean she just NUTS. Millie my son's lab is 4yrs Elno (for hell no we aren't keeping him) the river dog is now 3ys old Gracie is 4yrs jack russell isabella 7yrs old I never would of thought my daughter would give up Isabella like she did. I am still in shock over this one. people change, theirs lives change, and the dogs suffer for it.