I'm afraid I can't be silent any more either...
I didnt have Splash when I joined this forum. She was my first Aussie that was stolen from my yard.
Leaving a friendly dog outdoors unattended by a human invites thievery, or worse.
Ginger got loose from the vet's when she was there for her spay and got hit by a car.
I will give you the benefit of the doubt, but hope you changed vets immediately - this is inexcusable.
Jayde is at her breeder's working goats with her parents.
Probably, better off than with you.
Sinder
was sent back to her breeder because she didnt like being around the
dogs here. Breeder put her in a home where she's the only dog.
If she's in a good home, more power to her, too.
Fynn
went back to his breeder and put in a show home when I decided I do not
want to show. It was the agreement and in the contract when I decided
to co-own him with his breeder that I would show him. Since I tried
showing and didnt like it I had to give him back. I did not want to. But
what was I to do?
I don't discard my dogs when they are suited for something I don't like. Perhaps you should have shown the dog, despite your dislike for it, or hired a professional handler to finish the dog. Or (big one) not sign a contract that you might not be able to fulfill, just to satisfy a whim for the instant gratification of getting the next puppy in a string that's already too long.
Zeeva I got from the pound with intentions on
fostering and rehoming. My bf wanted to keep her but she didnt like my
daughter. She would snap at her every time she would get 5ft from her.
So I rehomed her like I had planned in the first place in a no-kid home.
You sent her somewhere else to unknown people when you had promised her to a responsible, knowledgeable I-dogger with a loving home who desperately wanted her - shame on you!!!!!! Reprehensible, in my opinion, and unforgivable.
I
lost Lillie and Joker in December to poisoning. A part of me died with
them. I loved them very much. I miss them. I think about them everyday.
Where were they wandering *alone* that this could have happened??? Are your dogs "outdoor dogs"???? How many times have we tried to educate people about the dangers of that? Apparently, you weren't listening and your dogs paid the price.
I
got Keeper after losing Lillie and Joker. Well he had a heart murmur
that was too bad for him to compete in agility like I had planned. So
the breeder took him back as stated on the contract.
Again, you dump a dog that isn't precisely what you wanted. Wonder how long it will take for your current dogs to disappoint you.
If Lillie and
Joker were here Rueben and Anubis would not be. I love the 2 boys but
if I could go back in time I would do so and save Lillie and Joker.
Well, then, I hope this is the last horrific death or rehoming tale that you will tell here. But, I suspect it won't be, if you remain here. Frankly, I don't care if you do, and I rarely, if ever, say that, even to those I have spirited debates with. I'm not about to be "supportive" to someone who doesn't ever seem to learn from her mistakes, and if I were a breeder (or even a dog dumper from craigslist) I would not place a dog in your care - ever.
Oh and Kujo is spayed!!
Whoopee. As if that should be something for us to cheer at this point. It's just responsible ownership - something the rest of us have been practicing for a long time without looking for a pat on the back.
Your photo dumps simply remind most of us of your departed dogs that we have cried over more than you apparently have. Sorry, needed to be said. People here are very worried that you may be using pets to satisfy some unmet need in yourself, rather than just enjoying their company for who they are. And, they worry that you subject yourself to abuse without regard for bringing animals into an abusive situation. Not OK. If you sincerely want help, it's out there for anyone with enough guts to seek it, and I'm sure that idoggers would support you if you took advantage of that. However, I do not support or condone animal neglect, or abuse, and until I'm certain beyond reasonable doubt that you are not doing that, I take no joy in your latest acquisitions - I pity them for landing there.