furma
Posted : 11/16/2006 5:06:39 PM
Some cases of moving, I think are okay to have to give a dog up. It's sad, but it's understandable. A job forcing a family to move is one. It's not always anticipated, especially if the family is in service and can't bring their dog, or all of their dogs, with them.
My Malamute was the result of a family having to move because a family member was ill with a longterm disease and needed help, but they had to move in with the family member, and that person was allergic to dogs. They had three dogs and rehomed the other two together. Sometimes, things just don't work out for everyone.
However, when someone is asking an outrageous price in return, it's a little sketchy, and almost rude, IMO. Just giving a dog up because you don't want it anymore isn't really acceptable to me, but, that dog is much better off with a new family where it is wanted, rather than where it's going to be treated like garbage.