Giving away Pets

[LovelyLadyLux]

Any dog I have ever owned has been my Favourite pet and we've been inseparable. I even have a Betta aka Japanese Fighting Fish I'm quite attached to. I even like the wild birds and squirrels who live in the trees behind the house.

Tomorrow evening I'm picking up a small adult dog to take to my mother (7 who is in need of a new friend. I think this will be a win/win for both of them as the people who own this little 7 yr old dog no longer want him. Just don't have the time anymore.

I find this unfathomable how anybody can simply 'give away' a pet they've had for this long. On the other hand in this case I know this new little guy is going to be a Godsend for my mother as she loves dogs, doesn't presently have one and will spoil this little guy rotten. She also isn't of an age or physical health to look after a puppy so this little guy will have a full time new owner. He'll also never have to fret about being given away again either.

Can't understand how people can do this. I can understand if you get a new pet and for whatever reason right away it is not a good match. That IS understandable to me but giving away somebody you've owned for 7 years just cause you're tired of them........wow

[Morgita]

I guess we shoudn't be surprised LLL. After all humans do this to other humans all the time. They even do it to their own children. Strangely enough people always assume that Social Workers "take" children unwillingly and cruelly from loving parents. In fact we spend as much of our time trying to persuade parents to persevere and contnue to care for their children. Sometimes they just don't have the necessary equipment to put the child's needs ahead of their own. This little doggie is fortunate as he won't be psychologically damaged by the rejection. He'll move easily from one home to another as long as he is loved and cared for. Sadly that rarely works for children.

[drwho]

Sod the offsprings, they should be so lucky that somebody decided (in a drunk moment) to jump somebody of the opposite sex, the chances of being born, this time, this planet are millions to one So, if you have a spare Wolf Pup available I would be very interested....
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[Christine]

Well this is coincidental, as just yesterday we went to the "Puppy rescue centre " in Poole and picked up a compnaion for Cocoa, our baby Rottie.
The woman that runs the centre works tirelessly freeing pups from the dog pound and fostering them until she can find new homes for them.
She charges a fee for you to have one but the fee is small in comparison to what you would pay for an advertised puppy, so we happily paid her charge, and brought home a lovely 6 month old baby huskie/collie.
The introduction to Cocoa was a total success and we feel they are going to have great fun together.
The Huskie had had a bad start in life and didnt even have a name, but the work put into her from Jane her foster mum for over a month has paid off, and we have given her a new name, she is called Saskia, this morning she was registered at our vet, and all is well.
So a happy new start for Saskia, and a continued good life for Cocoa

[LovelyLadyLux]

Hope the new pup is fitting in and not causing any upset to the older pet. I have a rescue dog who is probably pushing 10 years old. Am considering getting another dog, not a pup but another full adult who is not wanted etc. however am a bit hesitant only in that I'm not sure if the established old guy would accept another younger pet. Dunno if it is better to wait for this fellow's passing which will be over the next couple of years or to add another now.

Any suggestions of how to integrate two dogs would be appreciated.

Cautions? Warning? Experiences?

[PRchick]

I have come to realize that people are either animal people or not. If you are, then your pets are your children and you would never part with them. If you are not, then mores the pity for you. I don't trust people who are not pet people. And animals do not forget. My little male dog Lucky went to live with my daugher and son in law when they got married and I hated to let him go. But he adapted and has another dog that is "his" now. And when I go over there, he runs to me, jumps up when I'm sitting and puts his head on my chest like we always did.

It was well documented that one big problem in evacuating people from New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina was that those taken out on buses were not allowed to bring their pets. So most refused to go. So the next hurricane down in south Texas, the state provided pet carriers and people were allowed to bring their pets. They got everyone out.

LLL most older dogs have a hard time accepting a new dog into "their" territory. He might accept a female dog. Another male might cause a territory dispute.
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