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I hate this!
Hey ladies,
I have been working with Apollo for 6 months to help him become a better neighbor while I am gone and not bark at every sound outside. However, the management where I live is no longer willing to allow me the time to work with him. They have decided if he barks again while I am gone, we will all be evicted. Unfortunately, the consequences of eviction are not something that I am able to deal with, otherwise we would simply find another home to remain all together.
My heart is broken, but it seems my only option is to let him go. I feel like I've failed him and my daughter, as she loves him deeply, as do I. I'm actually crying while I write this. I have no one able to take him when I work or anything and am unable to afford doggy daycare at this point. We have tried hundreds of things, including some help from a behaviorist, but I'm out of time.
I have word out that he needs a new home, however the prospects are not bright. I have decided that he is best off being adopted through the humane society. The appointment is on Tuesday.
My question is this:
How can I best help everyone through this? My daughter is 3 and I know that she will be heartbroken, but there is no way to explain this in toddler language. She will have one last day with him, and I will be taking him while she is away.
Is there anything special I should/can do to make this easier on Apollo? I know this is going to make life hard for him and I wish with all of me we could just find a new home for the three of us. But this is just not in the cards.
Has anyone dealt with anything like this? Also, bringing him to the humane society, he has a tag with my number, should I remove this before I go? Is it worth bringing items like his Thundershirt, collar, etc? I have never done this! I have seen every one of my pets to their death from the moment I got them.
I hate to post and run but I have to work again very soon. I will check this later.
Thank you all for all the help you've offered in the past and on this.
Re: I hate this!
I'm so sorry to hear about you dealing with this. I don't know what better options you may have and I don't really have any good advice. I hope that someone can have some good advice for you and that maybe there's another option.
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