Trouble in Paradise
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Saving the Links/Screen Shots here-- there will probably be a DD.
Re: Saving the Links/Screen Shots here-- there will probably be a DD.
Currently Reading: Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes
Completely agree.
There is the DD. I called it.
I don't get why it never occurs to these people to start working on the dog's behavior issues BEFORE you get pregnant. They get to the 2nd trimester and all of a sudden are shocked that they have a dog with aggressive tendencies like it's a new development or something.
I took in a rescue dog with aggressive tendencies two weeks before I found out I was pregnant with DD (who was not planned). I spent the next 9 months working with a behavior specialist and getting her ready to bring a baby home. Layla isn't a perfect dog still but she is good with DD and we've never had a problem (although we do monitor her very closely when she's with DD). When we adopted her, it was forever not just as long as it was convenient. It makes me sick when people see their pets as disposable.
BFP #4 It's a BOY!
CP: July 2011
BFP #3: 11/3/2011 M/C 12/12/11
We miss you and love you always, little firecrackers!
Ppl on this earth suck.
And giving away an old dog with aggression issues at that. A placement is going to exasperate any problems the poor dog already has. There are a few people who would be willing to work with a dog like that, but the likelihood that the dog will end up being up down is huge.
When I adopted my dog, I had to swear that I had never gotten rid of an animal before. Can we do that for people who want to have children?
This. When I got my cat they wanted to know all of my pets for the last 10 years, how long they'd lived and how they'd died. I had to swear to never declaw him or let him outside and I had to agree to give him back to them if I ever gave him up so they could screen his next home, no going to live with my parents.
And yet, I know of 3 different families who have adopted a dog and given it back for circumstances that boiled down to wanting a new and cuter one. Are you serious? This is a living animal that has come to love and trust you and you're going to just give it back so you can get a new little toy? The thought of the look on those dogs' faces as they get put back in a kennel is enough to almost make me cry now.
I don't get people. Your animal is part of your family. If it has problems, you work through them like you would if your child had problems... Then again, we've seen people on these boards who would be willing to put their children up for adoption if they had certain conditions, so let's no be too surprised this chick is ditching her dog without a second thought.