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Hi there I live in Heeley which isn't far from Woodseats. I don't drive but if you can get over to me a few nights a week or whatever, it wpuld be great to have a walking buddy so I don't have to walk alone at night!

I have two small dogs, a pug and a yorkie, and I live alone. Personally, I find dog ownership and living alone extremely difficult. When I got both my dogs, I was either living with family or friends and didn't realise the full impact it would have on my life once I lived alone. Its makes it worse that I also work full time and its a very lonely existence because once I finish work, I have to go straight home to my dogs and can't really socialise. I always wish I had someone to walk with me too, especially when its dark nights. At weekends, I tend to do activities that are geared around my dogs, and even something as simple as going to the cinema takes planning. It got that bad that I have since moved next door to my sister, and just down the road from my dad, so I have slightly more flexibility as my sister helps me a lot with them. That said, I feel I can't rely on them too much as they are in fact my dogs and my responsibility. Even with my sister next door, and previously having a dog walker, it still takes over your life if you have no-one to share the responsibility with. My advice would be, if you live alone and have to work for the foreseeable future, don't do it, as it will take over your life. Not only that, but the feelings of guilt are worse when you have to leave them. However, if you don't have to work (and won't have to for the rest of the dogs life), or you are prepared to sacrifice your social life to experience the benefits of a dog in your life, then do it. I wouldn't give my dogs away for anything, but if I had my chance again, I'd definitely wait until I'm older and more settled.

My friend works here: http://doggyden.co.uk/dog-care/ Looks great

I'm sorry but I actually burst out laughing when I first read the post - is it only me that sees the funny side? Brilliant kids LOL

Fantastic post - this is how it should be done if you need to rehome your dog! Properly, responsibly, and for the "right" reasons.

I'm sorry but when you hear this excuse day in, day out (I work in dog rescue), it becomes a little tiring and you become hardened to it. I'm sorry your situation is hard, but I'm even sorrier for the dog. A 10 year old staffy that's not good with other animals has no chance - and whatever way you look at it, you, as a family unit have failed him. Please email me a photo of him with as much detail as possible and I will post this on a private rescue forum to see if anyone can take him.

I'm so sorry for your loss and that you had to make that decision. Brought tears to my eyes. I've not lost any of my pets yet but the day will undoubtedly come and I'm not sure how I'll cope. I don't think there's going to be much that anyone can say that will comfort you at the minute apart from time is a healer - and that he obviously knew he was very loved xxx

It wasn't luck - it was determination. The first house wasn't exactly where I wanted to be but it was OK until I could find a place closer to my family - which I did after 6 months. It took a little compromise, and I was very isolated in an area I didn't know away from my family for a while with no use of a car - but my pets are still living and breathing here with me. What's more shocking to me is that you seem to strip all responsibility from the owner (and I use that term loosely) and pass absolutely no judgement on the fact that he, and his family, have left the dog with the only two options of euthanasia or a life in kennels in the first place. That dog did not ask to be born or adopted out to these people, and when they made the decision to take him away from his mum at 6 weeks old, and away from other potential owners that maybe wouldn't abandon or euthanize him when he became an inconvenience, they made a lifelong commitment to him that they should honour. They owe him at least that.

I moved back from Spain last year and I brought my 2 dogs and cat with me. I had found a lovely 2 bed semi in a nice area in Sheffield before I'd even stepped foot back in the country. I've since moved to be closer to my family and now live in a lovely modern terrace in S2 next door to my sister- with all my pets. I've never had a problem and even if I did, I'd just keep looking. So the excuse that you can't find a landlord that allows pets doesn't wash with me. He said he would take it to the vets to be euthanized if he couldn't offload it on someone else - I don't think that's what's best for the dog, do you? He's doing what's best for him and the dog comes second to that after 10 years of loyalty. It really is shocking. Like angel22 said, he would find a way to keep his dog if he wanted to.

Why can't you take him with you?? If the new landlord doesn't allow pets, find a landlord that does. I'm sorry but I'd live on the streets before I had my loyal 10 year old dog put to sleep - shocking. I try hard not to be so judgemental but you wouldn't do this to your kids so why is it OK to do it to a dog? I see this all the time in rescue.

To be fair, you can't compare a bus service or supermarket to a cat charity trying to find homes for unwanted cats. There are a shortage of good homes and a surplus of animals needing them so IMO, the charity owes it to the animals to do whatever it takes to get them a home. If they don't and view charity work like opening a supermarket and selling bread, they're in the wrong area. Now to most people, 20 minutes may be quite petty and most of us would have waited around anyway. However, this particular person didn't - and I would have rather inconvenienced myself and stopped cleaning litter trays for 20 minutes, even if swallowing down my annoyance, if it meant one of the cats getting a home. Just because this person didn't have the patience to wait like most of us probably have, doesn't mean she can't provide a loving home to a cat. TBF, she DID go to a cat rescue rather than buying one for £20 off Gumtree - which is more than most people do. Was it her problem that she got the times wrong? Yes. But in the grand scheme of things, it was 20 minutes - let the woman in for Christs sake. Having had experience of working in rescue, I can see it from both sides. However, I also found that a lot of people who work with and love animals don't necessarily have the best people skills - but people are the ones that will give your animals a home, and so you have to be flexible/understanding with them.

I'm sorry but I'm going to agree slightly with the OP. I worked in dog rescue for a while, and whilst we were run off our feet (I was also holding down a full time job), we often went above and beyond if it meant the difference between a dog getting a home or not. We often did home checks late at night, or took dogs to the owners house if they had problems getting to kennels, or made a last minute dash to kennels so the potential owner could meet a dog. Other rescues used to ask us how we had such a fantastic rehoming rate, especially given that most of our dogs were staffies from the pound, and its because we always went out of our way to work around the owners rather than the owners working around us. I'm sure it wouldn't have hurt the shelter to bend the rules by 20 minutes - now that 20 minutes could have cost a cat a very good home. Just because you don't like the OP's attitude doesn't mean she wouldn't have been able to provide a good home for a cat. If it was 3 hours, fair enough...it was 20 minutes. And with so many cats and dogs needing spaces in rescue, I think the shelter should have been more flexible - even if they just let her in to wait until someone was available.

I can come and try to help you catch them Jan x

Hi there, I'm also at S2 just up the road from the farm and I have some things you could sell such as a TV stand, some nice clothes etc if you can pick up as I don't have a car!

Thanks hun xx

Will try that

No I don't have a scanner I'll try the neighbours tonight and if all else fails, I'll try and get him scanned somewhere

There has been a white and tabby male (I think) cat hanging around my house for the last 2 weeks on Denmark Road in Heeley. He's young, very friendly and looks in good condition which originally made me think he has a home. However, every time I'm home, he's there outside. If he's not on my back garden, he's crying at my front door. He plays with my Siamese cat so I thought he was "calling" for her, but he's literally outside all the time, in all weathers. I gave him some food to see how hungry he was and he wolfed it down (I just want to point out that he was hanging around my house before I started feeding him). Last night it was absolutely throwing it down and he was just sat outside my front door crying, wanting to come in. He was soaked through. I've got 2 dogs and 2 cats myself but in the end I took him in and let him sleep in my spare room, letting him out again this morning. So I'm trying to find out if he has an owner because I don't want to be feeding/encouraging him if he has, but it seems strange to me that he would come to my house rather than his own when he's hungry and it's torrential rain outside. My foster cat has attacked him a couple of times and my dogs chase him when he comes near so I don't understand why he would keep coming back unless he doesn't have a home? He's an unusual tabby colouring, like a chocolate brown tabby, with really unusual light blue eyes and a long face. Does anyone know who's this cat is? I'm going to knock on the doors on the neighbours tonight to ask too Thanks!

I walk there with my 2 small dogs every day What dog do you have bogwoppit? Frightens me to death as if that would have been me, how would I have got it off alone

Hi Chris, We are a charity that saves dogs from "death row" in council pounds, mainly around Yorkshire. We are planning a fundraising event in a supermarket and need as many volunteers as possible - so your help would be greatly appreciated by us! Have a look at our website here: http://www.helpingyorkshirepoundies.co.uk/ You can also contact us at info@helpingyorkshirepoundies.co.uk Thanks!

Urgh. I think we should ban all humans given they are the most murderous, despicable species. Especially dog haters. Can't imagine they are very nice people.

I've heard this from a lot of people too, and that it was on Radio Sheffield. I'm not sure how true it is but I'm not taking any chances, don't walk my dogs there now!

Is this sorted?

In a word...No... If you have the opportunity to live elsewhere I would. Its close to Arbourthorne -lots of chavs and lots of crime, which is also spilling out to Heeley.

what area was this in please?