ParkyJ Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 The amount people selling their dog cause they havnt got time or they are pregnant makes me mad why get one in the first place if you know you havnt the time and if you become pregnant or have children would you get rid of the child when you have had enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suecatsitter Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 yep i feel same,i offer to walk/sit the pets but the reply i get is sorry be better to rehome!! better for who you and not the poor dog:rant::rant: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hel73 Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Yeah i agree, we have 2 dogs a 7 yr old boxer and an 18 month old staffy x sharpie and we are looking for a puppy to add to them, we both work but have time for them, they are a part of our family. Id have a housefull if my ova half would let me. Id love to open a rescue centre but wouldn't have a clue where to start or how to go about it, ill just have to volunteer for other rescues for now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeny Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 I would have never given up any of my pets , might have rehomed the children though!!! seriously I wouldn't want my beloved pets with anyone else but me , wether i had chgildren or not. Also you are teaching your children that you have no commitment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suecatsitter Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 i agree with you teeny its what it teaches our kids, you can always cope with pets sometimes its juggling same as children, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabcakes Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 there was only one time i agreed with someone rehoming their dog for this reason & then they changed their minds & kept him it was a lady who had got 2 children & a little jack Russel she found out she was pregnant witch she was fine with until she found out at 6 months pregnant she had got terminal cancer & little jack ( that was his name ) funnily enough was only 2 she got him when she started her family but had recently started to feel tired along with other things that come along with it & later on found out after test insisted by her hubby she found out she had got cancer little jack was avery giddy lad & would jump allover he was manic witch was why they was going to rehome him witch i so understood & while they was waiting to find a home for him he just sort of became her bed pal he wouldn't leave her side only to toilet so they decided to keep him my friend died 2 & a half years ago & the strange thing was little jack died a year after of a mascell tumor that they kept getting rid of & it just appeared somewhere else they eventually decided to have him put to sleep he was 3 1/2 rip Cindy & little jack to many people treat dogs & cats etc like they are a problem as soon as it dose something wrong instead of working through it its easy to get rid & get a new one but that new one will still have problems what ever you do & having kids should be no exscuse you chose to have children not the dog cat etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwkittie Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 (edited) Some people have genuine reasons though, like if god forbid something happened to my OH I'd probably have to rehome my dog as I'm out the house at least 10 hours every weekday, often 6 days a week. I wouldn't be able to afford a dog walker every day on my wage as well as all the bills, can't take her to work with me and don't have anyone here who could help. Edit - regarding the 'pregnant' excuse I expect that mostly comes from people who probably put even less (no!) consideration into the decision to have children than the decision to get a pet! Edited March 18, 2012 by vwkittie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsar Chasm Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 Having kids was the last thing on our minds yet it still happened, kept the dog though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah-Lacie Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 The only time I understand it is when they know the dog is not good with children, and wouldn't tolerate a toddler, then I feel its a valid excuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabcakes Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 The only time I understand it is when they know the dog is not good with children, and wouldn't tolerate a toddler, then I feel its a valid excuse. i agree & sometimes it can be sorted out & then sometimes it can't things like this are different after we lost Major our GSD years ago we decided to get another GSD puppy but made the terrible mistake of getting him from a scrap yard both mum & & dad was very keen guard dogs witch didn't bother us but what we didn't expect was for it to come through in the puppy he was terribly keen & was quite growley with the kids they never tormented him i never allowed anything like that he got very possessive with his toys,food anything that was his we relay tried to sort this problem out if i had known what i know with dogs now i know i would have done things differently but when he kept growling at our 2 year old for just walking past him we just felt like we couldn't trust him so we looked for a new home for him & found him the perfect home with a couple that was in the army & wanted a dog for army work they was very clued up with Sheppard's & loved him from the moment they saw him & went away very happy it made us feel good knowing he went to someone who could handle him but still felt guilty for getting him in the 1st place we should have known we made the mistake of thinking he would be like our Major & he wasn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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