bmw4242001
Posts:280
 | | 03/06/2008 11:15 PM |
 Alert | Hi all. My husband and I have made the hard decision to find homes for our 3 dogs. We have a baby on the way and can not provide them with the attention and space they need. They are all great dogs, very loving and loyal. Here are their descriptions: 1. RUFFIE - Australian Shephard/Lab Mix - brown and black. Male, not fixed. Approx. 2 1/2 - 3 years old. Doesn't like smokers for some reason. Gets along with other dogs but needs to be introduced on a leash first. Approx 40 - 50 lbs 2. MAXIE - Belgiam Malinois/American Pit Bull Terrier Mix - All black with a white spot on her chest. Female, spayed. Approx. 1 year old. Don't let the mixed breed fool you. She is great with kids. Still very much a puppy and loves to play. Very loving! Gets along with other dogs. Approx. 60 - 70 lbs 3. SANDY - German Shephard/Lab Mix - Tan coat - Approx 2 - 2 1/2 years. Female, spayed. She is very loving and loyal. Loves to run and play. My husband has spoiled her by letting her sleep in the bed. Very well behaved. Gets along well with other dogs. Approx 50 - 60 lbs All three are very well loved and will be extremely missed. We would like them to go to families who will have the time to take them for walks, play with them, etc. If you are interested or would like pictures, please PM me. Serious inquiries only!! Thanks! | |
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bmw4242001
Posts:280
| | 03/07/2008 8:56 AM |
Alert | | Pictures of all the dogs have been posted under the Pets for Sale Classifed. I couldn't figure out how to post pictures on here. | |
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Sapo
Posts:186
| | 03/07/2008 11:49 AM |
Alert | This saddens me more than I can tell you. How COULD you?? Sapo | | | |
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petlover
Posts:16
| | 03/08/2008 5:54 AM |
Alert | I have a really hard time understanding how someone can take on pets as part of their family and then just discard them because they don't think they will get enought attention or time? Taking on a pet should be a lifelong committment like anyother family member. You wouldn't get rid of your child because you were affraid that they wouldn't get the attention they desirved would you? There are so many discarded dogs out there already, why are you adding 3 more to the list? Not to mention how tramatic it will be for the dogs to go to different homes if your lucky enough to find homes for them.. I encourage you to reconnsider this.. | | | |
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bmw4242001
Posts:280
| | 03/08/2008 6:19 PM |
Alert | | I tried hard to just ignore your posts but I have to reply. I am not discarding my pets. If I were discarding my pets, I would be taking them to the pound instead of finding loving homes (like ours) for them to live in. At least I am not loading them up in the car and dumping them somewhere in the desert and leaving them to die. You act like I am committing animal cruelty yet I am being unselfish by trying to find my dogs home where they will get the attention they need instead of being outside all day with nothing to really do except play with each other. My family has talked at lengths about keeping the dogs. It was a very hard decision but it is what is best for our dogs. So stop judging us based upon the decision we made. It was ours to make (NOT YOURS) and we will have to live with that (NOT YOU)!!! | |
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Sapo
Posts:186
| | 03/09/2008 7:20 AM |
Alert | You describe your dogs as loving, loyal, spoiled -- all of which means that these dogs have bonded to you and your husband AND they have bonded to each other. Now that they will no longer be convenient, you are going to tear them away from their home. If it makes YOU feel better to point out that you're not dropping them off in the desert, then so be it. But do NOT expect any sympathy or understanding here. I DO, however, have a positive suggestion for you. Please contact Pet Social Worker at www.petsocialworker.org Kimberly can post photos and descriptions of your dogs and you will be able to reach people who are looking for dogs. Sapo | | | |
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DesertDweller
Posts:2559
| | 03/09/2008 8:24 AM |
Alert | Somehow this reminds me of what I have read about the old slave days on the plantation. When times got tough, the slaves were sold. Families were split up. Sometimes you went to a good master. Sometimes not. Like dogs, you were property.
On the plus side, thanks for at least advertising for good homes. Of our four dogs, three were desert drop-offs.
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flygrl
Posts:62
| | 03/09/2008 8:12 PM |
Alert | | There is so much I want to say... but I will shorten it to the fact that it saddens me when animals pay for the stupidity of its owners. | | | |
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bmw4242001
Posts:280
| | 03/09/2008 11:41 PM |
Alert | Maybe its just something about me you all have a problem with since I have seen and read other posts of people trying to find homes for thier pets and yet not one negative comment about that. Hmm obviously I rubbed someone the wrong way. Well I take the back, I rubbed 4 of you the wrong way. I am sure there are more to come.
All I have to say is: WOW, I thought I could turn to a website that has been highly recommended to me as one that is helpful, friendly, supportive, etc and all I have come across is negative, ignorant, judgemental, etc. To think we are all neighbors in this growing community and yet no one is supportive or resepctful for one another. I am probably more qualified to find homes for my dogs than the Pet Social Worker you suggested Sapo since I have raised them myself and know their likes and dislikes. I also find it ironic that you are so against me finding loving homes for them yet will suggest something like that. As for DesertDweller, thanks for the 2 sentence support but my dogs are not slaves and if circumstances were different I would keep my dogs in a heartbeat. They are family to me and I love them more than anything but unfortunately I have to do this. There is more to my decision to find homes for our dogs than just the upcoming arrival of a baby into out home but I do not feel I have to explain my whole family situation to all of Maricopa. So this will be my one last to defend myself from all the negative comments. Nothing you all say will make me change my mind about what I have decided to do. My dogs will be better off in homes that can give them the love and attention that they will slowly start to lose in the next few months. If you still think I am doing the wrong thing and discarding my dogs or treating them like slaves and selling them to the highest bidders(which I could never accept money for them) or making them pay for my stupidity, then there is nothing I can do to prove otherwise. Just know that your opinion is your opinion and I respect that but I don't respect the fact that you feel you have to disrespect me and my family for a decision we made. | |
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"JustJodi"
Posts:617
| | 03/11/2008 5:47 PM |
Alert | | I just do not understand why people feel they have to give the dog's up when having a baby!! This is about the 4th post about giving up a dog because of having a baby. Maybe you will have less time with the dog's, but they will be less miserable with less attention, then if they have to be given away!! And yes I have a child, and we actually got a puppy right before she was born, unfortunately he got parvo, but she was around dog's all the time!! | |
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Pretty in Pink
Posts:177
| | 03/12/2008 4:51 PM |
Alert | Posted By bmw4242001 on 03/08/2008 6:19 PM
I tried hard to just ignore your posts but I have to reply. I am not discarding my pets. If I were discarding my pets, I would be taking them to the pound instead of finding loving homes (like ours) for them to live in. At least I am not loading them up in the car and dumping them somewhere in the desert and leaving them to die. You act like I am committing animal cruelty yet I am being unselfish by trying to find my dogs home where they will get the attention they need instead of being outside all day with nothing to really do except play with each other. My family has talked at lengths about keeping the dogs. It was a very hard decision but it is what is best for our dogs. So stop judging us based upon the decision we made. It was ours to make (NOT YOURS) and we will have to live with that (NOT YOU)!!! I am confused because you say that you will not have time for them because there is a baby on the way, yet you continue to leave them outside and don't have enough time for them now and YOU HAVEN"T EVEN HAVE YOUR BABY YET! What is your excuse for neglecting them if you don't even have the baby yet. | | | |
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Pretty in Pink
Posts:177
| | 03/12/2008 4:53 PM |
Alert | and if they were family to you like you said, then your would not be giving them up. You haven't even introduced them to the baby yet. So how can you say that there would be a problem. I could never live with myself knowing that I gave up my "family" for no good reason other than my own selfishness. | | | |
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So.SideCubFan
Posts:95
| | 03/12/2008 10:09 PM |
Alert | | you are cruel! | | | |
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flygrl
Posts:62
| | 03/13/2008 5:25 PM |
Alert | Just as an FYI when you are giving your dogs away...some people pretend to be honorable, potential adopters and then turn around and sell them to animal testing facilities. Also, they take the free dogs and use them in training pitbulls for dog fights.
Make sure you know the potential adopters real well... | | | |
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reina
Posts:270
| | 03/17/2008 8:57 PM |
Alert | | bmw - I've been there, and I just wanted to tell you that it can work with three dogs and kids. I am not trying to sway your answer...just letting you know. When I found out I was pregnant we had three large dogs. (110 lbs, 70 lbs, and 50 lbs) I started worrying about the dogs not getting enough attention and worrying about my new baby to come. Our dogs were used to laying on furniture....getting what they wanted. I was afraid for my baby's safety...all these things naturally go through your mind. At least, they did for me. For us, it wasn't an easy choice. When it came down to it, I couldn't give my dogs away. Sure, things have changed around here a little. Before the baby was born, we decided to re-train the dogs to stay off the furniture. Two of the dogs are kenneled/crated at night (which they have been since puppies). We made use of baby gates and gated off half the house so the dogs could come in during the summer, but my daughter still had crawling room without fear of getting stepped on. Now my daughter is almost three. Those dogs are her best friends, and looking back at it, I can't imagine it any other way. This kid has control over three huge dogs that are putty in her hands. We are always very careful. We always supervise. But, with a little extra training for mommy and the dogs, everyone gets along well together. I just wanted to share that it can work. I don't know your specific situation...but good luck. | | | |
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luv the copa
Posts:183
| | 03/21/2008 9:53 AM |
Alert | I pm'd you
Good luck finding a good home. I am sure that some family looking for a good dog will be happy to find a dog that is not a puppy. I for one can't stand the puppy stage and tend to look for dogs like this for our famly. Not everyone wants a puppy and not everyone that gets a "free" dog mistreats it. We just "adopted" a sweet 3 yr. old hound dog that we LOVE. It was so great to get a dog already trained that we could enjoy from day one. I am sure that some will find this selfish, but to each his own :o)
When we were in the military we had a beautiful Rotty. We got orders over seas and decided that rather than have the dog quaranteed and living in a crate somewhere we would give it to the Rottweiler foundation where they pre-screen families....oh the slack we got from the foundation about getting rid of a dog. I cried and cried over getting rid of the dog. I honestly thought I was doing what was best for the dog. They adapt well, and someone may be looking for exactly what you have.
Just curious, how else do people get dogs? Not everyone wants a full breed $800 puppy that will pee all over the carpet. | |
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peanut
Posts:44
| | 03/21/2008 12:47 PM |
Alert | My parents had 3 kids 3 dogs and 2 cats growing up! I would have to say that I could not have grown up in a more crazy household than that but I loved it! The pets really brought lots of love to the family and in really gave me the love for animals that I have now. | | | |
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Alwaysbehind
Posts:11
| | 03/31/2008 6:58 PM |
Alert | Someone who loves their animials, considers them a part of their family, does not give them away. Someone who is too lazy to take the dogs for a walk, is tired of having to take care of them, and just doesn't care anymore can use the excuse that a baby is on the way. I don't know all of the cirmcustances, but it sounds like this was just a selfish decison and there is no real remorse. I hope the dogs do find a good home, but there are thousands of dogs out there who need good homes. The chances of these dogs finding one home together is remote. Very sad. | | | |
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Phantom
Posts:31
| | 03/31/2008 7:36 PM |
Alert | | Dogs normally live 10 - 16 years. A person should realise that when they adopt one..... especially three. | |
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