Reply to surrendering a pet to a shelter

Forum Index » Pets

Reply to "surrendering a pet to a shelter"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]Has anyone ever had to surrender a pet dog to a shelter?  We have adopted four
Dogs from shelters over the years and have cared for them until their 
unfortunate passing.  Three and a half years ago we accepted a dog from a 
"friend" with a new baby in the family. They could not care for the
dog anymore and were going to take her to a shelter.  Over the 3.5 years 
that the dog has been with us she has attempted to go after (attack) several 
dogs and once made contact and was injured by the other dog.  She has also "nipped" at 
several people who have visited our home.  Yesterday, due to an unusual sequence
of events (we weren't able to restrain her quickly as we typically do when someone
comes over), she bit a neighbor.  She put a hole in his pants and left bite
marks on his thigh with an ugly bruise forming quickly.  Our
neighbor has been extremely kind and forgiving.  My husband and I have 
determined that we must surrender our dog to a shelter.  The issue is, none
will accept a dog who has bitten or attacked other dogs.  We will be forced to 
take her to our county shelter where I'm sure she'll be euthanized, given her 
history.  I guess I am looking for some comfort, advice, or stories of
similar circumstances.  I guess I should add that our "friend" did not tell
us of the dog's aggression so we had no idea what we were getting into.  To add to
the stress, I am several months pregnant.  [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics