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[quote=Anonymous]So, about five months ago, a woman I don't know very well told me that her husband was dying. He was going into the hospital. I know her because of our dogs; I offered to take care of her dog while he was in the hospital.

He was in and out of the hospital for a couple of months - and we took care of the dog on and off for a couple of months. Then he went into hospice. We kept the dog. He died. We still have the dog, because now their apartment is being treated for mold (there was a leak while all the horrible health stuff was going on).

It's been about five months. My heart breaks for this woman and what she's been through. I also am tired of taking care of her dog - but I feel like a monster telling her that I can't do it anymore. She seems to be so relieved that her dog is well cared for and happy while she's going through these crises, and I don't think I have given her any indication that this is an imposition. (The imposition is that her dog isn't fully housetrained, and is very emotionally needy - so our other pets are getting less attention than usual, plus I am having to take the dog out more often than usual and clean up pee in the house way more often than usual. I am an experienced dog owner, but I haven't been able to housetrain this dog while she's been staying with us.)

My husband and I are in the process of buying a house, and we have some other things going on that will be taking up a lot of time, that I guess we could use as a hook for saying that we can't take care of the dog anymore. (My husband has been a saint while all this is going on.)

So what do I do here? Do I keep her dog, until she's ready to take the dog back, because not to do so would be ghastly? Do I tell her that we have too much going on and it's time for her to make other arrangements, and just deal with the guilt? [/quote]

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