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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - thanks again. I appreciate the compassion.  I also understand those who disagree with my surrendering her.  I think I'll keep the org name private, because they are quite big and do very good work, generally.

It is helpful to read your opinions (which is the reason I posted) about what could have been done differently or how others might feel in my shoes.  I agree, in most situations, re-homing an older dog is wrong (she was 6 or so).  In my case, I felt I had no other choice, and it was not a snap decision.  I continue to donate to rescues, and hope one day I will rebound (health-wise) to the point where I can give a warm home to a pack of rescues.[/quote]

And if you get sick again?  Do you return those dogs too?  These animals are not shoes, you can’t just return them. [/quote]

I am horrified.[/quote]

OP, don't let these people make you feel badly.  OP said that she has an illness that prevented her from caring from the dog.  Is she supposed to keep the dog and let it suffer while she is in bed, unable to get out of bed to feed it and walk it?  That's not right.  We give money to a rescue and my understanding is that it is a no kill rescue.  If I had to give up a dog, I would turn to them first.  I had no idea that there were "rescue" organizations that kill dogs -- I thought that was the difference between a "rescue" group and a "shelter."  OP, I think you can forgive yourself.  If I were you,  I would also be upset with the rescue for not letting you know the situation.[/quote]

Why on earth would you turn to an organization that you clearly don't know much about before seeking a home with friend on acquaintance?

I am not much of an a animal lover but even I know unless the words "no kill" are explicitly used then animals are being euthanized. (even then I question it)

I find it hard to believe that someone who donates hundreds of dollars to animal causes does not know this.

The rescue has no obligation to let him/her know anything...in their eyes she is simply a pet guardian who chose to surrender her pet. Reasons don't matter. I'm sure everyone who abandons their obligation to their pet by returning to the [b]shelter [/b]makes up some sob story about why they are doing it. Do I think OP should put her own heath at risk by keeping a pet if it's truly dangerous? Certainly not. However, it's not reasonable for him/her to expect the shelter would keep in contact about the pet he/she chose to surrender. [/quote]

I'm not sure if you're responding to me, but the organization that I donate money to is definitely "no kill."  (It's actually a little ridiculous sometimes, the dogs that they put up for foster with significant medical needs.)  I assume that the OP did not have a friend that was able to take the dog.  If I were in that position, and had a dog from the breed rescue that I support, I would definitely return him to the breed rescue organization, rather than just emailing around my neighborhood or asking friends if they randomly know someone.  The breed rescues (at least the one I support) have foster families that really love these dogs and are extremely knowledgeable about what it takes to care for a dog.  I think they would definitely provide a better home than a random cousin-of-a-friend-of-a-neighbor's-brother.  You're using the term "shelter" and "rescue" interchangeably -- from my understanding, they are really two different things.  I agree that I wouldn't expect anything from a shelter that I gave a dog.  But the breed rescues are usually all about what's best for the dog, and would generally work with you to make sure that they get a situation that's best for the dog.

I guess my post was just to say that I don't think it's fair to paint OP as a bad dog owner that shouldn't get another dog.  This sounds like it was something out of her control, and she tried to do right by the dog.  If the dog really had incurable cancer, the shelter probably did the right thing.  If the dog really just had a fatty tumor, the shelter did wrong by the dog. (My guess is that the dog probably had both, because I don't think any competent vet would mistake a fatty tumor for a metasized tumor -- it's pretty easy to tell the difference.)   But I don't think that the OP is a bad pet owner -- this clearly is not something she did lightly.[/quote]

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