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[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]

OP wanted the dog to have ‘the life it deserved’ - it seemed that she thought that some new family would swoop in and be taking the dog on two walks a day and giving the dog all sorts of attention. She thought that the rescue, despite being overwhelmed with animals every day, would find a great home for her old dog.
That was stupid. Odds are some ignorant rescue gal felt the tumor and had the dog put to sleep with no further tests. That’s incredibly ignorant. 
You should not be giving rescues like this money - they are not doing ‘good work’ and you should name them.

If you have money to give to rescues you had money to hire a dog walker once a day. 
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