Do they ever wonder ?

[kateincornwall]

About the dog they gave up for adoption ? I`m not being horrible here , being well aware that sometimes , dogs are put up for adoption for very genuine reasons , but some aren't .
I came really close, the other day , to messaging the woman we rehomed Nelly from , but then thought better of it because frankly , I don't think she ever gives her little dog a second thought ! Her life , as seen on Facebook , carried on within hours od handing over her dog in exchange for cash , in fact that very afternoon , she was at the hairdressers having some expensive looking extensions put in ! I waited , expecting her to message and ask how Nelly was doing , had she journeyed well , was she happy, but not a word . The only exchange via FB messenger was to push her to change the microchip details , and until then, when I gave her our address for Petlog , she hadn't got a clue where her dog had gone to live ! She merrily posted away , her new house with a massive garden , a new kitten to join their resident cat and then a new baby , she even deleted the very few photos she had of Nelly ( then Bella ) , like she never existed , stating that life was complete and wonderful , that her life couldn't be happier .
So, no , I didn't message to tell her how Nelly is doing , because frankly she doesn't deserve my time, or deserve anything to do with Nelly , no information, zilch .
I feel sad for those who have , for some reason , no option but to bid their dogs farewell, safe in the knowledge that they are happy , but for those like this woman , how can you not want to know ? How cold and callous , she wanted £150 .

 

[Lisa]

It boggles the mind to be sure.

 

[SwampDonkey]

It's just alien to me. I understand giving up a dog because you have too. It might come to that for me but I would do it carefully and would want to know how the dogs were doing.

 

[edzbird]

Coco's ex has tried to contact me several times. I feel desperately sorry for anyone that finds them self in that position, but I have not allowed contact. For Coco's sake. I have told her he is happy and blossoming, but that's all.

 

[Oberon]

We got Obi from a family who had to give him up due to allergies. Also Obi was a bit of a handful. They were lovely people and loved Obi very much and were very upset after he left. For the first few years we kept in touch and sent photos and visited with Obi once. It was mainly important to them to know that he was ok and that they made a good decision in letting us have him.

 

[Charlie]

Charlie's original family gave him in to the Pound to be PTS as a 6 month old puppy so they think he is dead. Three further owners gave him up so nobody deserves to know how he is and how well he is doing with us who love him so very much. His fosterer from the rescue centre emails me every now and then to see how life is for him and I have sent photo's. She is thrilled to hear how well his training is going as she never believed it would be possible to train him xx

 

[Xena Dog Princess]

You did right to not send that message. Rant away on here all you want because that lady doesn't deserve (nor care, you're right about that) about Nelly. The bare minimum would have been an e-mail or two to check in, but she couldn't even manage that. She's garbage in human skin and it's painful to realise that people like that walk among us.

 

[Emily_Babbelhund]

What a strange situation with Nelly. She's so very lucky that you were the person that answered that ad. I can see why you wouldn't want to contact her and would have a lot of anger and bafflement towards her. Of course I knew Nelly's story somewhat, but for some reason I'd always imagined her first home as being very poor and that was the reason (still mind boggling) that they wanted to sell her off like a used sofa. That they seem comfortably well off is even more confusing. But again the important thing - she hit the jackpot and is where she was meant to be!

I've wondered a lot about the people who gave up Carbon. They left a puppy off at a killing station, so I assume they think he was put down. I can't imagine doing this to any dog, let alone a three month old puppy. I've been told by several sources that often people come to the area on holiday for the summer, pick up a puppy at the market for EUR20 for their kids, keep the puppy for the summer and then dump them at the killing station before returning to the city. Was that Carbon or Paul? We'll never know.

My pittie girl Mama Jodhi was surrendered back to the shelter from which she was adopted as a puppy eight years prior due to the death of her very devoted first human. I found that particularly sad as it was her daughter who dropped her off at the shelter saying she couldn't care for Jodhi. Maybe due to financial reasons because Jodhi was a VERY easy dog behaviour-wise. The daughter brought Jodhi's bed and toys and was very concerned that they stay with Jodhi which was ironic because Jodhi as a pit bull only had a few days at the shelter before she was scheduled to be put down.

I always wondered what the daughter thought had happened to Jodhi. It was the shelter manager's decision not to give me the daughter's contact info, but for her sake I hope they let her know that Jodhi hadn't been killed. I had the impression from the daughter making a big deal over her toys and bed that she thought the shelter was really a shelter and not a place where 50% of the surrendered dogs (and over 90% of the pits) got put down.

 

[Xena Dog Princess]

I've been told by several sources that often people come to the area on holiday for the summer, pick up a puppy at the market for EUR20 for their kids, keep the puppy for the summer and then dump them at the killing station before returning to the city.

Ugh are you serious? I honestly can't believe that people like this walk among us. I hope all their shits are rock hard and their wees like pissing razor blades. The front line people in the rescue community are really amazing, I don't know how they cope.

 

[Charlie]

I watched a programe on rescue centres in Australia and NZ on the increasing problem of Uni students buying puppies leaving them all day, when they have finished their degree they either give the puppies to the rescue centres or abandon them in their housing and sod off. There's nothing worse than human beings xx

 

[Granca]

It’s horrid that people can be so callous. At least Nelly, Carbon and the others are now in good homes where they are loved and wanted.

 

[Xena Dog Princess]

We have a big problem in NZ of pets being surrendered because people can't find pet friendly rentals. Finding a pet friendly rental is a massive challenge, there are so few so the competition is intense. People write up little CVs for their pets, they have to offer massive deposits or be willing to pay increased rent. Another issue is international students surrendering their pets when they go back to their home countries. I don't hear much about people abandoning pets tbh, but shame on anybody who sells a pet to somebody on a student visa.

 

[Charlie]

That was it, students from overseas on visas. I find it inconceivable that anyone could treat an animal so badly. My heart breaks for these dogs, it really does The people who work on the frontline saving them must have nightmares, they deserve a medal. xx

 

[Boogie]

I never stop thinking about the pups that have left me. Just one contact a year is wonderful - as I have with three of them.

How can people treat and think of animals as just things? Do they never look in their eyes and see the personality in there?

Which is what she must have done, passed on a ‘thing’ - just as I never, ever think about old cars we had.

Very sad

 

[Atemas]

How can people treat and think of animals as just things?

Every evening I look at the BBC News app to catch up on the day. Last night I was in tears - someone had beaten and set fire to a dog in the UK. He was found with horrific injuries and taken to a vets. He has been operated on and had his eye removed. HOW can any so called human being do this to a dog? It’s one of the most upsetting things I have read for ages.