This poor dog...

[Cowgirl]

cocker spaneil free to a good home UFB. Just put the poor old boy down.

[SoftballCrazy]

No doubt...12 yrs old, he's not far from kicking the bucket anyway...what a shame. A trainer or behaviorist would possibly be able to help them keep the dog and the kid...some folks just don't wanna try to make things work, its too easy to give up and get rid of the dog.

[Cowgirl]

This poor dog... 12-11-2007 12:49 AM So just what do you think should be done, find the DOG a new home or the new BABY. It it bothers you that much, then take the DOG, and STFU


Hmm...looks like someone can't read. I said what I thought should be done in my first post.

[YellowBird]

What a sweet old guy, hope he finds a home.

[persimmoncf]

Maybe I am confused but Cowgirl and softball you feel this 12yo dog should be put down rather than finding a new home? Am I hearing you right. Cause the ad doesnt speak of any ill health.

[SoftballCrazy]

Originally Posted by persimmoncf

Maybe I am confused but Cowgirl and softball you feel this 12yo dog should be put down rather than finding a new home? Am I hearing you right. Cause the ad doesnt speak of any ill health.

I don't think I said anything about putting him down...older dogs can find new homes and live out their last years w/ love...we placed a 10 yr old lab earlier this year, and in the last month or so placed another 8 yr old lab mix, as well as other older dogs.
I would think it would be easier on the dog to stay w/ the family that has had him the past 12 yrs than to be rehomed. A trainer or behaviorist could have possibly helped.
If they were going to take him to the shelter - I would possibly say it would be better to be euthanized w/ familiar loving arms around you than to die by himself in a shelter w/ a heap of other dogs. Many older dogs that go to the shelter do not make it back out - there's hope someone may feel sorry for them and pull them- but it doesn't happen often. So to live the last few days or wks of your life in a shelter, wondering where your family went, when are they coming back for you, all the sounds, smells and noise at the shelter, certainly makes many dogs have anxiety and issues the last days of their life...The lucky ones get pulled and a new chance at life.

[cattitude]

Originally Posted by SoftballCrazy

If they were going to take him to the shelter - I would possibly say it would be better to be euthanized w/ familiar loving arms around you than to die by himself in a shelter w/ a heap of other dogs. Many older dogs that go to the shelter do not make it back out - there's hope someone may feel sorry for them and pull them- but it doesn't happen often. So to live the last few days or wks of your life in a shelter, wondering where your family went, when are they coming back for you, all the sounds, smells and noise at the shelter, certainly makes many dogs have anxiety and issues the last days of their life...The lucky ones get pulled and a new chance at life.

When I volunteered at Montgomery County Humane Society this was the hardest thing to see...heartbreaking.

[Cowgirl]

Originally Posted by persimmoncf

Maybe I am confused but Cowgirl and softball you feel this 12yo dog should be put down rather than finding a new home? Am I hearing you right. Cause the ad doesnt speak of any ill health.

Yes, that's what I'm saying. I feel that the dog would be too traumatized by finding a new home. He's 12 years old. Why put him through that stress? It sounds like the owners are just to "inconvenienced" by him to worry about his well-being. I feel like the dog would be better off to be put down by a vet while his owner is holding him. Maybe the owners are just too cheap or too lazy to deal with him properly.

I would never give up a 12 year old dog. How selfish is that? They could deal with him for 12 years, but now they're just going to toss him aside because they can't be bothered by him? Someone on craigslist responded saying she saw the ad when the owner first got pregnant...now they're saying to dog is jealous of the baby. The dog doesn't deserved to just get cast aside like trash. It makes me sick when pet owners are just to selfish and lazy to deal with their senior pets. There's just no excuse for it. That's my opinion.

[Giddy up!]

Is this dog still available...any one know..I sent a email to the owner..waiting on a reply.

[Toxick]

Originally Posted by Giddy up!

Is this dog still available...any one know..I sent a email to the owner..waiting on a reply.

No - the owner decided to the decent thing, and bashed its skull in with a shovel.