New Doggie Home Needed...

[Pegster710]

My daughter has a dog, "Mugs" - he's part Pug and part Jack Russell terrier. He's an AWESOME little guy, but she has to find a new home for him. She works all day and has evening events most days with my granddaughter. They live in a small apartment, and he's in a kennel all day - it just isn't fair to him...

He's very active and loves to run. He needs someone who can spend a little time teaching him how to be a gentleman. My granddaughter is 6 and he's excellent with her. He loves children.

He comes with his kennel, his Milk-Bone bowls and mat, a leash, toys, a few shirts, and some food.

If anyone can take him, please let me know... Contact me here or at pegster@somd.net.

TIA

 

[julz20684]

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[Pegster710]

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She just asked me to post this - I have pics at home. They'll be up this evening. Stay tuned...

 

[julz20684]

She just asked me to post this - I have pics at home. They'll be up this evening. Stay tuned...

 

[Fubar]

My daughter has a dog, "Mugs" - he's part Pug and part Jack Russell terrier. He's an AWESOME little guy, but she has to find a new home for him. She works all day and has evening events most days with my granddaughter. They live in a small apartment, and he's in a kennel all day - it just isn't fair to him...

He's very active and loves to run. He needs someone who can spend a little time teaching him how to be a gentleman. My granddaughter is 6 and he's excellent with her. He loves children.


TIA

No harm intended but what kind of signal does that send to a 6 yr old child?
Is she next if mommy can't spend time w/her?
After 6 yrs.??

 

[Geek]

Is he neutered? Up to date on shots?

 

[vraiblonde]

No harm intended but what kind of signal does that send to a 6 yr old child?
Is she next if mommy can't spend time w/her?
After 6 yrs.??

A dog is not a child. Most kids understand that.

 

[Pegster710]

No harm intended but what kind of signal does that send to a 6 yr old child?
Is she next if mommy can't spend time w/her?
After 6 yrs.??

They've only had him about 3 months. She discussed it with her daughter and they both feel it's best for the dog if he goes to a new home where he isn't in a kennel all day.

My granddaughter doesn't think her mom is going to lock her in her room because the dog is kept in a kennel - why would she think her mom would try to find her a new home just because the dog needs one? She's just as sad about the dog being alone in the kennel all day...

 

[Pegster710]

Is he neutered? Up to date on shots?

He is not neutered, but he is up to date on his shots.

 

[Pegster710]

A dog is not a child. Most kids understand that.

Thanks, vrai...

 

[Lilypad]

A dog is not a child. Most kids understand that.

I beg to differ on this vrai, a pet is all some children have.
The dog is 6 yr. old-how many "homes" has this poor pup had?
Surely Pegs daughter should have given more thought to accepting the responsibility of a pet. Did her life just get busy?
Seems we live in a "throw away" society.

 

[bresamil]

I beg to differ on this vrai, a pet is all some children have.
The dog is 6 yr. old-how many "homes" has this poor pup had?
Surely Pegs daughter should have given more thought to accepting the responsibility of a pet. Did her life just get busy?
Seems we live in a "throw away" society.

I think she posted that the granddaughter is 6, not the dog.

 

[kwillia]

I beg to differ on this vrai, a pet is all some children have.
The dog is 6 yr. old-how many "homes" has this poor pup had?
Surely Pegs daughter should have given more thought to accepting the responsibility of a pet. Did her life just get busy?
Seems we live in a "throw away" society.

Peg's daughter attempted to incorporate a dog into their life and after three months recognized the dog wasn't getting the attention it deserved. She discussed this with her daughter and is now attempting to find a better home for the dog. I think this provides a very good life lesson to her daugher and represents a very responsible way for her to handle the situation. Who the heck are you to insist that a dog remain caged, kenneled and/or tied up rather than transferred to a better home...

 

[Pegster710]

I beg to differ on this vrai, a pet is all some children have.
The dog is 6 yr. old-how many "homes" has this poor pup had?
Surely Pegs daughter should have given more thought to accepting the responsibility of a pet. Did her life just get busy?
Seems we live in a "throw away" society.

OK - just to clear this up... the dog will be 1 (one) year old in July. She's had the dog for three months. And yes, she just recently got really busy with life in general - she's a single parent trying to do the best she can.

Thank you. That is all.

 

[SLIM]

OK - just to clear this up... the dog will be 1 (one) year old in July. She's had the dog for three months. And yes, she just recently got really busy with life in general - she's a single parent trying to do the best she can.

Thank you. That is all.

Good Luck to your daughter! I guess some people just don't know how to GRASP REALITY!

 

[maaaagic567]

My daughter has a dog, "Mugs" - he's part Pug and part Jack Russell terrier. He's an AWESOME little guy, but she has to find a new home for him. She works all day and has evening events most days with my granddaughter. They live in a small apartment, and he's in a kennel all day - it just isn't fair to him...

He's very active and loves to run. He needs someone who can spend a little time teaching him how to be a gentleman. My granddaughter is 6 and he's excellent with her. He loves children.

He comes with his kennel, his Milk-Bone bowls and mat, a leash, toys, a few shirts, and some food.

If anyone can take him, please let me know... Contact me here or at pegster@somd.net.

I am going to send an email out to everyone on my address book list about Mugs, also, ask everyone who receives the email to forward it to everyone on their address book, I hope Mugs can find a good home. I would just hope that whoever adopts Mugs will have him neutered, thereby, helping to control the pet population. Good luck in finding him a good home,, you are a nice mom,

 

[wharf rat]

Seems we live in a "throw away" society.[/FONT][/QUOTE]

I thought this was so hilarious! And yet very sad at the same time because people do these things FAR too often with real pets these days.



No one can deny the outrageous cost of owning a pet nowadays. Even on the strictest budget, a small dog can cost its owner tens of dollars (US) a month just for feeding - and that is not including vet bills, fuzzy lil' squeeky cute toys, pee-and-feces-from-your-carpet removal products, and flea-and-tick sprays. Owning a modern pet is an expensive undertaking, but for us, it creates an opportunity.

Introducing Disposable Pets... Why not create a line of disposable pets? These animals would be specificly bred in mass quantities for the sole intent of being 'tossed in the bin' when they lose their cuteness or become hungry. Sure, this has been done with hamsters and sea monkeys, but let's think big.

We could start with puppies. With the breakthroughs in genetics, scientists could breed (or they could let other dogs do it) an entire line of puppies that look and act just like the next one.

Picture this... A shopper would go to a pet store and grab a dog out of a pile of poodles, or a bin of boxers, or a crate of cockers - whatever the shopper was in the mood for that week. There would be no need to buy food or worry with shots or collars. If the dog's ribs start to show, don't throw him some scraps. Throw him in the waste basket. If he gets worms, don't take him to the vet. Take him to the dump. If he runs away, who cares? There are a thousand that look just like him back at the pet store.

The idea could be carried over to cats, fish, iguanas, horses, and whatever else the average family has running around the house. It would be perfect because pets are a renewable resource, like trees and children, and we would never run out of a supply.



http://www.halfbakery.com/idea/Disposable_20Pets

 

[Geek]

He is not neutered, but he is up to date on his shots.

You should get him neutered before you give him away. It is the only responsible thing. Try Lucky Ones

 

[Hello6]

A dog is not a child. Most kids understand that.

Her actions teach the child the dog is disposable. Something becomes slightly inconvenient? Just pawn it off on an easy mark. We can get another one and when it outgrows it's puppy cuteness, we give it away and start all over again. What fun!

 

[Unbelievable]

Her actions teach the child the dog is disposable. Something becomes slightly inconvenient? Just pawn it off on an easy mark. We can get another one and when it outgrows it's puppy cuteness, we give it away and start all over again. What fun!

I agree, why is it that it's so easy to give things up when they become inconvenient -- because parents are teaching children that is the way things are done.