You would not believe the number of people who wanted to dump elderly sick animals in our cocker rescue. Often they were already talking about the new puppy they were going to get!
I even had some call me and ask would I take their pet to the vet to be put down because they “couldn’t stand to do it”.
I tried to do the best I could in regards educating people about pet ownership and tried to work to keep the dog in the home, but some people are just too stupid and selfish. My prayer for them as I picked up the dog was Please God don’t let them get another animal.
Makes me angry thinking about it.
And people complain that rescues are picky about where the animal goes, darn right...the poor things have most often suffered enough.
Walkers are very bright dogs, but do have their perceptual weaknesses. Understanding cars and traffic is one of them. It was a death sentence by someone too lazy to carry it out themselves. She'd have died if I hadn't picked her up, pulled over, opened the door and she jumped in. Been together a year and a half now.
She was running up to every passing car, hopeful with tail wagging, only to slink off when the car didn't stop. Right in the middle of a four lane highway. I just don't like people very much, sometimes.
Those people that change dogs every other year are usually the ones that don’t know how to discipline a dog(or kids). I can’t stand those people either. They also tend to be incapable of managing their money.
Amen.