"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> On 2018-07-29 10:52 AM, Cheri wrote:
>
>> Me either and in this day and age I don't know of any reputable vet that
>> would put a pet down unless the pet was suffering, those people that
>> abandon pets for their own convenience might find themselves in the same
>> position when growing old and nobody wants to step up to help because it
>> would be inconvenient.
>
> I can't fault a person for not wanting to step in an "rescue" someone's
> pet. A dog tends to develop a bond early in life and it can take a fair
> amount of time before it really takes to a new owner. They are sometimes
> dogs with issues. I have had a couple rescues. One came from the pound
> when he was a year and a half. He took to us quickly and was fairly easy
> to train. Then we got a five year old Belgium Shepherd, and he was
> wonderful.
>
> As he got older and we looked for a replacement I got a variation of the
> Belgium, a 5 year old Malinois. He was a handful. The woman dropped him
> off on here way to a conference and said she would come back in three days
> and if things weren't working out she would take him back. She lied. She
> never came back or called or replied to emails. He was virtually
> untrainable, but by age 11 he started to mellow.
>
> Our most recent rescue is a 6 year old mini golden doodle whose owners had
> health issues. He is a needy little guy withe separation anxiety and a
> finicky appetite. He needs some training.
>
> It isn't always easy to take on a second hand pet.

Yes, our last two dogs have been rescues, before that from pups. They both
have been great dogs, the second was quite shy for awhile, but 8 years
later, it's like she never was anywhere else. She had a hard life on the
street and was a walking skeleton, now she could stand to lose a pound or
two, but she's happy. I think there are some dogs that can't be rehomed
successfully.

Cheri