Way over my head. I'm starting to freak out. I have too many animals and it's getting to me. Please don't make me feel any worse than I do right now. I have 5 dogs and two cats, not to mention all the birds. I cannot take all of these dogs anymore and don't know what to do. I've tried finding homes for three of the dogs to no avail. I will not take them to the pound, so I need some advice. I have a Chihuahua, a feist mix, and a red St. Poodle that need new homes before I lose my mind. I've advertised on Yahoo groups and here with no luck. If anyone knows of anyone who would be interested in any of these dogs, please let me know.
The feist mix is a 3 year old spayed female. We used to live in town , but moved here last summer to 12 acres in the woods. She will not be contained. We've tried everything. If we tied her up or keep her in a run, she refuses to eat. She wants to run amok and I'm afraid she's going to get shot or run over by a car. She's the nicest girl, but my kids are allergic to her. At the other house, she was in a fenced yard, here she's smelled the call of the wild (
) and isn't happy unless she can be free. She's housebroken and knows basic commands, loves kids, and is every animal's friend. The Chihuahua is an UN-neutered male. Every time I had an appt to have him neutered, we'd end up stuck in the snow with no way to get out for days. So now he's a true male Chihuahua. He lifts his leg on stuff and humps and yaps at everything. Ugh. The St. Poodle turned 1 year old in January and is also not neutered. He was bought as a stud dog and I admit my mistake. He's an absolute sweetheart. Big and silly. Doesn't lift his leg yet, and does not hump. He's just too big for me. I was told I'd have more help and I'm not getting it.
I can't even keep up the grooming on the poodle. I can't finish anything. Ever.
I am Bi Polar and had all of these grand ideas of having a bunch of animals and now it's just too much. I'm starting to fall into a hole of depression here over this. It's all my fault and I take the blame here. I just am at my wits end and cannot handle the stress anymore. I'm not looking to make any money off of these guys, just enough to know they'll go to good homes, you know? If anyone has an ideas for me to try, I'd truly appreciate it. All I'm asking is $25 for the feist, $50 for the Chi and $200 (I paid $850) for the St. Poodle. Is this too much? Is that why I'm not getting any interest?
I've sat here for the past four days crying and feeling like less of a person over this. I feel like a total dirtbag for taking on more than I can handle and feel like a jerk even asking for adoption fees. I don't know. Ugh. DH is peeved, rightly so, he doesn't want me to just give them away, he said to get a few bucks so I know they go to a good home. He even said he'd trade farm stuff for them. I just am having no luck finding them a home. They don't even need to go together.
I've been taking my medication but I'm still just so defeated. I just want to lay down and sleep all the time. Please don't think less of me for posting this, but I need help and have no real life friends to talk to.
I am in Southeast WV, near Beckley, Charleston, near Tazewell, VA, Roanoke, Va
Adding pics per request:
Niblet:
Weeman (he weighs about 2lbs.):
Rufus as a puppy:
what he looks like now. I'll have to get a current pic of him, this is from google not a pic of him. He is this color and looks like this pic, but I have him shaved down for spring:
The feist mix is a 3 year old spayed female. We used to live in town , but moved here last summer to 12 acres in the woods. She will not be contained. We've tried everything. If we tied her up or keep her in a run, she refuses to eat. She wants to run amok and I'm afraid she's going to get shot or run over by a car. She's the nicest girl, but my kids are allergic to her. At the other house, she was in a fenced yard, here she's smelled the call of the wild (
I am Bi Polar and had all of these grand ideas of having a bunch of animals and now it's just too much. I'm starting to fall into a hole of depression here over this. It's all my fault and I take the blame here. I just am at my wits end and cannot handle the stress anymore. I'm not looking to make any money off of these guys, just enough to know they'll go to good homes, you know? If anyone has an ideas for me to try, I'd truly appreciate it. All I'm asking is $25 for the feist, $50 for the Chi and $200 (I paid $850) for the St. Poodle. Is this too much? Is that why I'm not getting any interest?
I've sat here for the past four days crying and feeling like less of a person over this. I feel like a total dirtbag for taking on more than I can handle and feel like a jerk even asking for adoption fees. I don't know. Ugh. DH is peeved, rightly so, he doesn't want me to just give them away, he said to get a few bucks so I know they go to a good home. He even said he'd trade farm stuff for them. I just am having no luck finding them a home. They don't even need to go together.
I've been taking my medication but I'm still just so defeated. I just want to lay down and sleep all the time. Please don't think less of me for posting this, but I need help and have no real life friends to talk to.
I am in Southeast WV, near Beckley, Charleston, near Tazewell, VA, Roanoke, Va
Adding pics per request:
Niblet:
Weeman (he weighs about 2lbs.):
Rufus as a puppy:
what he looks like now. I'll have to get a current pic of him, this is from google not a pic of him. He is this color and looks like this pic, but I have him shaved down for spring:
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