I am in over my head.

[~*Sweet Cheeks*~]

Hang in there. Advertise on Craigslist and I'd offer them FREE to a good home. I don't think charging a rehoming fee is an indicator of going to a good home. Plus, someone is going to have to have the two neutered, fed, and cared for for the rest of their lives.

I just rehomed a bearded dragon my daughter brought home and left when she moved back home from California. I had bought a 55 gal tank with custom screen lid, ceramic heat lamp, basking light, timer, water dish, fake log to climb on, sand, and worms once a week. I rehomed him to a Petsmart employee who loves bearded dragons and has three of her own. (personally, I prefer fur and feathers over scales and spikes).

Rather than try to get some of the money I put into the little guy, it was more important that the gal would provide a great home for the rest of his life. (10 yrs or so).

Get outside in the sun and go for a walk. Do something you like to do. Best of luck to you.

You don't have control over other people or events , but you do have control over how you choose to react to them.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

What is a St. Poodle? Is it a mix between a St. Bernard and Poodle??


Offer them free. Dogs are a dime a dozen and unaltered ones are unfortunately in high demand.

 

[~*Sweet Cheeks*~]

Based on what she paid ($800), I think she means standard poodle.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

OOOOHHHHH. I didn't know..with the designer dog stuff going on.

Standard poodles should be VERY easy to place, especially with a free ad. What type of training has it had? Is it used to being groomed? Does it stand well for the groomer? Is it from good lines? Papered?

 

[Akane]

Breed rescues are a good place to go for purebred dogs. They usually will not take anything that is known to be a mix or looks like it could be a mix but will often do a courtesy listing. Your local shelters and vet might be able to help even if you don't want to turn the dogs over. Tell them your situation and make up a quick printout and pic of the dogs you want to find homes for. They may know someone or someone may come along looking for a certain type of dog at the shelter that matches yours instead. We've placed many rescues and a few fosters from breed rescues through courtesy listings and local vets or shelters without them ever having the dog in their possession. Also many shelters will have a volunteer pick up a dog(s) and take it to the vet to get it neutered for you so that could help you get any of them neutered faster. It never hurts to ask what they are willing/capable to do and they'd probably be quite happy that you are willing to care for the animals until they find a home instead of turning them over completely to the shelter.

 

[PotterWatch]

I hope you can find homes for them! I have never heard of a feist before but I looked it up on google. Interesting!

 

[Skyesrocket]

I just want to lay down and sleep all the time.

I'm so sorry your feeling overwhelmed and depressed.

I know it's very hard to do, but don't give in to the wanting to sleep. Get outside and enjoy your property and critters, even if it's just to take a short walk or sit in the sunshine. I suffered with severe depression my whole life and know that going out is the last thing you feel like doing, but it does help to lighten the depression.
As far as the animals...like everyone said, you realize it's more than you can handle and that's a good thing. Personally I would check for a rescues non profit status before I would turn the dogs over to them. Most are very good...others are in it for the money.
Chi's are so popular now that you could probably place him pretty quick on craigslist. I would ask for a rehoming fee for all of the dogs. It doesn't have to be a lot, but might prevent the flippers from taking advantage of your situation. The poodle is a high maintence dog, if people can't afford the rehoming fee they can't afford a groomer either. Do you have a local trader type paper in your area to advertise in?
Please try not to feel overwhelmed. You will get the dogs placed. You might want to call the breeder that you got the poodle from and see if they know of anyone in the market for him.
Best of luck to you. As you can see...you have support on here. Keep in touch!

A fiest could be a rat terrier, or very similar. I think fiest is used in connection with rat terriers when they are used as hunting dogs.​

 

[hensonly]

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Aw, Rotties, you beat me to it! Rescues are fabulous. They are generally volunteers, though, so don't get discouraged if it takes a few tries to make contact with them. I occasionally drive transport for a couple of rescue groups. those folks are really dedicated and work so hard!

I personally would never offer a dog for free unless to someone I knew. You never know what situation the dogs will end up in - people value things they pay for more than things they get for free (I don't mean us BYC folks, of course!) I agree with those who say that if you can't afford a small fee to get a dog, you can't afford vet bills and feed bills and licensing fees, and on and on. We all know the purchase of a dog is the cheapest part of having one! You don't want the dogs to end up in the pound or bounced from home to home.

Hard as it will be to see them go, dogs are very adaptable. They will never forget you (my parents rehomed my dog when I went away to college - I saw him on a city street with his new owners four years later, and he remembered me!) but they will adjust to new homes and be happy. I am so sorry you have to let them go, but you should be very proud of yourself for doing what is best for them and for yourself.

I have five dogs and three cats, besides the chickens and the garden and work. I am not struggling with anything so difficult as bipolar, and I have the support of a wonderful DH, but there still are days when I am SO in need of a vacation from all the critters. You hang in there, you're strong and you can make it through this.

 

[CrazyFowlFreak]

Thank you, all of you, for the support and encouragement. It really means the world to me. I will call the breeder I got him from and speak to them, I never thought to try that.
I also have Lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis and I think with the weather changes, I'm also having a Lupus flare. It just sucks all around. I know I shouldn't feel bad for myself, but I do.

I will use those resources, thank you so much. I will keep you all updated. You will never know how much your support means to me.

 

[WoodlandWoman]

You've already gotten a lot of good advice. I'll add this, for the leg lifting chi. Belly bands! They are a band of fabric that wraps around the belly of a male dog that is either leaking or marking. It might make your life easier, until you can find a new home for him.

Nice ones have velcro at the ends, to make them more adjustable and easy to change. You can put a woman's minipad inside, for a small dog like a chi. For little dogs, I've even known people to use a man's white athletic sock and a safety pin. They are really helpful for people fostering male dogs with a problem, until the neutering and training start to improve the behavior. Some dogs will stop marking when wearing them, but if they don't, the pad is absorbent. At least you won't have to do all that urine clean up in the house. That kind of thing really wears you down in a hurry.