Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[tjbeckman]

Maybe we could hear why Kimmie feels her dog has to go before jumping on her?

agree, I can think of a few reasons that a dog would need to be destroyed, as unpleasant as it seems.

 

[Ferrret]

I haven't a clue what your "reason" is, but in my opinion, there is no good reason for "getting rid" of your dog. When you adopt an animal it's a lifetime commitment, just like when you have children. If there is a problem fix it without dumping the dog (although if you're of a mindset to dump it, it's probably better off with someone else). If you aren't prepared for that then you shouldn't be adopting in the first place. If you do "get rid" of this dog I hope to god you don't plan on getting another one. Also, don't just try one rescue, there are thousands out there, keep looking until you find one that has room.

An emergency has come up and they can no longer afford to provide proper care for the dog. The dog has training issues that pose an immediate danger and cannot be corrected within a safe time span. There's a family issue concerning the dog, such as a sudden allergy or health problems limiting the ability to care for the dog.
All of those strike me as good reasons to 'dump' a dog. All of those are sudden problems that complicate the lifetime commitment to an animal.

You are reacting rather harshly without knowing enough of the situation to pass a reasonable judgement. All we know is that she is looking for a new home for her dog.

 

[Stacykins]

Question, if we can deviate the topic a little. Who has shipped birds out of Michigan? What the the post office require of you, paperwork wise? I do have a few adult poultry shipping boxes. BUT when I tried to ship a bird out before, the post office refused to accept it. It was an adult bird going express, with the proper box and filtration covers. But they did not give me an explanation.

 

[1muttsfan]

Stacykins, Opa has shipped birds before. I know they can decline to ship for weather-related problems along the route they will travel.

 

[Chickmate]

An emergency has come up and they can no longer afford to provide proper care for the dog. The dog has training issues that pose an immediate danger and cannot be corrected within a safe time span. There's a family issue concerning the dog, such as a sudden allergy or health problems limiting the ability to care for the dog.
All of those strike me as good reasons to 'dump' a dog. All of those are sudden problems that complicate the lifetime commitment to an animal.

Sorry, I stand by what I said. There is no good reason to dump a dog, including all of the above. Every one of those issues should be considered a possibility when you are thinking of adopting a dog and every one of those issues can be corrected or circumvented without dumping the animal. Simply remove 'dog' from each sentence above and insert 'child', would she dump her child for any of those reasons? It's just so much easier when it's a dog. OK, I know I'm starting a war so this will be my last post on this subject.

 

[ladyrsanti]

My husband's grandfather suddenly became allergic to dogs, after having dogs all of his life. The man is 90 years old. Ask me which one moved out.

 

[Opa]

I couple of years ago, I with tears in my eyes, put down a beautiful, affectionate Jack Russell that we had owned and loved for 10 years. She would have bout of mental instability where she would attack what ever she was close to. Three years of trying to correct the behavior, numerous visits to the vet to get our other dog sewn back together, numerous bites to my hands, just became to much. So times there are dogs that you must get rid of.

Shipping birds isn't to difficult but you must use a post office approved shipping box. http://poultry2.tripod.com/id3.html

 

[Stacykins]

Shipping birds isn't to difficult but you must use a post office approved shipping box. http://poultry2.tripod.com/id3.html

Thanks! I have two of those type of boxes, the single stall, with filters. But like I said, when I attempted to ship before, it was a no go. I assumed I didn't have everything in order. The bird would have gone express, had some fruit in the box to nibble on, phone numbers were on the box, etc.

 

[SillyChicken]

without going too deeply, some dogs have problems that even the best intentions and kindest of hearts cannot mend.



Ride home got a little scary today, just glad it gave way before we got back on the highway.... The tire locked up and I lost steering and the front breaks!!

 

[NovaAman]

glad it happened in a parking lot! Glad your ok silly!