Getting a Dog
Posted by TeamCharlie on September 30, 2008 under Wags for Hope | 
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Since I am involved with Wags for Hope, I seem to be called upon whenever a situation with a dog or cat arises in our neighborhood. Recently I was summoned by a lady who wanted to rehome her Labradoodle. She has two children (approx. ten and eight) and a husband. She asked if I could help. I saw this coming as a result of our last conversation about her dog. They were having chewing issues among other things. I asked her why she wanted to get rid of the animal and she said that it was because the dog sees noone for most of the day (both parents work) the dog is very hyper when they come home. The breeder had told them the dog would not get larger than 60 lbs., but at 8 months it was already 85 lbs. Her kids have sports after school, and “the dog is too big to take along, so this just exacerbates it’s hyperactiveness when we get home again.” In addition, “Labradoodles aren’t supposed to shed” but this one does. I asked if the dog could be returned to the breeder. Most good breeders have it in their contract that they do get returned to them before they end up in a shelter or get rehomed with an inappropriate family. She said that he would take the dog back, but “he’s Amish and he has all kinds of dogs running around – my dog would be one of many and would have to fend for himself.”
In her defense, she came to me because she didn’t want the dog to end up in the “pound” as she called it, and was concerned enough about the dog that she wanted to ensure a good home for it. I don’t like using my Wags email list for personal things such as this, but I do know that these are the best people in the county as far as dog ownership is concerned, and I know that if one of them adopted the dog it would stay there and live out a very happy life. For the sake of the dog then, I sent out the request. As of this writing, she has some interested parties but I do not believe the dog has been rehomed yet. Read more of this article »
