WWQP Bulletin Board Chat

dogs

JANE in NC - I agree with you about not getting a puppy, with your orthopedic issues taken into consideration. A very dear friend in her 80s lost her 15 y/o dog last summer. He was our Alex's litter mate. She is widowed and lives alone, and knew she was not quite ready to deal with a puppy. Our groomer suggested she visit our local dog pound and talk with them, as she has many clients who adopted there. My friend had not planned on it, but one day found herself turning her car into their facility. She told them what type dog she previously had, what she can handle, and .... three days later they called her with a male 5 y/o Shih Tzu that had been turned in. It truly was a miracle. Seems the former owner had gotten a new puppy and Eli "was being mean to the puppy", so they got rid of Eli. We are guessing the new puppy was also a male and Eli was trying to establish his dominance in the pack and the owner didn't realize what they had done. This is just our guess.... Eli came completely house trained, is wonderfully calm and is a bit of watch dog to protect his new owner, which is good since she's in her 80s and lives alone. The pound assessed this dog very well and it has worked out beautifully for my DGF.

I am personally skittish of rescues, as many (though not all) of them come with issues and I am not willing nor prepared to deal with the various issues. I won't fault the President, or anyone else, for not taking a rescue. I have enough issues of my own, in the health arena, and don't need many more challenges in life. The rescues where an owner goes into a nursing home, or has moved to housing that prohibits pets would be the easiest, IMO, to adopt with few problems.

posted by Doris W. in TN @ 9:31 AM