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[dakcp2001]

Are you kidding me with this? Seriously?? What an incredibly judgmental and unfounded statement to make. It must be nice to be sitting in your castle in Perfectville, casting judgment upon others.

Do you think moving to sight unseen with no job and no place to live is a plan for success? Most people would have lined up some interviews, done a little research, found a temporary place to live.

 

[TacoBaco]

PLUS ....you don't really know where your dog(s) will end up. Perhaps the people you rehome to, will also "rehome".

http://******************/article/listing-your-dog-as-free-could-kill-him

And don't think that people who do this, are foolish. They know what they're doing, they do it for a living. They know what to say, what to do, sometimes will even bring children along, for their facade.

Bait Dog. Laboratory Dog. Sounds awesome.

Will it be harder to move with dogs? Sure, but its something which should have been considered before deciding to move.

Sorry, I'm passionate about this.

It's ok, I get that... I cried the whole day that my buddy was gone, I even kinda hopped that things wouldn't work out... I guess I just got scared, maybe, and thought finding new homes was the right decision.

And I agree, I don't know what could happen to them once I'm gone. But my female husky went to a friend of the family, they are good people and I know she will have a good life. And my golden, and male husky went to parents of a friend of the family. Again, all good people, but your right, you never know what could happen down the line, but I just wanted you to know that I wasn't sending them out with complete strangers...

 

[TacoBaco]

Do you think moving to sight unseen with no job and no place to live is a plan for success? Most people would have lined up some interviews, done a little research, found a temporary place to live.

We're not moving until we have jobs... Again,, House sold in 20 days, NEVER expected that to happen.. And I've done TONS of research,, but until we have jobs, that research is meaningless...

 

[DisneyFan32WI]

Perhaps if you weren't so spontaneous, you would've given some thought to those important things in life.

Who just gets up and moves without a job, school or housing plans? It seems reckless.

 

[TacoBaco]

Ummm, Some of my post's are missing? Seriously kind of upset by this, I thought that only a mod could delete a post, I don't understand what I did wrong? And now it feels like only half of my story is being told, because the full story has been removed?

Perhaps if you weren't so spontaneous, you would've given some thought to those important things in life.

Who just gets up and moves without a job, school or housing plans? It seems reckless.

I'm not just up and moving, we are NOT moving until we find jobs, and we can't find a home until we find jobs. If some of my posts weren't missing you might have caught that, not sure whats going on...

 

[tammymacb]

Ummm, Some of my post's are missing? WTH?



I'm not just up and moving, we are NOT moving until we find jobs, and we can't find a home until we find jobs. If some of my posts weren't missing you might have caught that, not sure whats going on...

Ok, then if you can't move until you find a job and a house...why are you already giving your dogs away?

 

[Megster1]

And YES, I honestly thought that, I live in a small town, and no one I know would dare leave there dog's home alone for 9 or 10 hours at a time. Apparently our versions of appropriate dog care are different. I wouldn't dare leave them alone for that long, but that's my decision. But I'm not saying that your choice is wrong, I'm just saying that your choice to leave them alone is not shared by me.
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I live in a very small apartment with a 60lbs shepherd/husky mix. Ranger gets left home alone while I work, so while I do think your dogs would be OK, I understand that everyone makes different choices on how to care for their pets. My suggestion is to look into doggie daycare, but also dog walkers. The daycare that i send Ranger to offers a dog walk service, but they also offer a lunch time "pee break" option. Cheaper than the whole walk, and for someone like you who wants to just let them out at that time of day, it would be a perfect fit. You could also look on craigslist, or call local dog-walkers and see if they offer something similar.

 

[TacoBaco]

Ok, then if you can't move until you find a job and a house...why are you already giving your dogs away?

We have be out of our house by June 14th, we decided to try and rehome the dogs, ahead of time just in case the situation didn't work out. I wasn't about to dump my dogs, and take off to Florida, and abandon them. If things didn't work out, I wanted to have the opportunity to bring them back home, and take them with us. This is now the situation that I found myself to be in.

We have a small apartment we can move into locally, while we try to secure employment in Florida, and before we make the move.

 

[crashbb]

And YES, I honestly thought that, I live in a small town, and no one I know would dare leave there dog's home alone for 9 or 10 hours at a time. Apparently our versions of appropriate dog care are different. I wouldn't dare leave them alone for that long, but that's my decision. But I'm not saying that your choice is wrong, I'm just saying that your choice to leave them alone is not shared by me.

You are correct, your version of appropriate dog care is different - your version thinks it is appropriate to abandon an adult dog.

 

[DeltaDiamond001]

Ok, then if you can't move until you find a job and a house...why are you already giving your dogs away?

My thoughts exactly!

I'm sorry, but what you're doing is undeniably irresponsible and foolish. Not knowing where you're going to live, work, etc., and giving your dogs away like an unwanted piece of furniture is horrible.

I sincerely hope this is the one aspect of your life you've planned so poorly, but I'm guessing it's not...

 

[TacoBaco]

I live in a very small apartment with a 60lbs shepherd/husky mix. Ranger gets left home alone while I work, so while I do think your dogs would be OK, I understand that everyone makes different choices on how to care for their pets. My suggestion is to look into doggie daycare, but also dog walkers. The daycare that i send Ranger to offers a dog walk service, but they also offer a lunch time "pee break" option. Cheaper than the whole walk, and for someone like you who wants to just let them out at that time of day, it would be a perfect fit. You could also look on craigslist, or call local dog-walkers and see if they offer something similar.

Thank you, I will look into that once we get there.

 

[TacoBaco]

You are correct, your version of appropriate dog care is different - your version thinks it is appropriate to abandon an adult dog.

My thoughts exactly!

I'm sorry, but what you're doing is undeniably irresponsible and foolish. Not knowing where you're going to live, work, etc., and giving your dogs away like an unwanted piece of furniture is horrible.

I sincerely hope this is the one aspect of your life you've planned so poorly, but I'm guessing it's not...

I don't understand you people,, I have done what I believed, and what my family believed was the best decisions for our dogs. I HAD THEIR BEST INTEREST IN MIND, and I'm being chastised here for it, like I'm a monster.

I realize now, that they are more attached to us than we had originally anticipated... and I'm trying to take the steps necessary to accommodate them on this move.. I just don't get why some of you are so rude about it.... I NEVER said I was abandoning my dogs or said I was going to just leave them behind. I could never do that to my dogs!

 

[ols386]

I don't understand you people,, I have done what I believed, and what my family believed was the best decisions for our dogs. I HAD THEIR BEST INTEREST IN MIND, and I'm being chastised here for it, like I'm a monster.

I realize now, that they are more attached to us than we had originally anticipated... and I'm trying to take the steps necessary to accommodate them on this move.. I just don't get why some of you are so rude about it.... I NEVER said I was abandoning my dogs or said I was going to just leave them behind. I could never do that to my dogs!

You just have to do what is best for you, your family, and your pets. You know and understand your situation better than anyone else.

Good luck to you!

 

[my3sonsagn]

Jiminy Freakin' Cricket... I have never in my life encountered so many people so ready, willing, and able to jump in and judge someone based on what they briefly thought about doing!

While I am not in possession of all the facts (kinda like everyone else on this thread excepting the OP) *my* guess as to what happened (OP feel free to jump in and correct any of this I have wrong) is the OP and her DH decided to move to Orlando but were unsure if they even could sell their house in the current market, so they listed it thinking they had plenty of time to work things out on the other end when, surprise! house sold very quickly (who could turn down a sure thing not knowing if they'd even get any other nibbles on their house? Not me!). Now they're scrambling to get everything worked out on both ends at the same time. She seems to have actually thought about whether the dogs would be better off staying or moving with them and decided staying would be less stressful, so she did so on a trial basis; when it didn't work out she quickly re-evaluated and decided to take the dogs with her. She then came to court, uh, I mean the DIS to ask how best to work such a move. Did she get the actual advice she asked about? A little. What did she get most of all? Judged and bashed for being uncaring and irresponsible.

Could it have gone down differently where the OP and DH are totally heartless and impulsive and woke up one morning and said "let's move! Better yet, let's move without even trying to plan it out!"? Absolutely, but why automatically believe the worst when there's an even chance that it was a good plan that snowballed on them instead?

It's wonderful that so many people are so perfect and have all the right answers right off the bat, but some of us weren't born that way and need to work things out for ourselves thru trial and error, and some of us make long-term plans that suddenly become short term plans and have to work within those parameters. In the end she got the "right" answer according to everyone (she even got that right answer before coming on here); she just needs practical help on how to make this move work the best for everyone.

 

[Soldier's*Sweeties]

I don't understand you people,, I have done what I believed, and what my family believed was the best decisions for our dogs. I HAD THEIR BEST INTEREST IN MIND, and I'm being chastised here for it, like I'm a monster.

I realize now, that they are more attached to us than we had originally anticipated... and I'm trying to take the steps necessary to accommodate them on this move.. I just don't get why some of you are so rude about it.... I NEVER said I was abandoning my dogs or said I was going to just leave them behind. I could never do that to my dogs!

I thnk the problem is that you say the dogs are the love of your life, but you are willing to rehome them so you can pretty much just up and move.

There is NO REASON to get rid of them. Sure they are "just dogs", but to to most people, their dogs are like their children. You wouldn't rehome THEM right? You'd find a way to make it work.

If you and your DH need to stay in a hotel in FL until you find a rental or house, then find a pet freindly one. You said you just sold your house and it was a cash deal, so I'm not really understanding what the problem is. You should have plenty of money to live off of until you find something.

It seems like you want people to say that it is okay for you to get rid of your dogs instead of maybe taking their advice and personal experiences with this type of thing to heart.

Either way, I wish your dogs AND you the best of luck.

 

[JessicaR]

That's what I want to know.

Why Couldn't they move with you?

I'd like to know the answer to that as well. Pets are not disposable.

 

[Soldier's*Sweeties]

Why Couldn't they move with you?

I'd like t know the answer to that as well. Pets are not disposable.

Apparently the OP thought it would be less stressful for the dogs to be left with someone else, rather than move with their "forever family".

 

[TacoBaco]

Jiminy Freakin' Cricket... I have never in my life encountered so many people so ready, willing, and able to jump in and judge someone based on what they briefly thought about doing!

While I am not in possession of all the facts (kinda like everyone else on this thread excepting the OP) *my* guess as to what happened (OP feel free to jump in and correct any of this I have wrong) is the OP and her DH decided to move to Orlando but were unsure if they even could sell their house in the current market, so they listed it thinking they had plenty of time to work things out on the other end when, surprise! house sold very quickly (who could turn down a sure thing not knowing if they'd even get any other nibbles on their house? Not me!). Now they're scrambling to get everything worked out on both ends at the same time. She seems to have actually thought about whether the dogs would be better off staying or moving with them and decided staying would be less stressful, so she did so on a trial basis; when it didn't work out she quickly re-evaluated and decided to take the dogs with her. She then came to court, uh, I mean the DIS to ask how best to work such a move. Did she get the actual advice she asked about? A little. What did she get most of all? Judged and bashed for being uncaring and irresponsible.

Could it have gone down differently where the OP and DH are totally heartless and impulsive and woke up one morning and said "let's move! Better yet, let's move without even trying to plan it out!"? Absolutely, but why automatically believe the worst when there's an even chance that it was a good plan that snowballed on them instead?

It's wonderful that so many people are so perfect and have all the right answers right off the bat, but some of us weren't born that way and need to work things out for ourselves thru trial and error, and some of us make long-term plans that suddenly become short term plans and have to work within those parameters. In the end she got the "right" answer according to everyone (she even got that right answer before coming on here); she just needs practical help on how to make this move work the best for everyone.

Is there a nail on the head Smilie? Cause you just hit it. LOL,, Thank You!

I thnk the problem is that you say the dogs are the love of your life, but you are willing to rehome them so you can pretty much just up and move.

There is NO REASON to get rid of them. Sure they are "just dogs", but to to most people, their dogs are like their children. You wouldn't rehome THEM right? You'd find a way to make it work.

If you and your DH need to stay in a hotel in FL until you find a rental or house, then find a pet freindly one. You said you just sold your house and it was a cash deal, so I'm not really understanding what the problem is. You should have plenty of money to live off of until you find something.

It seems like you want people to say that it is okay for you to get rid of your dogs instead of maybe taking their advice and personal experiences with this type of thing to heart.

Either way, I wish your dogs AND you the best of luck.

Thank you, and please note that I absolutely do not wish for people to say it's ok. I want to take my dogs with me, I just wanted some tips or advice.

 

[JessicaR]

Apparently the OP thought it would be less stressful for the dogs to be left with someone else, rather than move with their "forever family".

OK - I disagree.

 

[mom2val]

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