Selling a purebred dog! Need help!

[Luvchefmic]

I would venture a guess that many more young singles/couples give pets up than older people.

The situation is what it is at this point. The question is whether the MIL has a certain amount she wants for the dog or would she be willing to turn it into a rescue if returning to the breeder is not an option.

Your guess would be right, over ten years with 2 rescue groups and the majority of the stories were "We're having a baby" "We just had a baby" " I'm moving in with my BF/GF and they don't like the dog" etc etc the internal websiste at my job reads the same, Craigslist and the like read the same Unfortunately we still live in a disposable society and pets are still "property"

To the OP I wish you the best of luck, its very hard to watch this scenario and I truly hope your MIL does the right thing for her dog

For others, yes age does matter to most, there are exceptions of course For me, at 58 if God forbid I lost all my dogs I personally wouldn't go with a puppy I have changed in the past decade & I'm sure every decade will bring more limitations no matter how fit & active I am I have to be realistic

 

[donaldbuzz&minnie]

I'm really wondering how old most of the posters are. I think a lot of you are going to find, when you get to be 70, that 70 isn't going to feel as old as you now think it will!

People are individuals. As long as someone is in good health, and realistic about taking good care of a well matched dog, age isn't going to matter as much as a sense of responsibility. A healthy 70 year old isn't ready to go creaking around in a ratty old bathrobe yet!!

Most 70 year olds I know could certainly keep up with a puppy, and puppyhood doesn't last forever. The trick is to match overall dog energy with a realistic assessment of a person's energy.

Of course a 70 year old is going to have to take the extra step of ensuring that a family member would agree to take the dog if s/he became incapacitated or died before the dog did, which by the way, is not a forgone conclusion. But rescue organizations can all attest to the fact that older people do not have the monopoly on thoughtlessness when it comes to adopting dogs.

In my opinion, a border collie is too much for anyone of any age, unless they live on a farm or have some other hard-charging job they can give the dog. But a puppy who is destined to grow into a low energy dog might be a perfect match for a 70 year old.

Again - responsibility. It is just as irresponsible for a 70 year old to bucket ahead in adopting a puppy, without thinking through energy and end of life issues, as it is for a 35 year old with a job and 3 kids to adopt a high energy, people-starved dog and then leave it alone with nothing to do all day. People of all ages can do stupid things, and God help their dogs when they do!

 

[Luvchefmic]

I wish the OP would update That's what is particularly hard about these threads,
we get emotionally invested and then

I pray it all turned out well for all concerned 4 legged & 2 legged family members

 

[powellrj]

Our dog is getting older and DH and I were just talking the other day what we will do when he is gone. We both decided another puppy isn't in our life. DH is almost 60 and I am in my mid 50's and neither of us want to deal with a puppy. We got our dog when he was 3 and that was the perfect age. My mom would love a dog but my dad doesn't want a dog so she will just take ours for a few hours at a time and we have learned that a senior dog is a perfect fit for her. Its not as much as out living the dog in our situation its more that a puppy is more than any of us can handle

 

[yoopermom]

I thought of this thread last week when our good family friend (in her late 60s) fell and broke her hip. Now we have to dogsit her 13 year old, morbidly obese, very spoiled Beagle cross until our friend is walking well enough not to trip over the dog and break her other hip! It's not easy since we have so many dogs of our own, but we promised her long ago that we would be her safety net if anything happened.

Moral of the story is plan ahead, what would you with your dog(s) either temporarily or permanently if you were incapacitated either temporarily or (god forbid) died?

Hope to hear from the OP, too...

Terri