Dog rant

If she wasn't a winterized dog, i'd take her.....they are beautiful dogs and i've been wanting one (a dog, that is)....problem we'd have is the Arizona heat...i'm not sure she'd do well in that! :(

I got my lady (beagle) when she was 6 years old....that age is still a fairly young pup even if they're close to "retirement" age

btw, how long do you plan on living over there?
 
We are going to be there two years. I did find a home for her maybe. She is coming over today to spend some time with her. We are then going to go out to her place to check it out. The bonus is she has one Saint and 11 acres. So could be a good day.
Shane
 
scottyboy75 said:
We are going to be there two years. I did find a home for her maybe. She is coming over today to spend some time with her. We are then going to go out to her place to check it out. The bonus is she has one Saint and 11 acres. So could be a good day.
Shane
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That sounds good. Good luck to you and your St. Bernard.
 
BajtheJino said:
Take a look in the mirror. The guy makes a valid point. What alternative do you offer?
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This is what you're going to do now? Follow me around the forums to pick little fights with me? And in the "Family Life" forum?

PeterPilot said:
It sounds like no matter where she goes, she will have a better home.
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That's a "valid point," Baj?

Old Pete said:
And quite frankly, you sound like the lazy one to me. If you are unwilling to drive 40 minutes to find a good home for a 7 yr old St Bernard, I really don't think you take dog ownership very seriously.
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And that after seeing Shane's very detailed explanation?

There's no alternative needed here, Baj. Shane is a good guy who clearly cares very much about his dog. He's detailed that all himself. For indiscernible reasons these two guys took shots at him.
 
scottyboy75 said:
So in prep for moving to India we have to find a new home for our St. Bernard. I put an ad on KSL.com and you would not believe the freaks that call me. Rescue groups "We do not feel your are trained enough to make a decision on who to place your dog with." Breeders," you really should contact the breeder who sold her to return her." Random people," Is she fixed, purebred, papered?" The last one sent me over the edge," We live in Tooele can you make the 40 minute drive here to see if we like her?" Are you kidding me? I am trying to find a loving home for my dog/ friend/ companion and they are too lazy to drive to come see her. How can you take care of her if you can't even get off your duff to come look at her!!! This is the most amazing dog and it breaks my heart to rehome her but these people are making it way worse.
end rant.
Shane
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The solution is simple; make sure your dog ends up with somebody in Park City. This place is where dogs go to heaven when they die.
 
My wife grew up with one and always wanted another one for the kids. To bad we don't have a house or a yard.

Good luck
 
N826AW said:
I gotta say, I kinda agree with Pete. Wouldn't you want to hop in the car for 40 minutes and see where these people live and make sure it's a good home for the dog? What if you get there and the house is a trailer with a small lot. No place for the dog to get exercise. Or an apartment?
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If the family is that serious about the dog, why wouldn't THEY drive the 40 minutes? When finding a place for your loved animal, you want to make sure that the person is just as willing to put in time and effort for the dog as you are! When we got our dog, we found her from a pound 2 hours away. We thought we might like her so we drove down to see her. Sounds like laziness on the people's part to me! A suggestion of 1/2 way maybe...requesting you drive the 40 minutes by yourself is just laziness!

Shane - sorry about the pain! We had to move from SLC for 4 months and had a dog issue and it sucked! We were lucky enough to have it all work out for us. If you don't have to get rid of her before May, when we get back and if you haven't found a place for her, we probably would be willing to bring her to our home until a good home is found...given that my dog and her get along! :) We don't have a good situation for her for a long period (no real backyard for her and not a ton of space like she would need), but I would be willing to help you out anyway I could!!!

Oh and Jtrain - totally agree with you! That place (Park City) is soooo dog friendly. We can take our dog to our hotel up there for $10 (she is 65 lbs) and they are completely cool with it...plus there are a million places to walk and run with the dog. It is awesome!!! It isn't weird to walk down main street with your dog...many times you will feel out of place without the dog :)
 
Update: We met the people who were interested in our dog and they do a lot of the same activities as we do. They played with Lucy for a while then we all packed up and went to their place. They live over in the sw corner of the valley right by that canyon south of West Jordan. We let Lucy play with their Saint and they did really good together. We then left to go get lunch then came back to check on her. This house was the one. She will be well taken care of by people who were willing to put in some effort to come see her, have an understanding of what owning a Saint means (slobber, hair) and have a large enough property to give her room to run.
That is all I wanted someone who had well thought out their decision to get a dog not someone who thought a dog would be neat because they watched a Beethoven movie. That was the frustrating part of the whole process people who see a dog like her and have grand ideas of backyard breeding, people who on a whim want a dog, and the rescue groups and breeders who feel they know more about finding a home for dogs than anyone else.
 
I'm very glad to hear it's all worked out! Sounds like she's going to have a wonderful home :)
 
As much as I'm happy for you, I know it has to be bittersweet. It must be nice knowing the your dog will be well cared for, but it still doesn't change the fact that your giving her away.
 
I know I am late, but much like others have mentioned here, I do find it distasteful to get rid of a dog (or any animal). Although I think you did well (or were lucky) finding her home, I wish there was more loyalty and better care among dog (or any pet) owners these days.
 
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