TLDR; how do you bring it up with someone that you think their beloved dogs would do better with someone else?
Extended family of mine have these two beautiful German Shepard’s. My uncle got them as pups a few years ago, and loved them a lot. My uncle passed away last year due to covid and the family has been torn apart. The dogs have been outdoor dogs since the beginning, and although I don’t agree with dogs being solely outdoors, that’s just what it is. The dogs spend most their days looking through the windows watching people. They’re really energetic cuz they never get taken on walks, and if they do go on a walk, you have to wear gloves and protective gear cuz you’re gunna get yeeted into fences. They’re huge and verrry strong. Not a lot of time was spent on properly training them so they don’t follow command at all. If they ever got loose I genuinely believe they’d hurt someone. They don’t get the grooming they deserve, the attention they deserve or the love.
They need a trainer for sure, but I don’t think that’s in the financial means right now for the family since the loss of my uncle. And even if they got a trainer, that doesn’t change the fact that no one has time for them still. I know the kids (all mid 20s) keep them because they were their dads dogs that he loved. I feel bad for the dogs and think they’d flourish in a home that can give them the love, time and attention they need but it’s a really difficult subject to bring up for obvious reasons. Anyone have any experience-with this ?
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