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"Vox Humana" wrote:
Make me wonder how people can be abusive or simply get rid of a dog
because
it doesn't fit their lifestyle.

well... Tonight Harry our 1+ year old springer and Sims my 7+ year old Pap
got into a
fight and we had to take Sims to emergency to make sure none of the wounds
needed
stitches (none did). This is the second time Harry has nailed Sims and on
the way
home we decided Harry needs a new home as the next time we are unlikely to
get this
lucky. Sims is undoubtedly "in your face" but the fact is, he was here
first and big
dogs are always wrong just because of size.

I have never given up on any dog before, but I have lost both of my
lil'ol' ladies
Foxy and Mitzie in the last 6 months and I couldnt stand to lose my
darling Sims. I
have given up on the idea that we can have big dogs and little dogs. I
have been
vigilant, but I got a DH who has no imagination for disaster.

Example: My DH opened all 3 doors so he could take Charlie our 16+ year
old springer
out (he needs to be assisted out using a back end sling) and out the door
went our
parakeet Whisky. His response to Whisky going out the door on Wednesday
evening (I
was gone for the night) was to go get another parakeet the next morning.
I ran off
50 "wanted" poster for the snot and we posted them all over the
neighborhood last
weekend. So after sitting at the emergency from 9-12, I came home to find
two
messages on the answering machine one saying Whisky is hanging out with a
gang of
pigeons, the other he is hanging out with sparrows. So some good news.
Maybe we can
get him back. Ingrid

It think there is a difference between dumping a dog (often in a rural area
or at a high kill shelter) because you got new carpeting and finding a new
home for a dog that is dog aggressive. We have a situation where our male
has displaced aggression. When some other dogs (not all) are allowed to
come onto our property by careless owners, our dogs will naturally get
agitated. The male will bite the female if she remains too close. That is
the only time there is a problem. I try to keep them separated but the
minute that I leave them together on the porch to answer the phone or for
some other brief chore, inevitably there is problem. It only lasts a
second. Good luck with getting the bird back.