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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 558054" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Hey...you have EVERY right to be as picky about her new owners as you want. You even have the right to check their vet records on other pets or to see their home. Some people take dogs on a whim. Some are dedicated animal lovers who consider their pets part of the family (like we do in our house!). Make sure you tell them that if it doesn't work out they can bring the dog back to you so that the dog doesn't end up in the pound. I volunteered in a pound...you never know what goes on in that pound until you work there so you have no way of knowing how fast they euthanize animals or how carefully they screen adopters. It was a real shock to me...I was in tears every day and finally had to quit and decided I would only volunteer at no-kill rescues. </p><p></p><p>Never give a dog away for free. Even Craig's list says that's a bad idea. People who can't or won't pay perhaps won't take the dog to the vet for all it's shots either...or may just consider it a current amusement. I had to rehome a chihuahua once and it was one of my hardest decisions ever, but I had an older dog who was trying to kill him. We researched rescues, then paid $150 to a no-kill rescue with a good rep to take her. Often there is a surrender fee because good rescues will vet their dogs and the surrender fee is only a tiny bit of their costs. </p><p></p><p>Good luck and don't feel guilty at all. This isn't the right time for you to have a dog. Just make sure that you get that therapy. Obviously, the dog triggered bad memories of your childhood...but I believe, as a fellow anxiety sufferer, that you can work it out and get over it.</p><p></p><p>Let us know what happens. Big hugs <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 558054, member: 1550"] Hey...you have EVERY right to be as picky about her new owners as you want. You even have the right to check their vet records on other pets or to see their home. Some people take dogs on a whim. Some are dedicated animal lovers who consider their pets part of the family (like we do in our house!). Make sure you tell them that if it doesn't work out they can bring the dog back to you so that the dog doesn't end up in the pound. I volunteered in a pound...you never know what goes on in that pound until you work there so you have no way of knowing how fast they euthanize animals or how carefully they screen adopters. It was a real shock to me...I was in tears every day and finally had to quit and decided I would only volunteer at no-kill rescues. Never give a dog away for free. Even Craig's list says that's a bad idea. People who can't or won't pay perhaps won't take the dog to the vet for all it's shots either...or may just consider it a current amusement. I had to rehome a chihuahua once and it was one of my hardest decisions ever, but I had an older dog who was trying to kill him. We researched rescues, then paid $150 to a no-kill rescue with a good rep to take her. Often there is a surrender fee because good rescues will vet their dogs and the surrender fee is only a tiny bit of their costs. Good luck and don't feel guilty at all. This isn't the right time for you to have a dog. Just make sure that you get that therapy. Obviously, the dog triggered bad memories of your childhood...but I believe, as a fellow anxiety sufferer, that you can work it out and get over it. Let us know what happens. Big hugs :) [/QUOTE]
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