Thank you to all who have been able to not pass judgement on me and realize that you all don't know the whole story and I am not about to explain myself any further.
Any who, I thought these groups were supposed to be resourceful, helpful and supportive? One more thing..........I'm keeping the husband :) --- In [email protected], "Paula & The Pack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > First off, no one on this list has the right to judge someone especially > because none of us have all the details. Mary made a simple statement and I > agree that some of you have made "sweeping generalizations" about it. > > I have trained with some of the world's most knowledgeable dog behaviorists > and I can tell you that true separation anxiety is extremely difficult to > deal with. It is one thing to raise a puppy and have it develop SA and > another thing to take in an adult dog that has this problem. I have had > service dog puppy raisers who could not handle a certain type of puppy, > necessitating the transfer to another home, but then do well with a > different puppy. So to say that just because one dog did not work out in her > home makes her unfit is rude and overly harsh. > > Since none of us knows what lead to the SA, what steps were taken to try and > help the dog through it, etc, etc, we cant' say what Mary did was right or > wrong. This absolutely does not make her a terrible dog owner. > > But, Mary, I will say - think seriously before dumping the husband. It > really is hard to train a new one! > > Oh, and there are plenty of ways to deal with a new puppy to prevent > separation anxiety. > > Paula > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: mlchenette > Date: 03/29/05 20:11:15 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [labradoodles] Re: Labradoodle Breeders-joceanddan > > > first and foremost, i do not think you are rude, but i > do think that you are very persumptious in your > assessments of my ability or lack there of to care > for something larger than a rabbit. however, i do > think you made several sweeping generalizations that > you have no business in making. i understand the > committment as well as the dedication it takes to have > a dog. i am married and truthfully, a husband is just > as much work as a dog. judge me if you want, but i am > thinking of divorcing my husband so i only have to > deal with one animal in the house rather than two. > what do you think of me now?! > > > --- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Mary, > > It breaks my heart to read your email, and I hope this does not > come across as rude, but maybe you should consider not getting > another dog. The poor dog was a rescue to begin with, and then > because you didn't feel like you had the tools to deal with his > anxiety issue, the poor dog became a rescue again. I'm assuming > he'll have the same anxiety issues in his new home, and I just hope > and pray the new owners will fulfill their commitment to him by > dealing with it instead of shirking it. > > How can you be sure your next dog does not have anxiety issues? > The truth is you can't be sure, and if you were not able to handle > it before, what makes you think you'll handle it now? Please > reconsider getting a dog. Dogs are way too dependent on us > emotionally to be tossed away, by the ones they love and count on. A > dog is a lifetime commitment, no ifs, ands, or butts and you need to > be committed to seeing any and all issues through to the bitter end, > no matter how difficult or expensive. > > > > Maybe you should look into something lower maintenance, like a > rabbit, or a hamster. > > > > Again, I know this sounds mean, but there are way too many dogs > put to death everyday because the owners didn't know what they were > getting into to begin with. Is that really fair to the dog or > yourself, your family, your children? I think not. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: 29 Mar 2005 19:45:51 -0000 > > Subject: [labradoodles] Digest Number 400 > > > > There is 1 message in this issue. > > > > Topics in this digest: > > > > 1. Labradoodle Breeders > > From: "mlchenette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > ___ > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > ___ > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 13:09:00 -0000 > > From: "mlchenette" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Labradoodle Breeders > > > > > > Hi All! I'm new to the group. I have been a labradoodle owner > before > > unfortunately we had to find him a new home. He had severe > separation > > anxiety and it was under the vets recommendation that we do that. > Any > > way, he was a rescue so I've never had to deal with a breeder > before. > > My husband and I are currently looking into mini-labradoodles > now. > > Our first doodle was 65 lbs. and a little bit too big for us. Has > > anyone got a doodle from poosrus before? Was it a good/bad > > experience? Any info would be great. Thanks! Mary > > > > > Yahoo! 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