Poll: Please help me gather statistics about pet give-away...?

Question

I'm gathering info for a rescue coalition meeting tomorrow.

Have you have ever given away a dog (I'm working with dogs specifically, so do not include other pets) that was your personal pet? If so, why? Was the dog spayed or neutered when you gave it away? Have you followed up to see what happened to the dog? If you could have resolved the issue that made you decide to give away the dog, would you have kept him or her?

Does your area have g'vt-funded animal control? Did you contact them to take your dog? Does your area have a humane society or rescue? Did you contact them? With what results?

If you don't mind, please answer the following semi-personal questions... as few or as many as you're comfortable with: Are you in the U.S.? If no, what country? If yes, are you in the northeast, southeast, midwest, west, southwest (or you can be a bit more specific)? This is most relevant as far as location: Do you live in a city, small or large town, urban or rural area?

Thanks for all who responded. Among the dog give-aways, the majority seem to be behavior related in some way, and no qualified professionals are available to help. Our Pet Retention Committee has decided to begin an education & training program available free of charge to the public to help with these issues. Won't solve all the unwanted dog problems, but it's appropriate for my committee. THANK YOU all again, you confirmed my suspicions.

Answer 1

I did give up a dog that was mine a long time ago. The reason was because we bought a puppy from what we now know was a puppy mill. The puppy was 8 wks old when we brought it home and he was afraid of everything. By the time this puppy was 5 months old he was trying to bite anyone that did not belong in our household( this pup was 62 lbs) so we took him to several obedience classes and went to private trainers but nothing helped. We had young kids at the time and felt this was a dangerous situation so we returned the dog to the "breeder". The dog was not neutered because this was to be done when he was six months old and it was suggested by the trainer that we were seeing to return the dog to the breeder before neutering b/c the breeder may not take it back if altered. We did follow up on the dog and somehow the dog just disappeared off her property (with 128 dogs) If we could have resolved the issue (and we tried hard) we would have definitely kept him.
We do have a city run animal control center and we have a anti cruelty society. We did contact the anti-cruety society and they told us the dog would be euthanized because he was a fear bitter which was why we returned the dog to the breeder. In retrospect it was a bad decision on our part but we did not know any better at the time we were just following the advice of a "professional".
I am in the midwest. I live in Illinois and I live in a big city.

Answer 2

I had to give up a dog once. It was really awful. I made the mistake of adopting a dog when I was a renter. My landlord gave me the okay to get the dog, then changed her mind when the dog started digging up the yard. She said I had to get rid of the dog or move out. I tried desperately to find another place that would let me have the dog, but because she was over 25 pounds no one would take us. I even tried to get friends and family to temporarily adopt her while I worked things out, but no one wanted a destructive puppy in their home. On the last day before my landlord was going to evict me, I brought my dog to the Humane Society and surrendered her. Once you give up an animal, you are not allowed any further contact or information. You can't even find out whether the animal was adopted or euthanized. Oddly enough, just a couple weeks later I happened to meet someone who worked at this particular humane society. She said she remembered my dog, and that she's been adopted within three days by a family. I'll never know if this was the truth, or if she was just trying to make me feel better. Nevertheless, I made an irresponsible mistake; I hope others may learn from it.
At the time, I lived in a suburb of St. Paul, Minnesota.

Answer 3

I'm in New England in the U.S.

We have animal shelter (Humane Society) here but they are not gov't funded. They are now membership based in my area. If your town does not pay the yearly $5,000 fee, then you are not allowed to bring your animals to them.

I happen to live in a town where they will not pay the membership fee. If there is a stray, you really have no option but to keep it or chase it off.

I ran into this situation a year ago. A stray cat found its way to my deck. It was all bones and dying. I gave it food (I have two cats) and then brought it to the humane society who turned me and hte cat away. They told me to ignore future strays and that I was stuck with this one.

We do have an animal control officer that is paid for by the taxpayer, but she is rarely available and limits the number of animals she will take in. Only dangerous animals are taken and they are put down by the local vet. Friendly strays are ignored.

It took a month of newspaper ads, but I did eventually find a home for this other cat. I had to pay all vet fees ($200) for it first though, so I was not a happy camper.

We live near the lake and boat traffic goes speeding through regularly. A lot of the strays tend to be cast-offs by those who own summer homes on the lake.

Answer 4

I took in a Afgan hound mix that the owner was moving and could not take. He was with me for about a year. I was unemplyed at the time. He did really well and was a nice dog. When I went back to work we had problems with him pooing in the house. We crated him and he would poop in the crate and then roll in it.
He would od this every time we left him home alone.
I placed him in a no kill shelter and explain to them what the problem was. That he needed to be with some who was home most of the time.
He was placed on a farm setting and did really well. He was neutered before being placed. I live in the midwest.
I now work with a dog rescue that places mostly Dobermans.

Answer 5

No, I have never given away a dog. N/a

We have a humane society and I think another form of animal control, however if it is government funded I do not know.

I'm in Canada. I live in a small city.

Answer 6

I have never givin away a dog. My area has animal control but Im not sure if its gov't funded. I have a humane soceity in my area. I live in the US. the northeast. I live in a small town.

Answer 7

i've given away many dogs due to abandonments at my job. only one of my personal pets though.she was intact. if her many issues could've been solved i would've kept her.yes we have animal control. no i found a home for her. we also have a local no-kill shelter.no i didn't call them. i'm in the u.s. the southeast. large urban town in ga.

Answer 8

I even have purely had one puppy in my entire existence so a ways, a black cat named fortunate. I got here abode late one evening (he's an incredibly outdoorsy cat, i found him as a stray who have been deserted by using previous vendors reason I bear in suggestions seeing him years in the past in my community with a purple collar) and my cat replaced into limping and crying out. His back legs have been injured. no longer probably any blood nevertheless, I had no concept what befell. I took him to the well-being midsection and that they took xrays. component to his decrease backbone replaced into fractured. no longer something they'd do or propose different than a risky surgical operation, incredibly putting metallic in him yet i've got not got that kinda money. He ran away that evening and hid under the abode. tried feeding him, tried to capture him out. He handed over each little thing, i assumed he replaced into in simple terms waiting to die under there... After 2 or 3 days, he climbed up the stairs to our deck and waited by using the door so we could enable him in. the folk on the animal well-being midsection gave me some discomfort meds to grant him. they're like in syringes which you squirt into the mouth. My cat isn't declawed so it replaced into annoying to attempt and stress the meds in him. purely did it effectively some situations. My cat continuously waits by using the door to apply the bathing room and different stuff, so whilst he waited by using the door I enable him out. He did no longer come back for like 3 days. I had no concept the place he replaced into reason he wasn't under his previous hiding spot. My grandma ventured into the woods in the back of my abode and located him under a small fortress of logs. She extra him foodstuff often. did no longer opt for to stress him back along with her, figured he might come back on his very own if he felt waiting. And he did return. Now he's very healthful. He can climb something and his leg does not hardship him or gradual him down.