Should I really give up my German Shepherd?!
I'm going to graduate from college in a year and plan to move out. Do you think I should take him to a shelter rescue or wait? I'm just afraid that he'll end up worst and I'm getting attached to him so are my siblings. Since it has been really cold outside, I did finally managed to convince my parents to let him sleep in my room at night.
I really don't want to give him up but sometimes I think of what would be best for him?
Answers:
The best for him without doubt, is to be with you. You found each other and under what ever circumstances, you should do all you are capable, to stay together. See it as a challenge and part of your growing process. You are confronting reality and in this you learn. He is with you and will support you as a faithful friend you can trust more than any human...
I am talking out of experience. Many years ago I met a German shepherd an older lady couldn't keep after her husband died. So I took him. I tell you: There have been a lot of difficulties, but I kept him and indeed, he became my best friend and we had a very good time together. I wouldn't have want to miss him anymore and we were together for more than twelve years, until he died in my arms, - but he is still with me...
So stay with your dog! Make your parents understand the importance this has for you and that you will love them even more, if they can understand and accept this.
BeiYin
Edit: What I wanted to express was, that your dog has an important meaning not only for you but also for your life. That means for example, that you need to work on your relationship with your parents and that you learn how to relate and response to your father. Understanding that you need to see him not only as your father, but also a person independent from yourself and so accepting his specific character. Now doing your best to make him understand your position. So that you come nearer to him. Your dog has helped you to go for this! Do you understand what I want to say? That's what is 'life' about and your dog is an important part of it!
Depending on where you live, if you give him to a shelter, he will be put down.
I know in PHoenix we have so many animals in shelters, that they give them 30 days and euthanize them if they are not adopted.
In fact, the Phoenix ASPCA puts that right on their website -- "If you are thinking of giving up your pet, make the ASPCA your LAST resort."
Aw, take care of him please! I hate to say, but shelters are a terrible place to take dogs - they lack space, and will put down unwanted (often less healthy) animals.
If you can, why don't you keep him when you move out? If you can't do that, at least try to find him a home with loving owners.
Why don't you keep him when you move out? Find a place that allows dogs.
Shelters are already overwhelmed with abandoned dogs. You don't want to take him there.
As a last resort, I would find a good home for him through the classifieds. Give him to a family that you can trust to take good care of him. A friend or relative would be best.
No you should keep him, your soul mates. I think you need a very strong routine to make sure hes fed, and walked and tell your dad he needs to watch himself and that hes being an ***. Keep the dog until you move, its clear no one will love him more than you.
Is he happy? If hes happy keep him. Dogs are the best
He is your baby keep him. Make sure you're With him all the time you can be, and don't let your parents harass him, tell them to keep their hands off him if they can't treat him in a humane way. He is a sentient being therefore he feels pain and it probably scares him or hurts him. Tell them to stop if you ever see that again.
If you feel he is not safe in your home and you can't wait 1 yr then make sure you find him to a nice family, not a shelter. I remember my baby dogs, I think they were part German Shepherd. My mother(because we couldn't keep them) did everything she could until she found a nice big family, with a great house in chicago and who had other pets and lil kids that fell in love with the dogs the moment they saw them. Definitely a better life than the one we could have given them. :)
So, don't give up! Try everything you can to keep your baby your dogs will Always love you forever.
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You should find a good, trust worthy friend/family member who loves animals. If they are willing to take in this dog, let them keep the dog for a while. He will be happy there, and you might get to visit once in a while. Just remember: if he is REALLY suffering, heaven is always a better place. But this is really hard for most people. So try to scrounge up the money for surgery if he ever gets hurt. Just trust someone to take care of him.