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[–] 1 point 9 hours ago (2 children)

Jesus this is such an oversimplification and also just fucking bullshit.

We had to surrender my dog for behavior issues. But if anyone say we didnt try everything in our power, id fight you over it.

We spent thousands of dollars on personal training, we had our trainer reach out to other trainers, we had vet appointment after vet appointment. We tried working half days so we could be home with him, we tried anxiety medicine, we tried relaxation diffusors, and probably more things i cant even think of. We tried for more than 2 years with that dog, but the stress and anxienty my family felt almost ended my marriage.

We tried to rehome him to friends, we tried to rehome him on social media thru friends. Ultimately we had to surrender him. He needed to be an outside dog and we simply couldnt accommodate that.

I cried like a baby when i surrendered him, and im a 40 year old man.

Get fucked.

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  • [–] 3 points 7 hours ago

    Thankyou! I was bristling too. Sometimes you have to give up a pet despite caring madly about them. I myself am soon giving up a parrot, because I'm finally ready to admit that my disability is preventing me from looking after him properly, and his new home will be among many more parrots and two keen and energetic parrot keepers. He will almost certainly be happier there.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 hours ago

    It sounds like both partners went to work full time during the day. While some dogs can tolerate that, none thrive with it. I hate that it’s socially acceptable to put a dog in that environment. It’s not entirely your fault that you were mislead into thinking that’s an OK situation before you got the dog since it’s so normalized.

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