HEY GUYS, 🐾
MY MOM'S COMMENTARY!
WHAT DOES SURRENDER MEAN? ONE DEFINITION IS “TO GIVE UP COMPLETELY”! I BELIEVE THAT WHEN WE SURRENDER OUR DOGS THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS! SADLY, HERE ARE FEW REASONS:
MOVING AND NOT TAKING DOGS WITH THEM, HOUSING ISSUES, DOGS ARE NOT ALLOWED, OWNER PASSES
AWAY AND FAMILY MEMBERS SURRENDER THE DOG, A DOG IS SURRENDERED DUE TO THEIR AGE, A NEW RELATIONSHIP /FAMILY MEMBER AND THE UNWANTED DOG IS SURRENDERED, AND A DOG IS SURRENDERED FOR BEHAVIORAL REASONS.
FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, I DISAGREE WITH THOSE REASONS AND HERE’S
WHY:
WHENEVER WE MOVED (IN STATE OR OUT OF STATE) OUR DOGS ALWAYS WENT WITH US. IT HAS TAKEN TIME AND EFFORT, BUT WE HAVE ALWAYS MANAGED TO FIND HOUSING THAT ACCEPTS OUR DOGS. WE HAVE MADE PROVISIONS IN THE EVENT OF OUR DEATH TO HAVE A
FAMILY MEMBER CARE FOR OUR DOGS. WE HAVE SPENT TIME IN TRAINING AND SOCIALIZING OUR DOGS TO
REDUCE OR ELIMINATE BEHAVIORAL ISSUES. OUR DOGS ARE SENIORS NOW AND WE
WOULD NEVER CONSIDER SURRENDING THEM BECAUSE OF AGE OR ILLNESS. WE WILL ALWAYS
COMFORT THEM TILL THE END, FOR AFTER ALL THEY ARE FAMILY.
I BELIEVE THAT WHEN YOU HAVE A DOG OR ANY PET FOR THAT FACT, THAT YOU HAVE MADE A COMMITMENT FOR THE LENGTH OF
THEIR LIVES. THEY ARE NOT MATERIAL OBJECTS THAT CAN BE DISCARDED AT ANY TIME BECAUSE "THEY ARE NOT A FIT"!! WHEN YOU SURRENDER YOUR DOG, THEY ARE LEFT ALONE AND AFRAID AND OFTEN TIMES
DESTROYED. YES, IT TAKES WORK IN CARING FOR YOUR DOG, BUT THE REWARDS ARE SO
MUCH GREATER! DOGS ARE OUR COMPANIONS, THEY ARE LOVING, LOYAL AND ALWAYS FORGIVING. MAYBE IF WE DIDN’T “GIVE
UP COMPLETELY” ON OUR DOGS, THERE WOULD BE LESS IN OUR SHELTERS!
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