Have you ever had to give up a pet for a break-up, move, relocation or a job? What did you do? I might be going overseas and can't take my babies (dogs) with me.![]()
Have you ever had to give up a pet for a break-up, move, relocation or a job? What did you do? I might be going overseas and can't take my babies (dogs) with me.![]()
I would never. Pets are a lifetime commitment to me. If I couldn't take them with me, I'd figure out another plan.
When i was young we had to move to another continent, we had to leave our two doggies behind. Didn't really get much of a choice in the matter. I hope they are ok, even 20 years later i still wonder (hope) they are out there somewhere.
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It is very sad when you have to give up a pet for a deployment or for some type of life change or move. Not everyone has a choice in giving up their animals...they really do become part of your family.





I had a three year custody battle over a dog. We weren't married or anything and we were only together five years but we both loved that dog.... eventually when she was moving somewhere and I said I would move there too so I could be close to the dog, she said I could have her.
I could never give up a pet, to me it's literally like giving up a child. When someone gets a pet, they know how long it will live and IMO they're committing to organizing their lives around having it for that long. There's always a way around something and if its not something I would drop my kid at an orphanage for, then it's not something I'd drop my pet at a shelter for.





My pets are my babies and I got that feeling from my parents. My parents always told me that pets are a lifetime commitment no matter what. They always considered the dogs and cat (only one cat)as their kids.
This is not the same as an orphanage by far, that's a little extreme. Anyway, sometime Being deployed is not a choice.
Deployed: leaving the country as a civilian or military to fight in a war zone so people can continue to be free in America, to cam, shake their ass, do nothing and have freedom of speech.





Have you no friends or relatives who can watch the pet while you are away? Since you are being deployed, I would think they would be willing to do their part to make such a move as easy as possible on you.
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^No, it's not extreme. Even nice shelters are pretty traumatizing for a pet that's used to its home and owner. It's suddenly confined to a cage instead of having room to move around, it's surrounded by barking dogs (which can be plenty traumatizing enough for a dog), some who are hurt or aggressive, there are constant strangers poking at it. And it can't figure out why it's owner isn't there Certain breeds who are very constant bond to their first owner, and are never the same again.
Shelter workers try their best, but the nature of what they are is scary for a dog.
It always amazes me when people refer to their dogs as their babies, but don't hesitate to leave them behind.
If you are being deployed and there are no friends or family able to take your pets, check out this site. There are a number of organizations that will foster your pet while you are deployed.
http://www.americanhumane.org/animal...tary-pets.html





I had to since my husband is getting pcs'd to Japan. We had to give up one of our dogs. :-(
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I've had a pain-in-the-ass aggressive dog for 11 years now, and I would never consider "giving him up". He has come with me through multiple moves, and I have always found apartments that I could keep my pets in. And he is a large scary looking dog, not a cute little lap dog.
If it ever came down to a situation where he absolutely couldn't be with me, he would go to my parents, friends, or relatives until I could take him back.
Agreed. Amy Lee, I specifically worded my post so that it didn't seem like it was targeting you, because I don't know your life situation or you as a person, and I didn't mean any harm by it. But posting here does open the door for opinions, and in general that is mine.
Of course I understand that being deployed is not a choice, and god knows I appreciate our troops and everything they do for us. But joining the army with the possibility of deployment was a choice and getting dogs was a choice. It's just that from my perspective, I don't understand how someone can use the term "my babies" and "give up" in the same sentence without seeing the discrepancy there.




Here's my 2 Cents. Burn me if ya need to...
People who buy/adopt a pet, only to give it away are the most IRRESPONSIBLE people. When you buy or adopt a pet(I'm against buying too since thousands of pets die in shelters every day), you are willing to take responsibility of a LIFE. If you have a child, and after a few years for whatever reason you can't care for it, would you just give it to a shelter? Pets ARE NOT TOYS that you can throw away just for whatever reason. You make a commitment to having them, stick with it, sacrifice whatever to give them a loving home and fulfilling their needs. They don't have a voice to speak back.
I have known SO MANY people who have given pets away to shelters and others, then to later get another pet and end up doing the same. It's like they never learn their lesson. These people should be banned from ever being allowed near another animal.
Then we now have pet hoarders.... but that's a whole other thread.... ugh....
But yea, I had to give up a pet I loved but by force. My ex fiance and I adopted pooch from an abused home. He and I broke up, he took our dog to his parents house until I moved because he feared I would take her too. We fought over her and finally he agreed I could visit her. 6 years later, he still allows me to visit. I hate he didn't give me a chance to have her but he does take great care of her so can't complain too much. He was lonely and needed her more than I did at the time since I already had Kikiwiki.
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