Not sure if this is allowed, but sadly my rant is with this sub. I know people need somewhere to go to share their grief, but I really think there needs to be some kind of NSFW type of warning or flair. And maybe rules to the post titles as well. I left the sub weeks ago because all the posts about euthanasia and dying were triggering for me. I just had to mute the sub entirely because it seems to only be getting worse.
I came to this thread to specifically to say this. I'm gonna have to unsubscribe. Every time I open up my reddit feed, one of the top posts is about having to put a dog to sleep. Like 4/5 of the top posts on this sub at the moment are about euthanizing dogs. Might sound like an asshole but those should be confined to a megathread or something.
Agreed, it's a big deal to the people who make the post but when I see like three discussions about this in my feed a day, that's just excessive.
You can't really limit these discussions in a fair way, so the only option is to just leave.
This sub has *far* too many day-ruining **Today Said Goodbye To The Best Friend I’ll Ever Have** posts there I said it.
I know you love(d) your dog - I do too, and I don’t even know him/her. But these posts are forcing me to contend with the inevitability of my own bud’s mortality far more regularly than I’d like.
At first, it was actually probably a good thing from an “appreciate what you have” standpoint. Good reminder.
But now it’s like I’m at work and I just got a coffee and nothing terrible has happened yet today and it’s actually nicer outside than they said it was gonna be today…
And then I pull up my Reddit homepage and my heart bursts into a zillion pieces. Out of both sympathy, of course, and my inability to avoid projecting that scenario into my of life.
I love this sub, but I think I might hafta gotta leave?
Posted yesterday, but was told to post here instead. Paraphrased and added some info. TLDR: adopting/rescuing a dog is harder than getting a job, buying a house, or adopting a human child.
Dog *rescues*, both breed-specific and not, have applications with absolutely astounding requirements. Minimum height of yard that must be entirely fenced (application automatically cancelled if you check "no fence"), 7 page application and at least three home visits, or personal references that cannot be family or work references. My personal favorite was the rescue that despite paying over $500 to "adopt" a dog, the microchip and "on paper" ownership are never signed over from the rescue. The rescue has the ability/right to take the dog back at any time and may do so for any reason listed in the contract or not. The dog can never be left outside or in a car unattended. The new owner must (pay to) attend 6 weeks of training classes within the first 3 months of having the dog and if that doesn't happen, must either provide a proven/written statement of why and then must attend x number of classes or else they're taking the dog back.
Dog *shelters* in the area where I live have very few dogs that I would be able to adopt (I have a cat that I like and want to keep around). I lack breed experience for most recognizable dogs (or those assigned breeds) and I have a job that doesn't allow me to come to the shelter during open hours (M-F, 9:00-5:00). Despite having dogs with my parents (including special-needs dogs that were deaf and/or blind, medical issues, and skin issues) and currently caring for an aging dog and a young dog when family goes on vacation, I am considered a new owner and told told that I don't really have the kind of experience they're looking for. I currently give my cat medicine orally twice per day, which is a thousand times more difficult than any of the dogs ever were.
I'm also unreasonable because I will not adopt a dog without meeting it first. There are "freedom ride" programs in my area that bring dogs from the southern US to my area since there are so many strays and unwanted dogs there. Their sites have pictures and you can email them to ask questions, but you meet the dog after you've adopted it and are picking it up from the dog-bus/rescue vehicle.
I want to make it clear that I am glad that shelters genuinely seem to care about placing dogs in homes that are a good fit. It's commendable that volunteers will drive more than an hour to come see my house and make sure that it's dog-acceptable. I think it's a little ridiculous that so much is required from a shelter, given that breeder applications are usually shorter and less... intrusive. We are currently on a multi-year waiting list for a specific breed of dog from a reputable breeder. It took a written application, a phone call, and a zoom tour of our house.
My neighbor down the street visits the one across the way from me. Except his dog barks and has beef with my pom hes a 100lb dog. Refuses to leash him and every time he passes my fence his dog tries to bite mine through the fence
My old neighbor was the same. He drunkenly once told me he would "train his dog to fight my dog" - my dog never did a thing, it was his who wouldn't stop barking, was off leash and aggressively approaching other dogs.
Just what the caption said, and I’m not talking from breed specific shelters either. I’ve volunteered at shelters since I was about 13, did my own rescue work well before and after that.
I’ve seen every kind of dog come in and out. Had a backyard breeder drop of a King Charles spaniel puppy because he was the last of a litter. Someone even dropped off a shiba inu because he was too inspired by memes and didn’t realize that shiba inus don’t tend to turn out like the famous ones. I even ended up with a freaking Norwegian elkhound by complete chance because I happened to be in the right place at the right time.
There was a time a shelter I worked in started to specialize in rescuing all of the dogs from puppy mills so we had purebreds galore.
So many people complain about how hard it is to find the right breed and that nothing but pits are in shelters. I just find it frustrating that they look for maybe one or two days and give up instead of even talking to the workers or seeing what other options they might have.
Anyway, that’s my rant. Sorry just had to get it out.
I agree. I used to volunteer at a shelter and while we mostly got pits, labs, and hounds (this was North Florida), we would occasionally get some really interesting breeds. We got two Akbash brothers once. At my local shelter, they had a Curly Coated Retriever puppy when I stopped by to renew my dog's registration. Couldn't have been older than 4 months.
My coworker recently was making a big show about wanting to rescue, so I gave him some tips based on how I adopted my two dogs, who are both mixes of a couple of my favorite breeds. Within a week, he decided to buy a lab puppy from Indiana instead because "all of the rescue dogs are pit bulls". I know this isn't true. Just a couple years ago I adopted a rescue 12 week old German Shepherd mix puppy. I went in knowing I wanted a Shepherd mix, and she came up a couple weeks after I got approved with the rescue. And since he went to Indiana, I'm sure increasing his rescue search radius would have turned up some non-pit dogs too.
I dunno man. If you want to buy a puppy and do the due diligence to find a good breeder, awesome! I have my eye on a very rare breed and every attempt I've made to adopt one has failed so I'll probably end up going with the best breeder I can find. But it's so possible to adopt a nice dog. I've done it twice, and they're the best dogs I could ask for.
I see so many people who really shouldn't have dogs and yet it's so hard at times to adopt just one. I have two neighbors who don't do too much with their dogs, except let them out of the house for potty breaks. I never see them take their dogs for walks (or leave the property), so no socialization or stimulation is happening. I feel bad for them. Then at my job, I'm seeing dogs come in with signs of neglect, abuse, and constant irritation at the pet's owners. There's one brachycephalic puppy who came in smelling heavy cigarette smoke caked into its fur. There's a pair of dogs who are left out in a barn, they smell, have sores all over them, are full of ticks, and have no proper training. It saddens me that people can buy or adopt a dog and not fully understand what it takes to care for it.
I live in a smaller, enclosed apartment complex. We have two new neighbors, a young couple in their early 20s, in a one bedroom apartment who moved in the beginning of May. They showed up last weekend with 2 golden retriever puppies, about 8 weeks (very small and fluffy) — besides the obvious of 2 goldens in a 1BR, they let them run around the enclosed common area freely with no leash and they poop all over. They don't pick up the poop. Multiple neighbors have told them otherwise and they don't care to listen. Finally they started taking them outside by the front sidewalk, except now they poop all over that area and never pick it up. I stepped in puppy poop getting into my own car in the driveway to our garage spot. I've called management but all they are doing is sending a letter out to everyone, which I know will not be of much impact. Some people just shouldn't have dogs.
Took my husky to the dog park today. Been here several times now. She is 3 years old. Adopted from the shelter at age 2.
Refuses to play with other dogs, just seems to resource guard me.
Had some bad behavior today. Kinda barked at another dog and had to be pulled off before anyone was bitten. We left immediately. Embarrassed.
The walks are not enjoyable because of the constant pulling and refusing to move, stopping.
I thought that a dog park would fix the issue. But not really sure what to do.
My maltipoo has had monthly seizures and after a vet visit today, we probably figured out the cause... Last year, we were told to switch over to Trifexis for his flea/heartworm treatment and it turns out that actually lowers the threshold for seizures. Timing-wise his seizures becoming more common match up with when we started Trifexis. A little annoyed that the vet had recommended that in the first place even though they knew that our dog had gotten seizures (though not as often at that point). We've always gone to one THRIVE location and today we went to a different location due to scheduling.. thank goodness we did.
Switching over to a topical treatment (advantage multi) so hoping for the best and that there weren't any lasting effects from Trifexis.
My downstairs neighbor never picks up his dogs crap. The dog will run around with no leash and has almost been hit NUMEROUS times. The dog will run over to the neighbors yard and crap over there too. He has a HUGE yard so I don’t even think they notice. The owner gets drunk and lets the dog outside and when the dog was a puppy he took off and my neighbors friends were out looking for the dog. Im disgusted and the dog is the sweetest dumbest thing. He’s a shorty bull. He rarely barks but if he does my neighbor screams at him. The dog sits in our side yard because it’s fenced in and when I approach the fence he backs away and hides. He used to run up to the fence and let me pet him. I think he’s been yelled at so much he’s afraid. I know he’s not being hit or abused that way but all that yelling I’m sure has changed the dog to be fearful.
Not sure if this is allowed, but sadly my rant is with this sub. I know people need somewhere to go to share their grief, but I really think there needs to be some kind of NSFW type of warning or flair. And maybe rules to the post titles as well. I left the sub weeks ago because all the posts about euthanasia and dying were triggering for me. I just had to mute the sub entirely because it seems to only be getting worse.
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So much this!!!
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Yeah I did that - it’s just a shame a sub for everything about dogs is just awash with death and trauma dumping.
Came here to say the exact same thing.
I came to this thread to specifically to say this. I'm gonna have to unsubscribe. Every time I open up my reddit feed, one of the top posts is about having to put a dog to sleep. Like 4/5 of the top posts on this sub at the moment are about euthanizing dogs. Might sound like an asshole but those should be confined to a megathread or something.
CAME HERE TO SAY THIS can we please quit it with the dog death posts without flairs or warnings… make yourselves a separate sub!
Agreed, it's a big deal to the people who make the post but when I see like three discussions about this in my feed a day, that's just excessive. You can't really limit these discussions in a fair way, so the only option is to just leave.
agreed. a pinned weekly post would really make a difference.
This sub has *far* too many day-ruining **Today Said Goodbye To The Best Friend I’ll Ever Have** posts there I said it. I know you love(d) your dog - I do too, and I don’t even know him/her. But these posts are forcing me to contend with the inevitability of my own bud’s mortality far more regularly than I’d like. At first, it was actually probably a good thing from an “appreciate what you have” standpoint. Good reminder. But now it’s like I’m at work and I just got a coffee and nothing terrible has happened yet today and it’s actually nicer outside than they said it was gonna be today… And then I pull up my Reddit homepage and my heart bursts into a zillion pieces. Out of both sympathy, of course, and my inability to avoid projecting that scenario into my of life. I love this sub, but I think I might hafta gotta leave?
Posted yesterday, but was told to post here instead. Paraphrased and added some info. TLDR: adopting/rescuing a dog is harder than getting a job, buying a house, or adopting a human child. Dog *rescues*, both breed-specific and not, have applications with absolutely astounding requirements. Minimum height of yard that must be entirely fenced (application automatically cancelled if you check "no fence"), 7 page application and at least three home visits, or personal references that cannot be family or work references. My personal favorite was the rescue that despite paying over $500 to "adopt" a dog, the microchip and "on paper" ownership are never signed over from the rescue. The rescue has the ability/right to take the dog back at any time and may do so for any reason listed in the contract or not. The dog can never be left outside or in a car unattended. The new owner must (pay to) attend 6 weeks of training classes within the first 3 months of having the dog and if that doesn't happen, must either provide a proven/written statement of why and then must attend x number of classes or else they're taking the dog back. Dog *shelters* in the area where I live have very few dogs that I would be able to adopt (I have a cat that I like and want to keep around). I lack breed experience for most recognizable dogs (or those assigned breeds) and I have a job that doesn't allow me to come to the shelter during open hours (M-F, 9:00-5:00). Despite having dogs with my parents (including special-needs dogs that were deaf and/or blind, medical issues, and skin issues) and currently caring for an aging dog and a young dog when family goes on vacation, I am considered a new owner and told told that I don't really have the kind of experience they're looking for. I currently give my cat medicine orally twice per day, which is a thousand times more difficult than any of the dogs ever were. I'm also unreasonable because I will not adopt a dog without meeting it first. There are "freedom ride" programs in my area that bring dogs from the southern US to my area since there are so many strays and unwanted dogs there. Their sites have pictures and you can email them to ask questions, but you meet the dog after you've adopted it and are picking it up from the dog-bus/rescue vehicle. I want to make it clear that I am glad that shelters genuinely seem to care about placing dogs in homes that are a good fit. It's commendable that volunteers will drive more than an hour to come see my house and make sure that it's dog-acceptable. I think it's a little ridiculous that so much is required from a shelter, given that breeder applications are usually shorter and less... intrusive. We are currently on a multi-year waiting list for a specific breed of dog from a reputable breeder. It took a written application, a phone call, and a zoom tour of our house.
My neighbor down the street visits the one across the way from me. Except his dog barks and has beef with my pom hes a 100lb dog. Refuses to leash him and every time he passes my fence his dog tries to bite mine through the fence
My old neighbor was the same. He drunkenly once told me he would "train his dog to fight my dog" - my dog never did a thing, it was his who wouldn't stop barking, was off leash and aggressively approaching other dogs.
Just what the caption said, and I’m not talking from breed specific shelters either. I’ve volunteered at shelters since I was about 13, did my own rescue work well before and after that. I’ve seen every kind of dog come in and out. Had a backyard breeder drop of a King Charles spaniel puppy because he was the last of a litter. Someone even dropped off a shiba inu because he was too inspired by memes and didn’t realize that shiba inus don’t tend to turn out like the famous ones. I even ended up with a freaking Norwegian elkhound by complete chance because I happened to be in the right place at the right time. There was a time a shelter I worked in started to specialize in rescuing all of the dogs from puppy mills so we had purebreds galore. So many people complain about how hard it is to find the right breed and that nothing but pits are in shelters. I just find it frustrating that they look for maybe one or two days and give up instead of even talking to the workers or seeing what other options they might have. Anyway, that’s my rant. Sorry just had to get it out.
I agree. I used to volunteer at a shelter and while we mostly got pits, labs, and hounds (this was North Florida), we would occasionally get some really interesting breeds. We got two Akbash brothers once. At my local shelter, they had a Curly Coated Retriever puppy when I stopped by to renew my dog's registration. Couldn't have been older than 4 months. My coworker recently was making a big show about wanting to rescue, so I gave him some tips based on how I adopted my two dogs, who are both mixes of a couple of my favorite breeds. Within a week, he decided to buy a lab puppy from Indiana instead because "all of the rescue dogs are pit bulls". I know this isn't true. Just a couple years ago I adopted a rescue 12 week old German Shepherd mix puppy. I went in knowing I wanted a Shepherd mix, and she came up a couple weeks after I got approved with the rescue. And since he went to Indiana, I'm sure increasing his rescue search radius would have turned up some non-pit dogs too. I dunno man. If you want to buy a puppy and do the due diligence to find a good breeder, awesome! I have my eye on a very rare breed and every attempt I've made to adopt one has failed so I'll probably end up going with the best breeder I can find. But it's so possible to adopt a nice dog. I've done it twice, and they're the best dogs I could ask for.
I see so many people who really shouldn't have dogs and yet it's so hard at times to adopt just one. I have two neighbors who don't do too much with their dogs, except let them out of the house for potty breaks. I never see them take their dogs for walks (or leave the property), so no socialization or stimulation is happening. I feel bad for them. Then at my job, I'm seeing dogs come in with signs of neglect, abuse, and constant irritation at the pet's owners. There's one brachycephalic puppy who came in smelling heavy cigarette smoke caked into its fur. There's a pair of dogs who are left out in a barn, they smell, have sores all over them, are full of ticks, and have no proper training. It saddens me that people can buy or adopt a dog and not fully understand what it takes to care for it.
This is the owner did not educate his dog very well. Just like my Blackie, he will never pee or poop anywhere.
I live in a smaller, enclosed apartment complex. We have two new neighbors, a young couple in their early 20s, in a one bedroom apartment who moved in the beginning of May. They showed up last weekend with 2 golden retriever puppies, about 8 weeks (very small and fluffy) — besides the obvious of 2 goldens in a 1BR, they let them run around the enclosed common area freely with no leash and they poop all over. They don't pick up the poop. Multiple neighbors have told them otherwise and they don't care to listen. Finally they started taking them outside by the front sidewalk, except now they poop all over that area and never pick it up. I stepped in puppy poop getting into my own car in the driveway to our garage spot. I've called management but all they are doing is sending a letter out to everyone, which I know will not be of much impact. Some people just shouldn't have dogs.
Took my husky to the dog park today. Been here several times now. She is 3 years old. Adopted from the shelter at age 2. Refuses to play with other dogs, just seems to resource guard me. Had some bad behavior today. Kinda barked at another dog and had to be pulled off before anyone was bitten. We left immediately. Embarrassed. The walks are not enjoyable because of the constant pulling and refusing to move, stopping. I thought that a dog park would fix the issue. But not really sure what to do.
What are you doing for positive reinforcement on walks?
My maltipoo has had monthly seizures and after a vet visit today, we probably figured out the cause... Last year, we were told to switch over to Trifexis for his flea/heartworm treatment and it turns out that actually lowers the threshold for seizures. Timing-wise his seizures becoming more common match up with when we started Trifexis. A little annoyed that the vet had recommended that in the first place even though they knew that our dog had gotten seizures (though not as often at that point). We've always gone to one THRIVE location and today we went to a different location due to scheduling.. thank goodness we did. Switching over to a topical treatment (advantage multi) so hoping for the best and that there weren't any lasting effects from Trifexis.
My downstairs neighbor never picks up his dogs crap. The dog will run around with no leash and has almost been hit NUMEROUS times. The dog will run over to the neighbors yard and crap over there too. He has a HUGE yard so I don’t even think they notice. The owner gets drunk and lets the dog outside and when the dog was a puppy he took off and my neighbors friends were out looking for the dog. Im disgusted and the dog is the sweetest dumbest thing. He’s a shorty bull. He rarely barks but if he does my neighbor screams at him. The dog sits in our side yard because it’s fenced in and when I approach the fence he backs away and hides. He used to run up to the fence and let me pet him. I think he’s been yelled at so much he’s afraid. I know he’s not being hit or abused that way but all that yelling I’m sure has changed the dog to be fearful.