Trade-in Her Dog?

[Richard Crowe]

We were at a rescue event in Irvine, CA and a woman came up to us and asked if she could trade in her dog for a smaller one.  I thought at first that she was joking but, she was totally serious.  The dog at ten pounds was bigger than she wanted.

 

I told  her that we would accept her Maltese as an owner surrender but there would be no way that she would get a dog from us.  She was indignant and said, "I haven't had the dog all that long, just 9-months!"

 

There are all kinds of people in the world but that takes the cake!

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

I don't know how I would have responded.  I would later have thought to say "I hope your husband trades you in for a new, younger, smaller model" or something.  Ha!

[Jarka, Monty & Auggie]

Wow! How about a punch in the nose! That's the reason why I would never be able to work at a shelter. I would beat the snot out of somebody like that.

[Richard Crowe]

Adrianne,  I did tell her that there would be no way that I would allow anyone who dumped their own dog to adopt one of our dogs...

In retrospect, I should have offered her a hundred bucks for her dog!  I could have retrieved that with an adoption fee.  To tell you the truth though, I was so angry that I wasn'd thinking straight!  Poor dog and lousy person!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

This is horrible. What is wrong with people? How could you not bond to your dog in 9 months??

[Lonnie & Libby Lu]

Whoa!  that is hard to take in!  How very sad for the dog:(

[Leslie and Halas]

Wow.  Just, wow.

[Carol and Banjo]

Ugh!    And they live among us.......

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Sadly, this doesn't surprise me one bit.

I love Maryann's idea of trading her a stuffed toy dog for her Maltese. Perfect! 

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

I'm so sad about this post. So sad.
Maybe a size 2, Abercrombie & Fitch would make her happier.
Richard, PLEASE try to get this poor dog back

[Deanna & Desi & Cori]

This is unbelievable!!!