Need to find home for Goldendoodle

[Julie]

Hi,

I have a friend who has a beautiful male Goldendoodle, I think about 3 years old. She loves him but has had to go back to work full time and is not able to give him the attention he needs. Is there anyone who may be looking for a cute doodle boy in Southern CA? She is hoping to stay in touch with him, when he does go to a new home.

 

Please email me at [e-mail]  if you have any suggestions for her.

 

Thank youi,

Julie Conrad

 

[Julie]

I agree, Karen, and it is so sad how people are so selfish sometimes. A dog is a living being and not a desk that can be discarded or given away when he or she becomes "inconvenient" or older or whatever lame excuses people have. We are having to move and become renters--so not easy finding someplace that will accept our two dogs and two cats. But we will live in a tent before we would think of giving up our furry family members!!

I love this group and am so grateful for everyone's words and advice!!

[Laurie, Fudge, and Vern]

Very well said, Karen!

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Karen, you are making me feel so guilty......

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I took pains not to do that. Remember this?

 "Sometimes it cannot be avoided, as when a person dies or becomes physically incapacitated."

 

 

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

I know, but of course I still feel really bad.  I am glad that you would understand.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Nancy, we all know you would always do the best thing for any dog in your life.

[Julie]

Doris, I completely agree with you--if the home is the right one, the dog will definitely adjust fairly quickly. Thank you for rescuing your Bodi--I'm sure he appreciates you!!

[Lynne Tolmie]

Hi again,

being in the rescue game is very admirable, i too have had a couple of dogs i have rescued, in fact our Poppy was 7 months when i got her and came from a pretty poor start, (won't go into details) she had never been in a home, car, household and traffic noise scared the living daylights out of her and house training a large "puppy" was messy to say the least,lol!!  But she's treasure and it has so been worth it, She didn't have a name hence "poppy" (close to puppy).

Unfortunately i've taken dogs on in the past that have been more difficult and i have to say that if my children had been very young at the time i wouldn't have considered it.

Unfortunately with a rescue dog it can be difficult to ascertain their temperament until thye are in your home. 

 

Unfortunately some people are very niave and inexperienced in their expectations of what a puppy/dog will need from them.   A couple of the people who have one of our puppies were 1st time pet keepers and have been wonderful, the did their research and waited until they felt they were in the perfect position both emotionally and financially to get a puppy.

 

I too agree about the return to breeder puppy contract, i have this and unfortunately it did happen on one occasion and i have never been so grateful that i did, as the lady who had our wee girl was going to pass her on to another family and it was her husband who said no they had signed a contract to return her and that was what they should do.  I went on to find a fantastic home for our wee girl.  On another occasion a family was struggling to cope and because of the return to breeder contract they got in touch and we were able to talk through some of the issues and as usual they were mainly to do with the people themselves and not the puppy.

 

I am no expert but sometimes i think all it takes for a people to avoid rehoming they're dogs is to ask for help, take advise and realise that a lot of the issues are human related not dog!!!!!!!!!!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Almost all of the issues are human related. It is almost never the dog's fault.

[Julie]

I definitely agree that it is almost always human issues, in fact I think it is always human issues. A pup isn't born having issues.

 

These people are folks who never should have gotten a dog. They've had a couple dogs in the past and one ran away, the other I think they gave away. They realized they were not "dog people"--had no desire to really put effort and time into training a dog and even if they got a full trained "perfect" dog, they just aren't dog people. They don't give a dog the love and attention it needs. They were drawn into Easton because someone mentioned how goldendoodles were great because they didn't shed and were great with kids. So, next thing I know, she tells me she got a puppy, "just couldn't resist". It was one of those "omg, so cute, can't resist" purchases, not wise at all. She kept thinking she could handle it, get a trainer, whatever it took. But she won't even take the time to get the dog his rabies shot, so you can see how much this family is willing to give to the dog. From the few times I've seen Easton, I don't think his issues will be serious. One never knows, but I do know he hasn't been abused (I think keeping him outside all the time or locked in his crate is abuse), but he hasn't been hit or starved, thank goodness. Believe me, if that were the case, I would have insisted she give him to me.

 

It is very obvious that Easton's breeder is in it for the money and couldn't care less what happens to the pups after they are paid. They had no contract at all and so I doubt they were even interviewed. Very sad.

 

[shelly]

AWE!  Seeing Easton makes my heart  break for him even more!  Such a cutie!  I have no doubt that he will find a wonderful FOREVER home!  Bless YOU, Julie  for helping him out!!!