My brother-in-law dropped his dog off to us today. Apparently he was told by the animal control in NC that he had to neuter and get its shots. So instead he brings it to me and now I have to be responsible for a dog I do not want, do not like and can not afford. It is 6 years old and pining for its family. Its a digger, a pisser and will not respond to his name. I have a feeling he spent alot of time alone in the yard. He seems real sweet, but I've already had to chase him down the road twice. Would it be wrong to try and give it to the no kill in my area? I have never dropped a dog off before, We take having a pet as a serious responsibility. I feel for the dog, its not his fault he had bad owners. But we already have 2 cats and a dog and vet bills run about $400 a year, I don't have money to neuter it, and the league just helped us get a dog spayed and I hate to ask for more from them. Any advice?
does your city not offer free spay and neuter clinics? Ours does. Neutering a male dog is much less expensive than having a female spayed. The least your brother-in-law could do is have the poor critter fixed before dumping him off on someone else to take care of! No, it would not be wrong to drop the animal off at the shelter. What would be wrong is keeping him when you can't afford it, do not like him, and do not want him.
Could you take him to an adoption fair or 2? Some people would much rather have an adult dog with all the chewing on stuff out of their system. I'm in NC, there are a couple of low cost spay and neuter places. I think it is around 40.00.
I'm in Ohio, and I think I can get him neutered for $10, and another $15 for shots, then heartworm test and meds cost about $45. My other brother-in-law has said he may help with the costs. So I guess we will see what happens. This is the second older pet some loving owner has dropped off to me in a month. Anyone have any ideas on getting him to eat? We've tried just about everything but steak. Does it just take time?
research and contact some no-kill rescue organizations in your area (most no kill *shelters* are usually always full to capacity).....or even farther away.if you dont want him it would not be fair to him to keep him. he deserves a family that loves him. if you dont want him....even if you try your hardest to be good to him.....it will still show thru. many times you can find a RO that will take him and keep him in a great foster untill he is adopted. All RO's have high standards and requirements as to the kind of people they will adopt out to so you can be sure that he is going to get a good home and untill then will be in a great foster. if you go onto petfinder and click on the "shelter/rescue groups" section you can choose to search all the shelters and groups in your state and then get a phone number for them. also make sure in the mean time you monitor his food intake. he must eat or he will start to drop weight rapidly and if he isnt eating its a sure sign he is depressed. alot of love and reasurrance will help. good luck p.s. you can alway post a classified add on petfinder and request a donation (free to good home is never a good idea), also make sure that any potential adopters have a great vet reference and do a home visit if you can.
I will probably take him to the league for animal welfare, a no kill we donate our time to. Or maybe not, I am starting to feel sorta sorry for him, he's a good dog. He's just been pretty much ignored most of his life. Especially since one of the other brothers says he will help pay vet expenses. (most of my In laws are great) It'll be at least 2 weeks anyways before any of the shelters around here have any room. Unfortunantly I know about free to a good home..about 7 years ago I came home to find my locked gate broke and my purebred huskies gone. The police explained to me then that there had been a spate of dognknappings and where they were probably going. It broke my heart But I learned then why NOT to give a dog away (especially for free) unless you either know the people or friends who can vouch, or a good vet reference and proof that they live where they say they do.
he's probably upset that he's been dropped off at a home that he doesn't know, doesn't smell of him, also he wont know whaere he stands in the pecking order in your house yet and that will confuse him too. it makes me so mad that peple get a puppy because they look so cute and when they grow up it stops being so cute and they decide that they don't want them any more. with reguards to your problum with food, keep persisting he will have to eat sometime cause he will be hungry. It was like when i got my furst cat Ozzy he was upset from leaving his mother and siblings so he didn't eat/drink for a few days, and i was worried about that but apparently this is normal behaviour, so things may still turn out ok. Try not to lose hope just yet i know its hard not too if he's not responding very well. Do you know what sort of food he likes? I hope your brother in law feels totaly shit now! Just keep trying with him, the more atention and asurance you give him the more he will respond. But it will take some time. Just out of curiosity what type of dog is he?
He is what I can only describe as mutt. Dh finally had enough after he tore up a few things and took him back to his bro and had a talk with him about responsibility. He agreed to take it home with him and find an organization to help with the neuter and shots. Actually I haven't seen him that angry very often. I once in anger said I was going to take Coco to the pound, and hubby gave me quite a lecture and ended it by telling me that I could do what I wanted but remember that I would never deserve to have another pet, So I can imagine how rough he might have been considering the dog chewed on his impeach bush sign, dug up the flowers we just planted and peed everywhere, and no one ever asked us if we would take the dog, just showed up with the dog and the kids and told me I had to take it or it would be put down. Talk about pressure. I am glad it is taken care of, and he seems much happier with his family.
