Boils my damn blood...

workingbarbie · 10時間前

I just don't understand how they will be able to properly raise a child if they can't even handle the responsibility of a dog. These children are going to end up fucked in the head, for sure.

Really late edit: better hope she never gets knocked up with an "oops, surprise!" Baby... she'll have to start giving away her current children!

zedoktar · 9時間前

I don't understand how people can do this. I had to give up my last cat due to an unfortunate series of events leaving me homeless. Left him with good friends and had to leave town to find work. Broke my fucking heart. I haven't owned a pet since, going on 8 years. I refuse until I know I can make the comittment long term and maintain a stable home. Critters deserve better.

cjgroveus · 9時間前

My brother fell in the pool when he was a child and technically drowned , the dog barked for the maid who saved him.

Im just trying to think of a reason why somebody would get rid of a member of the family.

LaPetitSolange88 · 10時間前

never understood that logic. my parents always had a cat and a dog whilst I was growing up. never had any problems.

PizzaAndWine · 9時間前

Don't know if this will make any sense, but...

I find it strange that these parents give away dogs and cats. But if their future teenage child got pregnant, they would probably be happy to keep an unexpected baby in the family. I saw this a lot while working at a couple of grocery stores in the past. Adults who are in their 40s and older, shopping with their late teens/irresponsible early 20s child and the child's child(ren), doing most of the parenting work themselves. The absent-minded young parent whines about random stuff or plays around on their cell phone.

Dog/cat + kid is too much for you to deal with, but kid + kid's own kid is not?

EverydayNovelty · 8時間前

This stuff makes me sad too but on the other hand that dog deserves to be with people that love and want him. So as much as I hate when people do this, I'm also glad the animal won't have to be stuck in a home full of people that ignore it and don't have the time.

smeegarific · 10時間前

I usually hold my tongue on Facebook, but couldn't help but to comment about how adopting a pet is a lifetime commitment to the animal. Nothing infuriates me more than pets who are thrown to the wayside because your precious bundles of joy are the only thing you care about. Here's to hoping the little guy finds a family worthy of him.

robotjackie · 6時間前

Alright, so I'm probably going to get some serious hate for this, but whatever -

I see posts in this sub often of people completely freaking out about families giving up a pet because of whatever reason. Now, I'd like to state that I am adamantly CF, and very pro-pet/animal.

However, part of being a responsible pet owner is knowing when you cannot give that pet what it needs anymore. If someone got a dog under the assumption that they could care for the dog and give it love and attention its entire life, and then their life took them in another direction, and they started a family - well, that happens. Some people can make it work, and still give the family pet all the love and attention it deserves while adjusting to family life just fine. Others can't. Sometimes they end up being a single parent taking on a lot at once. Sometimes little junior there is a lot more to handle than they realized. Sometimes they have crippling anxiety and can only handle one needy thing at a time. Sometimes they're just terrible people.

Whatever the reason, shit happens. Personally, I would so much rather see that person give a dog to someone that would love it and care for it, than for that dog to sit there being completely ignored and not properly cared for.

I know the argument is often that pets are usually social creatures, and taking their family away is cruel. But they adapt so much better than that. Yes, they'll be confused and have to adjust to a new family - but it's just SO much better for them to have to adjust to that new family that will love them and treat them well, than for them to feel like they have no family at all because their previous owner was incapable of giving it the attention it needed, but tried to stick it out anyway.

Watchful1ntervention · 9時間前

Another casualty to this shitty line of thinking. Pets give so much and ask for very little in return, it's only right to take care of them for their entire (tragically short) lives. This seems like a betrayal.

MoanyKunt · 9時間前

Can we all just open a childfree sanctuary? We can also rescue all of the cast aside pets. Just acres of happy people and animals.

gingerbaconkitty · 8時間前

While I understand where you all are coming from, I'd rather someone actually realize their pet is too much for them and try to find a good home than just be a shitty owner to it. Pets deserve attention and love and if someone can't give that, I'd rather the pet go somewhere else.

shArkh · 8時間前

Jesus. This, see this is something I simply cannot understand.

My parents? Had five dobermanns where I was born. My mother also owned & ran a freaking dog-kennel as a business. I helped as a wee-one! Don't tell me you can't look after one tiny farking spaniel + kid.

It means those parents are still damned kids themselves. "Oh, I'm bored with this toy now -toss-".

Novirtue · 8時間前

And it sends a great message to their kids too, oh look, if you can't handle this responsibility you can just dump it on someone else, fucking people... I love animals to death and would never do something so inhumane.

b-thang · 8時間前

I'm still waiting for the day where somebody is giving away their child "to a good home" so they can adopt more dogs...

27Delta · 8時間前

Something like this is how we came to adopt one of our ferrets, who is the sweetest little cuddlebug you will ever meet. She was a only a year old when we adopted her off Craigslist and had already been rehomed once. The couple had gotten her for their 5-year-old daughter who "got bored" with her after a few months, so the parents' solution was to get rid of her so they could get their daughter a kitten...which will I'm sure also end up on Craigslist once the preshus schneauxflaik gets bored with it too. The poor ferret probably got like an hour of playtime a day (if that) before being tossed back into her cage until the kid felt like playing with her again. The dumbass parents didn't even know if she had been vaccinated and had no vet records at all for us.

My husband and I practically ran out of the house with that ferret. She is now spoiled rotten, gets tons of attention and free roams the house when she's not sleeping in her hammock. I don't understand how people could practically throw away a wonderful animal like that. Pets are not toys to discard once you're bored with them.

ohlalameow · 7時間前

I have two of these on my newsfeed right now. What irks me is one of them only has one kid. You can't take care of one dog and one kid? Really??

Dontfeedthebears · 7時間前

"He's great with kids! Just not mine because I am a pretty terrible person and don't want to stick with my commitment".

JustAlexander · 7時間前

My sister has 3 kids, runs her own business, has a dog (has had 3 others that have died along the way), 3 cats, a turtle and somehow, finds the time to make this work.

Assholes.

officialzeus · 5時間前

To be fair we don't know the exact circumstance (financial wise, if it's better for the dog, etc)

br8kdwns · 9時間前

This is why I love the two couples I nanny for. They both have three dogs and would never get rid of their first babies even though they added a child.

Rozeline · 8時間前

I could understand if the dog was aggressive or just hated being around kids. Then the dog wouldn't be happy in a house with kids anyway. But why would you give away a gentle dog that's good with kids instead of just teaching your kids to help take care of it too? That way the dog gets adequate attention and there's less work for the parent.

pricklypickly · 8時間前

I would adopt that little cutie in a heartbeat. Look at his speckled nose. <3

Shame on those "parents." A pet is a lifetime commitment for the animal.

roseyjill · 8時間前

He's so cute, I want him!

roadlesstraveled1 · 7時間前

I want him!!! what a cutie.

steezburglar · 7時間前

that is a cute dog

UrADingusDingo · 6時間前

I feel like many parents today were coddled excessively as kids. As a result they have no sense of responsibility. My family had a cat since I was a kid. My neighbor had dogs and had me over to have me help socialize the dog with kids. I loved that dog like she was my own. I looked after the dog whenever my neighbor was out of town. As a result, I know how to be a responsible and caring pet owner. I know the required investment. Many parents today don't seem to have that background and it's scary for other animals and for their own kids.

marshmallopeepz · 6時間前

The owner does seem like they love the dog (no mention of "teehee my son is abusing doggy too much"), and are doing their part in finding the dog a new home. I know a couple who dumped their dog on the side of the road when they had their kids so this is the best solution for this particular situation.

SapphireBlueberry · 5時間前

I don't get as angry about this as a lot of people here because to be honest with you, I'd rather no animal have to live in a home with small children and total morons where it will be neglected and probably tormented.

As long as they make sure the dog gets a good home and they're not euthanizing it or dumping it, I see it as a win for the dog.

Yeah, it sucks that people are shitty and treat animals as disposable, but all the better for the dog not to be under the care of someone like that.

fyzbo · 5時間前

I just came back from the veterinary hospitals emergency room. My dog got hurt outside and her back legs are currently paralyzed. They don't know yet, but she likely hurt her spine and will need surgery.

She was a rescue dog who lived on the streets before being dropped off at a local shelter. A family with a child adopted her first and returned her after a few days saying she was violent towards the kid (she was just over hyper and not exercised properly). We brought her home and made her part of our family.

Sitting here facing a huge surgery bill, this made me more upset than expected. I'm amazed that people can just give up a dog when mine is so very much part of my family.

Thanks for letting me get that out, I've had to be the strong one for my wife and it feels good to share.

thudwhomper · 5時間前

These assholes don't deserve a cool dog like that.

holly2680 · 4時間前

that little dog makes it too much work? really?
and in a few years the kids will want a pet...

kryren · 8時間前

I hate this. A woman I used to work with is doing this right now with a dog they adopted about a year ago. She accidentally got pregnant and decided that they couldn't handle 2 kids + their high energy dog (never mind the other kid is 7 and thus more than capable of learning to take care of the dog with help from his mom and dad.)

I've been helping her get the world out just because at this point I'd rather the dog go to someone who knows what "forever home" actually means than these people. I wish I could take him but the handful of times he met my dogs my shepherd thought he was a badly behaved black sheep (he looks like a pom schipperke mix) or something and kept trying to herd him (light nipping and all).

haitechan · 7時間前

I grew up with a dog, two parrots and like 20+ budgies. My parents were decent and taught me since I was a little kid about the huge responsibility of having pets. I can't get why parents can't do the same with their kids. But anyway, it's better for the dog if the alternative is going to be neglected by the family and abused by kids.

TwoTibsAWhisker · 7時間前

What happened to getting the kids to help with the responsibilities? Granted, I'm not expecting a baby who can't walk or even speak yet to do much of anything, but if the kid is walking and (sorta) talking, at least show him how to feed the doggy, maybe how to brush him (with supervision, of course). I don't expect a three year old to be capable of walking any sort of animal outside even with adults showing them how, but helping them learn how to care for the animal not only takes care of the pet, but teaches the child motor skills. And I haven't met many kids aged 5 and older who aren't constantly clamoring to help with whatever task their parents are doing.

I mean, I know nothing about how to take care of kids, so maybe I'm wrong about what a 2-3 year old is capable of, but it seems like it would be relatively easy to entertain both a child and a dog on a daily basis, especially if the dog is well behaved.

lionkin · 7時間前

He even looks like he knows he's about to be shafted.

Spunelli · 6時間前

Ohh! And Damn you for commenting or saying anything in that thread. Everyone will fucking burn you at the stake. I often have shit to say on several of those posts from the local groups around here.

TishTashToshbaToo · 6時間前

Pssh. My parents had a cat while my mum was pregnant with my brother. Turns out the cat was preggers too. So my brother had kitty siblings for 2 years until I came along. Then we both had kitty siblings.

TheDivineSappho · 6時間前

HOW CAN YOU DO THAT!! Poor thing... I wonder if the owners realize they won't be able to get rid of their kids that easily...

Tashizzlet · 2時間前

I see this AT least 5 times a week on my local buy and sell page... I live in an oil city in Alberta and 90% of people here pop out kids like it's going out of style, seriously there are so few women here who don't have children.

When I see that they're giving the dog away the reason every single time is because they either just had a kid or are about to have one..makes me so incredibly fucking mad and sad for the dog whose well-being apparently means nothing to the people who took it in and gave it love and a home... So, so sad. :(

stopemocide · 2時間前

I got a dog this way, but there's a pretty big difference. She looked until she found a great home for him, and we stay in touch. She gave him to me because she thought he deserved more attention than she could give him.

My Shadow really is a case of her making the choice that was best for him instead of being selfish. Selfish would have been keeping a high energy, person focused dog in a home where he would have gotten minutes of one on one attention a day instead of the hours that my husband and I are able to provide him with.

SmotheredBurritox · 1時間前

I hate seeing pets disposed of so much. The parents always have some bullshit excuse. I knew a lady who gave a cat away because "He bites". Yeah, well maybe if your kid didn't pull his tail and scream in his face, he wouldn't bite. Seriously.

offthewall_77 · 32分前

What's worse? This, or the fact she has two children and still can't spell things correctly?

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