Comments on: A cautionary tale

By: Cornflower

Cornflower — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:01:38 +0000

I can’t believe it! But welcome to Rocket, and what fun you’ll all have!

By: Diane

Diane — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:25:19 +0000

I am glad to hear that your story has a happy ending for you and your family. After reading your story, I will keep up with my communication skills.

By: Donyale Grant

Donyale Grant — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:15:09 +0000

Hmmmm, and I’m thinking such a lovely little teeeeeeeeny tiny pup would benefit SO much from being indoors all the time.

Go Rocket! Run! Be free! In your Indoor Backyard.

By: Cathy

Cathy — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:45:57 +0000

Good grief.

Suddenly the reason someone I know kept her lab puppy crated all day makes sense. (not).

By: Monica

Monica — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:59:15 +0000

I guess I’m just a liar. One day long ago I was looking around my local pound. I had never adopted a dog before, but I came across a Border Collie- starving, full of worms and green gunk in his eyes. I decided I would save that dog. When I was asked where the dog would live I told them I had a half acre with a six foot fence. The lady started to give me the ‘dog-would-be-happier-inside-in-a- crate’ story. I was confused by this reasoning, but I quickly realized I had two choices. I could argue my point or I could go along. I decided on the latter and said ‘oh yes, I see your point, I never thought of that’. I never said I would keep the dog in a crate, but let them think what they would. I took that dog home, nursed it back to health and had it for sixteen years. It spent 90% of that time outside and as far as I know was always very happy.

By: Theresa

Theresa — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:03:36 +0000

That’s why I stole my cat.

By: sam

sam — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:16:08 +0000

Awww rocket looks gorgeous
I have 2 dogs, one abandoned at 8 weeks old so i adopted her, and they both prefer to be outside most of the time. Jack is outside at the moment. He will sit looking through the gate even in wind and rain bless him.
It makes you mad tho doesnt it? all you’re trying to do is give a poor little chap a good life, not sell him into slavery or something!
Good on you for persevering
sam x

By: Jo

Jo — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:49:27 +0000

Yes, but does the office. guest quarters have running water a cook stove and fridge? Does it have a indoor bathroom? Such a fragile little pup can surely not be expected to live out of doors.

By: Lien

Lien — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:18:18 +0000

Haha. I used to volunteer at the SF SPCA.

I don’t actually understand their problem: is it that you *never* intend to let the dog into the actual house, but that there is a workshop space that would be its inside space?

I also hate that they did this to you *after* you fell in love with the dog. They should tell you the rules beforehand, surely? So that you could go and look at other animal shelters, if you knew you were going to run afoul of the rules?

By: Bettina

Bettina — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:59:16 +0000

rocket looks like one - I hope you’ll have fun with him! your story sounds like adopting a child in germany - you can’t do it unless you are of a certain age, but not over it (the space in between isn’t exactly wide!), you can’t do it if you have a house, but didn’t pay off the mortgage yet - and most importantly - you can’t do it if the child isn’t going to have a room to himself!! I thought it was more important that you love your child and look after it well - but no, his own room has to be more important! if the spca rules applied to dogs in rural ireland - there would be none whatsoever about!!