We already have a rescue dog since the end of last year - 21 months old and a lovely boy. Won't say it's been easy but we're able to walk off lead and he's settled in to our family well.
We've been thinking of getting another rescue (same breed) as a companion. A female rescue has become available and we went to meet her on Friday. Lovely little dog but absolutely terrified of everything. My heart broke when I saw her. She was cowering and tail between her legs. Totally scared and stressed. I totally understand that being in a kennel is stressful and her situation has been far from ideal. We have been told that she has already been returned to the rescue centre once already, she isn't house trained and she will take a lot of time to adjust (if she ever will fully). We have a provisional booking for her subject to my teenage sons meeting her. Our dog has met her and they appeared to get on. We've been advised that she will have to have company all the time, which isn't necessarily a problem, but she will look to our existing dog as a mentor so he won't be able to go out as much. At the moment I'm doing pretty much all the dog care as I'm fortunate to not be working at the moment. After taking one son to meet her yesterday, and with the new information, I am coming to the conclusion that this is too big an ask for us. Much as I would love to have a buddy for number one, perhaps this isn't the right one. I'm in bits at the moment as I don't want to let her down, or our existing dog, the rest of the family or the rescue centre (who are understandably keen to move her to a permanent home ASAP). I'm also trying to do what is right for this beautiful little dog who has had a massive trauma in the past and needs TLC and a new start. No response needed, I just wanted to write it down. I'm out walking our pooch this morning feeling totally mixed up.
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psychoticbeetroot · 14/07/2019 11:44
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