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So mad now, I need to vent. (long, Pollux)
So Pollux just came back. The girlfriend of the person who adopted him was afraid of Pollux (well, he is big, wolfy, and a little unpredictable at times). I'm not mad at them at all, they gave him a shot and we had a 24 hour vacation of only having 4 dogs.
I'm mad at Pollux piss-poor excuse of an "owner".
We got Luna over a year ago and she was very impressed with Luna. So much hat she wanted a vlcak of her own, well, she wanted Luna and before I could say "hell no" my wife already said no. But, our breeder was planning another litter and Luna would eventually be bred. Well, that wasn't good enough and started a Veruca Salt style hissy fit. My wife said she would work with her to find the right vlcak.
Well, like Veruca, she didn't want to wait. She wanted to be the first person to title one here in the US. She wanted to be the FIRST to get a show championship (um, already done?). She wanted to be the FIRST to go to Eukanuba with a vlcak. She jumped on the first vlcak she came across. She quickly agreed to adopt him from the breeder but it would take a few weeks. Right off the bat she asked us to help her form a contingency plan in case it didn't work out. Um, if you're being this pessimistic this early on then tell the breeder you don't want him. No money had exchanged hands, no official agreement, no booked flights. You'd think a sane person would have taken a step back? She didn't.
Pollux ad she paraded him around like he was the latest thing. Sadly, the only time he got attention was when she was parading him around. The rest of the time he was outside in a kennel. Training him turned out to not be the easiest thing ever so she pretty much gave up on him. He spent most of his day outside in the kennel with only breaks to go to the bathroom.
We found out about this and agreed to a one week with us, one week with her routine so we could work with him. It ended up being more damaging to his temperament. We also agreed we'd help find a home but she wanted what she paid for him. Um, he's damaged good now and there is no way you'l get that much for him. This went on for several months.
We had an opportunity to take in a wonderful male (arranged by our breeder) so we told the owner and she went ballistic. She claimed we were backing out, we were the ones neglecting him, etc.. The agreement came that we would keep him all the time but if he needed to go someplace she would take him in. Of course, whenever we needed her to take him in she acts like we're inconveniencing her, she doesn't have the room or time, etc..
So, now we've had him for almost 9-10 months. She just recently agreed that she didn't need the $2000 for him but now is a very hard time - he's adult size, no longer a puppy. His temperament is far from normal but a lot better than what it used to be.
We have 5 large dogs in our home and because of him we can't give the other dogs the work and attention that they need (and deserve). The owner clearly doesn't care about him and I'd love to take her to court to sue for full custody of the dog and compensation for the amount of time and money we've put into him. My wife is against this.
She's always talking down to us like she's doing us he favor. She claims she's a much better dog trainer (and if that is true, how come the vet office that she has an "exclusive agreement" with recommends my wife all the time and not her? How come my wife has succeeded where she's failed several times in the past?).
This person has no right doing anything with dogs - even owning them. If they don't make her a lot of $$$ then she doesn't want it and she'll neglect it.
I feel really bad for Pollux and that's why he's with us but our resources are stretched thin, with my wife's handicap and my FT job we do not have the time for them all. I'd hate to say it but he wasn't our problem to begin with but why are we the ones cleaning up the mess?
I'm done being nice to her and biting my tongue. I told my wife I would be happy if I never had any kind of contact with the owner again. I would love to just give her the proverbial bird.
I'm mad at Pollux piss-poor excuse of an "owner".
We got Luna over a year ago and she was very impressed with Luna. So much hat she wanted a vlcak of her own, well, she wanted Luna and before I could say "hell no" my wife already said no. But, our breeder was planning another litter and Luna would eventually be bred. Well, that wasn't good enough and started a Veruca Salt style hissy fit. My wife said she would work with her to find the right vlcak.
Well, like Veruca, she didn't want to wait. She wanted to be the first person to title one here in the US. She wanted to be the FIRST to get a show championship (um, already done?). She wanted to be the FIRST to go to Eukanuba with a vlcak. She jumped on the first vlcak she came across. She quickly agreed to adopt him from the breeder but it would take a few weeks. Right off the bat she asked us to help her form a contingency plan in case it didn't work out. Um, if you're being this pessimistic this early on then tell the breeder you don't want him. No money had exchanged hands, no official agreement, no booked flights. You'd think a sane person would have taken a step back? She didn't.
Pollux ad she paraded him around like he was the latest thing. Sadly, the only time he got attention was when she was parading him around. The rest of the time he was outside in a kennel. Training him turned out to not be the easiest thing ever so she pretty much gave up on him. He spent most of his day outside in the kennel with only breaks to go to the bathroom.
We found out about this and agreed to a one week with us, one week with her routine so we could work with him. It ended up being more damaging to his temperament. We also agreed we'd help find a home but she wanted what she paid for him. Um, he's damaged good now and there is no way you'l get that much for him. This went on for several months.
We had an opportunity to take in a wonderful male (arranged by our breeder) so we told the owner and she went ballistic. She claimed we were backing out, we were the ones neglecting him, etc.. The agreement came that we would keep him all the time but if he needed to go someplace she would take him in. Of course, whenever we needed her to take him in she acts like we're inconveniencing her, she doesn't have the room or time, etc..
So, now we've had him for almost 9-10 months. She just recently agreed that she didn't need the $2000 for him but now is a very hard time - he's adult size, no longer a puppy. His temperament is far from normal but a lot better than what it used to be.
We have 5 large dogs in our home and because of him we can't give the other dogs the work and attention that they need (and deserve). The owner clearly doesn't care about him and I'd love to take her to court to sue for full custody of the dog and compensation for the amount of time and money we've put into him. My wife is against this.
She's always talking down to us like she's doing us he favor. She claims she's a much better dog trainer (and if that is true, how come the vet office that she has an "exclusive agreement" with recommends my wife all the time and not her? How come my wife has succeeded where she's failed several times in the past?).
This person has no right doing anything with dogs - even owning them. If they don't make her a lot of $$$ then she doesn't want it and she'll neglect it.
I feel really bad for Pollux and that's why he's with us but our resources are stretched thin, with my wife's handicap and my FT job we do not have the time for them all. I'd hate to say it but he wasn't our problem to begin with but why are we the ones cleaning up the mess?
I'm done being nice to her and biting my tongue. I told my wife I would be happy if I never had any kind of contact with the owner again. I would love to just give her the proverbial bird.
give Pollux some spoiling if you can from me.
s Pollux
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