Be sure to find out their policies if a dog is placed in a home and cannot be kept. Be sure to visit an actual facility and meet rescue organizers/volunteers face to face. If you purchased your dog from a pet store or puppy mill, this may not be an option.ĭo research on responsible rescue groups in your area. A responsible breeder or rescue organization should have a contract stating this when you acquire your dog. Make an effort to contact the breeder, adoption agency or rescue from which you obtained your dog. Be sure to have your vet do a general check up on your dog so that you will be able to provide health information to your dog’s new caregiver. This can reduce undesirable behaviors and will prevent unwanted litters. One of the most important items on your checklist is to be sure to spay or neuter your dog before it leaves your home.
If you are faced with the unavoidable decision of having to rehome your pet, here are some ways you can make this very difficult situation go as smoothly as possible. I’m sure there are many situations that I haven’t covered here that may come to mind with individuals that you know, or perhaps you were faced with making the decision to rehome your dog at some point in the past. Some families are faced with having to rehome or in severe cases, euthanize a dog if it is deemed a serious threat to the household or community. As a pet sitter, I have had families that have had to make the decision to surrender their dogs when a serious medical emergency arose and they could not afford the services needed to treat their pet. Some of the most common are having children, relocation (either to a different city/state or to a community that does not allow certain breeds, or dogs at all). There are other reasons that families decide that they can no longer keep their dog(s) in the household. Even the most diligent owners sometimes have mistakes happen, which can potentially have serious consequences. It takes a strong constitution to safely maintain dogs that don’t get along, and one must run a tight ship at all times in order to prevent serious injury, or even death. I understand that this is not a realistic scenario for every household, so I never judge folks who come to the decision to rehome their dogs when they fight.
They both got along with other animals in and out of the household but when it came to one another, they were mortal enemies! We decided to modify our household so that their interactions were carefully monitored, if allowed at all and provided several safe spaces for them to live their lives in the same household separate but equal.
I was personally at this crossroads many years ago when I owned dogs that fought. Many times situations occur that seem, at the moment, serious enough that the first and only option on the table is finding another family for the pet. Unfortunately, circumstances can occur that result in making the decision to end our relationship with a family canine member. The bonds that we share with our dogs are incomparable to any other type of relationship in our lives and we anticipate that this bond will be ’till death do us part.’ When we decide to share our lives with a dog, the assumption is that we are gaining a furry family member that will enrich and improve our lives.
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