Frustrated and Angry (long vent)

[ladyluck_t]

I have always loved Christmas time, it makes me feel like a little kid with all the lights and pretty decorations. But, this year I have been feeling a little worn and have found myself being a bit cynical. This is the first Christmas that I have been so active in rescue and to be honest, it is just so depressing. Like all the other rescue's in the country, we are overloaded with boxers in shelters, no foster homes, no recent adoptions. It just seems never-ending. And this is the time when people start dumping their dogs. I guess they look and decide the dog is too much trouble. It just burns me up. I work very closely with the owner surrenders, Mainly because I can talk nice-nice with them rather than blast them like I want to. I keep telling myself it is for the dogs. I have recently been working with 2 familys that want to re-home their 9 year old girls. 9!!! My god, what are they thinking. Dont they realize what that does to these girls. And I have to tell them, that we have no room. We have lost 4 dogs this year because we had no room. 2 just recently. What has happened to this world? I sometimes think that I am wasting my time doing the rescue work, it just seems so never-ending and going no-where. I am currently fostering the COOLEST dog ever! he is the greatest, he will sit sometimes and just look at me and I look over at him and see such grace and love. He looks like one of those lion statues you see gracing the chinese temples. He is wonderful (granted he acts like a raving lunatic on a leash, but that can be worked on) so why is no-one adopting him? Why is the young deaf boy who is such a sweetie not adopted. And why do people want to get rid of a dog that has lived 9 years with them?
Christmas is now begining to mean a time where people get rid of perfectly good animals. The tinsel, lights, and pretty decorations seem like such a facade. What a waste.
Thanks for listening, sorry to be so negative, reality sometimes pops into my little world and shakes things up a bit. I guess I am going to have to shore up my bubble a little better around the holidays.
Thanks guys!

[Tatertot]

I know what you mean. I wish there were laws in place for this sort of thing, but I guess that would be ridiculous?

I wish I could foster or adopt. It's my first choice! But they will not let me. We both work full time, have a small child, and we do not have a fenced yard. I would LOVE to foster! So I donate as often as I can since it is all I can do. Maybe somebody when/if I don't have to work anymore.

I can't believe you have people wanting to surrender their 9 year olds. That breaks my heart! Can you show them this: How Could You?

or is that not allowed?

[ladyluck_t]

Originally Posted by Tatertot

I can't believe you have people wanting to surrender their 9 year olds. That breaks my heart! Can you show them this: How Could You?
or is that not allowed?

Yes it breaks my heart too. I keep telling these people that re-homing a 9 yr old is next to impossible. I have to call these ladies back and tell them that they should do the responsible thing, if they can't care for the senior girls then they should take them in to be euthanized. and based on what I have seen and heard, that would probably be the best thing those girls have ever had done for them.
I dont think that these people care enough to be moved by that story on the thread you posted. People who are moved by it dont dump their dogs when they are old. I cry every time I read that though, I just get so worn down by these kinds of people. Like salt in a wound. I try really hard to pray that they will realize their mistakes and learn to be truly sorry for what they have done. But most of the time I just pray they get what they gave. Not very polite of me, I know. But I am always trying to be better

And thanks guys for being a shoulder I can cry on, I know I could never leave the rescue. it is basically just me and the adoption coordinator doing everything. Sometimes it just gets so overwhelming. (reality bumping up against the rosy bubble I live in)
I just have to get stuff out sometimes before it stays in my world. I will be more optimistic tomorrow promise!

[ladyluck_t]

We are pretty small, we have 2 main foster homes (mine and Dougs) and then we have had some recent interest in foster homes. Of course the two newest homes decided to adopt their fosters How you can you say no, we know they are good homes. But we have processed over 30 dogs this year alone. Of course it doesnt help that both doug and I are control freaks and wont give other's some of these important jobs! it is hard to give it up, I keep thinking "what if they dont do it right" UGG! I am going to have to get over that!
Thanks for the thoughts! They are well appreciated.
Now if I could just clone myself and some of my better adopters, I would be happy!