What would you do....

[Miss Conduct]

Obviously our dogs were a dream we had once... Now, i have one of my dreams, BUT if you were faced with another dream that you had (own a construction company, be an artist, or whatever), and that dream wouldnt let you have all of your dogs (you could only take a select few) WOULD YOU CAPTURE THAT OTHER DREAM?

This is something that i am facing right now. And im having mixed emotions now that its coming down to the wire.... :(

[TEXAS PIT DOGS]

myself i would always choose my dogs i just cant imagiene living without them i love them to death,but it really depends on what you want more.i myself am facing something like you are right now only i dont have a choice and i dont know when i will be leaving my dogs behind it could be tomorrow or anytime in the next few months or maybe a little longer,but i am just hoping that i will still have all the great bulldogs i lost over the years up there with me.but if i had the choice i would always choose my dogs,but thats just me.

[JCleve86]

I've been thinking along those lines lately too...

When I finish up with school I am going to build a kennel (some in a seperate building, some attached directly to my home I will buy for older dogs who need heat) for rescue bullies. I also have considered adopting/fostering kids, but lots of agencies won't allow it if you own bulldogs.

[Miss Conduct]

like i said, i dont have to leave them all (otherwise i wouldnt even have CONSIDER'D this other dream for 2 secs... i just have to severly cut #'s)

[Scotsman]

You always have to make sacrifices in life. I know someone that was really into the dogs and had some great ones, he got rid of all of them, placed his brood stock with friends, inorder to take a job that was to good to pass on.
Some people are lucky to not have to choose between the dogs and other things and some have to make a choice.
In these times I couldn't let a good job pass, I can always place dogs and come back later for them.

[whiteyransom]

WEIGH IT OUT,, AND GO WITH THE BEST OPTION FOR YOU. IT'D BE HARD FOR ANYBODY TO MAKE THAT CHOICE. THINKING SUCKS.....LOL

[Miss Conduct]

You always have to make sacrifices in life. I know someone that was really into the dogs and had some great ones, he got rid of all of them, placed his brood stock with friends, inorder to take a job that was to good to pass on.


Some people are lucky to not have to choose between the dogs and other things and some have to make a choice.

In these times I couldn't let a good job pass, I can always place dogs and come back later for them.


THATS WHAT I THINK IM GOING TO DO. HAVE SOME PLACED THAT I'LL HAVE ACCESS TO, IM JUST HAVING A HARD TIME PLACING THE LAST ONE.... HE IS BRED COMP DIFF FROM WHAT I HAVE, BUT HE KINDA MADE A SOFT SPOT IN MY HEART SO I COULDNT GET RID OF HIM. NOW THAT I HAVE TO IM HAVING A HARD TIME. ANY BULLY PEOPLE IN UT PM ME IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A DOG. I DONT WANT MONEY, I WANT A GOOD ACTIVE PLACE FOR HIM.

[14rock]

At this point in my life I can say no doubt that I will choose the dogs over most anything else. You must remember, I do not have children to feed, or a wife to support though either. Everyone needs to make sacrafices sometimes, and it all boils down to what important to you. To me, its a daily inspiration to see the heart of these dogs, and I would be lost without it.....no matter how big my house is, or how nice my cars are, what my annual salary is, etc. When I took my first pup from its mamma, that was the time these decisions were made for me. You take on the responsibility to keep this animal fed, sheltered, and loved until its last day on Earth.

[Miss Conduct]

VERY well put rock.

[mikelia]

You take on the responsibility to keep this animal fed, sheltered, and loved until its last day on Earth.
That is my view, any animal that comes to me, unless it is a rescue, lives here until it dies. I took that responsibility when I took the animal home. Be it rat, mouse, dog, cat, tarantula, whatever. I get so attacked I wouldn't be able to giv my animals up.
But that is just me. Do what is best for you and your situation. Finding your dogs homes with people you know and you can check up on the dogs is a great situation. Then you know they are in a good home and are loved and worked.
And if you take on a better job, would it benefit the dogs you have now? For example bettr feed, better set ups tc... If it will better you and your dogs in the long run, than do what you feel you must :)<!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

[Miss Conduct]

It Will Be Better Because I Will Be Able To Eventually Stay Home. I Wont Have To Work My Crazy 8-7pm (or Later) Hours.

So Therefore, The Dogs That I'll Have With Me, Can Be Better Worked And What Not.

[Rocky H. Balboa]

Obviously our dogs were a dream we had once... Now, i have one of my dreams, BUT if you were faced with another dream that you had (own a construction company, be an artist, or whatever), and that dream wouldnt let you have all of your dogs (you could only take a select few) WOULD YOU CAPTURE THAT OTHER DREAM?

This is something that i am facing right now. And im having mixed emotions now that its coming down to the wire.... :(Maybe once dogs were your dream but now those dogs are no longer a dream, they are reality. This means they are now YOUR responsibility. Much like dreaming of having children, then having them.

If you decide your new dream is more important than your current responsibility towards your dogs, then I would ask you kill (I don't use the "nice" word) them before they leave your house. That is the least (and last thing) you could do for them. Better know they were happy until their last days than having them suffer in the hands of others all b/c you had a new dream.

[Miss Conduct]

ok, ive let you talk bs and not say anything. but now you need to shut up. my dogs are being PLACED in the hands of friends/partners. i will have COMPLETE access to them. im not selling off all my dogs to whatever joe schmo wants one. get off the box!

i DONT sell dogs, and never will thank you. my dogs mean the world to me, by taking this opp. i will be able to take even BETTER care of the ones i have/will have. im not going to cull GOOD dogs, sorry. you can do what you wish with your dog, but i know whats best for mine, my dilema was having to "part" w/a few.

i asked peoples oppinion on what they would DO, not if they should kill their charges, grow up.

[jankab]

At this point in my life I can say no doubt that I will choose the dogs over most anything else. You must remember, I do not have children to feed, or a wife to support though either. Everyone needs to make sacrafices sometimes, and it all boils down to what important to you. To me, its a daily inspiration to see the heart of these dogs, and I would be lost without it.....no matter how big my house is, or how nice my cars are, what my annual salary is, etc. When I took my first pup from its mamma, that was the time these decisions were made for me. You take on the responsibility to keep this animal fed, sheltered, and loved until its last day on Earth.
I agree w/Rock 100%, its a hard choice that only you can make... I had a very tempting curve thrown into my life not to long ago, which would of required me to give up my dogs... I took my dogs in, they are my responsibility and will be my responsibility until their last breath. They bring so much to my life I would NEVER have it any other way.

[Miss Conduct]

once again, im not giving up my dogs. i will ALWAYS be into bulldogs, i wouldnt have let this dream go anywhere past a dream if it involved giving them up.

[Riptora]

Your decision will be the right one because you made it for the right reasons.

[JCleve86]

once again, im not giving up my dogs. i will ALWAYS be into bulldogs, i wouldnt have let this dream go anywhere past a dream if it involved giving them up.
As long as you are placing them in good homes, I think you need to go ahead and do whatever it is you need to do. Sometimes we get into things (in this case, dogs) before we're really prepared, and realize later that there is a better option. It doesn't benefit the dogs OR you to keep holding yourself back if there is a way, albeit it a very difficult one, to ultimately make you a better owner and your dogs happier.

That being said I don't know if I could rehome my own dogs, but for now I know I won't be in that position, so I won't judge you for it.

[Miss Conduct]

of course, the hands they are going into are trusted hands (i can check on them whenever i want, and get them back) not just joe schmo down the street that wants a "pit bull".

[JCleve86]

of course, the hands they are going into are trusted hands (i can check on them whenever i want, and get them back) not just joe schmo down the street that wants a "pit bull".
Right...hence the reason I say go ahead and do what you need to do. Maybe when it's done with you can get the whole crew back, eh?

Best of Luck...

[Rockstar]

Sometimes you just have to do what you have to do. There is a huge difference between having dogs and having children. To give up a dream for your kids is one thing, but to do the same for a dog is something else entirely. I love my dogs, but there are limits to what I'm willing to sacrifice for them. You won't see me sitting around 15 years from now, wishing I hadn't passed up that once-in-a-lifetime opportunity because it wasn't convenient for my dogs, most of which will be dead and gone by then.