Re: Fwd: our golden retrievers

["Deb & Boyd McFail" <bdmcfail@alaska.net>]

Makes me want to just scream.
Deb

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>From: Gina Heitz <brier@oregonsbest.com>
>To: brierpups@fast.cs.utah.edu
>Subject: Fwd: our golden retrievers
>Date: Thu, Feb 22, 2001, 9:53 PM
>

> Hello All,
>
> Some of the names in this story have been changed to provide privacy but
> this is a very typical rescue call...  I wanted to share this with you all
> so you too can know the damage a golden can do left to his or her own
> devices...  Some puppies on this list are about the same age as M&M, how
> sad huh? Judy and I will both respond to this and it's quite possible we
> may have two 11 month old GR's to place...
>
> Sigh,
>
> Gina
>
>>Hello Gina,
>>My wife, XXX, and I have two 11 month old goldens, brother and sister.
>>I got your e-mail address off the web.  We haven't made a final decision,
>>but are seriously considering looking for another family that might want
>>to adopt M and M.  It is hard for us to even consider this, but we
>>are having so much trouble doing a good job raising them because of the
>>fact that we both work outside the home and our kids are now out on their
>>own.  Consequently, Mand M are alone during the day.  We put in a
>>dog door so they could go from the garage into the backyard and they have
>>pretty much destroyed our backyard.  They chew on the trees, chew holes
>>in the walls of the garage, dig holes, etc.  When we are with them they
>>are wonderful and well behaved.  But when they are alone they think up
>>all sorts of mischief to get into.  And I think they give each other
>>ideas.  Before M and M we had a half golden for her entire life of
>>15 years and that experience did not seem anywhere near as difficult as
>>this one.  But the difference was that B grew up with our 2
>>children, and so B did not have to spend very much time alone.  And
>>B was our only dog.
>>
>>If we follow through with the idea of finding another home for them, we
>>want to be reasonably assured that it is an appropriate placement into a
>>loving home.  We won't do this unless that is the case.  So, that
>>explains why I am writing to someone who is into goldens.  Do you folks
>>have any ideas as to how we might go about finding a good placement?
>>
>>Another idea I am considering is whether there is a place where we could
>>place M and M temporarily, perhaps several months, until we sell
>>our present home and move into another home.  Our present home has a very
>>small backyard which experience tells me is clearly not large enough for
>>M and M.  We are looking to move from Hillsxxx to Corxxxxxx and
>>we are trying to find a home with a much larger yard in which we might be
>>able to build a fenced area just for M and M.  That way they
>>wouldn't destroy the rest of the yard.  But with our present arrangement,
>>it is hard to even keep our yard in decent condition and this impairs our
>>ability to sell the house.
>>
>>Please let me know if you know how we might find either a permanent or
>>temporary placement.  Thank you very much for your time.  Would you mind
>>replying to me at this address and my work: XXX
>>This address is XXX
>>
>>Thanks again for your time and any words of encouragement you can
>>provide.
>>AXXX GXXXX
>