I have been watching and wondering why some dog friends of mine are placing some of their adult dogs but then turn around and replace the dogs with different adult dogs or puppies.
I am having a difficult time wrapping my mind around this. When you whelp a puppy and then raise and work it for 2+ yrs., I would think you would have a bond with that dog. And if the dog was not causing any behavioral problems in you kennel and is a hard worker for you, why rehome it. I have listened to the "reasons" given by the kennel owner(s) and they never mention the real reason--making room for a different adult dog or a pup they wish to buy.
How does one re-home a 10 to 12 yr. old dog that you have had since they were pups!!! Just look in rescue and shelters and you see it all the time but also there are people that work their dogs that do it all the time. If they can not perform their job, they are moved on to a new home. Well that is better than being ignored and tossed aside.
I have dogs in my kennel I admit our personalities clash. But I use it as a way to improve myself and I still care and tend to the dog. Any dog that comes into my home is here for life. We are their forever home. Yes it makes it difficult when your dogs start to get older and you would like younger ones for your sled team but you figure out how many dogs can you take care of and if you are at your max. well you just work with what you have and give to the senior dogs the care the deserve and need.
I have one dog I have thought of re-homing but I do have a bond with the dog and what a challenge this dog is to me! I keep working with this dog and things are better so of course this dog will stay here. I am not one to "give up" so I will meet the challenge even when I feel I am at a dead end. Then I reach out to others for their help.
I do not mean to judge others that replace their dogs but it is not something I could do easily or even at all. I do not all that is going on in their situation but a red flag goes up when within days of rehoming a dog they have 2 new dogs in their home. Okay that just tells me something more about the personality of this so called friend.......
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