I don't get it

[cobismom]

I just saw an ad in the paper for an 8 month old beagle pup, neutered, shots all up to date, for $100. When I called the man, I asked why he was giving him up? He said the dog was a little too much for he and his wife to handle, they work every day but two, and couldn't spend the time with the pup. They thought he wouldn't be so much work. HUH???? Puppies of any breed are WORK. Did they think he'd come with diapers? Feed himself,? Walk himself? Play with himself? I am so puzzled....don't these people do their homework. Rhetorical question, cause obviously they don't. But then they went to all the work of neutering him, getting his shots....what's that all about.

We are going to go look at this little boy tomorrow, he gets along with other dogs, let's see how he does with Casie and Cobi...but I have some issues here to deal with before he can join our household. Maybe he and Casie can housetrain each other.

We call all of the beagles that are in the paper for sale or give away, and the #1 answer we get for why they are being given up is the people didn't know they would be so much work. ...... I'm so puzzled. What do you think?

[BeagleWeegle]

awwwww, poor beag, yup it amazes me how this happens with pets, strange I suppose we would not know the real reasons behind such peoples reasons unless they actually sat down with us and did an honest interview.

Hope all works out in meeting the beag, it would be wonderful.

[RosCole]

Oh this really gets me going!

It is beyond my scope of comprehension how people can be THAT clueless when it comes to getting any puppy!

I really hope it works out for you and you can give this little guy the home he deserves.

Keep us posted.

[Pop_Rivit]

I think that a lot of people don't do any research when they decide to get a dog.

When we decided we'd get a puppy I did a lot of research on which breed would be a good fit for us. When we decided on beagle(s) we knew that they'd be a lot of work, we knew that they are sometimes more difficult to house train and we knew that obedience training was a must. We knew that they need a lot of exercise and we knew that they had a lot of energy, especially as puppies.

With that knowledge we decided that beagles were the breed that we wanted, we were willing to do the work, and understood that beagles have their own idiosyncrasies that make them who they are. It takes a real commitment on someones part to raise a puppy (or an adult rescue), and realize that you'll be responsible for that dog for a lot of years-sometimes more that 15 (which is longer than my home mortgage was).

I think that some people just look at a puppy (especially beagles) and think that they are cute, without knowing the amount of work that it takes to mold them into really great adult dogs.

I also think that the same can be said for a lot of other high energy breeds.

[LoAndBeholden]

A lot of that type of thinking has to come from people who have never had a dog before--or at least grew up around them but never took care of them. I know that we psyched ourselves up in preparation for all of the things we had heard and read about Beagles being difficult to train. I can't figure out if the fact that she wasn't difficult at all to train has anything to do with us being almost over-ready or if we just lucked out. We did months of research before we got Starla, and there are days that I even wish I would have read even more. We both have busy schedules, but we always make certain that there is plenty of time for her. If that means we can't go out ever weekend or every other night for dinner or drinks with friends like we used to, then that's what it means. We made a commitment when we brought her into our home and we are not going to wiggle out of it.

[araine]

What amazes me is that they are almost there...it's like giving up when you see land just ahead of you.

[Double Trouble]

I think some people just see those huge, sorrowful, puppy eyes, adorable faces, floppy ears, not forgetting that elegant flag of a tail, and fall hook, line and sinker without doing any kind of research at all. Big mistake, but yes I agree I don't get it either!

Good luck to you if you go ahead and take on this little dynamo - poor babe- just needs a chance.

[dudley]

well, in the comic strip snoopy practically takes care of himself, so how hard could it be?
one of our first beagles was a rescue given up at six months because she was too big???
she was actually smaller than most in stature, although fatter than most as well.
I think they overfed and under exercised her and then blamed her for being roly poly.
what a sweety she turned out to be. my wife used to joke that she was so full of love she was swelled up like a tick.
people cant be explained.

[meg's mum]

this annoys me so much, in the uk on the beagle welfare site there are loads of beags and the same old excuse in ' they cant give it the time it needs'. thats because they DO NOT research the breed, they take 1 look at that face and they go get one. my life is busy as well, 2 kids, 2 jobs a home, a husband but we still make time to take the beags out for 2 hours every single day split into 2 walks, and in the summer, even more than that. they are a big commitment and they must come first, so like the other owner said, if it means i cant have as much 'me' time, then thats too bad. the beags didnt ask for us, we choose them, so give them the little they ask for. its not much, 2 meals a day, a comfy bed, some walks, some play and tons of love.

[cobismom]

Another amazing story, my Diabetic nurse called and wanted to GIVE us her Boston Terrier. They got her last year, but didn't realize how much "work" she would be. They work five days a week, their son, who is 17, is in Native Dancing contests over the weekends, so they travel quite extensively. They just didn't have time for this little girl. I said, what changed from last year to now...we'll we didn't know ....HUH? Obviously, we couldn't take her, but I did find her a loving home with a neighbor who lives alone, and loves having this little mite of a dog in the house with her. GOSHHHE#EEEE!