"I killed my pets to move in with my fiancé…"

MSNBC ^ | June 21, 2005 | Dr. Gail Saltz (advice columnist )

[the OlLine Rebel]

They aren't old as far as we can tell.

Although I've known of many old animals who DO adjust.

An anecdote is not a good scientific sampling of how the average animal behaves.

There are always going to be those who can't handle much. I just have extreme doubts they are anywhere near the majority.

And by this reasoning - every dog and cat who "loses a master" (i.e., he died) should be killed off because they might not handle the change.

[bkepley]

They aren't old as far as we can tell.

They were old according to the article.

There are always going to be those who can't handle much. I just have extreme doubts they are anywhere near the majority. And by this reasoning - every dog and cat who "loses a master" (i.e., he died) should be killed off because they might not handle the change.

Just suggesting the lady might know these particular animals better than we do.

[outofhere2]

She's got to ask if she is a bad and selfish person. It's amazing how nowadays people can't tell right from wrong. She did a terrible thing and she will get hers. Something in the future will happen to her, maybe by her fiance, that will mirror what she did to her two dogs.

[paltz]

---SNIP---
Obviously, if you couldn’t take the dogs with you, a less guilt-inducing alternative would have been to find them a good home. But it’s too late for that. Difficult as it is, you have no choice but to accept the fact that you made a mistake.

Funny.... this wouldn't be said to a woman who just had an abortion.

[the OlLine Rebel]

OMG! Is this disease spreading?

There is a flier on our bulletin board at work w/color pix of baby Golden puppies - and she says "if they're not adopted, they'll have to be put down"!

Well, at least she's making some effort - but again, why not send them to the shelter if you can't find people yourself?

Does any1 want the info on these pups? We're in Maryland. Hair, please ping! I'll give the info but I cannot take another dog myself.

[HairOfTheDog]

"if they're not adopted, they'll have to be put down"!

Is emotional blackmail your co-worker's idea of a good sales pitch? Good grief.

Pinging for golden puppies available in Maryland.

Ping!

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[mel]

Most likely this happens more than we want to think about, have a friend who volunteers at kill shelter, he says it is amazing the number of people who just drop their pets off because they are moving, tired of the hastle of pet or get a new boyfriend/girlfriend who just don't like the animals.

[HairOfTheDog]

I know that happens a lot.

[the OlLine Rebel]

My husband suggested that! I guess I'm too naive.

[AnAmericanMother]

The Golden puppies are a hoax.

Our hunting club secretary was fooled by it. Sent out an Email, bunch of folks called the number, it didn't exist. Found out it was a spoof.

[Xenalyte]

OMG. This woman sucks.

Xena's Guy and I, and our best friends, have reciprocal pet-care agreements in case of untimely demise. Should the unthinkable happen, either we or they will end up with 10 cats and the Dread Boston Salty.

And we wouldn't have it any other way. I know they'll care for our furbabies as well as they do theirs, and they know we'll love all their pusses like we do the Ferocious Feline Bebop Trio.

[Xenalyte]

That's one reason I was sure Xena's Guy was the one . . . the Ferocious Feline Bebop Trio fell for him instantly. He's said that if ever I drive him to leave me, he's taking Dennis the most excellent boy cat, and leaving me with the Dread Boston Salty, which I gotta say would be the payback from hell. ;)

(Who am I kidding? When Salty was at boot camp, I hardly slept for two weeks.)

[HairOfTheDog]

Really.... are they not puppies that belong to a co-worker? check it out OR...

[Xenalyte]

I've only ever met two cats who didn't like me . . . Mrs. Bacon's big ole guy Casey, who took a hearty dislike to me for absolutely no reason (although he adores my shoes and sticks his head in them when I take 'em off), and my last boyfriend Warthog's giant mutant Mr. Hollywood.

Mr. Hollywood was roughly 24 pounds of coal-black fury with yellow eyes and claws like vampire fangs, and hated me with unreserved, visceral hate. But then, he didn't like anyone, not even Warthog. Warthog acquired him one day when he opened the door and Mr. Hollywood, then a svelte kitten of six pounds, ran in, climbed his curtains, and perched on the curtain rod, hissing at him. The damn cat wouldn't leave.

He used to lie in wait under the couch, and when I'd sit down he'd try to hamstring me. He had to be routed out with a lacrosse stick.

All he wanted was more food and to not be petted, although one time he did eat half a joint and freaked out for three days. (Mr. Hollywood, that is, not Warthog, who to my knowledge never ate a joint. But I couldn't watch him every minute.)

[Xenalyte]

Hell, if a cable guy droped a drill on my head, I'd bite too.

[Bacon Man]

He ate half a joint? That's probably equivalent to one of us eating a whole bag!

[the OlLine Rebel]

I don't know, but "she's" not in our database. So I just assumed some1 posted a flier for a relative/friend sort of thing.

It's a foreignish name - Gaelle Wenger (w/an umlaut on the a or e).

[Ditter]

Stupid selfish bitch, you SHOULD feel guilty. I hope it continues for your lifetime. Your dogs loved you unconditionally and you killed them, I'll bet they licked your hand and wagged their tails on the way to the vet. Best friends you ever had and you killed them!!!!!


(I am so mad, I am sorry I read this)

[diamond6]

Geeessshhhh, I pray she doesn't have any children.

[Goodgirlinred]

I think that she did a horrible thing by putting her dogs to sleep. As the therapist said, she could have found a better alternative. The therapist did not condone what she had done. She did tell her that what was done, was done. She gave her options of things she could do to try to alleviate some of the guilt that she will carry for the rest of her life. These options will help animals in need of help.

I do not think that the therapist was in any way telling her that she did the right thing and should not feel bad about it. She did tell her that she should not beat herself up about it for the rest of her life. If she were to do that, she would end up a very sick person. That would do no one any good. However, I do believe, personally, that only a very sick person would do what she did. The therapist told her to face up to the fact that she had made a mistake. Also, she told her that she was the type of woman who would go to extreme measures for a love relationship. That is bad news, too. She needs a shrink in my opinion.

I would never give up or euthanize my dog Harm for a man or for any other reason except if he were suffering and the vet told me it was time to euthanize him. As a matter of fact, any man I would even date has to have Harm's approval. ;)