Annabelle in Murphysboro, IL
http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/dis ... id=7522352 Annabelle was brought to our shelter on 11-24-06 by her person because they no longer wanted her. She is a gentle dog that loves to play with toys, she gets along well with other dogs, and she loves to be petted. Annabelle is a female Old English Sheepdog with gray and white markings. She is 7 years old and her approximate birth date is November 1999. Annabelle weighs approximately 60 pounds. My Adoption Fee is $100.00. Humane Society of Southern Illinois Murphysboro, IL (618) 457-2362 hssi@pngusa.net, jstevens@pngusa.net |
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| She is beautiful, I love older dogs. Let me see if I have somebody close by so we can spring her.
Anyone on this list? We will pay the expenses to get her. Ingrid |
| Hope you have luck getting her. |
| just don't understand how someone can have a sheepie for 6 years and dump her!! |
me neither  |
And yet people do it all the time. Our rescue got a call recently from a woman with a 9 year old female they "just don't have time for any more."  |
| I can't even imagine how people do this. Our Annie came to live with us at 6 yrs old and we've had her for 3.5 years. I would NEVER give up such a wonderful part of my family. She's my child for goodness sake! |
| I am at a loss of why someone would turn in a dog that has lived with them for years. Have they no heart? I feel like crying for Annabelle and all her brother and sister sheepies who need a home. Why are people so cruel? Wish we could bring her home to live with us but there is no way Maggie the Queen would allow another female sheepie in the house. Mags likes other dogs but they must be boy sheepies or she doesn't approve. Sigh... |
| i can see this from two points my parents were FORCED to give up their dog panda when i was three. not because she was a bad dog but because she just had a distaste for really small children hugging her while she was sleeping... the poor thing had to go but we found her an amazing family that fit her perfectly .. she spent the first ten years of her life with my mom and dad but after she had puppies she got grumpy and then she took it out on my face twelve stiches later she was in a new home where she learned to play rugby and had her own garden.
and on the other hand. i see the people that give up their dogs because they get " bored of them " how in the name of all that is good, can you get bored with a sheepdog..??? they are ALWAYS up to somthing entertaining |
| Sometimes people's circumstances do change dramatically.
I hate to even think about having to give up any of my dogs. The truth is that I have to work long hours and I have a long commute. This is a change from when we got our first dog and I was a mostly stay at home mom, with a hubby with flexible hours. But our cirucumstances are such (2 kids in collge) that I need to have a decent job, and for me, that means a long commute. What if I didn't have my husband to get home early for the dogs? To take them out for their morning walks, to do mid-day with puppies? Even if I moved so that I had a short commute, I still work 9+ hrs a day. When my kids were younger, I worked 'small' jobs near by, meaning I was gone many fewer hours. The kind of wages I can earn from those sorts of jobs simply are not adequate now that I have 2 kids in college. My husband has somewhat flexible hours and he can walk to work in 5 minutes. The bulk of walks, vet visits, etc. falls on his shoulders because now, he is the one who has more time and more fleixibility. What if my husband died? What if someone in the family became seriously ill, and their care demanded many resources, leaving not enough time/money to care decently for the dogs? When my parents were both very ill, I had to travel out of state many, many times. It would not have been feasible to take the dogs with me; it would have been very hard on them to board them as much as I had to travel. What if my husband hadn't been around to keep their lives on schedule? I think that my job is to do my best to provide a good home, with lots of love, discipline, exercise, good food, good medical care to my dogs. If my circumstances changed so that I was no longer able to provide that myself, I think it would only be responsible to find my dogs homes that would provide all the care and affection they need and deserve. I know that too many people don't live up to their responsibilities as pet owners. I see it too often myself. But sometimes, I think giving up a dog is the responsible thing to do. |
| This is so true, circumstances change beyond our control.
But people are so quick dumping a dog into the shelter, they have to look for other options first. Most know about rescue and there is a rescue for any breed out there. Case in point, my New Orleans sheepie BB came from a very loving home, this dog was all this lady had in her life, but she got ill and had several medical problems, she is also deaf. I could read in her emails how distressed she was about having to give up her beloved boy, as she calles him. BB was 10 years old and I did not feel that it was in his best interest to stay with me in foster and then find him a forever home, so I promised her that I would take him as my own and he can live out his life in my home, Sheepie Heaven on earth, as some call it. She was overjoyed and we have become wonderful friends. She still spoils him by sending homemade goodies, his Heargard and Arthritis medication. On the other hand, several years ago a friend in GA called me and told me about a 13 year old OES that just got dumped in the shelter by his family because he just did not fit into the new home (I guess he was the wrong color) They had him for 13 years, how horrible. My son drove to GA to get him for me, what a wonderful boy, Sebastian, so well behaved and sweet and he lived another 3 years having a great time herding our goats and playing in the snow. I just never understand people. This dog would not have made it through the night in the shelter, old dogs that are turned in by their owner will be PTS right away. Before I would put my dog in the shelter I take him to my vet, hold him close and tell him how much I love him, and let him be PTS. Ingrid |
| Hi,
I don't see where anyone has picked up this girl yet. Is anyone working on her? Her time has to be limited with her age and the length of time she has been there. Zach |
| I know there is one forum member that was going to see if she was still available the day after Xmas. Unfortunately the forum member is out of town for Christmas and can't get there until then.
Keeping all fingers and paws crossed that she finds a furever home. |
| Hi,
No dog should have to spend Christmas or any time of the year for that matter sitting in a shelter waiting for a forever home. How sad her people gave her up. True, circumstances change and sometimes it's unexpected and it breaks the person heart to give up a beloved furball. For some others it's just because it's an inconvience. This week at the SPCA, staff were shocked when a 13 year old cat was brought in by a woman and her daughter. They wanted a much younger cat...grrrr! This cat had spent 13 years with them and they wanted to "trade" her in?? Wonder how the woman would feel if her daughter or husband wanted to trade her in for a newer model? Of course the shelter took the cat and then wouldn't allow her to get another. However all she has to do is scan the newspaper and will probably get one.
Marianne and the boys |
| Oh my gosh...a lovely in Illinois! Poor girl. I don't know how I missed this. And she's so beautiful. I hope she gets a home for the new year! Has Chicago Rescue been notified? |
| What a beautiful girl, my heart aches for her |
| Good news! Although I was the OES member that was hoping to adopt Annabelle, I received an e-mail from the Illinois Humane Society that Annabelle was adopted! |
That is good news. I'm sorry it wasn't you. I know you were interested. But the bad news is, there are too many others that are homeless, that would love to be your baby!!! Don't give up!  |
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