bckrazy
07-17-2005, 07:58 PM
O M GGGGG.
I think a few of you remember Mercedes, my sisters Border Collie mix. Her landlord sent some one over to their house yesterday to plant trees in their backyard. The yard already looks sorta crappy, half of the grass is yellow... because it doesn't have a working sprinkler system! Last night, Mercedes dug up one of the trees and cut her nose. The landlord came over and was peeved about the tree, the dead grass, AND the fact that my sister and her husband failed to tell him that they had adopted another dog. Now.... guess what?
MY sister called me and asked me about the SPCA because she knows I've voluntered there, and she asked if they euthanzie. I said no, unless the dog is dangerous or very sick. She said, thats good, because I'm taking Mercedes there... if you wont take her!!! UGGHHHHA! I'm so mad and ashamed of my own sister right now, she NEVER would've done this before, the sister that I know. She was more into training Gonzo when we first got him than I was. SHE took him everywhere to socialize him, and SHE took him to training classes half of the time. I can't believe she's doing this to Mercedes, and to me!!! -.- she has gotten sooo freakin shallow since she met her now-husband, she cares more about clothes and money than anything, and when I talk to her its like talking to a waitress or something. It makes me sick. Her priorities are sooooo jacked up, she just now told me what she has done with Mercedes since she got her....
OK, first of all, Mercedes has not been inside at ALL since early June. That alone makes me want to punch her. in the neck. She has been COMPLETELY left outside to care for and entertain herself. They got Mercedes as a friend for Benny, and now Ben is inside all day and night and Mercedes is always outside -- does this confuse anyone except me?? Jason *completely* favors Benny over Mercedes... he gets premium food, she gets crap food; he gets to be inside all day and sleep in their bed at night (even though he is destructive), she sits outside all day and night; he could do NO wrong in his eyes, she does NOTHING but wrong in his eyes!! I freakin hate him right now... I called him to talk to him, and he was like "Erica, you know how Border Collies are... they just demand so much attention and training that we can't give!" HELLO? thats EXACTLY what I told you before you guys decided to adopt Mercedes. And you promised me you would give tons of time to her. Also, the only classes Mercedes has been through was 6 weeks of 1/2 hour classes at the shelter. Puppy classes. She has recieved no more training, recieves no exercise or play time, and they haven't even tried to socialize her away from their house for MONTHS! I brought her to the dog park when I was babysitting her, and I think I mentioned how unsocialized she was!! She ran off and hid from all the other dogs and growled at them when they approached her. She acted like she had never ridden in a car. :mad: I told my sister she NEEDS to socialize her, bring her to Petsmart or wherever she can, and enroll her in Obedience classes. Of course none of this has been done. And they have NOOO idea why Mercedes would dig up their yard? hmmm.
I feel totally betrayed, and I don't even recognize my sister right now. She talked to me for about 5 minutes on the phone about this, like she was giving away a freakin couch!! She was like "well... if I did take her to the SPCA, I don't think it would be that bad..." Ummm, yeah, maybe she'll ENJOY sitting in a kennel all day while other dogs bark everywhere around her and people walk by and poke at her. And maybe she'll be lucky and NOT be tossed around between homes, maybe she won't end up with people who neglect, abuse, or ignore her. But I don't want to take that chance at all... especially with my little neice puppy!! She's such a cool dog, I hate them for this. Seriously, I doubt that I will talk to my sister after I find Saydee a home. She deserves sooooo much better than this :(
And to add to my HORRIBLE frustration, my Grandma's brother and sister are here from Texas, and they chewed me out for even CONSIDERING fostering or keeping a dog that might even possibly be part Rottwieler or Pit Bull (they also called her ugly). They were like "Oh my gawd, would you have that dog around Alex (my little brother) and Morgan (my little neice)??!". Of course, they're 60 years old and ignorant so I just ignored them and told them she's a Border Collie mix, period.
Anyway, I'm *really* shocked and angry about all of this... sorry for ranting so much. I just feel like my sister is not my sister, I feel like she's turning into one of the stupid ignorant people that think dogs are disposable that she used to talk crap about >_< :( thanks for listening to me rant, I know you people understand and care about this a LOT more than any of my friends and a lot of my family right now.
I think a few of you remember Mercedes, my sisters Border Collie mix. Her landlord sent some one over to their house yesterday to plant trees in their backyard. The yard already looks sorta crappy, half of the grass is yellow... because it doesn't have a working sprinkler system! Last night, Mercedes dug up one of the trees and cut her nose. The landlord came over and was peeved about the tree, the dead grass, AND the fact that my sister and her husband failed to tell him that they had adopted another dog. Now.... guess what?
MY sister called me and asked me about the SPCA because she knows I've voluntered there, and she asked if they euthanzie. I said no, unless the dog is dangerous or very sick. She said, thats good, because I'm taking Mercedes there... if you wont take her!!! UGGHHHHA! I'm so mad and ashamed of my own sister right now, she NEVER would've done this before, the sister that I know. She was more into training Gonzo when we first got him than I was. SHE took him everywhere to socialize him, and SHE took him to training classes half of the time. I can't believe she's doing this to Mercedes, and to me!!! -.- she has gotten sooo freakin shallow since she met her now-husband, she cares more about clothes and money than anything, and when I talk to her its like talking to a waitress or something. It makes me sick. Her priorities are sooooo jacked up, she just now told me what she has done with Mercedes since she got her....
OK, first of all, Mercedes has not been inside at ALL since early June. That alone makes me want to punch her. in the neck. She has been COMPLETELY left outside to care for and entertain herself. They got Mercedes as a friend for Benny, and now Ben is inside all day and night and Mercedes is always outside -- does this confuse anyone except me?? Jason *completely* favors Benny over Mercedes... he gets premium food, she gets crap food; he gets to be inside all day and sleep in their bed at night (even though he is destructive), she sits outside all day and night; he could do NO wrong in his eyes, she does NOTHING but wrong in his eyes!! I freakin hate him right now... I called him to talk to him, and he was like "Erica, you know how Border Collies are... they just demand so much attention and training that we can't give!" HELLO? thats EXACTLY what I told you before you guys decided to adopt Mercedes. And you promised me you would give tons of time to her. Also, the only classes Mercedes has been through was 6 weeks of 1/2 hour classes at the shelter. Puppy classes. She has recieved no more training, recieves no exercise or play time, and they haven't even tried to socialize her away from their house for MONTHS! I brought her to the dog park when I was babysitting her, and I think I mentioned how unsocialized she was!! She ran off and hid from all the other dogs and growled at them when they approached her. She acted like she had never ridden in a car. :mad: I told my sister she NEEDS to socialize her, bring her to Petsmart or wherever she can, and enroll her in Obedience classes. Of course none of this has been done. And they have NOOO idea why Mercedes would dig up their yard? hmmm.
I feel totally betrayed, and I don't even recognize my sister right now. She talked to me for about 5 minutes on the phone about this, like she was giving away a freakin couch!! She was like "well... if I did take her to the SPCA, I don't think it would be that bad..." Ummm, yeah, maybe she'll ENJOY sitting in a kennel all day while other dogs bark everywhere around her and people walk by and poke at her. And maybe she'll be lucky and NOT be tossed around between homes, maybe she won't end up with people who neglect, abuse, or ignore her. But I don't want to take that chance at all... especially with my little neice puppy!! She's such a cool dog, I hate them for this. Seriously, I doubt that I will talk to my sister after I find Saydee a home. She deserves sooooo much better than this :(
And to add to my HORRIBLE frustration, my Grandma's brother and sister are here from Texas, and they chewed me out for even CONSIDERING fostering or keeping a dog that might even possibly be part Rottwieler or Pit Bull (they also called her ugly). They were like "Oh my gawd, would you have that dog around Alex (my little brother) and Morgan (my little neice)??!". Of course, they're 60 years old and ignorant so I just ignored them and told them she's a Border Collie mix, period.
Anyway, I'm *really* shocked and angry about all of this... sorry for ranting so much. I just feel like my sister is not my sister, I feel like she's turning into one of the stupid ignorant people that think dogs are disposable that she used to talk crap about >_< :( thanks for listening to me rant, I know you people understand and care about this a LOT more than any of my friends and a lot of my family right now.