I cannot believe you all...

[Foam]

Wow. I am leaving.

You all just know me in and out don't you? You know EXACTLY what it was like for me to give up Ozzy. Yeah, I understand what you say when you tell me that I'm irreresponsible, and don't care about MY dog (that being MY dog, not yours, therefor I know what's best for him, or do you know him better than I do too?) when I raised him BY MYSELF (no parents involved) to be the handsome boy he is now. I brought him through obediance, socilization, manners, and all the other crap that I seem to not care about.

I cannot believe what I heard directed towards me in one of the worst decisions I have ever had to make. My GOD!

[GoldenRetrLuver]

Just wanted to say I completely understand why you would want to leave.

I know you did the best thing for Ozzy, and he thanks you for it.

{{HUGS}} You're a great person, Cayter. Don't worry about the few who put you down.

[countrycowgirl]

I agree with GoldenRetrLuver.... {{{{{{{{really big hug}}}}}}}}}

[popcornbird]

Originally posted by GoldenRetrLuver
Just wanted to say I completely understand why you would want to leave.

I know you did the best thing for Ozzy, and he thanks you for it.

{{HUGS}} You're a great person, Cayter. Don't worry about the few who put you down.

I totally agree, and I honestly, cannot believe how hurtful some of them were either.

{{{hugs}}}

[Kfamr]

Have fun with life.

Bye.

[Dogz]

Goodbye, Cayter.

I think that you made a good decision for Ozzy to go to a new home. He will be happier there. Good decision.

[Corinna]

Foam please don't leave I will miss you a lot.

[BCBlondie]

I'm sorry you've decided to leave.. but I understand why you'd want to do so..
I truly know how hard it is to give up a dog.. I had to do it once myself and it was the hardest thing I've done in my life.. and I still dearly miss my pup but there was nothing I could do. You did a WONDERFUL job raising Ozzy!! You should be proud of yourself! Don't let others tell you otherwise. Please K.I.T. if you're leaving PT for good.. (AIM = LinkinPdeeviL, MSN = [email protected], email = [email protected]) Take care!

[petlover]

Aww, Cayter... I know I haven't talked to you much, but I still admire you very very much. I will miss you so much if you leave. But I cannot blame you at all for leaving. You did the best thing for Ozzie. You are a great owner, don't ever let anyone else tell you any different. Keep your head up sweetheart, you did the right thing for Ozzie.

[Ally Cat's Mommy]

Cayter, I havent really had much contact with you, as I tend to stick to the "Cat Side" , but I wanted to say a few things before you left PT.

1. I am sorry that things didn't work out with Ozzy. I can tell from your posts that you loved him deeply.

2. I am sorry you didnt get more guidance from your parents when you originally got him. As the mother of three teens, I can relate to how much time after-school activities take up. When my kids want to start something new, the first question I ask is " How will this fit in with what you already have on your plate - are you over-committing??" and if I think they are, I step in and play the "baddy" and say NO.

3. I am sorry you have been hurt by peoples posts. You came here for support for a difficult decision, and you received a lot of harsh words. (My belief - If you can't say something nice, don't say anything).

4. I applaud you for the maturity in your decision to put Ozzy's wellbeing first, and responsibly re-home his through the breeder. Waiting longer may have resulted in an adult dog with behaviour problems who would have been more difficult to home.

5. I hope you don't leave Pet Talk, but I can understand why you would feel that way. Maybe take a break, and come back in a little while with some new Darlin' pictures??

I can't help thinking that this is a perfect example of how SCHOOL and LIFE are complete opposites:

In SCHOOL we have the LESSON, then the TEST
In LIFE, we have the TEST, then the LESSON

(((HUGS))) to you, with whatever decision you make re Pet Talk. I for one will miss you if you leave.

Julie

[carole]

Foam I think you did the right thing also, and I know it must have really been so hard for you, the pictures you posted of you and Ozzy say it all really.

All I can say is, it is up to you whether you leave PT or not, but if I were you, I would not let a few comments ruin your time on PT, emotions run high sometimes, and yes I know you posted in the hope of support, of which you did get, but I am sure you knew there would also be negative side to the thread unfortunately.

Take care, and the way I see it Foam,it would be more irresponsible and selfish of you to keep Ozzy, if in your heart, you know you did the right thing,( although I know you were torn,) then you have nothing to feel bad about ok.

[aly]

Cayter,

I wish the best for you and Ozzy. I am so glad he has found a home so quickly and hope he's well on his way to being adjusted. I am glad he even has a new canine sibling.

I'm sorry you'll be leaving. I probably would leave too though. That thread was really hard for me to read.. not only the things directed at you, but all of the side bickering as well.

While I don't condone giving up on pets at all, I believe you did what was best for Ozzy. It truly was a selfless thing to realize that you were not the best home for him.

I could see the situation from everyone's point of view, but I do think a couple people got way too harsh.

I'm going to leave the rest of my opinions out of here because the thread is done and closed now.

Good luck, Cayter. Kiss Darlin for me, will ya?

[IttyBittyKitty]

I am sorry that it came to this, Foam, but I can completely understand why you would want to leave. Regardless of what has been said, it shows maturity that you have admitted now that certain time-consuming activities take priority over Ozzy, rather than years of misery down the track for all involved. I think it would have been selfish of you to keep Ozzy if you could not give him the love and attention he needs. You showed integrity by giving him back to his breeder rather than just dumping him on the street or at a shelter.

To everyone else - Whatever your personal feelings are, and what YOU would have done in her shoes, y'all really should have kept your yaps shut and let the poor girl cope with an awful decision. This site is supposed to be supportive and positive.

[G.P.girl]

i'm sorry you're leaving, i don't know what happened, i guess i missed that whole thing, but i know you're a good pet owner and you love your pets alot, and you would do whatever is best for them. and i also know how some people can be around here sometimes (i'm not pointing out any individual person), but try not to take what they say seriously, you know you love your pets and you did what was best, so their opinion doesn't really matter.

[catnapper]

I second everything Julie (ally cats mommy) had to say. I think what you did was painfully hard and you were doing the most selfless thing by letting him go to a place where he'd be the happiest he can be. You know the old saying "if you love something, set it free."

Any of the people yelling at you could have something happen tomorrow where they'd have to rehome their pets- you never know. Now, I'm sure a lot of outraged gasps will come from that statement, but it happens. But imagine how life changes. There are accidents, deaths, bankruptcies, etc. I never in my dreams thought I'd have to rehome Nicki. However, I never imagined that my Nicki would be so badly attacked by my husband's dog - even after we slowly introduced each other and the introductions were successful. I couldn't rehome Sammie because I knew she wasn't rehome-able, and I wasn't going to leave my new husband over the dogfights. I raised Nicki with my mom and she was more than thrilled to have her back again. Yes, Nicki is still here with me. Thats because life changed agin, just as swiftly, and Sammie went to RB. I never knew she was sick. Life changes all the time and you never know what decisions you will need to make.

I am sorry that you came here looking for comfort and support and received all those vicous attacks. Shame shame on everyone! Do not speak from your highpoint, because you never know when you'll be knocked down.