Well...

[slleipnir]

I honestly don't think anyone is going to change her mind in this situation. If she wants a puppy, she is going to get it no matter what you say...

I don't see why your other dog needs to live outside though...? Did Tink live outside? Then why is this dog...

[Dot]

The thing that breaks my heart is knowing that poor Tink was left to die without benefit of any medical attention. If she truly had something congenital that was incurable, it was nothing short of cruelty to allow her to die at home in pain rather than spend the $ to have the vet provide her a gentle death.

The mother obviously considered it a waste to spend any more money on a dog that she thought was going to die soon anyway, when they could save that money toward a new, hopefully more healthy dog.

This family appears to have serious financial problems, and they (and their pets) would benefit from counseling to get their priorities straight. They have bought one expensive puppy of a fragile breed, allowed it to die for lack of funds, and now are planning to buy yet ANOTHER equally expensive, fragile puppy just a month later! I have seen Roxy's photos, taken with a photo-cellphone! How does a family short of funds justify a photo-phone? For a 13-year old? Please!!!

Roxyluvsme, how much do you love Roxy?

[Jessika]

The thing that breaks my heart is knowing that poor Tink was left to die without benefit of any medical attention. If she truly had something congenital that was incurable, it was nothing short of cruelty to allow her to die at home in pain rather than spend the $ to have the vet provide her a gentle death.

And don't most shelters offer this service free of cost? I know a few here do!

In all reality I don't think its fair to you, roxyluvsme, for your mother putting so much responsibility upon you and hardly taking any herself. If anything she is to blame here, not you. So don't think any of us are against you. It's just appalling to me that a mother leaves all of this responsibility to her 13 year old daughter to make choices concerning another living creature's life!

[Cataholic]

This is going the SAME way it does with Roxylovesme. She isn't into listening, she surely isn't into learning, and the problems go FAR beyond Tink and Roxy living on a chain. Soon, the story will begin changing (though, it really already has), people will start crying, "stop being so mean to her, she is just a child" or "it is her MOTHER, not her"..blah, blah.

I say we ALL divert our attention to someone that we have a remote chance of helping than to some little kid that won't listen anyhow. It is sad. Very sad. But, it is a worthless effort on our part.

I hope, in ten years time when you finally grow the heck up (and, who knows, maybe your mother will obtain the maturity and financial responsibility necessary then, too, for both children AND animals) that you remember your part in Tink's death.

[jackie]

This is going the SAME way it does with Roxylovesme. She isn't into listening, she surely isn't into learning, and the problems go FAR beyond Tink and Roxy living on a chain. Soon, the story will begin changing (though, it really already has), people will start crying, "stop being so mean to her, she is just a child" or "it is her MOTHER, not her"..blah, blah.

I say we ALL divert our attention to someone that we have a remote chance of helping than to some little kid that won't listen anyhow. It is sad. Very sad. But, it is a worthless effort on our part.

I hope, in ten years time when you finally grow the heck up (and, who knows, maybe your mother will obtain the maturity and financial responsibility necessary then, too, for both children AND animals) that you remember your part in Tink's death.

I agree 100% with everything you just said.

I am staying out of this thread from now on. I hope it falls off the board soon. There is nothing more to say, don't bother to waste your breath, Roxylovesme wont listen anyways.

[Dot]

I say we ALL divert our attention to someone that we have a remote chance of helping than to some little kid that won't listen anyhow. It is sad. Very sad. But, it is a worthless effort on our part.

Yes, we are just preaching to the choir. In all likelihood, shopping for the new puppy had begun even before little Tink drew her last breath.

[senorita02]

Did you mean that Tink had Hypoglycemia?? Because that is just low blood sugar, and you need to eat regularly in order to prevent a drop in blood sugar. That isnt what kills you unless you have not eaten and go into a hypoglycemic Coma which isnt what happened, were you saying your vet said that is what she died from?

[areias]

Having a hypoglycemic attack and being hypoglycemic is two different things. Which is it? It is easily combatible with Nutri-Cal...there's no reason the puppy should have died if it was hypoglycemic.

I'm still confused on why it died. What did it have?

[Jessika]

She did not bring the dog to the vet before OR after it died to know what it died from. She claims the dog died because she had a congenital disease, but she honestly does not know for 100% sure because they did not bring her to the vet before or after her death.

[CagneyDog]

This whole situation is really sad