Ellen Degeneres & Pet Adoption*Update post #16*

[CathyBogart]

How do ANY of us know the rescue is not looking out for Iggy's best interest? Frankly, if I had been receiving threatening phone calls regarding an animal in my care I would be reluctant to place it back with the people who brought it to the attention of the folks making the threats.

Personally, while it was her right, I think Ellen would have been better off not to mention the name of the rescue. Maybe she didn't realize how vehemently people would react, but this is definitely the sort of thing that would sour someone's attitude towards a prospective adopting family.

How does one spend $3,000 training a four month old puppy anyways?

[CathyBogart]

I saw this on Dogster and it made me go

"She got Iggy on September the 20th. She says on her show that the hairdresser had it for two weeks. That is two new homes in less than 1 month."

So if she only had the dog two weeks, what $3,000 training did she have done? and how is a 4 month old puppy supposed to learn how to get along with cats in under 2 weeks?!

[Ginger's Mom]

I think many of the people on this thread have said the same thing, that the rescue group was just looking out for the best interests of the pup. I just feel that the attorney who is speaking for the rescue has said some unfortunate things. I, and others, were defending their actions. As to how long Ellen had the puppy, how much she paid to "train" it, and whether she was reasonable in her expectations or not, it really doesn't matter. What matters now is, is this rescue making decisions based on the best interests of this dog, or are they just digging in their heels and saying they won't place the dog there because they won't be told what to do by Ellen Degeneres? My hope and assumption, is that Iggy is with whatever foster home had him before so that he is not expected to learn yet another person's rules and habits. But at this point, any decisions as to where this dog should be placed should be made by a third party, looking at all of the options, including placing him back with the hairdresser, not by someone who is emotionally involved.