Thanks for answering my question on why so many of your animals got rehomed. From it, I don't see a pattern of neglect towards your animals but one of understanding they need a better place to live. I personally would not take on so many but I understand others do and they do it very well. I'm just not one who can handle more than 2 dogs, 1 cat and a guinea pig at one time. Especially since the dogs like to be petted at the same time and I only have two arms to accomodate them.

I'm glad you are getting professional help. The counseling along with medications for about a year or so helped me through a dark time in my life. I haven't been depressed or on meds now for a long time but I remember too well those dark days.

As someone else posted, a new pup can help for a little while but then the responsibility of every day care takes over and it can be overwhelming, especially when you are battling depression on top of it. I don't think anyone here was actually judging you. They are all just concerned about the welfare of the pup. After all, that is why we all talk on this forum... our love of animals.

If you believe you can provide the best home that little pup can possibly have then nobody can argue with that! However, if you think you need to concentrate on "you time" in your recovery then find him a new home now while he is still in his formable and impressionable years.

All of this is said with no judgement. Only concern.