Still in the family?

[.sarah]

As long as you have the time and finances and you think it's the best thing not only for you but also for the animals, then I think it would be totally fine. If I could afford to move out, I would, but I can't afford a house much less to take three dogs with me (Luka would stay with my parents) without having a full time job which would not give me much time for myself and the dogs.

On another note, Gainesville isn't too far, we could probably get together every so often.

[animal_rescue]

Lol!

I'm actually considering next summer or the summer after. I'll have to see how the year goes.

[.sarah]

Ha, me, you and Kay could all move in together and have a million dogs That would be interesting!

[animal_rescue]

Ha, me, you and Kay could all move in together and have a million dogs That would be interesting!

Hey I'm all for that!

What do you think, Kay?

[.sarah]

I'm lucky that my parents are understanding in that these are all MY dogs. We would only have Mandy right now if I hadn't taken on all responsibilities for the dogs. Should I choose to take them all with me they would be okay with it. They would be upset because they are a huge part of the family, but since they are all mine, it would be fine. Actually, the Labs are all in my name, but Mandy is in my parents'. But Mandy and I have a very, very strong bond and my parents, while they love her, she doesn't have much of a bond with them. I'm like that with Luka - I love her very much, but we don't have a bond like I do with the other three but she does have that bond with my parents, especially my dad. For that reason, it would be best for her to stay with them.

[cmayer31]

When I moved to San Diego I was living with my parents. We adopted Riley know that she was my dog, but when I moved out the roommates and I had a no pet policy. Riley stayed with my parents and now the lines are really blurred between whos dog she is. If/when I move again I don't know that I could take her from them, so I really don't know what will happen.

Frankie was an emergency rehome back to me (broke the no pet policy because all of the other roommates ended up with pets first ), and my parents don't really like the situation that caused me to get Frankie back, so there's no doubt that she is my dog and I will always have her.

[buttercup132]

The animals that I take care of and that were bought for me are mine and they will come with me. I kind of have the situation you have with Maggie. Thunder is the "family" dog but I couldn't move out without him. I couldn't imagine not having him with me.