WOW slow today.

[Tink]

I slept in, and got up just before someone came to look at Canada. I ended up re-homing her. I love her, but she's so bent out of shape about Bella having pups and was so overly attached to me that I had to have a babysitter watch her when I couldn't take her with me or she'd destroy the house. It was worse than having a baby 'cause I can't take her everywhere I go so felt like I was grounded to the house by her.

Lucky for me, Katie and Josh had things under control, so they'd taken care of all the dogs, cleaned and refilled their dishes, pools, and pens, had strung the smaller mesh wire inside the empty run (so the pups couldn't squeeze out) and put Bella and her litter outside. While I met with the visitors, they pulled the birthing pool out of my office, and rearranged it to get all their stuff that had been stored in my living room out into the office. It looks MUCH better here now.

I already miss Canada but know she will get a lot more individual attention with her new owner than I could give her. I'm sure she will be happy and settle right in.

[Janet]

Originally Posted by Tink

I slept in, and got up just before someone came to look at Canada. I ended up re-homing her. I love her, but she's so bent out of shape about Bella having pups and was so overly attached to me that I had to have a babysitter watch her when I couldn't take her with me or she'd destroy the house. It was worse than having a baby 'cause I can't take her everywhere I go so felt like I was grounded to the house by her.

Lucky for me, Katie and Josh had things under control, so they'd taken care of all the dogs, cleaned and refilled their dishes, pools, and pens, had strung the smaller mesh wire inside the empty run (so the pups couldn't squeeze out) and put Bella and her litter outside. While I met with the visitors, they pulled the birthing pool out of my office, and rearranged it to get all their stuff that had been stored in my living room out into the office. It looks MUCH better here now.

I already miss Canada but know she will get a lot more individual attention with her new owner than I could give her. I'm sure she will be happy and settle right in.

I'm sorry you rehomed Canada. I honestly don't think that is something I could ever do. I put too much human emotion on the dogs and I would be afraid they would wonder where I was, or if I was going to come get them. It would just break my heart.

I know breeders have to do that, but it's just not in me to rehome a family member. Now if it was my husband....well....LOLOLOL.

[Tink]

Janet, if I hadn't had a really good feeling about the woman who took her I'd have not been able to let her go. Shortly after she got home with her, she sent me the following email... gives you some idea of the kind of lady she is.

Hello Brenda! Canada traveled so well in the van! Stopped at Fleet Farm & got a choke style collar in nylon and a harness and she is so respectful. She pulled on me a bit when we got here, but not anything more than I could handle at all! What a sweetie! She sat on Sabrina's lap in the passenger seat all the way home and just payed attention to me enough to give a few kisses, then it was back to the lap and watching out the window. Got her a pink bandana which looks FABULOUS! She is checking out the house now and farting like crazy! We'll be headed out to poop soon I think! whew!!!! There, now she's laying by my feet while I type and settled right in. I love her! Gonna tackle a bath tonight...hmmm. Should be interesting...

Thank you so much!

Susan & Canada

She sat right on the ground and let Canada sit in her lap while here. She asked all the right questions and told me her family used to raise Labs when she was growing up. So she's not at all afraid to get down to Canada's level and be her playmate. She watched Canada interact with everyone and made appropriate evaluations as to what was going on, which pups were the alpha ones, and so on.
She knows her dogs and Labs in particular. I felt very at ease with her approach.
Canada seemed to as well.

Doesn't mean it was easy, but I'm convinced it was the right thing to do for us both.

[Janet]

Oh I'm sure it was the right thing or you wouldn't have done it. Please don't think I was judging...I wasn't by any means.

It's just not something I could do. I get attached so easily and the longer they are here, the harder it is to let them go. This last litter was especially hard because they were here till 18 weeks. Much longer than that and I'm afraid they would have been here for life. I need to learn to get past it, but doubt it will ever happen...LOL

[Tink]

Janet, if we ever stop caring it's time to stop breeding.